RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Just call them the Final Five

The U.S. women’s gymnastics team proved that the Americans really were just as dominant as they looked during team qualifications, easily winning gold at the Rio Olympics.

– U.S. Olympic Team (@TeamUSA)These five couldn’t have represented Team USA any better! The team picked “The Final Five” as a nickname because they’re Karolyi’s final Olympic team; it’s meant to honor her.

US gymnasts Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Madison Kocian celebrate after winning the women’s team final Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro. Douglas nails her landing off the bars and bounces off the landing pad, all smiles.

The dominance on breathtaking display in all four disciplines was comparable to a 100-50 basketball score, making these gymnasts the petite version of the U.S. Dream Team.

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She’s eager to perform in front of the Huntsman Center fans, who undoubtedly will welcome her as an Olympic-level performer – just one without a gold medal to show for it.

With Biles earning a score of 15.800, the American team has captured the gold medal with a almost 8-point margin. When Biles drilled her Amanar and put up a 15.933 – tied for highest of the night – the US was already on top of the leaderboard and everyone else was playing for second.

Overall, the Baltimore native has 23 Olympic medals from four games, not including his 2000 Olympic debut in Sydney when a 15-year-old, braces-sporting Phelps pulled up fifth in his only event. And Biles’ Latin-inspired routine obviously incorporated her signature move, The Biles-it was the best floor score of the competition.

“We all are in a very good spot because every time we got put up we hit our sets”, Biles said.

“We always want to do our best and deliver the best routines we can and have fun and enjoy these moments because they are so special, it’s just unbelievable to compete for the USA”. Dylan Martinez / Reuters Miles dos things on the balance beam you normally only see on floor routines. In a 2012 article, McKayla Maroney told USA Today, “I guess (Fab Five) was taken by some basketball team or something….” Russian Federation and China were always battling for silver. All five Americans will compete later in the games, starting with Biles and Raisman in the all-around on Thursday.

There is more on tap Tuesday night with Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Ryan Lochte in the pool, and the Brazilian women’s soccer team trying to atone for their underwhelming men against South Africa.

Hernandez, though scored a slight fraction of a point lower (15.233), was a special delight to watch – so stylish in her movement, so committed to each tumbling pass and pose. She started crying. And not just a little.

Currently, the U.S.is tied with China for first with five overall gold medals earned.

“I have found great joy again”. She’s molded the US program into a ponytailed juggernaut.

A score of 15.800 left her and her team mates, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian, whooping with joy.