At the 1996 Summer Olympics, gymnast Kerri Strug became an American hero. But did she have a choice? Strug, who was 18 years old at the time, was up to perform the final event of the competition—the ...

"She likes doing board rolls … she has a lot of energy," Strug told PEOPLE Kerri Strug was 18 years old when she made history for her heroic vault that won the U.S. gymnastics team gold at the 1996 ...

(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 ...

Strug's historic second vault on an already-injured ankle became perhaps the defining moment of the 1996 Summer Games It seems strange in retrospect, but Kerri Strug went into the 1996 Summer Olympics ...

She etched her name in Olympic lore with an injured ankle and a vault. Kerri Strug under-rotated on her first attempt, injuring her ankle and leaving a score of 9.2 on the board, which, at the time, ...

Former Team USA gymnast Kerri Strug’s name is back in the headlines — but her life has taken a major pivot away from the spotlight since helping bring the Americans to gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics ...

An upcoming film about Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug has become a hot item in a bidding war at the European Film Market in Berlin. The biopic will be titled Perfect and is set to be directed by Olivia ...

Read full article: These photos show gymnastics superstar Simone Biles throughout her years in the spotlight LEft: Bela Karolyi carries injured Kerri Strug following the awarding ceremony at the women ...

Kerri Strug may be just 4-foot-9 and 90 pounds, but there's no doubt she has plenty of heart. The last of six U.S. gymnasts to compete in the team competition in the Atlanta Olympics, Strug hears a ...