Missy Franklin raises her arms in excitement as Team USA wins gold at the Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay on Day 5 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on Wednesday (August 1) in London.
The 17-year-old swimmer celebrated with team mates Allison Schmitt, Shannon Vreeland, and Dana Vollmer.
“I have the best teammates in the world. I’ve never felt so close to a group of people and I am so grateful for each one of them #TeamUSA” Missy tweeted last night.
This makes Missy‘s third medal — she’s got a Bronze for the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle and a individual Gold for the Women’s 100m Backstroke.
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Alexandra Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross raise their arms in victory during the final rotation in the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team final on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games held at North Greenwich Arena on Tuesday (July 31) in London.
The U.S. Women’s Gymnasts took home gold over the Russian and Romanian teams in the Team Finals with a total score of 183.596!
Gabby Douglas placed second on the vault, behind McKayla. Jordyn placed third on vault and team captain Aly took first place on the floor!
Congrats Team USA!
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Pixie Lott goes barefoot on the floor mat to perform at the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Team final on Day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games held at North Greenwich Arena on Monday (July 30) in London.
The 20-year-old singer performed a version of “Somebody” by The Kings of Leon just after the third rotation which put Japan on the top spot.
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Over the weekend, Pixie was spotted performing at the Access All Eirias in Colwyn Bay, Wales.
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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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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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