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the final five
After dominating and winning gold on Tuesday’s final, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team revealed their new nickname: The Final Five!
The five ladies who are representing team U.S. in Rio are Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian. Their name, The Final Five, was chosen in honor of Martha Karolyi, the U.S. national team coordinator, who will retire following the Rio Olympics this summer. This will also be the last U.S. team to win Olympic gold with a five member team, hence the relevance to their nickname.
The Final Five, flourished under the pressure to prove they’re still the best in the world!
NBC Olympics | Aly Raisman | Simone Biles | Gabby Douglas | Laurie Hernandez | Madison Kocian