USAG Names 2021 Women's Junior & Senior National Teams Through June
USAG Names 2021 Women's Junior & Senior National Teams Through June
USAG today announced the full 2021 U.S. Women’s Junior and Senior National Team rosters after the first in-person National Team camp of the year.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 13, 2021 – USA Gymnastics today announced the full 2021 U.S. Women’s Junior and Senior National Team rosters following the conclusion of the first in-person National Team camp of the year. Five junior and four senior athletes automatically qualified to the National Team through their all-around performances at the 2021 Winter Cup in February. The additional gymnasts were named to the team by the Athlete Selection Committee who considered in-camp performance in addition to submitted petitions.
All 26 gymnasts have been named to the National Team through the 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships in June. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this marks the first time the team has been named since the conclusion of the 2019 U.S. Championships.
Members of the current U.S. Women’s Senior and Junior National Teams are listed below in alphabetical order.
Senior
- Ciena Alipio, San Jose, Calif./Midwest Gymnastics Center*
- Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre*
- Jade Carey, Phoenix, Ariz./Arizona Sunrays*
- Jordan Chiles, Vancouver, Wash./World Champions Centre
- Kayla DiCello, Boyds, Md./Hill’s Gymnastics*
- Amari Drayton, Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre*
- Kara Eaker, Grain Valley, Mo./GAGE*
- Aleah Finnegan, Lee’s Summit, Mo./GAGE*
- Olivia Greaves, Staten Island, N.Y./World Champions Centre*
- Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics*
- Shilese Jones, Westerville, Ohio/Future Gymnastics Academy
- Emily Lee, Los Gatos, Calif./West Valley Gymnastics School
- Sunisa Lee, St Paul, Minn./Midwest Gymnastics Center*
- Lilly Lippeatt, Mason, Ohio/Cincinnati Gymnastics
- Grace McCallum, Isanti, Minn./Twin City Twisters*
- Riley McCusker, Brielle, N.J./Arizona Sunrays*
- MyKayla Skinner, Gilbert, Ariz./Desert Lights Gymnastics*
- Leanne Wong, Overland Park, Kan./GAGE*
Junior
- Charlotte Booth, Claremont, Fla./Brandy Johnson’s Global Gymnastics
- Madray Johnson, Dallas, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
- Katelyn Jong, Allen, Texas/Metroplex Gymnastics*
- Levi Jung-Ruivivar, Maple Grove, Minn./Twin City Twisters*
- Kaliya Lincoln, Frisco, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics*
- Nola Matthews, Gilroy, Calif./Airborne Gymnastics Training Center
- Ella Kate Parker, West Monroe, La./Cincinnati Gymnastics
- Joscelyn Roberson, Texarkana, Texas/North East Texas Elite Gymnastics
*Individuals named to the team by the Athlete Selection Committee
The Athlete Selection Committee is comprised of USA Gymnastics’ Women’s High-Performance Director, a Women’s Athlete Selection Committee representative and an elected women’s artistic athlete representative. Women’s National Team selection minutes are publicly available on the USA Gymnastics website here.
USA Gymnastics. Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States, encompassing seven disciplines: women’s gymnastics, men’s gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, gymnastics for all (a.k.a. group gymnastics) and, most recently, parkour. USA Gymnastics sets the rules and policies that govern the sport of gymnastics, including selecting and training the U.S. Gymnastics Teams for the Olympics and World Championships; promoting and developing gymnastics on the grassroots and national levels, as well as a safe, empowered and positive training environment; and serving as a resource and educational center for the more than 200,000 members, clubs, fans and gymnasts throughout the United States. The organization is deeply committed to creating a culture that encourages and supports its athletes and focuses on its highest priority: the safety and well-being of athletes and our community.