Hollywood's Olympic Spirit

The Fab Five/people.com

Artistic gymnastics has always been a crowd favorite at the Olympics but never has it had this much fanfare amongst the famous. Hollywood  celebs are getting in on the action via the social media world. Using twitter to cheer on & congratulate their favorite athletes. USA's Women's Gymnastics Team known as the Fab Five have been receiving tweets from pop stars, reality stars & even The President.

Congratulations THE FAB FIVE! @kyla_ross96, @jordyn_wieber, @gabrielledoug, @aly_raisman, @mckaylamaroney You’ve made us so proud! #TeamUSA
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) August 2, 2012

Kim Kardashian took time off from Kanye and sent out a congratulatory tweet showing her support for Team USA. Pop-star P!nk also chimed in to give her congrats after the girls won gold. In this new era of social media celebs have catapulted gymnastics to a whole level of fame and making it one of the most watched sports at these summer games.

Congrats to the USA women's gymnastics team on their win. You competed hard!!!!!! Well done
— P!nk (@Pink) August 1, 2012

Gabby Douglas/essence.com

Gabby Douglas, who was the top finisher at the Olympic trials and qualified for the individual all-around in London, gets cheered on by Oprah. With her almost 200,000 followers on twitter, social media has made this gymnast into a superstar.

Go gabby go!
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) August 1, 2012

One of the most exciting tweets had to be from President Barack Obama who also congratulated The Fab Five on their win.

@jordyn_wieber, @gabrielledoug, @aly_raisman, @mckaylamaroney, @kyla_ross96: Congratulations! You’ve made us all proud. #TeamUSA
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 1, 2012

Update: Gabby Douglas wins Gold during the individual all-around finals and receives another tweet form the famous Orpah.

OMG I'm so THRILLED for Gabby. Flowing happy tears!! #TeamUSA
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) August 2, 2012

Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber also joined in on the hype surrounding the Fab Five, sending out a tweet to gymnast Jordyn Wieber. In an Ellen interview Jordyn confessed to being a huge fan of Justin, well she is a teenage girl after all. It looks like Wieber Bieber fever has taken off.

@jordyn_wieber u support me i support u. congrats. and @ryanseacrest told me about u too. #DREAMBIG
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) August 1, 2012

With the success of the Women's Gymnastics Team in London, Hollywood has definitely embraced the Olympic Spirit. Go Team Hollywood!