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Familiar golden smile. meanwhile in the gym, those bundles of bungee cord energy and flexibility, the fab five, entered confident. none of that drama showed as the points mounted, routine by flawless routine. they were all in fine form. back to you the floor exercise, it was all but over. three gorgeous routines followed. and when she landed four big tumbling passes and nailed her signature rebound at the end, tears welled in the eyes of aly raisman, all they needed was the judges confirmation o...

shes 77 years old and she said time has come. she was okay with it. >> reporter: shes had quite a long time of being the most decorated olympian ever, hasnt she? upsteps michael phelps and it was widely expected to happen. it had been disappointing to this point but he is now the most successful olympian ever after picking up the silver and gold in the relay. the big question here, does that mean hes the greatest olympian ever because he has the most medals, is he the greatest or shoul...

They look like brick houses. >> they are. and they have to be to handle the twisting and flipping that is required to be an elite gymnast. >> reporter: but even for the strongest of athletes, sometimes the pressure is too much. your heart breaks for jordyn because she did so good. you talk about the difference. nadia was about 80 pounds when she competed. jr. din, 115. they are stronger and healthier. they are stronger because of the tricks they are doing. >> and all that muscle, never done befo...

Information. >> reporter: that wasnt the only controversy today. olympic organizers responded to continuing complaints about empty v.i.p. seats. >> when we can, were going to release those the night before and put them up for sale. 3,000 went up for sale tonight. >> reporter: but scores of seats went unfilled. in womens gymnastics, jordan weavers coach complained about her surprising elimination from the all around competition last night. he called the rule that only allowed two gymnasts from ea...

The chinese insist she is this good because she has been groomed since age 5 when her kindergarten teacher noticed her her hands. and the gym, the u.s. couldnt medal tonight. and controversy tainted prince williams time at the finals. the brits were giddy when the team won silver. >> great britain have a silver! >> unbelievable. look, royal approval. >> reporter: after japan protested a he will score on the pummel horse, england was forced to settle for bronze. and in the fence. one second was p...

There she is, you are looking at the tiny gymnast mary lou retton, 1984. how many girls dreamed of that gold medal moment? >> one of them, the girl determined to be the favorite this year. and sharon alfonsi has the story of what happened. >> reporter: you can see why jordyn weiber was favored to win the all around gold. last night, she looked almost perfect. but almost wasnt good enough. a step on the beam. that tiny form break on the bars. and that step out of bounds. cost her her dream. >> oh...

>> jordyn weiber is out of the all around. >> reporter: her best friend on the team ali took one of the top spots. her parents twisting and turning right along with her. so nervous. >> stick it. >> stick it, please! >> reporter: and so relieved. >> yeah! >> reporter: the other spot went to gabby douglas, the flying squirrel because of release moves like this. its a startling example of how much the sport has turned. on the left, nadia defying gravity. nadia scored a perfect 10. >> this day and a...

investigated. we know it was under a car and thats about it. well continue to follow this for more information on that. a wild day in london from extreme disappoint to a golden moment for an american teenager, we start though with a 16-year-old chinese swimmer who did one lap faster than ryan lochte. its raising doping suspicions. atika schubert is live in london. >> reporter: it was an incredible performance, she basically won at the 400 meter individual medley with stunning speed. sh...

We wont say anything on the air to give it away, but it will be on the screen, and then we will tell you when its safe to look back. so starting now. the first bit of news involves the two big names from our lead story here last night, lochte and phelps. late today they competed together in the mens 4 x 100 freestyle relay, and the results are on your screen. and in gymnastics, one of the olympic athletes favored to go all the way failed to qualify for the all-around title. she will still be abl...

and president clinton taking on a special role at the democratic national convention. and well talk about the quirky rule, the unfair rule that cost the americans their medal. this man caused one of our best olympians a shot at gold in london. >> were going to chat a lot about that. see how you feel as well. right now mitt romney is on a plane to poend la, the last stop on his international tour. romney left israel this morning, where he gave a tough talking speech on iran. >> we m...