Continental union PAGU Uniform supplier Under Armour Founded 1982 Head coach Valeri Liukin Fight song The Star-Spangled Banner | National federation USAG Appearances 18 Abbreviation USAG Location United States of America | |
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Training location Karolyi Ranch
Huntsville, Texas Medals Gold: 1996, 2012, 2016
Silver: 1984, 2004, 2008
Bronze: 1948, 1992, 2000 | ||
The United States women's artistic gymnastics team represents the United States in FIG international competitions. Currently, the US team is the reigning World team champion and the reigning Olympic team champion, with the latter named the Final Five.
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History
The US 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 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. They won three silvers in 1984, 2004, 2008 and won three bronzes in 1948, 1992 and 2000. 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.
World Championships
The United States is currently 5th 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. The first female American gymnast to win a world title was Marcia Frederick in 1978 on the uneven bars. The most decorated American gymnast at the World Championships is Simone Biles, who won 14 medals (10 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze) from 2013 to 2015. The United States won team gold in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, and 2015.
2016 senior roster
As of June 26, 2016:
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Olympic Games
World Championships
Hall of Famers
Five national team gymnasts and one national team coach have been inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame: