Basically, the winner is the best gymnast in the entire world.
Here’s how it all went down (spoilers below!
No pressure, right?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Gold medalist Simone Biles of the United States poses for photographs after the medal ceremony for the Women’s Individual All Around on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics at Rio Olympic Arena on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
For Raisman, this was a second chance.
Both Raisman and Mustafina were back at the all-around event in Rio, looking for glory.
And Biles and Raisman also had the pressure to score the fourth consecutive all-around gold medal for Team USA.
US gymnast Alexandra Raisman competes in the vault event of the women’s individual all-around final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016. / AFP / Thomas COEX (Photo credit should read THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images)
Thelast three winnerswere Gabby Douglas in 2012, Nastia Liukin in 2008, and Carly Patterson in 2004.
Raisman and Biles started out on the vault.
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Raisman went first.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Simone Biles of the United States competes on the uneven bars during the Women’s Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics at Rio Olympic Arena on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
She nailed her moves, but stepped out a bit on the landing.
Her score: 15.633.
She earned a score of 15.866.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: (EDITORS NOTE: Multiple exposures were combined incamera to produce this image.) Simone Biles of the United States competes on the balance beam during the Women’s Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics at Rio Olympic Arena on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
After the first rotation, Biles led the gymnasts with Raisman in second place.
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Raisman and Biles then moved to the uneven barsand things got tense.
US gymnast Simone Biles competes in the floor event of the women’s individual all-around final of the Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Arena during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 11, 2016. / AFP / Emmanuel DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
She scored a 14.966.
Raisman had been pushed to fourth place.
The pressure was on for both Biles and Raisman to perform perfectly in their next event: balance beam.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: (L to R) Bronze medalist Aliya Mustafina of Russia, gold medalist Simone Biles of the United States and silver medalist Alexandra Raisman of the United States pose for photographs after the medal ceremony for the Women’s Individual All Around Final on Day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympics at Rio Olympic Arena on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Biles went first on the balance beam, and Raisman went at the end of the rotation.
She scored a 15.433.
The pressure was on Raisman, who was only one tenth of a point behind Mustafina.
And now, all that was left was the floor exercise.
Raisman and Biles were *here for it.
Her score: 15.433, the best of the day.
Raisman was now in first, with just Biles left to take the floor.
And Biles did what she always does in her floor exercise: Crushed it.
She looked electric as she performed her dizzying routine.
She scored a 15.933, which sealed the deal.
But real talk: Did anyoneactuallyquestion that?
All together now: USA!
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