The New Jersey high schooler emerged from the junior ranks this year and not only cemented her place on the Olympic team, but also as the gymnast who could well be the U.S. team’s second all-arounder after Biles. Her difficulty levels aren’t high enough to fight for the top spot, unless Biles and others falter, but she was remarkably consistent and unfazed by the competitions on the podium at nationals and trials. Assuming a gold for a dominant U.S. squad in the team competition and the all-around final two days later, Biles would need to win one on each of the three days of individual event finals. She hasn’t improved her routines much from 2012, so don’t expect her in the all-around finals again. Here, the list of American Olympic teams, from 1936 to today. Margaret Brown, Manager1948 (bronze medal)Ladislava A. BakanicMarion Twyning BaroneDorothy DaltonMeta Neumann ElsteConsetta LenzClara Schroth LomadyHelen SchifanoAnita Simonis ZettsGeorge Miele, CoachJoseph Salzman, Coach1952Marion Twyning BaroneDorothy DaltonMeta Neumann ElsteRuth GrulkowskiMarie HoeslyDoris Ann KirkmanClara Schroth LomadyRuth TopalianRoberta Bonniwell, Coach1956Muriel Davis GrossfeldDoris Fuchs BrauseJudith Hult HoweJacquelyn Klein FieJoyce May RacekSandra M. RuddickIngeborg Elizabeth Fuchs, AlternateErna Wachtel, Coach1960Doris Fuchs BrauseMuriel Davis GrossfeldBetty MaycockTeresa MontesfuscoSharon Lee RichardsonGail Sontegrath WhitneyJanet Bachna, Coach1964Kathleen Corrigan EkasMuriel Davis GrossfeldDale McClements FlansaasLinda Metheny MulvihillJanie Speaks ArnoldMarie Walther BilskiDoris Fuchs Brause, AlternateVannie Edwards, CoachFay Gulack, Manager1968Wendy Cluff CalabroKathy GleasonLinda Metheny MulvihillColleen MulvihillCathy Rigby McCoyJoyce Tanac SchroederDiane Bolin, AlternateCaroline Pingatore, AlternateMuriel D. Grossfeld, CoachAbie Grossfeld, Assistant CoachDick Mulvihill, Assistant CoachVannie Edwards, Manager1972Kim Chace MayLinda Metheny MulvihillJoan Moore GnatRoxanne Pierce ManchaCathy Rigby McCoyNancy Thies MarshallDebbie Hill, AlternateMuriel D. Grossfeld, CoachDale McClements Flansaas, Manager1976Kolleen Casey ShieldsKim Chace MayCarrie Lynne EnglertKathy HowardDebra Ann WilcoxLeslie Wolfsberger JambonJodi Yocum Marberger, AlternateDale McClements Flansaas, CoachRod Hill, Manager1980*Luci Collins CummingsMarcia Frederick BlanchetteKathy Johnson ClarkeBeth KlineAmy KoopmanJulianne McNamaraTracee TalaveraErnestine Weaver, CoachPaul Ziert, Asst. *The USA boycotted the 1980 Olympics, but a formal Olympic Trials was held and a team was named. Coach2000 (bronze medal, after China, was stripped of the bronze)Amy ChowJamie DantzscherDominique DawesKristen MaloneyElise RayTasha SchwikertAlyssa Beckerman, Alternate***Morgan WhiteBela Karolyi, National Team CoordinatorKelli Hill, CoachSteve Rybacki, Asst. Can anyone or anything stop Simone Biles? CoachValeri Liukin, CoachXueYi (Peter) Zhao, CoachMihai Brestyan, CoachMarvin Sharp, CoachAndy Memmel, Coach2012 (gold medal)Gabby DouglasMcKayla MaroneyAly RaismanKyla RossJordyn WieberSarah Finnegan, AlternateAnna Li, AlternateElizabeth Price, AlternateJohn Geddert, Head CoachJenny Zhang, Asst. But Douglas has a history of rallying with good performances late at competitions and in training cycles. According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA), there are approximately 4.5 million artistic gymnasts in the United States, and 71% of them are female. 5 Things to … Amy Van Deusen is a professional gymnast, coach, and writer who has contributed articles about the sport for espnW and other major channels. After receiving her medal and flowers, she was spooked by a bee that jumped out of the flowers and chased her off the podium. 8 Things to Know About Gymnast Dominique Dawes. That’s a lot for one gymnast to get right at one competition. So far, the only time Biles has been rattled by anything at major world competitions, she was standing on the first-place podium after the all-around competition waiting for her national anthem at the 2014 worlds in Nanning, China. Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around . • RIO OLYMPICS PREVIEWS: Men’s basketball | Women’s basketball | Rugby | Diving | Tennis | Triathlon | Men’s soccer | Women’s soccer | Field hockey | Sailing | Wrestling | Table tennis | Synchronized swimming| Beach volleyball| Water polo. When the team captain first said she intended to return to the national team and make a run at another Olympics two years ago, it seemed like a fantasy. 1984 (silver medal) ... 2012 Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team: The Fierce Five.