The Golden Girls was the artistic gymnastics team that won the team gold medal for the United States in the women's team competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The five members of the team were Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and Hezly Rivera. Later in the Olympic Games, Biles won a gold medal in the individual all-around event, becoming the first person to win it in non-consecutive games, a gold medal on vault, and a silver medal on floor; Carey won bronze on vault; Lee won bronze in the individual all-around and uneven bars; and Chiles won bronze on floor exercise.
| Golden Girls | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and Hezly Rivera |
| Country represented |  United States |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Team background
editSimone Biles was a part of the gold medal-winning team, dubbed the Final Five, at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where Biles won gold in the all-around.[1]
Biles, Chiles, and Lee were all part of the Tokyo 2020 silver medal-winning team while Carey competed in Tokyo as an individual.[2] Lee won gold in the all-around and Carey won gold on floor exercise.[3][4]
Olympic trials
editThe top all-around finisher, Simone Biles, was automatically named to her third Olympic team.[5] Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey finished second, third, and fourth place, were named to their second Olympic team by the selection committee. Hezly Rivera was the fifth person named to the team by the selection committee after placing fifth in the all-around. Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong were named as traveling alternates for the women's team. Kaliya Lincoln and Tiana Sumanasekera were named as the non-traveling alternates.[6]
Captain and nickname
editSimone Biles, the captain of the Fighting Four and the oldest member of the Golden Girls at 27 years old, was once again selected as team captain by her teammates.
The team members originally announced the name "FAFO Five" during the press conference following their victory in the team event. Biles later announced via social media that the team name would be "Golden Girls" as the average age of the team was 22.2 the oldest of any gold-winning American team.[7]
2024 Summer Olympics
editQualifications
editTeam Final
editEvent Finals
editPost Olympics
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See also
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- Women's artistic gymnastics events at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Magnificent Seven, the U.S. 1996 Summer Olympics women's artistic gymnastics team, who won the first team all-around gold medal
- Fierce Five, the U.S. 2012 Summer Olympics women's artistic gymnastics team, who won the second team all-around gold medal
- Final Five, the U.S. 2016 Summer Olympics women's artistic gymnastics team, who won the third team all-around gold medal
References
edit- ^ Fincher, Julia (August 11, 2016). "Simone Biles bests Aly Raisman for all-around gold". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "ROC wins women's team gold medal, ending Team USA's decade long reign". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2021-07-27. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Suni Lee Makes History With Gold-Medal Win in Tokyo Olympics. Here's Her Story". NBC Sports Chicago. 2021-07-29. Archived from the original on 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "Carey golden on floor exercise at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games". USA Gymnastics. August 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Simone Biles qualifies for a third Olympics after dominating US Olympic Gymnastic Trials". CNN. June 30, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Olympic Team Named at the conclusion of 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Call them the 'Final Five' – U.S. women's team selects team nickname". NBC. July 31, 2024.