Kerri Strug waves to the crowd at Hi Corbett field during a homecoming ceremony after the 1996 Olympics. Sarah Prall, Arizona Daily Star 1996 ...

FILE - USA's Kerri Strug is carried by her coach, Bela Karolyi, as she waves to the crowd on her way to receiving her gold medal for the women's team gymnastics competition, at the Centennial ...

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

Simone Biles injured her calf during qualifying at the Olympics but she fought through in an effort reminiscent of Kerri Strug.

What has Kerri Strug said about the comparisons to Simone Biles? Strug, 46, who does not appear in the docuseries, spoke out in support of Biles in 2021 following her decision.

Kerri Strug's name is etched in the core memory of every American gymnastics fan. Her heroics at the 1996 Olympics won USA its first team gold in the competition.

Strug tweeted out her love and support for Biles and reiterated that when we spoke: "Everybody was comparing the two of us, but they were totally different circumstances.

The way the real-life USA hockey youngsters did the “Miracle on Ice” Olympics. Alayna’s mother is Kerri Strug and there was a time when she was one of the most famous athletes in the world.

She hit the ground screening phone calls. Kerri Strug is in the phone book, in physical therapy and in a BMW. The car was hers, pre-Olympics, but privacy is no longer hers, post-Olympics. The calls… ...

23 Jul 1996: Kerri Strug of the USA waves to the crowd from the winners podium after injuring her ankle during her routine at the Georgia Dome in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.

Strug earned a spot and will compete along with Dominique 23 Jul 1996: Kerri Strug is carried off the floor during the Olympic Games at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.