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Simone Biles Victim of Hack, Medical Records Released

A Russian hacker group has leaked medical information on several U.S. Olympic athletes, including Simone Biles. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed the group illegally gained access to WADA's Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) database "via an International Olympic Committee-created account for the Rio 2016 Games."

Sep 13, 2016

If History Repeats Itself: Tokyo 2020 USA Olympic Team 'Predictions'

After the 2012 London Olympics, we made "predictions" on who would make the 2016 Rio team based solely on if history repeated itself. To do that, we took a look back at where the members of the Fierce Five finished their seasons four years before the 2012 Olympic Games.

Sep 12, 2016

Spinning Sanne: Breaking Down the Gold Medalist's Beam Routine

It may have come as a shock to some that the Netherlands' Sanne Wevers captured the gold medal on beam in Rio. Wevers was the No. 4 qualifier coming into the final, and she posted a 6.3 D-score in the qualification round--one of the highest, but still behind USA's Simone Biles (6.7) and Laurie Hernandez (6.4), China's Fan Yilin (6.4), and Canada's Isabela Onyshko (6.5).

Sep 5, 2016

Dominique Dawes on Rio 2016 and Relishing Her Role as a Mom

We caught up with Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes to get her opinions on Team USA's performance in Rio and learn about what her future holds.

Aug 30, 2016

Four Elements Named For Gymnasts Following the Rio Olympics

​Following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, four elements were named for the gymnasts who successfully competed them in competition. Two elements came on the men's side, two on the women's. In addition to these skills, two elements that were unsuccessfully performed will be added into the Code of Points, but will not be named after the gymnasts who performed them. Sixteen total skills were submitted for approval leading up to the Rio Olympics. 

Aug 30, 2016

Team USA Athletes Get a Hero's Welcome at Home

Athletes from Team USA are finally returning to their hometowns after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. For the Final Five in particular, their gold-medal performances have skyrocketed them to celebrity status, and the hometown pride is greater than ever before.

Aug 25, 2016

Becky Downie Returns To England, Fails to Find Luggage in Sea of Red Bags

Airport baggage claim is always a nightmare. But it's even worse when you're an Olympian returning home with your teammates and everyone has the same-exact red adidas bag. That was the situation British gymnast Becky Downie faced when her British Airways flight landed in England early Wednesday morning. 

Aug 24, 2016

Lovely Leos: U.S. Olympics Training Edition

While we celebrate the Final Five's incredible athleticism and accomplishments daily, we're taking a quick look at a less important aspect- leotards. As a follow up to our first Rio Olympics Lovely Leos post, we've now ranked USA's practice leos. Again, they chose to stick to red, white, and blue and it resulted in gorgeous, patriotic leos. Vote for your favorite at the bottom of the article.

Aug 23, 2016

The Final Five Meet Usher

First Zac Efron and now Usher. After their tremendous success at the 2016 Rio Olympics, USA's gymnastics team of Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman have been doing media appearances and meeting celebrities, and it's just getting started.

Aug 23, 2016

Rio at a Glance: Full Olympics Content Overview

The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have concluded, but we are still reveling in the spectacular performances we saw over the last few weeks.

Aug 23, 2016

Vote Simone Biles & Final Five for USOC's Team USA Awards

Following a truly remarkable performance at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, members of the Final Five -- Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian, and Laurie Hernandez -- have been nominated for Team USA Best of the Games awards.

Aug 22, 2016

After Years of Domination, Simone Biles Finally Becomes Household Name

Simone Biles has dominated the gymnastics world, and the conversation around it, ever since her meteoric rise to the top of the sport in late 2013.

Aug 22, 2016

Social Media Round-Up: The Last of Rio

Hard to believe but it is true, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics have officially reached their end. It's hard to truly digest the historical few weeks we've witnessed and upsetting we have to wait another four years for such an incredible event.

Aug 22, 2016

Rating Rio: After Risk, Olympic Officials Can Learn Lessons

By Stephen Wilson

Aug 21, 2016

Social Media Round-Up: Closing Time

The day we've all been fearing has finally arrived. The final day of the 2016 Olympic Games is upon us and we are all extremely emotional.

Aug 21, 2016