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McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Alexandra Raisman, Gabrielle Douglas and Jordyn Wieber – take the traditional chomp on their gold medals after wowing London with a first-place finish in the women’s gymnastics team final at the Olympics on Tuesday — Now let me ask you if you can remember any one of those girls names? -TO
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