'Felt so amazing': US women’s gymnastics team reacts to winning world championship

The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won their unprecedented 7th straight title at the world championships. NBC’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports for TODAY, and teammates Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong join live from Belgium to talk about their gold-medal performances.
The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won their unprecedented 7th straight title at the world championships. NBC’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports for TODAY, and teammates Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong join live from Belgium to talk about their gold-medal performances.
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#Gymnastics #TeamUSA #Olympics

[@missann1985]

Biles in slow motion is a thing of beauty

[@bradyh6004]

we gotta start talking about shilese jones!

[@angelaquick1686]

I agree. She is under rated

[@shutupsebas]

Yes!! She makes me so proud

[@cherylrielly5175]

Her lines are beautiful!

[@elizabethr.9359]

THISSS she’s actually so good and is finally having her moment, just wish they would lean in a bit and acknowledge her artistry and her story

[@seasonsoflove9507]

She is actually so good and I hope she makes the 2024 Paris team. I genuinely think she and Simone, if they stay healthy, are locks for the olympic team

[@JoshuaFazeli]

Skye is a TWO time world team champion. And actually, so is Leanne and Shilese, so no one really knows how amazing it is to have literally the same team than last year minus Simone and Joscelyn.

[@rubyjones274]

Leanne 3 time I believe

[@JoshuaFazeli]

@@rubyjones274 no two times. 4 time world medalist. Silver aa 21 worlds and bronze floor 21 worlds

[@jennifercarlson2797]

So is Kayla

[@JoshuaFazeli]

@@jennifercarlson2797 Kayla has not been a world team champion until this year - as an alternate. She won a bronze medal in the aa 21 worlds. She has a good chance to be on the Olympic Team next year if she upgrades her routines.

[@eliseperron1928]

Leanne: 2x World Team Champion 1x world Silver AA 1x world bronze Floor (3 total worlds appearances) Skye 2x World Team Champion (2 total worlds appearances) Kayla 1x World Team Champion (alternate) 1x world Bronze AA (2 total appearances)

[@heatherwicker9990]

Leanne’s experience in college has to have helped her fill-in and she’s so solid and consistent. So happy she got to perform again! Happy for all of them but Leanne is my fave right now. I saw her as a Junior and kept thinking: man, she’s got it all! Can’t wait to see her grow! She has not disappointed. ❤❤❤ hope she keeps going and has fun! ❤❤❤

[@chelseataylor5244]

I am an absolute Simone Stan. I think she is an absolutely incredible athlete and also seems like a really great person, I mean we all know she is objectively amazing….BUT these girls here have worked so hard and I just wonder if they get sick of the conversation revolving around Simone. She isn’t even there and when they asked about Jocelyn’s (sp?) injury it’s almost as if they framed it around Simone, how she reacted, and how it affected her, which is frankly bizarre. These women are all world champions and I feel like their stories deserve to be told a bit more in the news media.

[@jenkins5265]

Exactly this. These girls deserved to have an interview that was focused on THEM. They're part of the team and deserve just as much recognition. Simone is awesome, but it's a TEAM win.

[@taylorburtis]

The funny thing is- Simone goes out of her way to try and get the attention on the other 5 girls, but somehow the media can’t seem to grasp that. It’s so frustrating for all of them.

[@uzumaki3755]

And probably why she's not there, to give them the focus. @@taylorburtis

[@karlishajames4394]

I know Simone is always trying to push the team narrative. They do the same with Ellie and Canada. And ellie does the same try to keep it about the team!

[@GiverJene]

Simone probably didn’t do the the interview so they could get the shine and they still talked about her

[@drew-ih7bx]

I love how Hoda says "Simone's not with you guys because she's competing in the individual events" like imagine being shilese and just thinking "are you kidding me I qualified into every single final other than vault" :/

[@dontyellatmeplz.]

and she didn't even try to qualify on vault! She qualified to every apparatus she could!!!

[@carrietremble]

Hoda does not even know the other gymnasts EXIST. She barely bothered to acknowledge them in Tokyo while she was drooling all over Simone. So disrespectful.

