Fierce Five

==Post-Olympics==

==Post-Olympics==

In the week after the Olympic Games, the Fierce Five appeared on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|The Today Show]]'' and ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. They also rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.<ref>Moraski, Lauren. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gymnastics-fierce-five-take-on-new-york-and-tv/ "Gymnastics' 'Fierce Five' take on New York and TV"]. [[CBS News]]. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.</ref> In September, they appeared at the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s.<ref>Johnson, Zach. [http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/gabby-douglas-does-gymnastics-during-alicia-keys-performance-at-mtv-vmas-201269 "Gabby Douglas Does Gymnastics During Alicia Keys Performance at MTV VMAs"]. [[US Magazine]]. September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.</ref> The Fierce Five members were among those who performed in the 40-city [[Kellogg's]] Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which started in September.<ref>Whiteside, Kelly. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2012/11/18/us-olympic-gymnasts-say-goodbye-last-stop-tour/1712517/ "Olympic gymnasts say goodbye on last stop of tour"]. [[USA Today]]. November 18, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.</ref> In November, they met U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] at the [[White House]] and performed on ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' in support of former gymnast [[Shawn Johnson]].<ref>Alexander, Bryan. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2012/11/27/fierce-five-dancing-with-the-stars/1728849/ "Fierce Five: Gold medals to disco ball on 'DWTS'"]. [[USA Today]]. November 27, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.</ref> In December, Gabby Douglas was named the [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Associated Press female athlete of the year]]. Aly Raisman was a contestant on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 16)|season 16 of ''Dancing with the Stars'']] and finished in fourth place.<ref name="dwts">Oldenburg, Ann. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/05/21/dancing-with-the-stars-winner-is-finale-crowned/2349085/ "And the 'Dancing With the Stars' winner is ..."]. [[USA Today]]. May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.</ref> The group was nominated for Best Team at the [[2013 ESPY Awards]], and Douglas and Raisman were also nominated for individual awards.<ref>[https://usagym.org/fierce-five-douglas-raisman-are-nominees-for-espy-awards/ "The Fierce Five, Douglas, Raisman are nominees for ESPY awards"]. [[USA Gymnastics]]. June 28, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.</ref> In August 2013, the team was inducted into the [[USA Gymnastics]] Hall of Fame.<ref>Jacobs, Jeff. [http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-jacobs-gymnastics-column-0816-20130817,0,86197.column "Celebrating The 'Fierce Five'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006205142/http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-jacobs-gymnastics-column-0816-20130817,0,86197.column |date=October 6, 2013 }}. [[Hartford Courant]]. August 17, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.</ref>

In the week after the Olympic Games, the Fierce Five appeared on ''[[Today (American TV program)|The Today Show]]'' and ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. They also rang the closing bell at the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>Moraski, Lauren. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gymnastics-fierce-five-take-on-new-york-and-tv/ "Gymnastics' 'Fierce Five' take on New York and TV"]. [[CBS News]]. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.</ref> In September, they appeared at the [[2012 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>Johnson, Zach. [http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/gabby-douglas-does-gymnastics-during-alicia-keys-performance-at-mtv-vmas-201269 "Gabby Douglas Does Gymnastics During Alicia Keys Performance at MTV VMAs"]. [[US Magazine]]. September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.</ref> The Fierce Five members were among those who performed in the 40-city [[Kellogg's]] Tour of Gymnastics Champions, which started in September.<ref>Whiteside, Kelly. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2012/11/18/us-olympic-gymnasts-say-goodbye-last-stop-tour/1712517/ "Olympic gymnasts say goodbye on last stop of tour"]. [[USA Today]]. November 18, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.</ref> In November, they met U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] at the [[White House]] and performed on ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' in support of former gymnast [[Shawn Johnson]].<ref>Alexander, Bryan. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2012/11/27/fierce-five-dancing-with-the-stars/1728849/ "Fierce Five: Gold medals to disco ball on 'DWTS'"]. [[USA Today]]. November 27, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.</ref> In December, Gabby Douglas was named the [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|Associated Press female athlete of the year]]. Aly Raisman was a contestant on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 16)|season 16 of ''Dancing with the Stars'']] and finished in fourth place.<ref name="dwts">Oldenburg, Ann. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/05/21/dancing-with-the-stars-winner-is-finale-crowned/2349085/ "And the 'Dancing With the Stars' winner is ..."]. [[USA Today]]. May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.</ref> The group was nominated for Best Team at the [[2013 ESPY Awards]], and Douglas and Raisman were also nominated for individual awards.<ref>[https://usagym.org/fierce-five-douglas-raisman-are-nominees-for-espy-awards/ "The Fierce Five, Douglas, Raisman are nominees for ESPY awards"]. [[USA Gymnastics]]. June 28, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.</ref> In August 2013, the team was inducted into the [[USA Gymnastics]] Hall of Fame.<ref>Jacobs, Jeff. [http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-jacobs-gymnastics-column-0816-20130817,0,86197.column "Celebrating The 'Fierce Five'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006205142/http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-jacobs-gymnastics-column-0816-20130817,0,86197.column |date=October 6, 2013 }}. [[Hartford Courant]]. August 17, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.</ref>

[[File:Final Five Gymnastics Olympics Team Final Medal Ceremony.jpeg|thumb|right|Raisman (left) and Douglas (right) at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]]]

[[File:Final Five Gymnastics Olympics Team Final Medal Ceremony.jpeg|thumb|right|Raisman (left) and Douglas (right) at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]]]

Jordyn Wieber did not return to competition after the 2012 Olympics and announced her retirement in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zaccardi |first1=Nick |title=Jordyn Wieber announces gymnastics retirement |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/jordyn-wieber-retires-gymnastics-olympics |website=[[NBC Sports]] |access-date=December 27, 2024 |date=March 7, 2015}}</ref> She began her gymnastics coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach for [[UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics|UCLA]] and became the head coach for [[Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics|Arkansas]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordyn Wieber |url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/coache/jordyn-wieber/ |website=[[Arkansas Razorbacks]] |access-date=December 27, 2024}}</ref>

Jordyn Wieber did not return to competition after the 2012 Olympics and announced her retirement in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zaccardi |first1=Nick |title=Jordyn Wieber announces gymnastics retirement |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/jordyn-wieber-retires-gymnastics-olympics |website=[[NBC Sports]] |access-date=December 27, 2024 |date=March 7, 2015}}</ref> She began her gymnastics coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach for [[UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics|UCLA]] and became the head coach for [[Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics|Arkansas]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordyn Wieber |url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/coache/jordyn-wieber/ |website=[[Arkansas Razorbacks]] |access-date=December 27, 2024}}</ref>