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The number of years it has been since the United States of American has won a Gold medal in the Women's Gymnastics Team Final at the Olympics. The 'Magnificent Seven' captured this title in 1996 and while we were so close to another title in Beijing, we couldn't overcome the Chinese. But, this year looked different. This team was SOLID. We had strong athletes with big dreams and even bigger skills and routines.
2012 - The Fab Five
Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber and Kyla Ross
These fabulous girls took over and won their well-deserved Gold Medal at the Team Finals in London!!! Coming in second was Russia, who fought until the very end. It was estimated that the Team Final would come down to tenths of points, but by a margin of over 5 points these fabulous ladies secured the #1 spot on the podium.
I couldn't tell you how PROUD I am of these girls. They have worked themselves to the bones for this deserving title and deserve all of the glory.
Here are some of my favorite highlights:
McKayla Maroney's perfect vault. I would seriously like to know where the deduction was in that vault??! Even the judges faces were wide open after. She had the highest score of the night with a 16.233. Her reaction after the vault is also one of my favorite moments. She KNEW she nailed that.
Also, how cute was McKayla as the cheerleader for the girls? You could hear her over everyone during their routines.
Jordyn Wieber's vault and floor routine. She nailed her vault, proving that she deserved to be apart of the All-Around with BOTH teammates Gabby and Aly. EVERY time that girl hit a pass or part in her Floor Exercise that was key on, she SMILED so big. It was the CUTEST thing seeing her SO happy and do so awesome.
Kyla Ross had an amazing bar and beam routine. I was SO proud of her. The hug her and her coach shared after her beam routine was just precious. I also love what McKyla, her long time best friend, said to her after her routine: "That was SO good. I am SO proud of you!"
Aly Raisman crying before her floor routine was even over. After her last pass she basically knew that her team were the winners. I mean she only needed a 10 something to clench Gold!
My favorite part was watching the girls hold hands and stare at the scoreboard waiting to see the results! They were COMPLETELY adorable and their celebration after with hugs and tears was something I'll never forget. I was a mess watching how happy these girls were. They so deserved it! I am so proud of them!
Congratulations to these AMAZING girls! And, a HUGE congratulations to Gabby Douglas, the Gold All-Around Champion! That is three years in a row that the USA has held that title! Also, a very special congrats to Aly Raisman who got 4th place after a tie breaker. She definitely deserved a medal and fought her way through the entire thing! She is SUCH a great sport and a true role model. Definitely a GREAT team captain!
Their support for each other on Twitter was so heart warming. And, so many celebrities tweeted at them including TAYLOR SWIFT. This is beyond cute.
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