[@appyguy]

Simone did the Chang vault in the Team Finals (you showed in this video)....not one of the vaults named after her! LOL

[@12markito]

One of my biggest pet peeves is when commentators don’t know the sport and try to talk about the sport making errors or exaggerations.

[@bawintermage8351]

Congratulations ladies. Excellent job!!!!!!

[@scotcity]

This is probably the hardest sports in the world🎉 congratulations

[@cherylharewood2549]

Congratulations team USA. Brazil is doing a very good job.

[@SquirtlePower809]

I can't explain how proud I am of all 4 of these women AND our amazing alternative Kayla Dicello! They made this happen with their amazing routines!

[@missladyanonymity]

Only those 5, though, eh?

[@nicoletomacheski9935]

That's... not one of the vaults named after Simone. It's a Cheng, named after Chinese gymnast Cheng Fei.

[@Zarumaans]

​@@TedLind-it2zq But Simone didn't perform the "Biles", she performed the "Cheng". What is so difficult to understand? 😅

[@shutupsebas]

I was about to say, like did they even do their research 😭

[@shutupsebas]

@@Zarumaans they copied a paragraph from wikipedia and they’re still wrong like did they see the starting difficulty was a 5.6, not a 6.4? It’s the not the biles I on vault, it’s the Cheng.

[@RebeccaTaylorTillery]

​@Zarumaans she did perform the Biles II inthecompetition, however, yes, the one that they showed in the clip was the Cheng.

[@hannahmckee5592]

@@RebeccaTaylorTilleryShe didn’t perform it in the Team Final, which is what the story is talking about.

[@blakegillpuente3904]

I hate how they do NO homework, and it's almost disrespectful to the other girls who worked so hard. Like: • Simone isn't gone because "she's competing in the other, individual events." There are 5 individual events coming up to compete in, and Simone is doing all of them. *But Shilese is also doing 4 of them* and is present. She probably just hates doing media, now. I don't blame her. • Skye Blakely is now a 2x Team World Champion- as are Leanne and Shi. They treated her (and tbh, the whole team) like they were just like to be there with Simone and new to all this. • Whether they meant to or not, they implied that none of the other girls' work really mattered and that basically whichever Team has Simone would win. And that's not reality. Sure, between USA/Brazil/France, maybe. But if NED, ITA, or JPN had Simone on their Team, they all still would have lost. These girls gave Simone the platform to BE what pushed them over. It is a *TEAM* event. Simone was their role model, their VIP, and their leader. But she is not and was not *THE TEAM* who won.

[@marcusgraham5084]

So true.

[@giaswoope109]

I love her humble spirit and the fantastic routines she performs almost flawlessly. Keep up the fantastic work.❤

[@shayisenor6896]

Thank you athletes for representing USA so beautifully!! So happy for this wonderful group of young ladies.

[@JoshuaFazeli]

The Cheng vault Simone did in this video is not named after her. Bad reporting because “we don’t care!”

[@Fci99]

Honestly it’s kind of embarrassing that after all of the years, especially after being at all of her world and Olympic competitions, they still don’t know what eponymous skills Simone has 😭😭

[@shutupsebas]

Ikr like I wish they had Laurie Hernandez interview them, she’s always so great and she actually knows what she’s talking about 😭

[@kktypescript2137]

I think she was slated to do her new named vault, but with the switch up she changed it to her Cheng. Safer bet given the change in the lineup. Someone probably forgot to update the summary they sent to the new station 😂

[@luzcannon9753]

If they actually knew what they were talking about they would know how huge their offense was. For those that are actually curious Simone as other gymnasts with extremely hard skills have done in the past is saving the double pike for event finals because it’s simply not worth it to risk injury if the score is not needed. She already had it named in qualifications so if she wanted to she doesn’t have to do it again but I think she will to delight us in event finals.

[@KJ11999]

🇺🇲TEAM USA 🇺🇲 GREAT JOB YOUNG LADIES!

[@nicolewilton1462]

That was a Cheng vault, named after Cheng Fei. She did not compete the Biles II vault in team finals or the individual AA competition, only in qualifications (which is where it was officially named after her and entered the code).

