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Sydney Olympics’ vault fault

At Sydney 2000, an equipment fault changed the course of a final. Former gymnast Allana Slater describes one of the biggest Olympic mistakes that barely anyone has heard about.

At the Sydney Olympics in 2000, one mistake with a piece of gymnastics equipment changed the course of a final. It wasn't properly acknowledged at the time and even now, is one of the biggest Olympic mistakes that barely anyone has heard about. Australian former gymnast Allana Slater describes how she spotted the error.

(Getty Images: Allana Slater competing on the vault)

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