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Gymnastics' "Fierce Five" take on New York and TV

From left, Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross and Gabby Douglas of the 2012 U.S. Women's Gymnastics Olympic Gold Medal Team ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 14, 2012, in New York. Getty

(CBS News) The U.S. women's gymnast team has been all over New York this week, sporting their Olympic gold medals and basking in the glow from their big wins at the 2012 London Games.

Pictures: Gabby Douglas
Pictures: Aly Raisman
Pictures: McKayla Maroney
Pictures: Kyla Ross
Pictures: Jordyn Wieber

The "Fierce Five" -- Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross and Aly Raisman -- rang the New York Stock Exchange closing bell Tuesday and climbed up the Empire State Building to light the tower red, white and blue to commemorate their team USA wins.

The gals also helped Al Roker do the weather on NBC's "Today" show and sat down with David Letterman on CBS' "Late Show." During their Letterman interview, the gals talked about which sports they would play if they weren't already gymnasts. The team also talked about Maroney's "not impressed face," the pouty look she made on the Olympics medal stand.

While in New York, the girls had a little free time, too:

By Wednesday afternoon, some of the girls had already parted ways:

Douglas, who became the first African-American gymnast to score gold in the all-around competition, started the busy week off with a visit to "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."


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