Frozen in Time Fifteen SI writers recall their most memorable moments in Atlanta August 12, 1996 Flower Power Blossoms raised to honor bombing victims, the people retook the Park by Gary Smith August 12, 1996 Olympic Oddities Eighteen days, 10,750 athletes brought a flurry of fascinating figures by Steve Rushin August 12, 1996 Holding Their Own While still struggling with tragedy, Americans won three gold medals by Rick Reilly August 12, 1996 One for Women The U.S. victory was for the next generation of female athletes by Michael Farber August 12, 1996 Fu's Gold China's 17-year-old Fu Mingxia is on course to become the best ever by Leigh Montville August 12, 1996 Ending on a High David Reid's knockout of a finish was a saving grace for the U.S. by S.L. Price August 12, 1996 Power Grab The U.S. ended it's 60-0 gold-medal run by beating old rival Brazil by Alexander Wolff August 12, 1996 Slam Dunk A rarely challenged and joyless Dream Team cruised to the gold by Phil Taylor August 12, 1996 Thrills and Spills Four Canadians and a French woman turned the focus to heroics by Tim Layden August 12, 1996 The Man Says Michael Johnson of his record 200-meter run, "I'm shocked." by Kenny Moore August 12, 1996 Family Tree Thanks to a bond with a small African nation, a Georgian finds his roots by Roy Blount Jr. August 5, 1996 Southern Exposures Arresting images of bodies in motion surfaced during the first half of the 1996 Games August 5, 1996 Fun in the Sun A venerable U.S. champ was among those who won on the sand by Michael Farber August 5, 1996 Best Of Both Worlds Cuba beat the U.S. in a prelude to a probable showdown for the gold by Steve Rushin by Steve Rushin August 5, 1996 Pot of Gold An Irish champion's medals were tarnished by controversy by Leigh Montville August 5, 1996 Profile in Courage With emotion and heroism, the American women won gold by E.M. Swift August 5, 1996 Leap to Glory Carl Lewis added a thrilling final chapter to his Olympic story by Rick Reilly August 5, 1996 Coming On Strong Three stirring victories helped to return the focus to the athletes by Kenny Moore August 5, 1996 Munich's Message A 1972 Olympian realizes anew that the Games must go on by Kenny Moore August 5, 1996 Stained Games A bloody blast in Atlanta forever changed the Games by S.L. Price August 5, 1996 Outta There In the games played away from the Olympic arena, Atlanta's street people are losing out by Roy Blount Jr. July 29, 1996 Fast Company Frankie Fredericks of Namibia is the leading man in a star-studded cast in the 100 meters by Tim Layden July 29, 1996 Playing with Heart Members of the mighty American softball team have dreams that are far brighter than gold by Steve Rushin July 29, 1996 A Sport Unmasked Noble pastime or dirty little secret? Fencing's image is nothing at all like its reality by Michael Farber July 29, 1996 Go, Blue! Old Michigan rivals Tom Dolan and Eric Namesnik battled for 400 IM gold in Atlanta by Leigh Montville July 29, 1996 It's Greek to U.S. The Atlanta Games began with an orgy of commercialism that was classically American by Gary Smith July 29, 1996 A Call To Arms The Dream Team beat back a gang of college kids, then beat up on Brazil by Tim Crothers July 15, 1996 Flips And Flops The U.S. trials produced a women's Olympic team of maturity and depth, and a men's team that merely plumbed the depths by E.M. Swift July 8, 1996 Don't Look Now Scott Donie, driven off the platform by nerves and depression, won the U.S. trials in the springboard by Gerry Callahan July 1, 1996 Hot Stuff Michael Johnson's blazing 200 was the highlight of the underattended, overheated U.S. track trials by Kenny Moore July 1, 1996 No Free Passes to the Olympics Track stars who whine about having to qualify for the U.S. team are badly misguided by Tim Layden July 1, 1996 Trials and Error Decathlete Dan O'Brien blew his shot at the 1992 Olympics, but he's determined not to let history repeat itself by Merrell Noden June 24, 1996 Prime Times While old stars stumbled, sprinters Dennis Mitchell and Gwen Torrence raced onto the Olympic team with blistering 100s by Tim Layden June 24, 1996 Twister Linford Christie of Britain, the world's most intimidating sprinter, says he may skip the Olympics — no one believes him by Tim Layden June 17, 1996 She Stands Alone U.S. Olympic sprinter Gwen Torrence may be the fastest woman on earth, but she's slow to make friends and even slower to give credit to her competition by Rick Reilly June 10, 1996 Wrestlemania The Brands twins, who live to inflict pain on the mat, are on track for the Atlanta Olympics by Franz Lidz June 3, 1996 Prisoners of War Nine years ago, as Yugoslavs and friends, they beat the U.S. to win the World Junior Basketball Title. Now, as Bosnians, Croats and Serbs, they're still stars - but politics has driven them apart by Alexander Wolff June 3, 1996 Fast Times In Hotlanta Despite stifling weather, a firecracker field lit up the new Olympic track with seven 1996 world bests by Tim Layden May 27, 1996 Leap of Faith Once Sundays were no longer sacrosanct, England's Jonathan Edwards exploded into the greatest triple jumper in history by Tim Layden May 13, 1996 Late But Great After 27 years of piques and valleys, Antonio Tarver heads for Atlanta as the top U.S. hope by Richard Hoffer April 29, 1996 The Talent Pool His grandfather's bankroll and his father's heartbreak are part of swimming lore. Now it's Gary Hall Jr.'s turn, at this summer's Olympics, to add his chapter to the family saga by Johnette Howard April 22, 1996 Atlanta Brave It Took Courage for Billy Payne to Pursue the 1996 Summer Olympics for Atlanta, and It Will Take All of His Religious Fervor to Pull Them Off by Donald Katz January 8, 1996 Peacock Power Talk about smoking the competition: With the 1996 Atlanta games already in hand, Dick Ebersol of NBC sports has grabbed five more Olympics -- in the years 2000 to 2008 by Sally Jenkins December 25, 1995 The China Syndrome Chinese athletes and coaches are increasingly subject to the ills and temptations that afflict sports in the West by Alexander Wolff Special Reporting by David Fleming and Jeff Lilley October 16, 1995 Super Michael Michael Johnson conquered the Worlds with three blazing gold medal runs by Kenny Moore August 21, 1995 Vexed By Vertigo U.S. Olympic platform diver Mary Ellen Clark has been laid low by dizziness by Leigh Montville August 7, 1995 The Home Team From Near and Mostly Far, the Best U.S. Players Came to Vie for Spots on the Olympic Team by Alexander Wolff May 29, 1995 The Best Little Sports Machine In The World Though beset by defections, economic hardship and the collapse of the Soviet bloc, Cuba continues to turn out champions by S.L. Price May 15, 1995