“It’s super nerve-racking, but since we got it (qualifying) out of the way, we’re ready for the team final”, said ten-time world champion Biles of her first Olympics. Here’s the lists of USA gymnasts taking part: Lauren Hernandez; Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, Gabrielle Douglas, and Madison Kocian.
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Russian Federation finished second, while China took the bronze medal. The toughest competitions happen in quiet at the regular training camps Karolyi carefully oversees.
Douglas, for her part, is not haboring any hard feelings.
“I think Gabby just proved that she has a place on this team”, Karolyi said. The latter still produced a 15.3 score. And 28 times they hit. Aly Raisman tallied a score of 15.833, while Simone Biles’ vault was good enough for a 15.933 despite a small hop on the dismount.
The weight of expectation after leading qualifiers by over 10 points had only made them stronger, said Raisman, a gold medal victor in London.
Dannell Leyva sits on the mat dejected after falling on the horizontal bar during the men’s team final at the Rio 2016 Olympics Monday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Undefeated American swimmer Katie Ledecky, expected to haul home at least four gold medals, is also in the pool again Tuesday, going for her second gold in the 200M freestyle.
Biles wobbled slightly on the beam but held allowing the USA to confidently stride into the final rotation on floor with nearly a five-point lead on China.
“We just thought the name was ideal because it is Marta’s past year and we are the “final five” for her and it is wonderful to end it off with her like this”.
“She said: ‘I believe in you, and you can go out and do it, ‘” Douglas said. Both spoke afterwards about the nickname the team self-coined during a recent grouptext – the Final Five – a nod to Karolyi’s retirement and the sport’s move to a four-person team for Tokyo 2020.
His 21st gold came later Tuesday night after swimming the anchor leg on the 4×200-meter relay.
The United States women’s gymnastics team stood in a cluster and looked up at the scoreboard overhead. They finished with Hernandez, Raisman and Biles delivering high-flying, engaging floor routines. Her double-twisting Yurchenko basically a roundoff into a pair of twists put the machine in motion. And although her team-mates Alexandra Raisman and Gabby Douglas had won team gold together at London 2012, Biles is the stand out name on the United States of America team.
Russia, which wasn’t sure it would even be included in the games until just days before the opening ceremonies as the International Olympic Committee and sport federations sorted out punishments for a national doping scandal, won silver.
This team is dynastic, and they’ll get to show off even more in the individual all-around on Thursday.
The top spot was never in doubt. We always say that the most important thing is the team first. We wish Bile the very best in her career as she continues to make Black people proud.
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So commanding and consistent were the USA performances that members of the silver and bronze medal teams said they were essentially competing for the second place.
