An Injured Kerri Strug Lands Her Vault to Clench the Americans' First Team Gold
After injuring her ankle on her first vault, American gymnast Kerri Strug believed her teammates needed her to land another one successfully to secure the country's first team gold medal on their home turf in Atlanta in 1996. She did just that, sticking the landing with most of her weight on one leg, before hobbling off the mat and into the arms of coach Bela Karolyi.