Women’s gymnastics never disappoints in providing the most shocking moments in Olympics history. This year, we watched the bittersweet unfulfillment of Jordyn Wieber’s Olympic dreams. But, to anyone who remembers 1996’s women’s gymnastics competition, Kerri Strug’s vault is still the most shocking moment in Team USA history. Kerri Strug’s famous vault in the 1996 Atlanta ...
In a huge surprise during the women’s gymnastics qualifying events on Sunday, July 29, Aly Raisman, along with Gabby Douglas, were chosen as the two USA gymnasts who will compete for gold in the all-around competition on Thursday. Nearly every follower of women’s gymnastics thought that it would be world all-around champion Jordyn Wiebe who ...
In 1996, the Olympic Summer Games were held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The USA women’s gymnastics team was a force to reckon with, earning the highest Team all-around honor, the gold medal. The women’s team comprised of Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, and Kerri Strug. I was ...
Shawn Johnson can finally breathe easy now that California Judge Michael Pastor found her stalker, Robert O’Ryan guilty of felony stalking. According to the Associated Press the verdict also included burglary charges plus two misdemeanor weapons violations. On March 23, 2009 Florida resident Robert O’Ryan drove to Los Angeles and hopped the fence at ABC ...
A lot of success was found by Team U.S.A. at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, and it was just relegated to a single sport. The United States won medals in baketball, track & field, swimming, baseball, and even BMX racing along the way to winning a total of 110 Medals. It was ...
The modern Olympics have always had a great deal of excitement and unexpected events. One of the most exciting events has always been women’s gymnastics. Whether it was Nadia Comaneci’s magical performance in 1976, or Mary Lou Retton’s first American women’s individual all-around gold medal in 1984, or the Fab Five’s monstrous team win in ...
