Missy Franklin waves the American flag proudly and shows off her shiny gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Women’s 100m Backstroke on Day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on Monday (July 30) in London.

The 17-year-old athlete beat out Emily Seebohm of Australia and Aya Terakawa of Japan, who took home silver and bronze.

“Who’s ready for a double?:) really happy with my swim this morning and can’t wait for my exciting turn around tonight!” Missy tweeted just before her events.

Missy only had a 13-minute break from the semi-finals to the finals!

Congrats, Missy!

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Missy Franklin shows off her shiny bronze medal alongside teammates Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal and Allison Schmitt after placing in the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay on Day 1 of the London 2012 Olympic Games held at the Aquatics Centre on Saturday (July 28) in London.

The 17-year-old swimming sensation tweeted, “My first Olympic medal and a new American Record. I am so proud of my relay and couldn’t think of a better way to start off the meet! #USA”

Missy is now headed to compete for a gold medal tomorrow night. She won her heat during the Women’s 100m Backstroke preliminaries and won in the semifinals with a finish time of 59.12

“Oh, my gosh. You can’t take any chances here,” Missy told ESPN about medaling in her first individual competition. “You have to get out there and do the best that you can. I know I can do faster than I did in prelims.”

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Alexandra Raisman is shocked when she sees her score on the boards at the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team qualification on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games held at North Greenwich Arena on Sunday afternoon (July 29) in London.

The 18-year-old Team Captain was also fed the news that teammate Jordyn Wieber didn’t qualify for the Team All-Arounds. Countries are limited to two gymnasts in the all-around and event finals.

“I was really surprised, and I feel awful because she wanted it so bad,” Aly told ESPN. “But she should still feel proud because she’s an Olympian. We have to stay calm and focused on team finals.”

The American team is on top, with Russia, China and Britain following.

Aly, Jordyn, Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross are also seen after training sessions earlier in the week.

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The 2012 Olympics opening ceremonies are just TWO DAYS AWAY!

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The 2012 Women’s Gymnastics Olympic team takes over the latest cover of Sports Illustrated, on stands now.

Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, McKayala Maroney, Aly Raisman and Kyla Ross are all in London, ready for this week’s opening ceremonies.

Stay tuned for our Olympic contest — coming up this week!

Head on over to SportsIllustrated.com to catch up on all you need to know about the gymnastics team.

The first team event is on Tuesday, July 31st!

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Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps accept their Omega watches for Male and Female Swimmers of the Meet after the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials held at the CenturyLink Center last week in Omaha, Neb.

The 17-year-old swimmer broke records during the trails — qualifying for seven events for the upcoming Olympic games. No American woman had ever qualified for more than six.

“The whole week, I think, went really, really well,” Missy told USA Today.

“It went just as well as (coach) Todd (Schmitz) and I could have ever asked for, so I think we’re both thrilled. I can’t believe I have seven events. That’s so overwhelming but so exciting at the same time,” she added.

The 2012 Olympics start July 27th! Be sure to watch!

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Nastia Liukin waves goodbye to the crowds after competing during the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials held at HP Pavilion on Sunday night (July 1) in San Jose, Calif.

Unfortunately, the 22-year-old gymnast didn’t quality for the London team.

“Of course I wanted to go out and put two good performances out there and end my career that way, so it’s a little upsetting,” Nastia told Sporting News. “Today is something that I’ll remember for the rest of my life. It can easily compare to winning the all-around gold medal to me. Those are pretty much the two highlights of my career … winning an all-around gold medal and getting a standing ovation not once but twice.”

She added on Twitter a few hours later, “Thank you to the 18,000 people that gave me a standing ovation tonight. I will remember this moment for the rest of my life. Most importantly…Thank u to my parents & special people in my life that always kept me calm, believed in me & shown their love & support.”

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