These Olympic moments are entitled to their individual podium.

Because even if they did not all incorporate factors like a medal, they even now secured their place in the background guides. 

Typically, these moments featured celebratory highs. Who could neglect when the U.S. men’s ice hockey employees defeat the favored Soviet Union in what was dubbed a “miracle on ice” at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid, New York? Or, when Michael Phelps won his to begin with-at any time Olympic medal (a lot additional like medals given his 6 golds and two bronze) at the 2004 Video games in Athens—with the American swimmer later going on to turn out to be the most-embellished Olympian of all time with 28 medals.

Even so, some notable occasions highlighted devastating lows. Take, for occasion, when British sprinter Derek Redmond tore his hamstring mid-race at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics (when, established to finish, he fought by means of the discomfort and tears to complete the education course with his father by his aspect), or when U.S. establish skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked just a month just prior to the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer (in which she even now took residence the silver).