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Get ready to feel all the feels as we revisit some of the most touching and unforgettable moments from Olympic history. From athletes overcoming personal tragedy to incredible acts of sportsmanship and solidarity, these stories showcase the true spirit of the Games. Join us as we celebrate the inspiring moments that remind us why the Olympics are about so much more than just winning.
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00:00Whatever will finish this competition, I'm proud to share this moment with you.
00:03Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:05And today we're counting down our picks for the most emotional moments
00:08that tugged at our heartstrings from the history of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
00:12Even though he didn't win a medal in Seoul, he did manage to capture the world's attention.
00:19Number 20. The Sisterhood of Sportsmanship
00:21During one of the heats for the women's 5,000-meter race at the 2016 Summer Olympics,
00:26disaster struck as the athletes grouped together.
00:29New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin tripped in the crowd,
00:32causing the U.S.'s Abby Cooper, previously known as D'Agostino, to fall over her.
00:36While Cooper got to her feet first, once the adrenaline wore off,
00:40she realized she was in agony.
00:42The two women helped each other to finish the race.
00:44You must have heard the crowd roaring as you were going around the track.
00:48Was that a huge encouragement for you?
00:49Absolutely. Yeah, I mean, I wasn't really sure if, you know,
00:52it was what was happening in the front.
00:54You never know, like, what's causing, you know, the fans to go wild.
00:59So, but I definitely noticed, you know, when I was finishing,
01:03I knew I was the only one on the track.
01:04Despite Cooper and Hamblin finishing last and second-last respectively,
01:08they qualified for the final due to their sportsmanship actions.
01:11However, Cooper sustained a torn ACL and meniscus,
01:14making it even more incredible that she even finished.
01:17Afterwards, the duo was awarded by the International Fair Play Committee.
01:21Someone asked us the question earlier, like, whether we would change it.
01:25And both of us said that we wouldn't change it.
01:28We wouldn't change going down because of something so much bigger
01:34and so much stronger and so much more powerful
01:37has actually come out of what happened as opposed to a result on a scoreboard.
01:42Number 19.
01:43Haidilin Diaz's Gold
01:44Since making their Olympic debut in 1924,
01:47The Philippines had achieved several medals, but a gold medal had eluded them.
01:52Coming into the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were delayed to 2021,
01:56weightlifter Diaz had hopes of bettering her silver medal from the previous games.
02:00However, her preparations were thrown into chaos
02:03when she was stuck in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic,
02:06with additional restrictions forcing her to make a homemade gym.
02:09Understandably, this played havoc with her mental health.
02:12Postponing the Olympics for another one year, it's hard already for us mentally, physically,
02:18because, like, we sacrificed a lot.
02:21We sacrificed our life with the family, our time with our family,
02:26our time to, you know, we decided to focus only doing the sport.
02:31Yet when Diaz was able to compete at the games in the 55-kilogram category,
02:35she was phenomenal.
02:37Not only did she set two Olympic records, but Diaz took the gold medal,
02:41securing the Philippines' first gold and turning her into a national icon.
02:45Diaz will be given a Presidential Medal of Merit,
02:48a fully furnished housing lot in Zamboanga City,
02:513 million pesos in cash from his pocket,
02:54and 10 million pesos from the government.
02:56Number 18.
02:57Eric Musambani Swims
02:58Even with everything against him,
03:01Musambani became not only an Equatorial Guinea hero,
03:04but also an Olympic one.
03:06Having only taken up swimming eight months before the 2000 Games,
03:09with the country only setting up a swimming federation six months before,
03:13Musambani had to train in hotel pools.
03:15So when he arrived at the Olympics,
03:17he had never used a pool that size before.
03:19How much chance do you get to train at home?
03:23At home?
03:23How much practice?
03:25Little, little, little.
03:28Every day?
03:29Every day, every day.
03:30But I am, I am a teacher only.
03:34I don't have coach.
03:36Nicknamed Eric the Eel,
03:38the legend competed in the 100-meter freestyle via a wildcard draw.
03:42While he finished last with the slowest time in the game's history,
03:45it didn't matter as he even set a national record.
03:47While he couldn't attend the 2004 event due to a visa issue,
03:51Musambani would later become a coach for Equatorial Guinea Swimming Team.
