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The Magnificent Seven was the 1996 United States Olympic women's gymnastics team that won the first-ever gold medal for the United States in the women's team competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Dominique Helena Moceanu (/ m oʊ ˈ tʃ iː ɑː n uː /, moh-CHEE-ah-noo; Romanian: [moˈtʃe̯anu]; born September 30, 1981) [1] is a retired [2] American gymnast.She was a member of the gold medal-winning United States women's gymnastics team, the "Magnificent Seven", at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Five of the seven members of the Magnificent Seven tried for a spot on the 2000 Olympic team: Chow, Dawes, Miller, Moceanu and Phelps. In the end, only Chow and Dawes made it, along with Jamie Dantzscher, Kristen Maloney, Elise Ray and Tasha Schwikert. Chow proved she was in top form by finishing second in the all-around at the Olympic Trials.
The entire Magnificent Seven appeared on the Today Show and discussed what it’s like to come back to the “real world” after dominating the Olympics.
The "Magnificent Seven" would win the U.S. women's first Olympic gold, but one of the signature moments still belonged to Karolyi, who carried Strug onto the medals podium after she'd badly ...
The 1996 Olympic team, known as the Magnificent Seven, was the first American team to win Olympic gold. An iconic moment in the sport's history came late in the competition, when an injured Kerri Strug stuck a vault to secure the title. After 1996, the team regressed for several years as their stars took breaks from competing.
She went on to compete in three consecutive Olympic Games and win four Olympic medals, including a historic team gold medal with the “Magnificent Seven” at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Amanda Kathleen Borden (born May 10, 1977) is a retired American gymnast.She was the captain of the gold medal-winning United States team in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Magnificent Seven; [1] a team medalist at the World Championships, and a multiple medalist at the 1995 Pan American Games.