Summer Games 2024: Meet Team USA
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We are so excited to watch Team USA compete in women’s artistic gymnastics at the upcoming Summer Games in Paris! Take a look below and get to know the Team USA members that will be competing in Paris.Â
Simone Biles
- Biles is currently 27 years old. She is from Spring, TX.
- This will be Biles’ 3rd appearance at the Summer Games after competing in Rio in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020. She is a 7-time Olympic medalist with 4 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals.
- Biles is the most decorated US gymnast in history.
- Biles has 5 skills named after her: Biles (vault), Biles II (vault), Bikes (beam), Biles (floor), and Biles II (floor).
- Biles will be debuting a new skill on Bars during the Paris Games.
- Current Gym: World Champions Centre
- Current Summer Games 2024 Achievements: Qualified for Team Final; currently leads All-Around with a 59.566; currently leads Vault; currently leads Floor Exercise; currently ranking second on Balance Beam; currently eighth on Uneven Bars
Jordan Chiles
- Chiles is 23 years old. She is from Vancouver, WA.
- This is Chiles’ second Summer Games. She competed in the Tokyo 2020 Games. She received 1 silver medal.Â
- Chiles was only 11 years old when she reached the elite level in gymnastics.Â
- Chiles loves superheroes - especially Wonder Woman!
- Current Summer Games 2024 Achievements: Qualified for Team Final; currently second on Floor Exercise
Suni Lee
- Lee is a 21-year-old gymnast from St. Paul, MN.
- This is Lee’s second Summer Games. She previously competed in Tokyo 2020. She received 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal, and 1 bronze medal.
- Suni has also competed in NCAA gymnastics with the Auburn Tigers.Â
- Current Gym: Midwest Gymnastics Center
- Lee is the first American woman of Asian descent to receive the All-Around title at the Summer Games.Â
- Current Summer Games 2024 Achievements: Qualified for Team Final; currently holds second place All-Around spot with a 56.132; currently third on Uneven Bars; currently third on Balance Beam
Jade Carey
- Carey is a 24-year-old gymnast from Phoenix, AZ.Â
- This is Carey’s second Summer Games. She also competed in Tokyo 2020 and received a gold medal in the floor exercise.Â
- Carey’s favorite event in gymnastics is vault.Â
- Current Summer Games 2024 Achievements: Qualified for Team Final; currently second on Vault
Hezly RiveraÂ
- Rivera is a 16-year-old gymnast from Oradell, NJ.Â
- Rivera is the youngest gymnast on the 2024 Paris team.Â
- Rivera achieved her goal of making a national team to represent Team USA at just 16 years old.
- Her favorite event is the uneven bars.
- Current Summer Games 2024 Achievements: Qualified for Team Final
We will continue to update on Team USA’s accomplishments as the Summer Games in Paris continue.Â
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Sources:
https://www.teamusa.com/paris-2024/olympics/roster
https://usagym.org/u-s-women-advance-to-final-biles-lee-currently-top-the-all-around-leaderboard/