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 yet again in 2024.
Team USA has medaled in women’s gymnastics at every Olympics since the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. That includes three gold medals, three silver and one bronze, as the team established itself as one of the world’s powerhouse programs.
Beating Team USA in women’s gymnastics is not easy. Perhaps the only thing more difficult than that is making the squad itself.
Team USA has a plethora of talented gymnasts who could make an impact on the world’s biggest stage, but just five will get to represent the country at 2024 Olympics. There are 16 in attendance for the country’s Olympic trials, so the selection committee will have its work cut out for it as the committee winnows 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 Skye Blakely entering the trials well-positioned to state their cases for roster spots.
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…