03:54Porque yo creo que en la vida, cuando tienes objetivos de hacer algo,
03:58tienes que seguir insistiendo en hacerlo.
04:01Y seguir adelante, seguir luchando.
04:03Porque el sacrificio y el esfuerzo es cuando una persona consigue lo que quiere.
04:07Number 17.
04:08Yvonne Niskanen waits for everyone to finish.
04:11Even after the Olympic, glorious medals that you got,
04:15how does, what kind of feeling is that?
04:17After winning a race,
04:19many athletes would go on to celebrate,
04:21take part in press events,
04:22and leave the venue.
04:24It's understandable.
04:25Yet Finland's Niskanen is different.
04:27At the 2022 Winter Olympics,
04:29he grabbed the gold medal at the men's 15-kilometer classical in cross-country skiing.
04:33Despite being exhausted from his achievement,
04:35Niskanen wasn't ready to celebrate.
04:37Instead, he waited until every other participant had crossed the finish line,
04:42wanting to show them all the respect they deserved,
04:44especially for countries that don't typically do well at winter events due to their smaller budgets.
04:48The last to cross was Colombia's Carlos Quintana,
04:51who finished nearly 18 minutes after the fin,
04:54causing the two to celebrate together.
04:57Number 16.
04:58The Determination of Gabriela Anderson Scheiss
05:00The women's marathon event at the 1984 Olympics was especially memorable for two reasons.
05:06Firstly, it was the first time women were able to compete in the event at the Olympics.
05:10The second?
05:11The incredible drive of Anderson Scheiss.
05:13Everything went according to plan till about 20 miles.
05:19I had to slow down a little bit, but I was still not feeling, you know, really bad.
05:25I was still fine.
05:26Twenty minutes after the U.S.'s Joan Benoit won the race,
05:29the Swiss runner entered the stadium.
05:32With temperatures peaking to 90 degrees Fahrenheit,
05:34mixed in with Anderson Scheiss missing the last water station,
05:37she was suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration.
05:40Her limbs seized as medical staff spoke to her, yet she kept running.
05:44After spotting that Anderson Scheiss was still sweating,
05:47showing she had some fluid, they let her continue.
05:49Even with several stops and limping around the track,
05:53Anderson Scheiss sensationally crossed the finish line.
05:55I was disappointed and then I got all these positive answers and reactions of people
06:02and they said, you kind of showed the spirit of the Olympics and so that was quite something.
06:11Number 15.
06:12Volunteer helps Hansel Parchment to Gold
06:14Before the semi-final of the men's 110 meters hurdles at the 2020 Olympics,
06:19Jamaica's Parchment was lost in Tokyo, Japan after taking the wrong bus
06:23and ending up at a different venue.
06:25However, with time running out and looking like he'd missed the event,
06:29he met Olympic volunteer Tiana Stojkovic, who gave him money to get a taxi.
06:44Amazingly, after qualifying from the semi, Parchment went on to win the gold medal.
06:48He went back to meet Stojkovic and pay her back,
06:51as well as show her the medal she helped him win and give her an Olympic shirt.
06:55On top of that, Jamaican officials were so grateful for her kind gesture
06:59that they offered her an all-expenses-paid trip to the Caribbean country.
07:02I just did what I can do.
07:07I couldn't make him regard, so I did what I can.
07:15And now I'm so happy for this.
07:18I want to thank you.
07:20Number 14.
07:22John Stephen Akwari never gives up
07:24With the 1968 Olympics taking place in Mexico City,
07:27which has an altitude of around 7,350 feet,
07:31many athletes were going to struggle.
07:33This became clear for Tanzania marathon runner Akwari,
07:36who had never trained as high up as this before.
07:39Personally, when it comes to athletics,
07:41I give it all my heart, my patriotism.
07:44This is what pushed me to finish that race,
07:46even though I was injured.
07:48During the intense race, Akwari's muscles began cramping.
07:51Yet rather than join the other 18 athletes who couldn't finish the race,
07:55he kept persevering.
07:56Even when he fell, giving him an injured shoulder and a dislocated knee,
08:01Akwari wouldn't quit,
08:02receiving brief medical attention before continuing.
08:05While he came last,
08:06his words afterwards resonated with everyone when he stated,
08:10My country did not send me 5,000 miles to run the race.
08:13It sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race.
08:16People have learned a lot from that incident.
