Surprise gold for the USA
14 April 2012
The United States won their first ever gold medal in the women's team event at the world gymnastics championships in Anaheim, California, with seven-time champions Romania collecting silver and Australia a bronze.
The Americans benefited from a series of errors from their main rivals, notably from the Svetlana Khorkina-led Russian team.
But shorn of trio Courtney Kupets, Annia Hatch and Ashley Postell, absent through injury and illness, the US team score of 112.573 represented a fine effort.
