United States women's national gymnastics team

United States women's artistic national gymnastics team

Founded	1982
Continental union	PAGU
National federation	USA Gymnastics
Head coach	Tom Forster
Training location	The Gymnastics Company
Uniform supplier	GK Elite
Olympic Games
Appearances	19
Medals	Gold: 1996, 2012, 2016 Silver: 1984, 2004, 2008, 2020 Bronze: 1948, 1992, 2000
World Championships
Appearances	26
Medals	Gold: 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 Silver: 1991, 1994, 2006, 2010 Bronze: 1995, 2001
Junior World Championships
Appearances	1
Medals	Bronze: 2019
Pan American Games
Medals	Gold: 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 Silver: 1999

The United States women's artistic gymnastics team represents the United States in FIG international competitions. Currently, the U.S. team is the reigning World team champion and the reigning Olympic team silver medalists, with the four gymnasts nicknamed the "Fighting Four".^[1]

History[]

The U.S. women won the team competition bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Afterwards, they did not win another Summer Olympics or World Championships medal until the 1984 when the Olympic team won silver. During that competition, Mary Lou Retton also became the first American to win the individual all-around gold medal. The Americans started consistently winning Olympic and World team medals in the early 1990s with future Hall of Famers Shannon Miller and Dominique Dawes. The 1996 Olympic team, known as the Magnificent Seven, was the first American team to win Olympic gold. An iconic moment in the sport's history came late in the competition, when an injured Kerri Strug stuck a vault to secure the title. After 1996, the team regressed for several years as their stars took breaks from competing.

Márta Károlyi headed the program after the 2000 Olympics, ushering in an era of success for the US as they became one of the most dominant countries in women's gymnastics. The US has medalled in every Olympics and Worlds since 2000. They won their first World gold medal in 2003. At the 2004 Olympics, they won the team silver, and Carly Patterson became the second American gymnast to win the individual all-around. The US continued their success in the next quad. They won another Olympic silver medal in 2008. Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson were two of the best gymnasts of their era and finished first and second in the 2008 individual all-around.

Since their second-place finish at the 2010 Worlds, the US has never lost an Olympic or World team competition. They won gold at the 2011 Worlds and then won gold at the 2012 Olympics by over five points. The 2012 team was nicknamed the Fierce Five and included Gabby Douglas, the first woman of color to win the Olympic individual all-around. In 2013, Simone Biles started her senior career and helped the US dominate the sport through 2016. In addition to the team gold medals, Biles won the individual all-around at the Worlds and Olympics for four straight years. The 2016 Olympic team, featuring Biles and veterans Douglas and Aly Raisman, was named the Final Five. They won the team competition by over eight points.

Olympic Games[]

The USA Gymnastics women have won the Olympic Gold three times, in 1996, 2012, and 2016. These successes led to the nicknames Magnificent Seven, Fierce Five, and Final Five, respectively. They won four silvers in 1984, 2004, 2008, and 2020^[2] and three bronzes in 1948, 1992 and 2000.^[3] The 2016 team name referenced Márta Károlyi's final team to coach and that the team structure will be changed to four members beginning with the 2020 Olympic Games. The 1988 Olympic Games was the only year in which the team did not medal since its formation in 1982, though they would've won the bronze medal had they not been handed a deduction to their overall score during the competition. Six American women have won the Olympic individual all-around title, including five consecutive titles from 2004–20: Mary Lou Retton (1984), Carly Patterson (2004), Nastia Liukin (2008), Gabby Douglas (2012), Simone Biles (2016), and Sunisa Lee (2020). The most decorated American gymnast at the Olympics is a tie between Shannon Miller with 7 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze) and Simone Biles (4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze).