08:19Mostly people outside my country.
08:20They use it to teach their children.
08:22They use it to train their athletes, even in school.
08:25Number 13.
08:26Björn Daly and Philip Boyd's friendship
08:28While Norway's Daly is one of the country's most successful Olympic athletes,
08:33it was his actions away from competition that solidified his legend.
08:37After winning a gold medal in the men's 10-kilometer classical cross-country skiing event
08:41at the 1998 Winter Olympics,
08:43Daly declined to leave until everyone competing had finished.
08:46This refusal even caused the medal ceremony to be delayed.
08:49Yet regardless, Daly wanted to show respect to everyone.
08:53All skiers might be coming,
08:55maybe the last one might be 5 minutes, you can imagine.
08:58The last one out of all skiers might be difference of 5 minutes.
09:02But for me, it was a difference of 20 minutes.
09:04The last to cross the line,
09:0620 minutes after Daly,
09:07was Kenya's Boyd,
09:08who was the first to represent his nation in the Winter Olympics.
09:12After sharing a hug,
09:13this sparked a lifelong friendship between the two.
09:15So much so that Boyd named his child after Daly.
09:19So Philip,
09:19i fjor sĂĄ havna han jo pĂĄ Hamar sykehus,
09:22og nå har han fullført på en bra måte.
09:24Litt sliten.
09:26Little bit tired, Philip.
09:27Yes, I was tired.
09:29Number 12.
09:30Carrie Strug breaking the pain barrier.
09:32As part of the magnificent 7 US gymnastic team that was filled with talent,
09:36it was the teenager Strug who shone with her courage.
09:39How can you be nervous here
09:41when you're in front of the entire planet,
09:43even now with this Martian thing,
09:45even other planners were watching it.
09:47It just can't be,
09:48that must have been the most nerve-wracking,
09:50I mean, I can't imagine the tremendous pressure.
09:54Coming down to the US and Russia for the gold
09:56in the women's artistic team all-round,
09:58Strug was set to perform the vault.
10:00However, when she landed,
10:01she severely sprained her ankle,
10:03with some reports stating she tore multiple ligaments.
10:06Yet with their opponents racking up scores in other events,
10:09Strug was required to do one more vault.
10:11After limping up to the event,
10:13she fought through her pain to achieve the vault
10:15before collapsing and needing to be carried off.
10:18However, Strug's effort was not in vain
10:20as her score was enough to give the US gold.
10:23Finally put it together when it counted most
10:25for that first ever team gold medal.
10:28It really signifies a lot.
10:29I had finally come into my own,
10:31and I think that catapulted me into a new arena
10:34and changed the trajectory of my life.
10:37Number 11.
10:38Dan Jansen finally gets a medal.
10:40In 1988, the US's Jansen arrived at the Winter Olympics
10:44as the world champion.
10:45However, before he could compete in the speed skating events,
10:48he got the devastating news
10:50that his sister Jane had leukemia,
10:52which she passed away from hours later.
10:54Understandably, after that terrible news,
10:56he struggled at this one and the next Olympics.
10:59Yet in 1994, Jansen arrived at the Olympics
11:02desperate to get a medal.
11:03Do you remember what it felt like to be in that moment?
11:06I do, the emotions I felt, how I felt during,
11:09and then certainly when I crossed the finish line.
11:12Incredibly, not only did he win a gold
11:14in the men's 1,000 meters, but he broke a world record.
11:17After all his heartache, Jansen had achieved his goal.
11:20He celebrated with his daughters,
11:22one of whom was named after his sister.
11:24After retiring from the sport shortly after,
11:27Jansen created a foundation to combat leukemia.
11:29We've helped over 1,000 families.
11:32We've given away over a million dollars now
11:35for the foundation,
11:38and so it's still going strong,
11:40and we're doing well.
11:41Number 10, the Jamaican National Bobsled Team.
11:44The 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
11:48featured some world-class performances
11:50and amazing gold medal wins.
11:52But one of the most popular teams of the Games
11:54was the four-man bobsled team from Jamaica.
11:57How familiar were you guys with bobsledding
11:59before you ever signed up?
12:01No idea.
12:03I knew it was a winter sport,
12:05I knew it was fast and dangerous,
12:06but that was it.
12:08They didn't win any medals.
12:09In fact, they crashed in their final run
12:11and never officially finished.
