United States women's national gymnastics team

United States women's artistic national gymnastics team
Founded 1982
Continental union PAGU
National federation USAG
Head coach Marta Karolyi
Training location Karolyi Ranch
Huntsville, TX
Uniform supplier Under Armour
Olympic Games
Appearances 17
Medals Gold: 1996, 2012
Silver: , 1984, 2004, 2008
Bronze: 1948, 1992, 2000
World Championships
Appearances 23
Medals Gold: 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015
Silver: 1991, 1994, 2006, 2010
Bronze: 1995, 2001
Pan American Games
Medals Gold: 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
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 champion, with the latter named the Fierce Five.

History

The USA Gymnastics Women's National Team rosters date back to 1982.[1]

Olympic Games

The USA Gymnastics women have won the Olympic Gold twice; in 1996 and 2012. These successes led to the nicknames Magnificent Seven and Fierce Five. They have won three silvers in 2008, 2004 and 1984.[2]

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.[3] The first female American gymnast to win a world title was Marcia Frederick in 1978 on the uneven bars.[4] The most decorated American gymnast at the World Championships is Simone Biles, who has won 14 medals (10 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze) from 2013 to 2015.[5] The United States won team gold in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, and 2015.[5]

2015 roster

Senior team

As of August 15, 2015:[6]

Name Birth date & age Current Residence Club Head coach(es) College team Grade*
Alyssa Baumann May 17, 1998 Plano, TX World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Laurent & Cecile Landi Florida Gators HS SR
Simone Biles March 14, 1997 Spring, TX World Champions Centre Aimee Boorman Professional †
Nia Dennis February 23, 1999 Westerville, OH Legacy Elite Gymnastics Wu Jiani UCLA Bruins HS JR
Gabby Douglas December 31, 1995 Tarzana, CA Buckeye Gymnastics Kittia Carpenter, Christian Gallardo Professional †
Bailie Key April 16, 1999 Montgomery, TX Texas Dreams Gymnastics Kim Zmeskal-Burdette, Chris Burdette Florida Gators HS JR
Madison Kocian June 15, 1997 Dallas, TX World Olympic Gymnastics Academy Laurent & Cecile Landi UCLA Bruins -
Maggie Nichols September 12, 1997 Little Canada, MN Twin City Twisters Mike Hunger, Sarah Jantzi Oklahoma Sooners HS SR
Aly Raisman May 25, 1994 Needham, MA Brestyan's American Gymnastics Mihai Brestyan Professional †
Kyla Ross October 24, 1996 Aliso Viejo, CA Gym-Max Gymnastics Howie Liang, Jenny Zhang UCLA Bruins -
Mykayla Skinner December 9, 1996 Gilbert, AZ Desert Lights Gymnastics Lisa Spini, Bruce McGehee Utah Red Rocks -

Notes:
* For the 2015-2016 academic school year
† No longer in education

Junior team

As of August 15, 2015:[6]

Name Birth date & age Current Residence Club Head coach(es) College team Grade*
Jordan Chiles April 15, 2001 Vancouver, WA Naydenov Gymnastics Inc. Erika Bakacs, Dimitri Taskov - HS FR
Christina Desiderio August 22, 2000 Hackettstown, NJ Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center Bill and Donna Strauss LSU Tigers HS SO
Jazmyn Foberg February 2, 2000 Bayville, NJ MG Elite Maggie Haney Florida Gators HS SO
Laurie Hernandez June 9, 2000 Old Bridge, NJ MG Elite Maggie Haney Florida Gators HS SO
Sydney Johnson-Scharpf August 2, 2000 Groveland, FL Brandy' Johnson's Global Gymnastics Brandy Johnson-Scharpf Florida Gators HS SO
Ragan Smith August 8, 2000 Lewisville, TX Texas Dreams Gymnastics Kim Zmeskal-Burdette and Chris Burdette - HS FR

Note: * For the 2015-16 academic school year

2016 schedule

Date Team? Name Venue Location Time (EST) Result
Sat. March 5 No 2016 AT&T American Cup Prudential Center Newark, NJ 11:30 a.m.
March 18–20 Yes 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy SGA Gymnasium Treviso Jesolo, Italy *
April 8–10 Yes 2016 Pacific Rims Xfinity Arena Everett, WA *
Sat. April 16 No 2016 Rio Test Event HSBC Arena Rio, Brazil TBA
Sat. June 4 No 2016 U.S. Classic TBA Hartford, CT TBA
June 23–26 No 2016 P&G U.S. Nationals Chaifetz Arena St Louis, MO *
July 8–10 No 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials SAP Center San Jose, CA *
Aug. 4–16 Yes 2016 Summer Olympics Arena Olimpica do Rio Rio, Brazil *

Notes
* denotes multi-day event. Start times may vary day by day.

Staff[7][8]

Team competition results

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:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Past Senior National Teams". USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "United States Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Results". sports-reference. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Van Deusen, Amy. "US Medalists at Worlds (Men's and Women's)". About Gymnastics. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Riley, Lori (15 August 2010). "Frederick Changed Gymnastics, But Boycott Ended Olympic Dream". Hartfort Courant. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. 1 2 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/US-women-roll-to-3rd-straight-world-gymnastics-6594004.php
  6. 1 2 "Women's Artistic Gymnastics National Teams". USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ↑ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/Rules/Rules%20and%20Policies/directory.pdf
  8. ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/aboutus/pages/staffdirectory.html
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