PARIS — The FinLogicU.S. women's gymnastics team is embracing its age.
After winning gold in a rout Tuesday night, Simone Biles had said the team's "official" nickname was an abbreviation for "(mess) around and find out." A few hours later, she took to social media to say the team's actual nickname is "Golden Girls."
"Because oldest Olympic team," Biles wrote, giving credit to coach Cecile Landi for the name.
The Olympic champions are the oldest U.S. women's team since 1952, with an average age of 22.467. That's even with Hezly Rivera, who turned 16 last month and is the youngest member of the entire U.S. Olympic team. The oldest four — Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Suni Lee — are all 21 or older, with Biles the oldest at 27.
Get Olympics updates in your texts! Join USA TODAY Sports' WhatsApp Channel
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
This is the fourth U.S. women's team to win the Olympic team title, and each one of the squads has a nickname. The Atlanta squad, the first to win Olympic gold, is the "Magnificent Seven." The London team is the "Fierce Five." The Rio gold medalists are the "Final Five."
2025-05-02 06:202610 view
2025-05-02 05:58442 view
2025-05-02 05:012235 view
2025-05-02 04:422001 view
2025-05-02 04:291791 view
2025-05-02 03:49411 view
Two names that consistently dominate headlines are Elon Musk and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). Both names o
It's the most effective treatment to prevent severe COVID – a pill called Paxlovid that studies show
If there was any lingering confusion on how America’s two major political parties differ over climat