The U.S. women's gymnastic team dominated the qualifying round on day 2 of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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On Sunday night, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Madison Kocian, and Laurie Hernandez made their country proud, but it was Biles who truly outshone the competition. She posted top scores in three of the four rotations — floor exercise, vault and balance beam. Biles scored 62.366 to win by more than 1.7 points.
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This is somewhat sad news for Douglas, whose hope to become the first American woman to win back-to-back golds in the all-around has ended as Biles' star continues to shine brighter and brighter. There is a rule in the Olympics that stipulates each country can only send two athletes through to the final round of a sport, even if all of its athletes receive the top scores. At this year's games, those two athletes in the women's all-around gymnastics category representing the United States will be Biles and Raisman, who edged out Douglas by just .476. However, Douglas is taking the news in stride. "I feel like the two-per-country rule is fine. I'm feeling pretty confident, and I'm rejoicing now. It's been an amazing experience so far. I would have loved to go back and defend my title, but you know what? It's been an amazing ride. I can't complain," the London 2012 Olympic gold medalist said.
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Biles' vault set her apart from the competition last night, earning her an outstanding score of 16.050.
We're rooting for you, team USA!
(h/t CBS Sports)
