Classic Olympic highlights as Carly Patterson wins artistic gymnastics gold for the USA at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Subscribe to the Olympic channel: http://bit.ly/1dn6AV5 Carly Patterson didn't start the Athens 2004 Olympic Games quite as expected. She began the competition with an underwhelming performance during the Artistic Gymnastics team competition which gave Team USA the silver medal. The individual competition showed better prospects when Patterson made it to the All-Around final as the top qualifier. However, after her first apparatus, Carly Patterson found herself in eighth place, which brought concerns to the fans and meant she would need to improve significantly to pursue a medal. It didn't take long until Patterson showed she was back in the competition with solid displays on the bars and the beam. Still, she had to beat double Olympic champion Svetlana Khorkina who had the lead before Carly Patterson's floor presentation. After a stunning performance and a final total core of 38.387, Carly Patterson made her comeback official and was now the new Artistic Gymnastics individual all-around Olympic champion, inspiring future American gymnastics.