12:13But that really didn't matter
12:14because just being there was a victory.
12:16The team didn't have the experience
12:18the other teams had.
12:19They didn't even have all the equipment they needed
12:21and had to borrow some of it
12:22from other teams at the Games.
12:24And incredibly, they qualified for the 1988 Calgary Games
12:28and headed north to Canada.
12:30Did you have a sled when you got there?
12:33No.
12:34And let's not forget,
12:35they come from a country that doesn't have snow.
12:38They were an inspiration worthy of a Disney movie.
12:41Oh yeah, Disney made a movie about them.
12:43Feel the rhythm.
12:44Feel the rhyme.
12:46Get on up.
12:47It's bobsled time.
12:49We're ready.
12:51Number 9.
12:52U.S. and Botswana runners finish the race together.
12:56Something amazing happened in 2021
12:58during the men's 800-meter semifinal race
13:00at the Tokyo Olympics.
13:01And it had nothing to do with who finished first.
13:04They were 54 seconds behind the winner,
13:07but in this case, time didn't matter at all.
13:09On the final curb of the race,
13:11American runner Isaiah Jewett
13:12was preparing to make his push
13:14to qualify for the finals
13:15when Nigel Amos from Botswana
13:17accidentally tripped him from behind.
13:20In that moment,
13:21Jewett could have gotten aggressive towards Amos
13:23and or he could have gotten angry at him
13:25for costing him his chance at an Olympic final.
13:27But he didn't.
13:28Like, there's no reason to be upset.
13:30Like, I did everything I could.
13:32Instead, seeing how devastated Amos was as well,
13:35Jewett helped him up off the ground
13:37and told him, quote,
13:38Hey man, let's finish this race.
13:40We're not done yet.
13:41Let's finish it together.
13:42And that is what they did.
13:44And I can feel the energy of, like,
13:46the whole competition.
13:47Like, everybody's pushing hard.
13:49And it was such a cool, like,
13:51it was such a cool place to be in.
13:53And I just loved every second of it.
13:55So I couldn't be upset.
13:57Number 8.
13:57Kathy Freeman lights the flame and wins gold.
14:00The headline in the paper today said
14:02The race of our lives.
14:05She has become a symbol.
14:06The 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia
14:09were great for the host country,
14:11which ended up in 4th place in the overall medal count.
14:14But while every one of those medals was meaningful,
14:17one of them meant a little more
14:18to the often marginalized indigenous people of the country.
14:21Aussie sprinter Kathy Freeman
14:23is an indigenous person
14:24who was also selected to light the Olympic flame.
14:27Get a real kick.
14:29And I'm very big on a boat.
14:33I didn't have to be asked to do it.
14:34And I couldn't reject.
14:35Although I gave, you know,
14:38the IAC every chance,
14:39the IAC every chance to change their mind.
14:43But no, they had every,
14:45you know, every confidence in me
14:47that I was the right person for the job.
14:48And when Freeman won the 400 meter gold,
14:52she became the first Australian Aboriginal person
14:55to win an Olympic gold medal as an individual,
14:57as opposed to as part of a team.
14:59She even carried the Australian
15:01and the Aboriginal flags during her victory lap.
15:04What do you think this means to the Aboriginal people?
15:06A lot.
15:07I can't explain to you how much.
15:09It's very historical.
15:11Number 7.
15:12Matthias Steiner holds photo of his late wife.
15:15In 2005,
15:16Austrian-German weightlifter Matthias Steiner
15:18married a German woman and moved to Germany.
15:21Tragically, just two years later,
15:22his wife passed away in a car accident.
15:25Steiner was crushed.
15:26He lost upwards of 15 pounds,
15:38but was able to continue his training
15:40and went to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing,
15:44competing for Germany in the over-105-kilogram-category.
15:48The competition was tight,
15:50but Steiner outlifted the field and won gold.
15:56It was a very emotional moment,
16:06especially knowing that his wife
16:08would have been there to see it
16:10had he not lost her the previous year.
16:12To honor her and have her with him,
16:14he held up a picture of the late Suzanne
16:16while on the podium accepting his gold medal.
16:26Number 6.
16:28Post-Apartheid Victory Lap
16:29In 1962,
16:31due to their racist national policy of apartheid,
16:34South Africa was banned from Olympic competition.
