What was the nickname of Simone Biles's 2016 U.S. Olympic team?

Simone Biles’s 2016 U.S. Olympic team was nicknamed the Final Five.

The Final Five were Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, and Madison Kocian, the five American women who won the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Their gold medal gave the United States its second consecutive Olympic women’s team title and third overall at that time.

The nickname had two meanings. It referred to the fact that Olympic women’s gymnastics teams were scheduled to shrink from five athletes to four at the 2020 Games. It also honored the team’s status as the final U.S. Olympic squad formed under national-team coordinator Márta Károlyi. The name was selected before the Games but publicly revealed after the team secured victory.

The Final Five is often confused with other U.S. team nicknames. The 1996 champions were the Magnificent Seven, the 2012 champions were the Fierce Five, and the 2024 champions were known as the Golden Girls. The Final Five therefore belongs specifically to the Rio 2016 team.