For Olympic athletes like U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, there’s so much pressure to succeed. They’ve trained their whole lives for this moment – to win an Olympic medal. That moment happened for American ...
(WCMH) – Simone Biles’s decision to step back from competition and focus on her mental health after her vault went awry at the Tokyo Olympics has brought a new focus on gymnast Kerri Strug’s gold ...
When Simone Biles stunningly chose to withdraw from multiple events at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, critics of her decision often contrasted her with another American gymnastics hero: Kerri Strug. In ...
Over the last 20 years, Kerri Strug has become a wife, mother, marathon runner and schoolteacher. She earned a master’s degree from Stanford, wrote two books, worked for the Justice Department and for ...
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - Former gymnastics star Kerri Strug, who vaulted into Olympic history on an injured ankle in 1996 to secure a first U.S. women's team gold medal, has parlayed that ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kerri Strug, whose vault at the 1996 Olympics clinched gold for the U.S. women's gymnastics team, on Tuesday marked Wednesday's 100-day countdown to the Beijing Games by sharing ...
A few weeks ago, munching a soft pretzel at the Tucson Mall, I thought I saw Kerri Strug walk by, pushing a baby stroller. I left my seat and followed, confirming that it was indeed Kerri Strug and ...