Kerri Strug took a step away from competitive gymnastics after winning gold in the 1996 Olympics. Here's what she's been up to since.

Thankfully she didn't know it at the time, because what Strug did in Atlanta in 1996 is the most perfect example of the Olympic ideal, and it's why sport will forever be the ultimate reality show.

Strug had taken part and she fought well. That she conquered, too, well, that's why some people will talk about Kerri Strug forever. Other Summer Olympic Memorable Moments on Yahoo!

USA's Kerri Strug is carried by her coach, Bela Karolyi, as she waves to the crowd on her way to receiving her gold medal for the women's team gymnastics competition, at the Centennial Summer ...

"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well." – Baron Pierre de Coubertin, considered the father of ...

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 Olympics.

Simone Biles’ “medical issue,” which forced her to drop out of the Olympics women’s gymnastics team final on Tuesday, sparked debate about Kerri Strug’s injury at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Kerri Strug, 26, has gone from leotards and winning Olympic gold at 18 to business suits and the 9-to-5 bustle of a federal job in Washington."The Olympics, that's one of the greatest moments of ...

Kerri Strug was part of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team, also known as the “Magnificent Seven,” during the Summer Games in Atlanta 25 years ago.

USA's Kerri Strug is carried by her coach, Bela Karolyi, as she waves to the crowd on her way to receiving her gold medal for the women's team gymnastics competition, at the Centennial Summer ...

The last Olympic spot went to Amanda Borden, who missed the 1992 Olympic team. Borden would be named captain of the Magnificent Seven. The final Olympic Trials standings: Shannon Miller -- 78.380 ...