When Simone Biles stunningly chose to withdraw from multiple events at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, critics of her decision often contrasted her with another American gymnastics hero: Kerri Strug.

Simone Biles' performance conjured up comparisons to Kerri Strug, the gymnast who won gold on a badly-injured ankle during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Kerri Strug didn't have the agency to tap out in 1996 but we know that Biles has that agency now. She's pulled out when she needed to in the past.

News about Kerri Strug, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

"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 ...

In 1996, 18-year-old Kerri Strug limped to the start of the vault runway in Atlanta, ignored her throbbing left ankle, dashed off on a sprint and vaulted her way into history.

Thomasin McKenzie is going for the gold. The young star has signed on to play Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug in the upcoming biopic “Perfect,” from director and exec. producer Olivia Wilde.