Gabby Douglas Wins Top Spot on U.S. Women's Gymnastic Team

Years of training and dedication on the floor, beam, bars and vault paid off for the five gymnasts selected on Monday to represent the U.S. women's gymnastic team.

The ladies were competing in San Jose, Ca. over two days of grueling competition where the top scoring gymnasts were: Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross.

16-year-old Gabby Douglas managed to grab the top spot by one-tenth of a point. Her score of 14.85 was her lowest of the two-day trials, and she only held a 0.6 lead going into the final rotation.

"Everyone was telling me you have this great potential and you can be on top," Douglas said in an NBC report. "I didn't believe that, but everyone was just telling me to believe in myself. I did and I'm kind of up on top and it's amazing."

After the team was announced, they gymnasts burst into tears and hugged each other under a burst of confetti and balloons. According to the Huffington Post, McKayla Maroney tweeted a photo from her elementary school yearbook, where her picture is accompanied by the quote, "My goal for the future is to be in the Olympics."

Local Gyms

Following the Olympic games, enrollment into gymnastics seems to skyrocket according to gymnstic school owners.

Here in Fayetteville the options for competitive gymnastics are on McArthur Road, or on Ferncreek Drive.