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Final Five (gymnastics)
The Final Five was the United States women's team in artistic gymnastics that won the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It was the United States' third gold medal in the event after 2012 and 1996. The five members of the team were Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman, with MyKayla Skinner, Ragan Smith, and Ashton Locklear serving as the three alternates. After the team event, Biles won a gold medal in the individual all-around event, the vault, and on floor exercise and won a bronze on the balance beam, while Raisman won silver medals in the individual all-around, and on the floor exercise, where she was the defending champion, Hernandez won silver on the balance beam, and Kocian won a silver in the uneven bars. As of 2024, the Final Five is the most decorated American Olympic gymnastics team with nine medals total.
Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas were both part of the gold medal-winning team, dubbed the Fierce Five, at the 2012 London Olympics, where Douglas won gold in the all-around and Raisman won gold on the floor event and bronze on the balance beam.
Simone Biles became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2013, and she won gold at the 2013 World Championships in the individual all-around and on floor exercise. She also won silver on the vault and bronze on the balance beam. Biles and Madison Kocian were part of the 2014 World Championship gold medal-winning team. Biles additionally won gold medals in the all-around, on the floor exercise, and on the balance beam, becoming the first American woman to win four gold medals in a single World Championships. Raisman and Douglas returned to training in 2014 and were re-added to the national team in November.
Biles, Raisman, Douglas, and Kocian were all part of the 2015 World Championship gold medal-winning team. Biles won gold in the all-around and Douglas won the silver. Biles also won gold medals on the floor exercise and balance beam and won the bronze medal on the vault. With ten gold medals total, Biles broke the record for most World Championships gold medals by a female gymnast. Kocian won gold on the uneven bars in a historic four-way tie.
Laurie Hernandez was the 2015 junior national all-around champion and became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2016. She made her international debut at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy alongside Douglas and Raisman, where the American team won the gold medal by over 13 points ahead of Brazil. At the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, Biles, Hernandez, and Raisman helped the American team win the gold medal, and they all finished in the top three in the all-around.
Raisman won the all-around title at the 2016 U.S. Classic, while Biles, Douglas, Hernandez, and Kocian did not compete on all four apparatuses. Then, at the National Championships, Biles won her fourth straight national all-around title in addition to winning the vault, balance beam, and floor exercise titles. Raisman placed second, Hernandez placed third, Douglas placed fourth, and Kocian placed fifth in the all-around.
The Olympic Trials for women's artistic gymnastics took place on Friday, July 8, and Sunday, July 10, 2016, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Both nights of the competition were broadcast by NBC.
As the top four in the all-around at the U.S. Championships, Biles, Douglas, Hernandez, and Raisman were considered "locks" for the Olympic team heading into the Olympic Trials, with the competition for the fifth spot being between uneven bars standouts Kocian and Ashton Locklear. Biles, Hernandez, and Raisman finished first, second, and third, respectively, in the all-around and were all selected for the Olympic team. Douglas fell off the balance beam both nights of the competition and finished seventh in the all-around. The U.S. National Team Coordinator, Márta Károlyi, explained that Douglas was still selected for the Olympic team because of her strength on the uneven bars and her ability to improve during the nine-day training camp before the Olympics. Kocian finished eighth in the all-around but beat Locklear to win the uneven bars, leading to her selection for the Olympic team. Locklear, MyKayla Skinner, and Ragan Smith were selected as the three alternates.
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Final Five (gymnastics)
The Final Five was the United States women's team in artistic gymnastics that won the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It was the United States' third gold medal in the event after 2012 and 1996. The five members of the team were Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman, with MyKayla Skinner, Ragan Smith, and Ashton Locklear serving as the three alternates. After the team event, Biles won a gold medal in the individual all-around event, the vault, and on floor exercise and won a bronze on the balance beam, while Raisman won silver medals in the individual all-around, and on the floor exercise, where she was the defending champion, Hernandez won silver on the balance beam, and Kocian won a silver in the uneven bars. As of 2024, the Final Five is the most decorated American Olympic gymnastics team with nine medals total.
Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas were both part of the gold medal-winning team, dubbed the Fierce Five, at the 2012 London Olympics, where Douglas won gold in the all-around and Raisman won gold on the floor event and bronze on the balance beam.
Simone Biles became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2013, and she won gold at the 2013 World Championships in the individual all-around and on floor exercise. She also won silver on the vault and bronze on the balance beam. Biles and Madison Kocian were part of the 2014 World Championship gold medal-winning team. Biles additionally won gold medals in the all-around, on the floor exercise, and on the balance beam, becoming the first American woman to win four gold medals in a single World Championships. Raisman and Douglas returned to training in 2014 and were re-added to the national team in November.
Biles, Raisman, Douglas, and Kocian were all part of the 2015 World Championship gold medal-winning team. Biles won gold in the all-around and Douglas won the silver. Biles also won gold medals on the floor exercise and balance beam and won the bronze medal on the vault. With ten gold medals total, Biles broke the record for most World Championships gold medals by a female gymnast. Kocian won gold on the uneven bars in a historic four-way tie.
Laurie Hernandez was the 2015 junior national all-around champion and became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2016. She made her international debut at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy alongside Douglas and Raisman, where the American team won the gold medal by over 13 points ahead of Brazil. At the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, Biles, Hernandez, and Raisman helped the American team win the gold medal, and they all finished in the top three in the all-around.
Raisman won the all-around title at the 2016 U.S. Classic, while Biles, Douglas, Hernandez, and Kocian did not compete on all four apparatuses. Then, at the National Championships, Biles won her fourth straight national all-around title in addition to winning the vault, balance beam, and floor exercise titles. Raisman placed second, Hernandez placed third, Douglas placed fourth, and Kocian placed fifth in the all-around.
The Olympic Trials for women's artistic gymnastics took place on Friday, July 8, and Sunday, July 10, 2016, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Both nights of the competition were broadcast by NBC.
As the top four in the all-around at the U.S. Championships, Biles, Douglas, Hernandez, and Raisman were considered "locks" for the Olympic team heading into the Olympic Trials, with the competition for the fifth spot being between uneven bars standouts Kocian and Ashton Locklear. Biles, Hernandez, and Raisman finished first, second, and third, respectively, in the all-around and were all selected for the Olympic team. Douglas fell off the balance beam both nights of the competition and finished seventh in the all-around. The U.S. National Team Coordinator, Márta Károlyi, explained that Douglas was still selected for the Olympic team because of her strength on the uneven bars and her ability to improve during the nine-day training camp before the Olympics. Kocian finished eighth in the all-around but beat Locklear to win the uneven bars, leading to her selection for the Olympic team. Locklear, MyKayla Skinner, and Ragan Smith were selected as the three alternates.