Kerri StrugAugust 6 – 12 | Show #861
The three-time medalist at the World Championships in gymnastics was a two-time Olympic medalist, who became a national sports hero with a cover on Sports Illustrated and her own Wheaties box. She also starred in Saturday Night Live and graduated from Stanford.
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Dominique MoceanuJuly 30 – August 5 | Show #860
The three-time U.S. National Champion was the youngest U.S. gymnastics champion, ever, and one of the youngest to win Gold at the Summer Olympics. A best-selling author, Dominique is the mother to a fast-rising Olympic hopeful.
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July 23 – 29 | Show # 859
This physics and industrial engineering graduate was a four-time world record holder in the 400 meters hurdles, Track & Field’s Athlete of the Year, a two-time Olympic gold and one -time bronze medalist, who dominated his sport with 107 consecutive wins.
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Juky 16 – July 22 | Show # 858
The Olympic gold and bronze medalists in the 200 meter dash made Olympic history with their athletic grace and political panache. Tommie Smith was a two-time NCAA and AAU Champion and John Carlos was a gold medalist at the Pan Am Games. Both coach sprinting at the collegiate level.
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Clinching the team all-around gold medal in 1996, Kerri did so on a severely damaged ankle, making herself a genuine Olympic sports legend. A double Stanford graduate, Keri is an active and highly successful marathon runner.
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January 2 – 8 | Show # 830
Mike was the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team, leading the team to defeat the Soviet Union and Finland to capture the team Gold Medal. In fact, Mike scored the winning goal in the “Miracle on Ice” game, the greatest Olympic hockey game ever played. A coach, commentator and speaker, Mike remains active in the sport.
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September 12-18 | Show #814
An Olympic Gold and World Gold medalist Oksana rose to fame with scant support, immigrating to the United States, where she found great financial and marital success.
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Injured and hobbling, Kerri clinched the Olympic Team Gold for the Magnificent Seven at the 1996 Summer Games and catapulted into a national hero. She also won a Bronze in 1992 at Barcelona and has had a stellar post-Olympic career as a member of the Justice and Treasury Departments, a commercial spokesperson and commentator.
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