The U.S. women's gymnastics team is one of the best in the world and is expected to be in the running for gold every time the Olympics are held.
The United States women have medaled at every Olympics since the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. They have three gold medals, three silver and one bronze over that span, as they have established themes as one of the world's powerhouse programs.
Indeed, beating Team USA in gymnastics is not easy, but perhaps the only thing more difficult than that is making the team itself.
Team USA has a plethora of talented gymnasts who could make an impact on the world's biggest stage, but only five will get to represent the country at 2024 Olympics. There are 16 in attendance for the country's Olympic trials, so the Olympic Selection Committee will have its work cut out for it in winnowing the field down to five.
Simone Biles is a shoo-in to make the squad. The rest of the American women are scrapping for position on the roster bubble, with Suni Lee, Shilese Jones and Sky Blakely entering the trials well-positioned to state their cases for roster spots.
But who will ultimately make the U.S. women's gymnastics team for the 2024 Olympics? The Sporting News is projecting the five-woman field for the Paris Games while tracking the top scorers at the U.S. Olympic trials. Stay tuned for the latest updates about who could make the American squad.
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Team USA gymnastics scores
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Updated USA Gymnastics team projection for 2024 Olympics
The Sporting News projects these five gymnasts to qualify for Team USA, based on their current scores and performance at the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics trials.
- Simone Biles
- Skye Blakely
- Shilese Jones
- Suni Lee
- Jade Carey
These gymnasts are on the bubble, but find themselves on the outside looking in:
- Kayla DiCello
- Jordan Chiles
- Leanne Wong
- Tiana Sumanasekera
Below is more information about the five gymnasts currently projected to make the team.
Simone Biles
There is no doubt Biles will be a part of Team USA for a third Olympics. She dominated the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, sweeping the four disciplines and all-around gold in a six-point victory over Skye Blakely.
Biles has 29 total gold medals at the Olympics, World Championships and the Pacific Rim Championships. She is arguably the greatest gymnast of all time, and it would be shocking for her not to be the automatic qualifier from the group of 16 women at the U.S. Olympic trials.
The only question is whether anyone can beat Biles on any of the four disciplines or if the 27-year-old will cruise to another all-around sweep.
Shilese Jones
Jones seemed closest to locking down a spot for the 2024 Olympics entering the U.S. Championships. However, a shoulder injury prevented her from participating in the event, and she had to petition the U.S. Olympic Committee to be allowed to participate in the Olympic trials.
Jones was granted that chance, but it will be imperative for her to show she's healthy over the weekend.
If she is, Jones should make the 2024 Olympic team. The 21-year-old has developed into a star and won the all-around bronze at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp. She was also a gold medalist in back-to-back years at the event as part of Team USA. That's enough to make her the second choice as an all-around gymnast behind Biles.
Team USA's decision will become more difficult if Jones isn't healthy. Could they trust her to get back to full strength before the start of the Olympics, or would they be better served bringing another gymnast in her place? Perhaps seeing Jones perform well on at least a couple of apparatuses will allow the Olympic committee to feel confident about placing her on the team.
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Skye Blakely
Blakely was on Team USA's roster bubble going into the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, but the 19-year-old starred there en route to a second-place all-around finish. That positions her well to earn Team USA's third all-around-type spot on the five-woman team.
Besides Biles, Blakely was the only gymnast to medal in three of the four disciplines. She earned silver in the vault (29.400) and bronze in both the uneven bars (28.850) and beam (28.650). Her strong showing on the latter two apparatuses is particularly notable, as she can support Sun aligns her well with Suni Lee, which may work to Blakely's advantage.
Why? Lee has dealt with a kidney issue, so Team USA will want a well-rounded option that can replace her if she has any difficulty working her way back into Olympic shape. Blakely fits the bill and can also provide a high-end competitor on the vault. Thus, a strong showing at the Olympic trials should cement Blakely's status as a member of Team USA.
Suni Lee
There's no way you can leave the reigning Olympic all-around gold medalist off the roster, right? Lee is still recovering from a kidney issue that prematurely ended her college career, but she performed well at both the Core Hydration Classic and the U.S. Championships.
Lee finished just 0.15 points behind Kayla DiCello for the all-around bronze in Fort Worth. This fourth-place finish came despite Lee working with downgraded routines and suffering a fall on the vault. As she continues to work back into form, she should only improve in each discipline.
And Lee's second-place finish on the beam should inspire hope that she can continue to dominate that event as well as the bars, especially as she continues to put in work on the latter apparatus. That makes her an ideal specialist in those two areas, while her serviceable vault and floor exercise scores could make her a strong all-around backup.
Jade Carey
Speaking of specialists, Carey was one of the best at the Tokyo Olympics. She made the 2021 team as an individual performer and brought home gold for her floor exercise routine. The Oregon State product is also a top-notch vaulter, as evidenced by her bronze finish at the U.S. Championships behind Biles and Blakely.
Carey's floor routine at the U.S. Championships finished tied for fourth behind Biles, Kayla DiCello and Tiana Sumanasekera, but her ceiling in the discipline is sky-high. Having her and Lee on the team to complement the three all-around stars could be the winning formula for this USA squad.
This roster projection will be updated throughout the U.S. Olympic trials.