WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The 'Fierce Five' US women's gymnastics team that won gold at the 2012 London Olympics
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On Sunday, the US women's gymnastics team will begin their quest to repeat as Olympic champions in the team all-around event.
The bar has been set high in Rio for team USA, thanks to the incredible performance of the "Fierce Five" during the 2012 Olympics in London.
In addition to winning the gold in the team competition, the five gymnasts combined to win four medals in the individual events, including two gold.
Below we look back at the "Fierce Five" and see what they are up to today.
In London, Jordyn Wieber was 17 and entered the Olympics as the reigning world champion in the all-around. However, despite finishing fourth in the all-around during the qualification round, she was not permitted to compete in the final as two other Americans (Raisman and Douglas) finished higher and only two gymnasts from one country were permitted in the final (21 gymnasts with lower scores were allowed to compete in the final). She did qualify for the final in the floor exercise, finishing seventh.
Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesToday, Wieber is a psychology student at UCLA. In 2015, she announced her retirement from gymnastics on Derek Jeter's website, The Players Tribune. She now serves as a team manager for the Bruins' gymnastics team.
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Kyla Ross was just 15 years old in London. She did not reach the finals in any individual events, but did help the team to gold in the team finals with strong scores on the uneven bars and the beam.
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