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‘SHE WAS ROBBED!’ Fans Are Furious That Laurie Hernandez Got Silver After Near-Perfect Beam Routine

Lauren Hernandez of the United States looks on during Women's qualification for Artistic Gymnastics on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Americans were furious that Laurie Hernandez was awarded a silver medal after her near-perfect beam routine at the Summer Olympics in Rio.

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Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands won gold in the event with a score of 15.466, while Hernandez finished second with a score of 15.333 and Simone Biles in third with 14.733.

“I think this is one of the best routines that I’ve showed in Rio,” Hernandez said afterward. “I’m just happy I could perform the way I do in practice and stay calm through the whole thing.”

“I’ve been training so hard so I’m glad I just did the routine I’ve been doing in practice and I have no regrets.”

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“I kind of thought I was going to throw up before I went,” she added Tuesday morning. “My coach said, ‘That was the most nervous I’ve ever seen you before a meet,’ but then once I got on the beam I was actually more calm than I usually am.”

Though her coaches submitted a request for an inquiry into the score from the judges, they rejected the request.

Hernandez’s fans expressed their anger on Twitter.

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