World Championships[]

The United States women team is currently 3nd in the all-time medal count for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The first American gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships was Cathy Rigby who won silver on beam in 1970.^[4] The first female American gymnast to win a world title was Marcia Frederick in 1978 on the uneven bars.^[5] The most decorated American gymnast at the World Championships is Simone Biles, who won 25 medals (19 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze) from 2013 to 2019.^[6] The United States won team gold in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2019.^[7] Additionally, eight American women have won the individual World all-around title: Kim Zmeskal (1991), Shannon Miller (1993-1994), Chellsie Memmel (2005), Shawn Johnson (2007), Bridget Sloan (2009), Jordyn Wieber (2011), Simone Biles (2013-2015, 2018-2019), and Morgan Hurd (2017). Biles is the only American gymnast to win both the Olympic and World all-around titles.

Current roster[]

Senior team[]

As of June 6, 2021:^[8]

Name	Birth date and age	Current residence	Club	Head coach(es)	College team
Simone Biles	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 24)	Spring, Texas	World Champions Centre	Laurent Landi Cecile Canqueteau-Landi	Professional
Skye Blakely	(2005-02-04) February 4, 2005 (age 16)	Frisco, Texas	WOGA	Tatyana Shadenko
Jade Carey	(2000-05-27) May 27, 2000 (age 21)	Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona Sunrays	Brian Carey	Oregon State Beavers
Jordan Chiles	(2001-04-15) April 15, 2001 (age 20)	Spring, Texas	World Champions Centre	Laurent Landi Cecile Canqueteau-Landi	UCLA Bruins
Kayla DiCello	(2004-01-25) January 25, 2004 (age 17)	Boyds, Maryland	Hill's Gymnastics	Kelli Hill	Florida Gators
Amari Drayton	(2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 16)	Spring, Texas	World Champions Centre	Laurent Landi Cecile Canqueteau-Landi
Kara Eaker	(2002-11-07) November 7, 2002 (age 18)	Grain Valley, Missouri	GAGE	Al Fong Armine Barutyan	Utah Red Rocks
Addison Fatta	(2004-11-23) November 23, 2004 (age 16)	Wrightsville, Pennsylvania	Prestige Gymnastics	Tony Fatta Jen Fatta
Shilese Jones	(2002-07-26) July 26, 2002 (age 19)	Westerville, Ohio	Future Gymnastics Academy	Christian Gallardo	Florida Gators
Emily Lee	(2002-10-04) October 4, 2002 (age 18)	Los Gatos, California	West Valley Gymnastics School	Paul Duron Judy Sun	UCLA Bruins
Sunisa Lee	(2003-03-09) March 9, 2003 (age 18)	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Midwest Gymnastics Center	Jess Graba	Auburn Tigers
Emma Malabuyo	(2002-11-05) November 5, 2002 (age 18)	Flower Mound, Texas	Texas Dreams Gymnastics	Kim Zmeskal Burdette	UCLA Bruins
Grace McCallum	(2002-10-30) October 30, 2002 (age 18)	Isanti, Minnesota	Twin City Twisters	Sarah Jantzi	Utah Red Rocks
Riley McCusker	(2001-07-09) July 9, 2001 (age 20)	Brielle, New Jersey	Arizona Sunrays	Brian Carey	Florida Gators
Zoe Miller	(2005-11-11) November 11, 2005 (age 15)	Spring, Texas	World Champions Centre	Laurent Landi Cecile Canqueteau-Landi
Ava Siegfeldt	(2004-08-03) August 3, 2004 (age 17)	Williamsburg, Virginia	World Class Gymnastics	Tami Harrison Jake Lee	Oklahoma Sooners
MyKayla Skinner	(1996-12-09) December 9, 1996 (age 24)	Gilbert, Arizona	Desert Lights Gymnastics	Lisa Spini	Utah Red Rocks
Leanne Wong	(2003-09-20) September 20, 2003 (age 17)	Overland Park, Kansas	GAGE	Al Fong Armine Barutyan	Florida Gators

Junior team[]

As of June 6, 2021:^[8]

