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    7 Parents Reveal Their Most Powerful Olympic Memories

    By | Team Mom – Thu, Aug 9, 2012 5:03 PM EDT

    My daughter has been watching the Olympics this summer. It's fun to watch her watching, because I know that these are the images of memories. That Michael Phelps losing gold and then winning it many times over, that Gabby Douglas's gold and Jordyn Wieber's heartbreak are the things that she'll remember years from now when she is with her own children. I asked some of my fellow bloggers (and a tweeter!) about some of their most poignant Olympic memories. Click through to see their responses!



    1. Nadia Comanici's perfect 10 in gymnastics
    I remember being 10 years old, on summer vacation with my family in Hilton Head, SC, and watching Nadia Comanici get the perfect 10 in gymnastics. Is it possible that was the same year Olga Korbut wore little pigtails? My sister and I spent the rest of the vacation perfecting the end-of-routine pose: hands overhead in a rigid 'V,' legs straight and together, chest and belly puffed out. - Karen Gerwin, @Karen Gerwin





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    2. Torvill and Dean's Ice Dancing
    I'll never forget Torvill & Dean skating to Bolero in the 1984 Olympics. To this day, I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful ice-dancing performance. I have them to thank for my inspiration for becoming a world-class figure skater. Oh, OK, in my fantasies. - Ellen, Babble Voices & Love That Max
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