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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 ...
Alexandra Rose Raisman (born May 25, 1994) [2] is an American retired artistic gymnast and two-time Olympian. She was captain of both the 2012 "Fierce Five" and 2016 "Final Five" U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams, which won their respective team competitions.
Aly Raisman is opening up about her health struggles. On the latest episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, the 30-year-old Olympic gymnast detailed the two times she was hospitalized after having ...
Raisman last competed at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. She went on a two-year hiatus from the sport following the 2012 Games but returned in 2014 to pursue another Olympic berth.
The 'Fierce Five' US women's gymnastics team that won gold at the 2012 London Olympics. Cork Gaines. August 8, 2016 at 9:58 AM. Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas on nerves and the 'fierce five'
Douglas and the other Fierce Five members meeting President Barack Obama after the 2012 Summer Olympics. In December 2012, the Associated Press named Douglas the Female Athlete of the Year. She became the fourth gymnast to receive the honor. [74] Douglas was a nominee for the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year.
The team was nicknamed "The Final Five" (as the team members were the last 5 who competed under Marta Karolyi) and featured the return of 2012 Olympic gold medalists Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman. It also featured newcomers Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and three-time reigning world all-around champion Simone Biles. Biles won the individual ...
Aly Raisman, two-time Olympic gymnast and captain of 2012’s "Fierce Five" and 2016’s "Final Five," asked during a press conference on July 30, in a video shared by Kendall Baker of Yahoo Sports.