Please Never Forget This Bonkers Moment From The 2012 Olympics
How. How!!!
So, let's rewind to 2012. It was the summer Olympics in London, and a phoenix presided over all.

Saeed Khan / AFP / Getty Images
All of the humans competing in events were basically superheroes, and the gymnasts were particularly memorable.

Streeter Lecka / Getty Images
And one young woman, McKayla Maroney, blew everybody's goddamn minds with one of the best vaults we'd ever feasted our eyes on.
View this video on YouTube
It was fucking incredible.
NBC
Let's see it again in slow-mo.
NBC
And look at that freaking seamless landing.
NBC
And she DID. You could see it in the judges' faces.

NBC
Same.

NBC
SAME.

Afp / AFP / Getty Images

Mollie Shafer-Schweig / Via BuzzFeed
The Opening Ceremony begins Friday, Aug. 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 CT on NBC. Click here for more Olympics content!
Sign up for BuzzFeed's Rio Roundup newsletter to get the hottest news each day of the games!
If you can't see the signup box above, just go here to sign up!