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.