Name	Birth date and age	Current residence	Club	Head coach(es)	College team
Charlotte Booth	(2006-09-22) September 22, 2006 (age 14)	Clermont, Florida	Brandy Johnson's Global Gymnastics	Kelly Pitzen
Kailin Chio	(2006-07-04) July 4, 2006 (age 15)	Henderson, Nevada	Gymcats Gymnastics	Cassie Rice
Madray Johnson	(2007-07-16) July 16, 2007 (age 14)	Dallas, Texas	WOGA
Katelyn Jong	(2006-07-28) July 28, 2006 (age 15)	Allen, Texas	Metroplex Gymnastics	Marnie Futch
Avery King	(2007-01-24) January 24, 2007 (age 14)	Dallas, Texas	WOGA	Josh Jefferis
Kaliya Lincoln	(2006-04-23) April 23, 2006 (age 15)	Frisco, Texas	WOGA
Ella Kate Parker	(2008-01-09) January 9, 2008 (age 13)	West Chester, Ohio	Cincinnati Gymnastics	Mary Lee Tracy
Joscelyn Roberson	(2006-02-08) February 8, 2006 (age 15)	Texarkana, Texas	North East Texas Elite Gymnastics	Amy White
Gabriella Van Frayen	(2007-04-18) April 18, 2007 (age 14)	Lewis Center, Ohio	Gym X-Treme	Joanne Docherty

Staff[]

• Tom Forster^[9][10][11] – National Team Coordinator
• Annie Heffernon^[12] – Senior Vice President
• Krissy Klein^[13] – Women's Program Manager
• Kim Riley^[13] – Managing Director of Athlete and Coaching Programs

Team competition results[]

Olympic Games[]

• 1928 — did not participate
• 1936 — 5th place

  Jennie Caputo, Consetta Caruccio-Lenz, Margaret Duff, Irma Haubold, Marie Kibler, Ada Lunardonl, Adelaide Meyer, Mary Wright

• 1948 — bronze medal

  Ladislava Bakanic, Marian Barone, Consetta Caruccio-Lenz, Dorothy Dalton, Meta Elste-Neumann, Helen Schifano, Clara Schroth, Anita Simonis

• 1952 — 15th place

  Marian Barone, Dorothy Dalton, Meta Elste-Neumann, Ruth Grulkowski, Marie Hoesly, Doris Kirkman, Clara Schroth, Ruth Topalian

• 1956 — 9th place

  Muriel Davis, Doris Fuchs, Judy Howe, Jackie Klein, Joyce Racek, Sandra Ruddick

• 1960 — 9th place

  Muriel Davis, Doris Fuchs, Betty-Jean Maycock, Teresa Montefusco, Sharon Richardson, Gail Sontegrath

• 1964 — 9th place

  Kathleen Corrigan, Muriel Davis, Dale McClements, Linda Metheny, Janie Speaks, Marie Walther

• 1968 — 6th place

  Wendy Cluff, Kathy Gleason, Linda Metheny, Colleen Mulvihill, Cathy Rigby, Joyce Tanac

• 1972 — 4th place

  Kimberly Chace, Linda Metheny, Joan Moore, Roxanne Pierce, Cathy Rigby, Nancy Thies

• 1976 — 6th place

  Colleen Casey, Kimberly Chace, Carrie Englert, Doris Howard, Debra Wilcox, Leslie Wolfsberger

• 1980 — did not participate
• 1984 — silver medal

  Pam Bileck, Michelle Dusserre, Kathy Johnson, Julianne McNamara, Mary Lou Retton, Tracee Talavera

• 1988 — 4th place

  Brandy Johnson, Kelly Garrison, Melissa Marlowe, Phoebe Mills, Hope Spivey, Chelle Stack

• 1992 — bronze medal

  Wendy Bruce, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Betty Okino, Kerri Strug, Kim Zmeskal

• 1996 — gold medal

  Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug

• 2000 — bronze medal

  Amy Chow, Jamie Dantzscher, Dominique Dawes, Kristen Maloney, Elise Ray, Tasha Schwikert

• 2004 — silver medal

  Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia Hatch, Terin Humphrey, Courtney Kupets, Courtney McCool, Carly Patterson

• 2008 — silver medal

  Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan

• 2012 — gold medal

  Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, Jordyn Wieber

• 2016 — gold medal

  Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, Aly Raisman

• 2020 — silver medal

  Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum

World Championships[]

Names in italics are alternates who received a team medal.

