[drewh]

[nascarnation]

Cute girls.
Please tell me they’re not flying home to campaign for Hillary.

[Gamecock]

Stay out of the water.

Seriously, my daughter is a D-1 athlete, so I am around female athletes a lot. Swimmers, track athletes and gymnasts are all incredibly ripped.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Nice abs.

And, I hope they enjoy themselves. This is the culmination of years of work.

[lee martell]

I suspect Gabby Douglas is fine with having another black girl get the extreme close up attention that she received a few years ago. The girls have earned every bit of praise, and more, but it’s not easy being center stage in that situation and holding on to who you really are inside.

[Tax-chick]

I hope they enjoy themselves safely for a day or two. Better beaches in the U.S., though.

[SES1066]

Biles is only the second US gymnast ever to serve as flag bearer — and the first woman to do so.

Can't think of anyone better! Psst - those six-packs? They are not just for boys! Lots and lots of very hard work on their parts for YEARS!

FYI: Simone is on the "Special K" cereal boxes, I bought one - first cereal in years! If they put one of these pictures on it, CaCHING!

[Mariner]

Why do female gymnasts look like 12 yrs old boys?

Their hips and breasts never develop.

There has to be a physiological reason.

[MarkL]

I recently read that the reason for so many wins by Team USA in gymnastics is the break with the traditional training styles, recently adding a lot of strength training, like weight work, where traditionally, gymnasts were very slim.

Looking at the photos, these young ladies look incredibly powerful and strong, far more so than gymnasts of the past.

Mark

[MEG33]

What wonderful athletes these gymnasts are...I admire and am in awe of the dedication it takes to achieve such greatness.I loved watching the Olympics. I always do.

Rio is a beautiful natural setting.