Usa gymnastics

As of , the U. The U. Afterwards, they did not win another Summer Olympics or World Championships medal until the when the Olympic team won silver. During that competition, Mary Lou Retton also became the first American to win the individual all-around gold medal. The Olympic team, known as the Magnificent Seven , was the first American team to win Olympic gold.

An iconic moment in the sport's history came late in the competition, when an injured Kerri Strug stuck a vault to secure the title. After , the team regressed for several years as their stars took breaks from competing.

Usa gymnastics women

They won their first World gold medal in At the Olympics, they won the team silver, and Carly Patterson became the second American gymnast to win the individual all-around. They won another Olympic silver medal in Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson were two of the best gymnasts of their era and finished first and second in the individual all-around.

They won gold at the Worlds and then won gold at the Olympics by over five points. The team was nicknamed the Fierce Five and included Gabby Douglas , the first African American woman to win the Olympic individual all-around. In , Simone Biles started her senior career and helped the U. In addition to the team gold medals, Biles won the individual all-around at the Worlds and Olympics for four straight years.

They won the team competition by more than eight points. They won four silvers in , , , and [ 1 ] and three bronzes in , and