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WAG Team Final Preview

Tomorrow is the women's team final. Team GB is hella excited for team finals tomorrow. This is perhaps the Superbowl of gymnastics (since this event more or less happens every year). 8 teams have moved on to the team finals and will compete for a shot at glory. This team final is a little bittersweet since this will be the first worlds final without Romania in 45 years. However, there is a bright spot. The Netherlands, who have been slowly staking out a claim in the gymnastics world, with gymnasts like Lieke and Sanne Wevers and Eythora Thorsdottier qualified to the team final for the first time in... I'm not sure. Not only that, they get the relief of knowing they qualified a full team to the Rio Olympics. Just a refresher - the teams that are competing are: USA Russia Great Britain China Italy Japan Canada Netherlands Here are some standouts to look for: As the current reigning team World champion, the US is favored to win. They have Simone Biles,...