I was in 2nd grade, and had just started tumbling classes. I absolutely fell in love with the 1996 women's gymnastic team, the "magnificent seven". I still remember watching Kerri Scrugg's vault, which clinched America's team gold, after a disappointing fall on her first attempt.
I remember her amazing one-foot landing. I remember her being carried to the podium by Bela Karolyi. And I remember going to tumbling class and landing all of my passes on one foot, with my arms proudly lifted into the air to imitate her signature landing. I so badly wanted to be a part of that Olympic team, and my favorite thing about these games is that we can vicariously dream through these athletes and feel like we are a part of the team.
Truth be told, I cry like a baby when I watch this video.
p.s. I just remembered. All the other girls at school picked Shannon Miller and Dominique Moceanu as their favorite, but I always like Dominique Dawes because she was tall like me.
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