Which explanation best supports the inference that the author idolizes the gymnasts on the US team? The author refers to the gymnasts as “Supergirls” because she thinks she’ll never be as confident as they are.

By designating the seven gymnasts as “Supergirls,” the author suggests that too much is expected of them.

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When the author calls the gymnasts “my Supergirls,” she implies that she thinks of them as her personal action heroes.

The author describes the seven gymnasts as “my Supergirls” to indicate that they should have a special US team name.