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The Fierce Five was the artistic gymnastics team that won the second team gold medal for the United States in the women's team competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Originally referred to as the Fab Five, the five members of the team were Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber. Later in the Olympic Games ...
USA Gymnastics, the governing body for gymnastics in the United States, generally names the teams each summer after the National Championships, but gymnasts are sometimes added to or removed from the rosters based on their performance at training camps throughout the year. Thus, some gymnasts listed under a given year were on the national team ...
The 2016 Olympics were the most successful games to date for the United States in women's gymnastics, with four golds, four silvers, and one bronze medal overall. For the 2020 Olympics (held in 2021 due to COVID-19), the U.S. women's team earned the team silver medal. Simone Biles was the only gymnast from the previous Olympics to return to the ...
This is a list of the gymnasts who represented their country at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Gymnasts across three disciplines ( artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics , and trampoline ) participated in the Games.
The final of the women's artistic team all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena in London on 31 July 2012. Eight teams qualified for the final, from a total of twelve that competed in the qualification round. Each team was composed of five gymnasts.
AP. Aly Raisman, only 22 years old, is considered the "grandma" of the team because of her old age in comparison to her teammates. The young women range in ages from 16 to 22. "We were joking, I ...
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. U.S. athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow which they boycotted in protest of the Soviet ...
The USA Gymnastics women have won the Olympic Gold four times, in 1996, 2012, 2016, and 2024 Summer Olympics. These successes led to the nicknames Magnificent Seven , Fierce Five , Final Five , and Golden Girls, respectively.