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Douglas, Raisman, other US Olympic gymnastic gold medalists to perform at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center

Barclays Center has struck some Olympic gold.

Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, and the rest of the US Women’s Gymnastics team that captured gold medals at the London games are coming to Brooklyn to perform at Barclays Center on November 18 at 3 p.m, arena honchos announced today.

Douglas — the first African-American to win Olympic gold in the individual all-around gymnastics competition – and Raisman – the first American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in the floor exercise – will head the lineup. The duo also captured gold medals in the team competition along with teammates Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney, all of whom will also be performing at the new Brooklyn arena.

Also scheduled to be on the card are:

* Nastia Liukin: 2008 Olympic all-around gold medalist, 2008 Olympic team silver medalist, 2008 Olympic silver medalist on the balance beam, 2008 Olympic silver medalist on uneven bars, and 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist on floor exercise.

* Jonathan Horton: 2012 Olympian, 2008 Olympic silver medalist on the horizontal bar, and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event.

* 2012 Olympians John Orozco and Jake Dalton.

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  • Rich Calder

    Rich Calder has been a staff reporter at the New York Post since 2004 and has been covering Brooklyn politics and real estate since 2006. Some of his biggest stories have been about the city's Coney Island redevelopment plan, the New Jersey Nets anticipated move to Brooklyn, and the long-stalled Brooklyn Bridge Park development. He lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

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