16:37In 1990,
16:38there began negotiations within South Africa
16:40to end apartheid,
16:41and in 1992,
16:43the nation was allowed back into the Olympic fold
16:45at the Summer Games in Barcelona.
16:47Barcelona Olympics was very special
16:49because it was the first in 30 years for South Africans.
16:53It was also very much of a rollercoaster road
16:56to get to Barcelona,
16:58and almost couldn't believe that,
17:00you know,
17:00it really is true
17:02that I've got the opportunity to compete in the Olympics.
17:05In the women's 10,000-meter race,
17:07Ethiopia's Duratu Tulu took home the gold,
17:10with the silver medal
17:11going to South African runner Ilana Meyer.
17:13Following the race,
17:20the runners came together for a victory lap.
17:24South Africa still had a ways to go
17:26to heel nationally as well as internationally.
17:29But seeing these two runners together
17:31and even holding hands
17:32provided a heartwarming glimmer of hope
17:34that humanity could one day emerge victorious.
17:43In sports,
17:55we're taught that for one person to win,
17:57someone else has to lose.
17:59Well, at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021,
18:02two men showed us
18:02that that doesn't always have to be the case.
18:05We athletes,
18:06we're competitive.
18:07That's just in our nature,
18:08and that's what we've been doing for so many years.
18:11But, you know,
18:11for me it's very important also
18:12not to, you know,
18:14forget the real reason of sport,
18:16the real message.
18:17You know,
18:17this is still a sport,
18:18you know,
18:18it's still a tool for us to come together.
18:20High jumpers Muattaz Ayssa Barsham of Qatar
18:23and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi
18:25had been close friends for over 10 years
18:27by the time they arrived in Tokyo.
18:29During the competition,
18:30both jumpers cleared the same high,
18:32and the rules required a jump-off
18:34to determine the winner.
18:36Or if there was no jump-off,
18:37then the two athletes would tie.
18:39Can I have two gold?
18:42It's possible.
18:43It depends if you decide,
18:45if you both decide on...
18:47You'll be jumping to space.
18:51And that's exactly what they chose to do,
18:53joyfully deciding to share the gold medal.
18:56As Barsham said,
18:57this is beyond sport.
18:58This is the message we deliver
19:00to the young generation.
19:01Humanity, I mean,
19:02solidarity, you know,
19:03unity.
19:04It's just like, you know,
19:05peace coming all together.
19:06This is beyond sport.
19:07This is a true message,
19:08so I'm really proud of that moment.
19:10Number four.
19:10Georgian athletes compete
19:12after losing a teammate.
19:14Before we officially welcome you
19:16to these games,
19:18John Furlong and I
19:19have a very solemn duty
19:21to perform.
19:22On February 12th, 2010,
19:24during his final training run,
19:26Georgian loser
19:27Nodar Kumar Tashvili
19:28suffered a fatal crash
19:30in the final turn of the course.
19:31We extend our deepest sympathies
19:33to his family,
19:35his friends,
19:36his teammates,
19:37and countrymen.
19:39Following their countrymen's
19:40tragic death,
19:41the entire Georgian contingent
19:42considered leaving
19:43and skipping the Olympics entirely.
19:46However,
19:46the Georgian sports and culture minister
19:48later announced
19:49that they would stay to compete
19:50and, quote,
19:51dedicate their efforts
19:52to their fallen comrade.
19:54During the opening ceremonies,
19:55the entire team,
19:57now down to only seven athletes,
19:59showed respect to Kumar Tashvili
20:01in a number of ways,
20:02including wearing black ribbons
20:04and leaving a space among them
20:06during the procession.
20:18Number three.
20:19Lawrence Lemieux saves competitors.
20:21Lawrence Lemieux
20:22was a Canadian Olympic sailor
20:23who competed at both the 1984
20:25and 1988 Olympic Games.
20:28Few recognize
20:29Edmonton's Lawrence Lemieux
20:30at the Olympic Village,
20:31but he, perhaps more than anyone,
20:33represents what the Olympics
20:34are all above.
20:35It was at those 1988 Games
20:37in Seoul, South Korea,
20:38that Lemieux won the medal
20:39that people are still talking about.
20:41And it wasn't gold,
20:42silver, or bronze.
