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Competition, the first african american woman to win the event. and michael phelps added to his legacy. just what you thought his story couldn't get any better, it did. bill weir leading our coverage again tonight from london. >> reporter: the greatest two hours of gabby douglas' life began with a vault. and it was better than anyone could have hoped. it put her at the top of the leader board, where she stayed through the flying squirrel playground on the uneven bars and through the balance beam, bending in lines so straight she makes architects jealous. she finished on the floor with a big gr...

>> nick named the flying squirrel. >> i love to make it really high so i can just hear the crowd on the side go, oh! >> reporter: she was spunky even as a toddler. >> flipping off furniture and scaling the doors. she'd grab ahold of the door handle and then just scale to the top of the door. >> she started training at 6 with the intensity of an olympian even then. >> first place, gabriel douglas. >> reporter: when she was just 9 years old gabby's dad went to war to iraq then afghanistan. >> i just had to pray to god just to keep him safe and the angels to keep my dad safe and come back home. >...

For the first time in a generation, when the magnificent seven captured hearts and gold in atlanta in 1996, the american women's gymnastics team are champions. and there's no doubt why. the favorites coming into london, the fab five as they're called are deep in talent and dominated this event from the vault to the floor exercises. bela karolyi coached that legendary '96 gold medal team. >> fabulous five team is a strong and powerful team, united team. >> reporter: kyla ross, the youngest. mckayla maroney, perhaps the world's best vaulter. gabby douglas, nicknamed the flying squirrel. aly rais...

Looking as he excelled on the pommel horse last saturday? for some parents just watching their child compete in these games is itself an olympic feat. >> it's so nerve-racking, you just get sick to your stomach. to be perfectly honest, the shakes and your legs start bouncing. >> reporter: ryan lochte's mom gets as much exercise as her son does when he swims. >> i do most of the workout. i stress beforehand. and then he swims and i swim with him. and then after that i rejoice with him. >> reporter: for most parents like those of swimmer missy franklin, the nerves, the disappointments, the victo...

So here are the answers to our parenting olympics quiz. on average, it costs almost $250,000 to train a champion. on average, parents take their kids to and from about 20,000 hours of practice. from our powerhouse sister station espn, analyst julie foudy is here are the parents behind the gold. >> reporter: behind almost every stoic olympian is a loving but nervous parent. who can forget gymnast ali raisman's parents' machinations as she competed on the uneven parallel bars on sunday night? look how her anxious parents side by side with their daughter cringe with every move. or john orozco's m...