VIDEO: Day 7 of the 2024 Paris Olympics has come to a close. All week, several have been talking about different iconic moments that have taken place. Especially, the U.S. men’s gymnastics team’s historic bronze medal win that broke the team’s 16-year dry spell. But did you know one of the people on the 2008 team calls Albuquerque home?
Local gymnast turned firefighter Joseph Hagerty helped the U.S. men’s gymnastics team win bronze back in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“Having the feeling of putting the metal around your neck. There’s nothing like it. You worked your entire life for that moment. And it’s going to be with you forever,” Hagerty said.
He’s taking a walk down memory lane.
“It gives me chills every time,” Haggerty said as he put his bronze Olympic medal on.