Simone Biles’ “medical issue,” which forced her to drop out of the Olympics women’s gymnastics team final on Tuesday, sparked debate about Kerri Strug’s injury at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

"Strug took the final vault, landed, hopped slightly on her one good leg, but otherwise was clean, and scored a 9.712, clinching the gold medal for the US," read Strug's official olympic biography.

comparing simone biles to kerri strug is such garbage. “she should risk catastrophic injury for my enjoyment” is not the hot take you think it is. — shauna (@goldengateblond) July 27, 2021 ...

Comparisons to gymnast Simone Biles withdrawing from Olympic events due to struggles with mental health to Kerri Strug’s injury in 1996 are being reconsidered.

McGeeney is far from the only person to fight through an injury. Perhaps one of the most notable instances of perseverance during a painful injury was American gymnast Kerri Strug's performance in ...

Simone Biles' performance conjured up comparisons to Kerri Strug, the gymnast who won gold on a badly-injured ankle during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Comparisons to gymnast Simone Biles withdrawing from Olympic events due to struggles with mental health to Kerri Strug’s injury in 1996 are being reconsidered.

Comparisons to gymnast Simone Biles withdrawing from Olympic events due to struggles with mental health to Kerri Strug’s injury in 1996 are being reconsidered.