• 1934 — did not participate
• 1938 — did not participate
• 1950 — did not participate
• 1954 — did not participate
• 1958 — did not participate
• 1962 — 8th place

  Muriel Davis, Doris Fuchs, Betty-Jean Maycock, Gail Sontegrath, Avis Tieber, Marie Walther

• 1966 — 6th place

  Debbie Bailey, Doris Fuchs, Dale McClements, Kathy Gleason, Carolyn Hacker, Joyce Tanac

• 1970 — 7th place

  Cleo Carver, Kimberly Chace, Wendy Cluff, Adele Gleaves, Joan Moore, Cathy Rigby

• 1974 — 6th place

  Janette Anderson, Ann Carr, Diane Dunbar, Debbie Fike, Kathy Howard, Joan Moore

• 1978 — 5th place

  Christa Canary, Marcia Frederick, Kathy Johnson, Leslie Pyfer, Rhonda Schwandt, Donna Turnbow

• 1979 — 6th place

  Christa Canary, Marcia Frederick, Kathy Johnson, Suzy Kellams, Leslie Pyfer, Leslie Russo

• 1981 — 6th place

  Michelle Goodwin, Kathy Johnson, Amy Koopman, Julianne McNamara, Gina Stallone, Tracee Talavera

• 1983 — 7th place

  Pam Bileck, Kelly Garrison, Kathy Johnson, Julianne McNamara, Yumi Mordre, Tanya Service

• 1985 — 6th place

  Pam Bileck, Tracey Calore, Kelly Garrison, Sabrina Mar, Marie Roethlisberger, Jennifer Sey

• 1987 — 6th place

  Rhonda Faehn, Kelly Garrison, Sabrina Mar, Melissa Marlowe, Phoebe Mills, Kristie Phillips

• 1989 — 4th place

  Wendy Bruce, Christy Henrich, Brandy Johnson, Kim Kelly, Chelle Stack, Sandy Woolsey

• 1991 — silver medal

  Michelle Campi, Hilary Grivich, Shannon Miller, Betty Okino, Kerri Strug, Kim Zmeskal

• 1994 — silver medal

  Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Larissa Fontaine, Shannon Miller, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug

• 1995 — bronze medal

  Mary Beth Arnold, Theresa Kulikowski, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug, Doni Thompson

• 1997 — 6th place

  Kendall Beck, Mohini Bhardwaj, Kristen Maloney, Dominique Moceanu, Kristy Powell, Jennie Thompson

• 1999 — 5th place

  Jeanette Antolin, Vanessa Atler, Jamie Dantzscher, Kristen Maloney, Elise Ray, Morgan White

• 2001 — bronze medal

  Mohini Bhardwaj, Katie Heenan, Ashley Miles, Tasha Schwikert, Rachel Tidd, Tabitha Yim

• 2003 — gold medal

  Terin Humphrey, Courtney Kupets, Chellsie Memmel, Carly Patterson, Tasha Schwikert, Hollie Vise

• 2006 — silver medal

  Jana Bieger, Natasha Kelley, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Ashley Priess, Alicia Sacramone

• 2007 — gold medal

  Ivana Hong, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Shayla Worley

• 2010 — silver medal

  Rebecca Bross, Mackenzie Caquatto, Mattie Larson, Aly Raisman, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan

• 2011 — gold medal

  Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Alicia Sacramone, Sabrina Vega, Jordyn Wieber

• 2014 — gold medal

  Alyssa Baumann, Simone Biles, Madison Desch, Madison Kocian, Ashton Locklear, Kyla Ross, MyKayla Skinner

• 2015 — gold medal

  Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Brenna Dowell, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman, MyKayla Skinner

• 2018 — gold medal

  Simone Biles, Kara Eaker, Morgan Hurd, Grace McCallum, Riley McCusker, Ragan Smith

• 2019 — gold medal

  Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Kara Eaker, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, MyKayla Skinner

Junior World Championships[]

Names in italics are alternates who received a team medal.

