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Others, like Franklin and U.S. gold medal gymnasts Jordan Wieber and Alexandra Raisman, are also considering college.
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Jordyn Wieber was a key part of the victory also, placing third in the vault and fourth on the floor.
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Wieber, who didn't qualify for the individual all-around competition because Olympic rules limit the entrants to two per team, said it was a team win.
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She relied on Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Ali Raisman and Kyla Ross to do well across the board, and on McKayla Maroney to do one thing, the vault, exceptionally well.
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During their gold-medal-winning team competition last week, the "fab five" of Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber shared a whopping 55 individual hugs with teammates and coaches.
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Wayne Kauchak, a 38-year-old stay-at-home dad who lives outside of Minneapolis, opened his Web browser Sunday and his home page gave away the news that Jordyn Wieber had failed to qualify for the women's all-round finals.
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For the purposes of his projection model, Johnson doesn't care whether China's Liu Xiang can beat Jason Richardson of the U.S. in the 110-meter hurdles, or if American gymnast Jordyn Wieber can beat back China's army of tiny tumblers.
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