2. Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique
Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu,
Jacie Phelps and Kerri Strug were the team
members who were a part of the 1996 U.S
Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team.
3.
4. Amanda Borden
started her gymnastics career in
1984. She was a part of the US
Women’s national team for six years.
After competing with the Women’s
national team she progressed
forward to the US Women’s Olympic
Gymnastics team.
5. Amy Chow began her career in gymnastics at the
age of three.
She competed in gymnastic competitions around
the world winning and overcoming her fears.
Kerri Strug was also a part of the 1996 U.S
Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Team. She began
her career in gymnastics at the age of eight.
Although she started her career a few years later
than her teammates, she played a strong role in the
team’s success.
6. Shannon Miller considered to be one of the
most experienced gymnasts on the 1996 U.S
Olympic Gymnastics team began her career at
the age of five.
By the time she was 12 she was competing
around the world.
7. Kerri Strug began her gymnastics career at the age
of eight.
Dominique Dawes began her career in the world of
gymnastics at the age of six. Just like her fellow
teammates at an early age Dominique Dawes was
competing around the world. Dominique Dawes
and Shannon Miller were rivals and prior to the
1996 Olympics. The two women competed against
each other in the 1993 World Championships
where Dominique Dawes dominated Shannon
Miller in three of the events.
8. Jaycie Phelps:
The forming stage for this team began before
the women were considered to be on the 1996
U.S Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team.
Gymnastics is a competitive sport and
although these women trained and competed
against each other for many years, they were
all a part of an elite group of athletes.
9. Over the many years of competing against one
another, they were aware of each others
strengths and weaknesses.
Amanda Borden rose to be a leader amongst
the women and was voted to be the team
captain. A part of this process is how they
gained trust for one another.
10. Amanda Borden
Immediately after celebrating history she
continued with her education and pursued a
career in sports physical therapy. “Working
with athletes is important to me, so physical
therapy is a natural” (Kleinbaum, 1996).
According to usagym.org, Amanda Borden
currently owns two gymnastic schools where
she coaches young gymnasts.
11. Amy Chow
After winning Gold in the 1996 Olympics and
once the interviews and parades subsided,
Amy Chow completed her dream of becoming
a pediatrician.
Currently Amy operates a general pediatrics
practice. Amy Chow enjoys working with
young athletes and her practice is geared
towards sports medicine.
12. Dominique Dawes
Her passion for gymnastics kept her dedicated to
the sport. Dominique began training for her
second Olympics after the team celebrated the 1996
win. (Kleinbaum, 1996)
Currently Dominique Dawes is a motivational
speaker and works as a host for yahoo news
weekend edition. In 2010 President Obama
appointed her as a co-chair on the Presidents
Council on Fitness, Sports and
Nutrition.(usagym.org)
13. Shannon Miller
Throughout her career as a gymnast she
learned a valuable lesson. The art gymnastics
and being a part of such a dynamic team
taught her how to remain coordinated and also
how to set goals for herself.
Currently Shannon Miller runs her own
company named Shannon Miller lifestyle:
Health and Fitness for Women.
14. Dominique Moceanu
After Dominique continued to celebrate the
teams success she considered competing in the
2000 Olympics.
The hard work and determination of her team
mates inspired Dominique to seek a career in
sports medicine in efforts assist young athletes
perform.
Currently Dominique opened up her own
company. Where she conduct fitness seminars
and is a motivational speaker.
15. Jaycie Phelps
After the long rigorous hours of training for the
1996 Olympics and winning, Jaycie was ready
for vacation.
Preparing and performing with her team
taught her the value of hard work over the
years.
Jaycie along with her other team mates spent
many years competing against each other in
other events.
16. Jaycie Phelps
Years after success of the 1996 Women’s US
Olympic Gymnastic Team, Jaycie own and
multi sports complex.
She is a coach not only in gymnastics but she
also coaches cheerleading, assist with baseball
and other sports.
Jaycie has learned how to keep up with a busy
schedule and remains busy with her business.
17. Kerri Strug
Kerri completed and was a part of the teams
success. Her injured ankle prevented her from
competing in the individual gymnastic event.
After the Olympics Kerri continued with her
education and majored in Criminal Justice.
Fifteen years after the Women’s USA Gymnastic
Team made history Kerri Strug works in
Washington D.C at the Department of Justice. She
works with at risk youth and oversees
organizations who receive federal funding.
18. It is interesting that all of these women began
their career in gymnastics at a young age.
These women have a passion about the youth
in America.
The “Magnificent Seven” learned valuable
lessons of hard work and determination
throughout their gymnastic career.
The value of hard work and pushing
themselves to the limit set them a cut above the
average athlete and became uncommon and
spectacular athletes.
