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WATCH: You Only Need 6 Seconds to Understand Why Aly Raisman Won a Gold Medal
The Needham native's floor exercise routine at the 2016 Olympics is driving people nuts.
NEEDHAM, MA — We all knew Aly Raisman was good at what she does, but Tuesday's team gymnastics final at the Olympics showed that she's somehow gotten better in the four years since the London games.
Raisman stole the show Tuesday with a phenomenal performance in the floor exercise, scoring a 15.366 that was only bested by her teammate Simone Biles.
From the start it was clear that she was going to do something special.
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The performance was consistent with expectations as Team USA ran away with the title, beating Russia by nearly eight points.
The Olympics are not over for Raisman. She starts the individual competition on Aug. 11.
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