23 Jul 1996: Kerri Strug of the USA waves to the crowd from the winners podium after injuring her ankle during her routine at the Georgia Dome in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.

ATLANTA – JULY 23: Kerri Strug of the United States hurls herself down the runway while competing in the vault, part of the Womens Team Gymnastics competition at the 1996 Olympic Games on July ...

1996 Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug says that while she remains close friends with her Magnificent Seven teammate Dominique Moceanu, she has a different recollection than Moceanu’s of her ...

Strug noted that she was 18, four years older than Moceanu, at the time of the 1996 Games, and that the Karolyis used different techniques to coach and motivate each athlete.

Before Biles’s stunning choice to reassess her participation in Tokyo, Strug reflected on that moment in Atlanta 25 years ago, in an interview with “USA Today,” recalling her experience in a ...