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RIO DE JANEIRO – The outcome has been long decided, merely coming down to a matter of how big the margin of victory would be.
The American women have been the top gymnasts in the world for six years. They qualified in first by nearly 10 points.
So while the gold medal they won on Tuesday at Rio Olympic Arena was not surprising, it was historic.
Though the USA has been dominant as of late, the Rio gold marked the first time it has won back-to-back Olympic competitions.