What was the nickname of the 2020 U.S. Olympic team that won silver with Biles?

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The 2020 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team that won silver with Simone Biles was nicknamed the Fighting Four.

The nickname referred to the four American gymnasts who competed in the team final: Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Grace McCallum. The Tokyo Olympics were held in 2021 after being postponed from 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biles withdrew after the vault because she was experiencing the “twisties,” a dangerous loss of spatial awareness during twisting skills. Her teammates continued without her for most of the final and earned silver behind the Russian Olympic Committee team.

A common mix-up is with the Final Five, the U.S. team that won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and the Golden Girls, the nickname later used by the 2024 Olympic champions.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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