It was a bigger moment than that. We like to downplay it now because her vault technically wasn't needed to win,

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Aug 3, 2021
7:29:21am

Bert609 Truly Addicted User

It was a bigger moment than that. We like to downplay it now because her vault technically wasn't needed to win,

but at the time the Russians were on floor routine concurrently with the USA on vault so nobody knew how the scores would play out.

I was watching it live and could vividly remember it. One of the best sports moments of all time that I've witnessed. And I'm not even a gymnastics fan at all. It was absolutely incredible.

Individually, she wasn't GOAT, but her feat is one of the top moments in Olympic, if not sport's history in general.

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Simone (beam spoiler)

8/3/21 6:35am

I wonder what the narrative will be...

thewaterboy

8/3/21 6:40am

The narrative is coming together. Teamwork and perseverance. Her team rose to the occasion and Simone was able to

Unibro

8/3/21 6:55am

that OUGHT to be the narrative. However, I could see it being one of those

Punk Philosopher

8/3/21 9:15am

Especially proud of Suni Lee for her clutch performance in the all-around; and, Jade Carey for botching her vaults but

Endocoug

8/3/21 6:49am

Skinner is the story of the games for me so far.

Ham

8/3/21 7:01am

That's how I feel too

RUNBYU1

8/3/21 7:41pm

Keri Shrugg was the GOAT. Freaking broke her leg, then completed the vault

DeekLyfter

8/3/21 6:51am

Don’t underestimate fear as a driver for Strugg’s amazing feat. The monsters

8/3/21 6:58am

Could be true

DeekLyfter

8/3/21 7:00am

Karoliyas, or whoever they are, were products of a Soviet regime.

StalwartBraveTrue

8/3/21 8:01am

I mean... that was a cool moment, but come on.

Ham

8/3/21 7:04am

GOAT, yet you get both her name and her injury wrong?

jdub

8/3/21 7:17am

Dude, it's been 25 years.

DeekLyfter

8/3/21 7:21am

25 years is def long enough to forget names like Michael Gordon or Wayne Getty

krindorr

8/3/21 8:39am

😂, If you were going to make that kind of statement you probably should know the

gwill

8/3/21 9:10am

RE: 😂, If you were going to make that kind of statement you probably

DeekLyfter

8/3/21 9:16am

🙄

gwill

8/3/21 7:49pm

Great gymnast and amazing moment. But that is like saying Jeremy Evans is the NBA GOAT due to his 2012 slam dunk title.

Unibro

8/3/21 7:26am

It was a bigger moment than that. We like to downplay it now because her vault technically wasn't needed to win,

Bert609

8/3/21 7:29am

Yes it was, you are correct. Those moments are not equal (and not close) but I think the analogy still holds.

Unibro

8/3/21 7:34am

Did he do it representing his country, on a broken leg?

DeekLyfter

8/3/21 7:33am

If you are saying the GOAT moment, sure there is a strong case. But Simone is the MJ compared to Strug's Evans or

Unibro

8/3/21 7:37am

I agree GOAT moment is more apt. Sticking with bball analogies (which is hard), Simone can be MJ but Strug is Stockton,

Bert609

8/3/21 7:47am

Man, yeah...the good old days when we could beat kids and didn't wear seatbelts

BlooGeek

8/3/21 10:43am

Dude, I'm talking about 1996, not 1946

DeekLyfter

8/3/21 11:15am

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