Raisman competed along with Gabrielle Douglas, Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian as a stellar five-person team.
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Enough to merit her own spot in the medals table, for sure.
Her insane floor exercise routine even includes a manoeuvre called “The Biles” that apparently no one else even attempts. If successful, Biles will become the first female gymnast – and only the second woman in any discipline – to win five gold medals at a single Games. Raisman, along with her four teammates, captured gold in the women’s gymnastics competition at the 2016 Summer Games, showing just how dominant a group they are. She’s won the all-around title at each of the last three world championships, along with seven other gold medals.
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While performing the most hard skills ever imagined in gymnastics, their execution is almost flawless. And to some, her routine seemed to border on what was “physically possible”.
But whether Biles is willing to acknowledge it, her greatness is, in large part, a given. “I think it was the best tumbling what I ever saw in women’s gymnastics, honestly”. Ledecky, the world record holder, is chasing a third gold medal at the Rio Games.
Gymnast and gold medalist, Gabrielle Douglas with Karolyi.
Within the gymnastics community, her dominance has always been established.
Her explosive and high-flying tumbling passes – which included her trademark soaring double layout with half twist at the end – had the Brazilian crowd roaring their approval and when she completed her final landing, it was not a case of if the USA were champions, but by how much.
“She’s so good. She pushes it”. She went on to reveal that she actually speaks with Simone “maybe every three months” and that they vacation together on occasion.
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Biles is only 4-foot-8, so small she worries about getting “stepped on” in the Olympic village.
