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Olympic Gymnastics 2012: Ranking the Top 5 Women's Gymnasts at London Games
By Emily Bayci (Featured Columnist) on August 9, 2012 - 4,712 reads
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The 2012 Olympic women's gymnastics competition featured one of the deepest fields of all-time with a diverse group of talented gymnasts from around the world.
No gymnast truly dominated the competition and the most medals won by one athlete was four.
Which gymnasts really were the most dazzling and talented? Here's a look at the top five, working our way up.
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5. Deng Linlin, China
4. Catalina Ponor, Romania
3. Aly Raisman, U.S.
2. Aliya Mustafina, Russia
1. Gabby Douglas, U.S.
7 of 8 .. Honorable Mentions
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I really wish I could have put the "Fab Five" just 1-5 here, but that just wouldn't be fair.
McKayla Maroney probably would have been given a spot if she had won the vault gold medal. Her Amanar vault is completely untouchable no matter what happened during event finals.
Jordyn Wieber gets points for dealing with controversy and her amazing rebound with the team finals. And Kyla Ross, who seems to get the least amount of attention of anyone, should be recognized for rounding out the team.
On the international level, a shout-out goes to Sandra Izbasa, who upped her vault difficulty and rightfully won the gold. She was waiting in case anything happened to Maroney, which it did.
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By Emily Bayci (Featured Columnist) on August 9, 2012 - 4,712 reads
Michael Regan/Getty Images
The 2012 Olympic women's gymnastics competition featured one of the deepest fields of all-time with a diverse group of talented gymnasts from around the world.
No gymnast truly dominated the competition and the most medals won by one athlete was four.
Which gymnasts really were the most dazzling and talented? Here's a look at the top five, working our way up.
Begin Slideshow:
from within part of
5. Deng Linlin, China
4. Catalina Ponor, Romania
3. Aly Raisman, U.S.
2. Aliya Mustafina, Russia
1. Gabby Douglas, U.S.
7 of 8 .. Honorable Mentions
Alex Grimm/Getty Images
I really wish I could have put the "Fab Five" just 1-5 here, but that just wouldn't be fair.
McKayla Maroney probably would have been given a spot if she had won the vault gold medal. Her Amanar vault is completely untouchable no matter what happened during event finals.
Jordyn Wieber gets points for dealing with controversy and her amazing rebound with the team finals. And Kyla Ross, who seems to get the least amount of attention of anyone, should be recognized for rounding out the team.
On the international level, a shout-out goes to Sandra Izbasa, who upped her vault difficulty and rightfully won the gold. She was waiting in case anything happened to Maroney, which it did.
8 of 8 .. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1272327-olympic-medal-count-2012-updated-tracker-standings-and-list-of-winners
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1290957-olympic-gymnastics-2012-ranking-the-top-5-womens-gymnasts-at-london-games
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