RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The phrase is "go for the gold."
But in the women's gymnastics team finals of the Rio de Janeiro Games on Tuesday, everyone but the Americans had another goal.
"We aimed for the silver medal," Chinese star Shang Chunsong said.
The Americans scored 184.897 points in a dominant but hardly surprising performance to run away with the gold. They finished more than eight points ahead of silver medalist Russia, with China just behind for bronze.
China won the team gold in 2008, besting the second-place U.S. by 2.375 points. In 2012 the Chinese didn't take home a medal after finishing fourth behind the Americans, Russia and Romania.