Aly Raisman

Wednesday was another HUGE day for Team USA.  Sure we suffered some unexpected upsets in archery and fencing (world #1 Brady Ellison went down in the Round of 16 in men's archery and two-time defending Olympic gold medalist Mariel Zagunis was bounced in the semis of women's fencing), but all in all it was a good day.  U.S. gymnast Danell Leyva made an inspired comeback to take bronze in the men's individual all-around.  Missy Franklin and Allison Schmitt gained additional golds in the women's 4x200 meter relay by upsetting Australia by nearly two seconds.  And Nathan Adrian clinched gold in the men's 100 meter freestyle in a thriller!  He won by .01!  So, what does Thursday have in store for us in London?

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Move over, Magnificent Seven!  Make way for the Fab Five!!  For the first time since 1996, Team USA has won the team gold in Women's Gymnastics at the Olympics!  And, in London just moments ago, they did by putting an absolute smackdown on the competition!  Four years ago in Beijing, the U.S. Women were outperformed by a controversially young Chinese team.  This Olympics, there was no controversy at all . . . just the gymnastics equivalent of a knockout!  They won by 5.066 points.  That is UNHEARD of!!!  Here's how it played out . . .

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There are few things in sports that I love more than women's gymnastics in the Olympics. So, you can imagine how excited I am for the next two weeks! USA! USA!

Last night one of my favorite moments from the Olympic coverage was the footage NBC got of Aly Rasiman's parents watching one of her events. Now, I know how nervous my Mom used to get for me during a regular regional talent competition, I can't imagine how she would have been at this level!

Take a look for yourself and try to imagine how excited/nervous/proud you would be at a moment like this!

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