President Obama has made some very sweet phone calls to praise the gold-medal winning U.S. women’s gymnastics team. Obama phoned each member of the Fierce Five while aboard Air Force One en route to a campaign event in Ohio on Wednesday. “You just tore it up. I know how hard you worked to get there,” he told Gabby Douglas, adding, “Keep at it. Stay cool.” In speaking with Kyla Ross, he said, “I was impressed by how cool
...morePresident Obama has made some very sweet phone calls to praise the gold-medal winning U.S. women’s gymnastics team. Obama phoned each member of the Fierce Five while aboard Air Force One en route to a campaign event in Ohio on Wednesday. “You just tore it up. I know how hard you worked to get there,” he told Gabby Douglas, adding, “Keep at it. Stay cool.” In speaking with Kyla Ross, he said, “I was impressed by how cool you were — I don’t know how you do what you do, especially the balance beam.” “Way to nail that vault,” he told McKayla Maroney. “It was unbelievable.” When talking to Jordyn Wieber, who was cut from the individual all-around final before coming back for the team victory, Obama said, “I’m so impressed by how you bounced back and led the team. Tell your parents I’m proud of them, too. I don’t think I could watch if I were them.”
