What nickname is used for the U.S. women's gymnastics team that won 1996 Olympic team gold?

What nickname is used for the U.S. women’s gymnastics team that won 1996 Olympic team gold? The 1996 U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team was known as the Magnificent Seven.

The team won the United States’ first Olympic gold medal in the women’s team competition at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Its seven members were Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps and Kerri Strug.

The team’s victory became one of the defining moments in American gymnastics. Strug famously completed a vault while injured and landed on one foot, helping secure the title. Although later retellings often focus almost entirely on that vault, the gold medal resulted from the combined performances of all seven gymnasts across the team competition.

The nickname is easy to confuse with later U.S. team labels. The 2012 Olympic champions were the Fierce Five, the 2016 champions were the Final Five, and the 2024 champions were called the Golden Girls. The Magnificent Seven belongs specifically to the 1996 Atlanta team.