• 2019 — bronze medal

  Sydney Barros, Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello, Konnor McClain

Most decorated gymnasts[]

This list includes all American female artistic gymnasts who have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships combined.

Rank	Gymnast	Years	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX	Olympic Total	World Total	Total
1	Simone Biles	2013–2021	2016 2014 2015 2018 2019 2020	2016 2013 2014 2015 2018 2019	2016 2018 2019 2013 2014 2015	2018	2016 2020 2014 2015 2019 2013 2018	2016 2013 2014 2015 2018 2019	7	25	32
2	Shannon Miller	1991–1996	1996 1992 1991 1994 1995	1992 1993 1994		1992 1993 1991	1996 1992 1994	1992 1993	7	9	16
3	Nastia Liukin	2005–2008	2008 2007 2006	2008 2005		2008 2005 2006 2007	2008 2005 2007	2008 2005	5	9	14
4	Alicia Sacramone	2005–2011	2008 2007 2011 2006 2010		2010 2006 2005 2007			2005 2007	1	10	11
5	Aly Raisman	2010–2016	2012 2016 2011 2015 2010	2016			2012	2012 2016 2011	6	4	10
6	Dominique Dawes	1992–2000	1996 1992 2000 1994			1993	1993 1996	1996	4	4	8
7	Shawn Johnson	2007–2008	2008 2007	2008 2007			2008	2008 2007	4	3	7
8	Chellsie Memmel	2003–2008	2008 2003 2006	2005		2003 2005	2005		1	6	7
9	Gabby Douglas	2011–2016	2012 2016 2011 2015	2012 2015					3	3	6
10	Kim Zmeskal	1991–1992	1992 1991	1991			1992	1992 1991	1	5	6
11	Kyla Ross	2012–2014	2012 2014	2013 2014		2013	2013		1	5	6
12	Sunisa Lee	2019–2021	2020 2019	2020		2020 2019		2019	3	3	6
13	Rebecca Bross	2009–2010	2010	2009 2010		2009 2010	2010		0	6	6
14	McKayla Maroney	2011–2013	2012 2011		2012 2011 2013				2	3	5
	Madison Kocian	2014–2016	2016 2014 2015			2016 2015			2	3	5
16	MyKayla Skinner	2014–2021	2014 2015 2019		2020 2014				1	4	5
17	Jade Carey	2017–2021	2019		2017 2019			2020 2017	1	4	5
	Carly Patterson	2003–2004	2004 2003	2004 2003			2004		3	2	5
19	Morgan Hurd	2017–2018	2018	2017 2018			2017	2018	0	5	5
20	Mary Lou Retton	1984	1984	1984	1984	1984		1984	5	0	5
Kerri Strug	1991–1996	1996 1992 1991 1994 1995						2	3	5
22	Jordyn Wieber	2011–2012	2012 2011	2011			2011		1	3	4
23	Courtney Kupets	2002–2004	2004 2003			2004 2002			2	2	4
24	Amy Chow	1994–2000	1996 2000 1994			1996			3	1	4
	Julianne McNamara	1981–1984	1984			1984 1981	1984		3	1	4
26	Betty Okino	1991–1992	1992 1991			1992	1991		1	3	4

Best international results[]

Event	TF	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Olympic Games
World Championships
Pan American Games
Pan American Championships
Junior Pan American Championships
Junior World Championships		4		4		5

Hall of Famers[]

Eight national team gymnasts, one national team coach, and one official have been inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame:

• Béla Károlyi (coach) – 1997
• Mary Lou Retton – 1997
• Cathy Rigby – 1997
• Shannon Miller – 2006
• Dominique Dawes – 2009
• Kim Zmeskal – 2012
• Jackie Fie (FIG official) – 2014
• Alicia Sacramone – 2017
• Nastia Liukin – 2018
• Shawn Johnson – 2019

See also[]

• Artistic gymnastics in the United States
• United States men's national gymnastics team
• List of former United States women's national gymnastics team rosters
• List of U.S. National Championships medalists in gymnastics
• List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for the United States

References[]