It's a party in the USA!

What an amazing day to be an American! Team USA also known as the "Fab 5" got the job done today by out scoring the Russian team by over 5 points. As we all know, this is only the 2nd time in history that the USA has won the team title. It has been 16 years since the gold was first brought home in 1996.

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USA held onto the lead throughout the entire competition, hitting every single routine. Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, and Mckayla Maroney nailed their amanar vaults at the start of the competition. That put the USA in a comfortable lead after the first rotation. However the highlight was definitely Mckayla sticking her amanar cold with a broke toe. (Kerri Strug anyone?) The height she reaches in the air and her form is by far the best we've ever seen. National team coordinator, Martha Karolyi even told the press "That was the best ever. It definitely deserved a 10 just to make a statement that she is much better than everybody else."  Mckayla looked pretty pleased herself as she left the podium. She was brought here for that event only and I'd say she has definitely done her job thus far.

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After failing to advance onto the all around final, Jordyn Wieber fought back and showed the world what a true champ she really is! She competed on vault, bars, and floor, doing some of the best routines we've ever seen her do.  Her floor routine scored a 15.000 which would have qualified her in 3rd place for the floor final, which will be her only shot for an individual medal. It was also just released that Jordyn has been dealing with an ankle injury. (You may have noticed it was taped in the competition.) Her coach believes it is a stress fracture and everyone is hoping it won't affect her performance in floor finals. It's unknown how badly this has been effecting Jordyn in training, but this was rumored to be the reason she was pulled from beam in Team Finals. However, I think it's very important to note the support she showed for her teammates throughout the meet, proving that she is indeed a true champ. Most people would hold a grudge, act bitter towards their teammates, and maybe thrown themselves a pitty party. But not Jordyn Wieber. This kid is a fierce competitor, and a role model for everyone. I'd love more than anything to see Jordyn win the floor final (or at least medal) She deserves some individual recognition!

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Another thing I would like to mention is how well Gabby Douglas performed. Throughout this year she has been a little shaky on beam and floor, but not today! Many people questioned if it was a smart move to put her in the beam lineup instead of Jordyn Wieber. Honestly, that doesn't matter now considering she hit her routine and brought in a big score! If Gabby performs like she did today in the all around final, she will easily outscore the rest of the field. Her all around score today would have placed her 1st in qualification over the Russian favorite Viktoria Komova by 8 tenths.

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Kyla Ross and Aly Raisman also brought in big scores for the USA. Kyla doing bars and beam, Aly doing beam and floor. It was nice seeing Kyla shed a tear after her beam routine and Aly break into tears at the end of her floor routine when she knew they had done it! This team would not be complete without all of these girls. They all contributed huge scores to the team total and worked so well together. I'm absolutely thrilled for them, and I'm hoping that this will give them the confidence they need to go all out with their individual assignments! I see more GREAT things in store for these girls! Well done ladies!

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In other news, the Canadian women made history by placing 5th in the team final. This team has been through a lot. They lost one of their stars Peng Peng Lee just before the games and have dealt with some injuries. To place 5th in the world at the Olympics games is a huge accomplishment for them! 

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It was a sad day for the Russians. They fought long and hard to try to catch up to the Americans, but with some wobbles on beam and 2 major mistakes on floor..it just wasn't the Russians day. Although they all seemed very upset with themselves, I applaud them for smiling on the medal stand and happily accepting the silver. 

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Today was also a great day to be a gym fan! The "Gymternet" was very much alive during today's competition with fans from all over the world posting their predictions, thoughts, and words of support to all the athletes! Let's keep this GREAT spirit alive because the next best thing to being an Olympian....is being a gym fan!

The rest of the team results can be found below. Congratulations to all the teams who competed today, this will forever remain a day to remember!

USA  183.596

Russia 178. 530

Romania 176. 414

China 174.430

Canada 170.804

Great Britain 170.495

Italy  167.930

Japan  166.646

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Quotes to remember:

"There is no joy on our faces because we are a little tired. We still haven't fully processed it all. First, we cried with pain, then with joy. We knew that we could have been better. Even though we  would not have been the first, but we could have competed more confidently. Although overtaking the United States would have probably been impossible. The American women have now proven that they are the best."
 - Aliya Mustafina

"We didn't really pay attention to the scores too much. We just knew that we had a really important job to do, just make our routines and do what we'd been practicing. So we went to each event and we were very confident. After floor I think that we were feeling happy that we performed really well."

-Jordyn Wieber

"I would hope that we all would be able to inspire a generation. We all look up to so many other gymnasts, so to be able to inspire little girls would definitely be a dream come true and would mean the world to all of us. It's such an honor to be here. We've all been working so hard and it's still so surreal to be an Olympic champion. Of course there were some sacrifices, but it's all so worth it. And we all love gymnastics so much, so at the time it didn't feel like a sacrifice. So we're just really excited to be here and to have been given this opportunity."

-Aly Raisman

"I feel so blessed to have so many supporters. Thank you to all of my friends and family for helping me pursue my Olympic dream. Thanks to you, this dream has become a reality and it is beyond anything I could have ever hoped for. Competing alongside four amazing gymnasts and helping them reach new heights on the Olympic stage has been such an honor."

-Kristina Vaculik