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    United States Women’s Gymnastics Team Wins Gold

    July 31, 2012 /

    “For Jordyn Wieber, the team victory was sweet redemption after she failed to qualify for the all-around final.” For the first time since the Magnificent Seven won in 1996,  the U.S. gymnastics team for women, has won a gold medal in the team event. According to the New York Times article for  July 31, 2012, they “did it in dominating fashion.” Their performances were solid and led from start to finish with a wide gap between them and the Russian team who won the silver medal. There was an even larger gap between the Romanian team who won the bronze. They stood restrained, not showing a celebratory spirit, until the official score displayed…

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