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WINNERS! Oleg Verniaiev and Simone Biles.
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Simone Biles and Aimee; fist bumps for life.
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Nelli Kim (R) in the house!
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Team Japan: Yusuke Tanaka and Ryohei Kato.
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The women's field. (L-R:) Jessica Lopez (VEN), Emily Little (AUS), Natsumi Sasada (JPN), Claudia Fragapane (GBR), Ellie Black (CAN), Vanessa Ferrari (ITA), Erika Fasana (ITA), MyKayla Skinner (US), Simone Biles (US).
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Claudia Fragapane (GBR)
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The leg warmers heard round the world, as worn by Jessica Lopez (VEN).
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Katelyn Ohashi (WOGA)
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Hello, Mr. Jossimar Calvo (COL)
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Simone showing Mykayla her family and friends section (reportedly 200 strong!)
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MyKayla Skinner hugs her coach, Lisa Spini.
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Jessica Lopez (VEN)
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Jessica Lopez (VEN).
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MyKayla Skinner hugs Jessica Lopez.
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Simone looked like she tweaked her back a little bit on beam.
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Donnell "No Special Effects" Whittenburg. He's only 20.
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MyKayla Skinner.
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Ellie Black (CAN)
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Natsumi Sasada (JPN)
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See$ and her wink.
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Simone Biles
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Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
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Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) and Simone; huggles.
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MyKayla Skinner hugs Ellie Black (CAN).
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Erika Fasana (ITA)
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Can't get enough of Simone's Weiler.
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2006 all-around World Champion, Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
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2013 silver medalist on floor, Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
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Vanessa Ferrari's Ono turn to jeager is legit.
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Jessica Lopez (VEN) looking fly (see what we did there) at age 29.
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Natsumi Sasada (JPN)
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Oleg Vernaiev (UKR) killing it on high bar.
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Oleg Verniaiev dedicated his performance to his biggest fan, Uncle Tim (according to Jessica's imagination, that's what happened).
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Double Trouble Alert! 2013 American Cup champ, Katelyn Ohashi hugs her fellow Bruin, 2015 champ Simone Biles.
Results of the 2015 American Cup in ginormous Cowboy Stadium in Texas.
Women’s all-around
1. Simone Biles, USA, 62.299
2. MyKayla Skinner, USA, 57.832
3. Erika Fasana, Italy, 56.633
4. Jessica Lopez, Venezuela, 56.365
5. Elsabeth Black, Canada, 56.132
6. Vanessa Ferrari, Italy, 55.731
7. Emily Little, Australia, 55.165
8. Natsumi Sasada, Japan, 53.733
9. Claudia Fragapane, Great Britain, 52.532
Men’s all-around
1. Oleg Verniaiev, Ukraine, 90.597
2. Ryohei Kato, Japan, 90.098
3. Donnell Whittenburg, USA, 89.932
4. Sam Mikulak, USA, 88.598
5. Yusuke Tanaka, Japan, 88.098
6. Jossimar Calvo, Colombia, 87.897
7. Andrey Likhovitskiy, Belarus, 86.965
8. Daniel Purvis, Great Britain, 86.332
9. Alexis Torres Serrano, Puerto Rico, 83.664
If you want more of Christy Linder’s fantastic photos, see more on Twitter, Facebook or request her for your meet on her official website.
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