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The 2016 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Team, made U.S. history at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro by winning the USA’s second-straight Olympic team gold, a first for the United States and its third overall. The team posted the highest score on each of the four apparatus to secure the dominant victory, beating Russia by more than eight points. In total, the women brought home nine medals (four gold, four silver and one bronze), the most women’s gymnastics Olympic medals won by a single country since the Soviet Union claimed 10 medals at the 1972 Olympics. The team members include: Simone Biles of Spring, Texas; Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas of Tarzana, Calif.; Lauren “Laurie” Hernandez of Old Bridge, N.J.; Madison Kocian of Dallas; and Alexandra “Aly” Raisman of Needham, Mass.

2016 Women's Olympic Team | The Legacy of USA Gymnastics

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Team Members:
Simone Biles
Gabby Douglas
Laurie Hernandez
Madison Kocian
Aly Raisman

The 2016 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Team, made U.S. history at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro by winning the USA’s second-straight Olympic team gold, a first for the United States and its third overall. The team posted the highest score on each of the four apparatus to secure the dominant victory, beating Russia by more than eight points. In total, the women brought home nine medals (four gold, four silver and one bronze), the most women’s gymnastics Olympic medals won by a single country since the Soviet Union claimed 10 medals at the 1972 Olympics. The team members include: Simone Biles of Spring, Texas; Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas of Tarzana, Calif.; Lauren “Laurie” Hernandez of Old Bridge, N.J.; Madison Kocian of Dallas; and Alexandra “Aly” Raisman of Needham, Mass.