The women gymnasts who are representing the United States dominated the Olympics Sunday as Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian and Laurie Hernandez all competed in Rio.
(L-R) US gymnast Simone Biles, US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas, US gymnast Madison Kocian, US gymnast Lauren Hernandez and US gymnast Alexandra Raisman. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Though it was only the qualifying round, the U.S. team finished with 185.238 points while China had 175.27 and Russia with 174.620. (RELATED: Muslim Beach Volleyball Players Refuse To Show Skin — Even For The Olympics)
Lauren Hernandez. (Photo: Getty Images)
Gabrielle Douglas. (Photo: Getty Images)
Gabrielle Douglas. (Photo: Getty Images)
Alexandra Raisman. (Photo: Getty Images)
The top eight teams will compete in the team final Tuesday and the top 24 performers will compete in the individual all-around competition Thursday, with the final eight going on to compete in the floor exercise, vault, uneven bars and beam.
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“I think today we made everyone proud,” Simone Biles, 19 said.
“And we all qualified for an event, so I don’t think Martha could have asked for anything better.” (RELATED: The Way The Women Volleyball Players Signal To Each Other At The Olympics Caught Everyone’s Attention)
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