The United State women's gymnasts just claimed their first gold medal in the event since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Remember the rush of the "Magnificent Seven" back in 1996?
How could anyone forget Keri Strug taking one for the team and injuring herself on the way to shoring up the gold? I think a tear came to all of our eyes when coach Béla Károlyi proudly carried her away.
This year, Atlanta's own Donald Young (though he's a native of Chicago) competed in his first Olympicss. His parents run the South Fulton Tennis Center and helped foster his skills. Though he didn't medal, Atlanta is proud to cheer on the locals.
Anyone live at the Olympic Village turned Georgia State housing turned Georgia Tech housing in Atlanta? When I moved in way back when, stories were rampant about how the athletes' partying left the complex in disrepair.
But if we've learned anything during the Olympics, we've learned athletes need to blow off steam. By partying.
Take a walk through Atlanta's Olympic past and see more of what the city has to offer.