20:44Lemieux was in the middle of a race
20:45when he noticed
20:46that the team from Singapore's boat
20:47had capsized in the strong winds,
20:49and the sailors had been thrown
20:50from the dinghy.
20:51So I yelled at them a couple times
20:53and said,
20:53do you need help?
20:54And I couldn't quite hear
20:55what their answer was,
20:56and it just got to the point
20:57where I couldn't take the chance
20:58that they did need help
21:00and sailed by,
21:01so I pulled out of the race
21:01and went and rescued
21:03the fellow from Singapore.
21:05Lemieux steered off course
21:06from his race
21:07to go and save
21:07the capsized sailors
21:08and wait for a rescue boat
21:10to pick them up.
21:11For this amazing act,
21:12he was awarded
21:13the Pierre de Coubertin medal
21:14for sportsmanship.
21:15You learn to deal
21:16with situations
21:17such as this
21:17from the way
21:18you've been brought up
21:19in your surroundings
21:20and that's what
21:20Canada's all about.
21:22Number 2.
21:23Derek Redmond and his dad.
21:25Usually,
21:25it's the winners
21:26of a race
21:26who are forever remembered.
21:28But alongside his father
21:29at the men's 400-meter
21:31semifinal
21:31at the 1992 Olympics
21:33in Barcelona,
21:34it was Derek Redmond,
21:35the man who crossed
21:36the finish line last
21:37who has gone down
21:38in Olympic history.
21:39It's hard to tell positions
21:40in the 400 meters
21:41due to the staggering
21:42of the athletes,
21:43but Derek was holding his own.
21:44well within the time
21:46he would need
21:46to qualify for the final.
21:49Then it happened.
21:51Redmond,
21:51a sprinter from Britain,
21:53tore his hamstring
21:54during the race.
21:55Rather than just
21:56hobble off the track,
21:57he was determined
21:58to cross the finish line.
21:59The bitter memory
22:00of missing out in Seoul
22:01had stayed with him.
22:03As medics came
22:04to help him off the track,
22:05Derek refused
22:06to go out
22:07without a fight.
22:08And that's when
22:09this emotional moment
22:10came into being.
22:11Seeing his son
22:12limping along,
22:13Derek's father
22:14ran out onto the track
22:15and helped him
22:16complete the full 400 meters
22:18as the crowd
22:19rose to their feet
22:20and cheered them on.
22:21It was the ultimate show
22:23of the Olympic spirit.
22:25Competing against the pain
22:27despite the heartbreak.
22:29Not for the glory of winning,
22:31but to cross that finish line.
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22:49Number 1.
22:49Joanie Rochette
22:50skates for her mom.
22:52When I took my starting position,
22:53I had no more legs
22:54and I think the last thought
22:56that went through my mind
22:57was, oh my God,
22:57how am I going to do this?
22:59A two-year-old Joanie Rochette
23:00was first brought
23:01to the local skating rink
23:02by her mother,
23:03Therese Rochette.
23:0422 years
23:05and six consecutive
23:06Canadian championships later,
23:08Rochette was skating
23:09for her country
23:10in the 2010 Winter Games
23:11in Vancouver.
23:12Her mother came
23:13to see her compete,
23:14but shortly after
23:15arriving in Vancouver,
23:16she had a heart attack
23:17and passed away.
23:19She was only 55 years old.
23:21Rochette was given
23:22the sad news
23:23while practicing
23:23for her short program skate.
23:25I kind of told
23:26my coach
23:28and the skating federation
23:29that I would
23:30do the competition
23:32probably 10 minutes
23:33after I heard the news
23:34that my mom had passed away.
23:36That was probably
23:37a little bit quick
23:38and to be honest,
23:39when I said it,
23:40I didn't even know
23:41if I could do it
23:42if I had it in me.
23:43A heartbroken Rochette
23:44remained in the competition
23:45and just days later,
23:47skating for her mother,
23:48she had the best
23:49short skate of her career,
23:51ending with tears in her eyes.
23:53She followed that
23:54with a strong
23:55long program skate
23:56and the bronze medal.
23:57It just felt
23:58really weird
24:00that she wasn't there,
24:01but I knew
24:01she was somewhere watching.
24:02Did we miss any other
24:04heartwarming Olympic moments
24:05in the video?
24:06Let us know
24:06which incident tugged
24:07at your heartstrings
24:08in the comments.
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