Although the results have yet to air in the United States, Americans will be happy to hear that their women's gymnastics team will be bringing home the coveted gold medal following the record-breaking Team Finals event in London, England on Tuesday (July 31).
Living up to their nickname of the "Fab Five", Aly Raisman, 18, Jordyn Wieber, 17, Gabby Douglas, 16, Kyla Ross, 15, and McKayla Maroney, 16, flipped their way over the Russian and Romanian squads while landing the top spot with a score of 183.596.
The win marks the first gold medal since the country won it's inceptive top placement at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with the help of Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, Amanda Borden and Jaycie Phelps, who were also known as "The Magnificent Seven".
Before slipping into her leotard for the performance, Maroney took to Twitter to share her excitement, writing, "We're all so ready and excited to represent are country at team finals tonight! GO USA!!!"
Raisman, on the other hand, tweeted some encouraging words for the U.S. men's gymnastics team, who fell into fifth for the Team Finals.
The Massachusetts native posted, "I'm so proud of the guys. They represented our country so well. Can't wait to give them all a huge hug. They have so much to be proud of."
Source: http://gossipcenter.com/olympics-2012-summer/usa-womens-gymnastics-team-takes-gold-london-703277
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