[@hintofjay]

Love her confidence ❤❤❤❤

[@pambanks671]

Sooooo Proud of these ladies 💯🫶

[@oc2018]

Jade Carey is great at Vault and Floor. She was awesome in Tokyo, surpassing a couple of actual US team members then. She can definitely be added in the US Team for Paris to make the team even more solid. I wish Suni Lee excellent health. 🙏💛 Wishing Roberson a speedy recovery. Excellent job, ladies🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations🎉🎉🎉 Simone, you are The Queen of Women’s Gymnastics!!! 👑The Greatest of All Time!!!🐐👑

[@quedotelancine1685]

Jade really needs to work on her floor routine. If she can get her floor score up she can definitely make the team.

[@ctruth6185]

@@quedotelancine1685 Jade is the reigning Olympic champion on FX. She knows her assignment. Show her some respect! She and Sunni are stronger than all the other gymnasts on this team---except for Simone. If health permits, Jade & Sunni will be ready for Paris.

[@quedotelancine1685]

@@ctruth6185 Jade ain’t going nowhere with all of those artistry and elemental deductions. Not my battle, take it up with the judges.

[@jennyz9429]

@@ctruth6185 unfortuantely, Jade didn't perform better than any of the current team members in the lead up to this Worlds inlcuding the selection events so she wasn't put on the team. She has great experience, talent and skills though so I'm sure she will continue improving 🙂

[@pedropelaez]

Carey is my favorite current gymnast but she was outperformed by Roberson so she didn’t deserve to be on this team.

[@teresakoslosky3053]

Congratulations ladies! I am so proud of you all!❤❤❤❤❤

[@kateofthings]

That’s a Cheng vault, it is not named after Simone Biles.

[@shutupsebas]

@@TedLind-it2zqit’s not the Biles I on vault, look at the starting difficulty score (5.6, not 6.4)

[@lorisharpe]

Gives me goosebumps! You ladies are amazing!!! You definitely gives a reason to smile in a time of chaos

[@mrlane519]

Shame to see some haters on here! Simone is part of that great team and that team needed her to win gold! She is the GOAT in women's gymnastics and you jealous ones step back! You people don't mind talking about Jordan but not about the rest of his team...shame on you...

[@williemays2488]

Wonderful and humble young ladies.🇺🇸❤

[@brittanystanley7399]

Congratulations to all four of those beautiful young ladies on bringing home a other medal for Team USA Let’s Gooooooo Team USA 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙💙❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🤸🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️🤸🏼‍♂️

[@xxxxMidKnightxxxx]

Technique, finesse, grace, tenacity and artistry. Each of these young ladies bring something unique to the table. They don't hide their differences; they embrace them, and they are stronger for it. They are an example for America and the world. Our diversity makes us stronger!

[@operasinger2126]

That was great!

[@tristan583]

It’s the hardest and riskiest sport , this journalism has no idea

[@shutupsebas]

SO PROUD ❤️

[@radiant2052]

Hopefully she is on the podium in the all-around! Her image is being highlighted on promos and sometimes next to Simone. That’s a start!

[@Fci99]

USA Today you guys have to fact check yourselves better it’s not that hard. That vault is not named after Simone Biles

[@pauline5411]

Congratulations Ladies you are the best!!! We are proud of you all! USA🇺🇸

[@leelee8406]

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM USA ON YOUR 7TH GOLD MEDAL WIN!!!...YOU GIRLS ARE AMAZING...SIMONE BILES FLOOR WAS ABSOLUTELY FREAKIN AMAZING!!!...HAIL TO THE G.O.A.T!!! 👑 👏 ❤️ 😍🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@milleechi4853]

This team is fantastic 🤝 All those girls are shining in the era of big Simone Biles. Lady Wang did one special thing. No one is talking it is just strenght or acrobatics any more. She is dancing like Royal Opera ballerina ⭐☘⭐🌸 Good luck on your further days.

[@warrenmcfarlane5679]

Congratulations ladies!

[@annaarrufat1026]

Wondering why Simone is doing so few media interviews... Probably she asked not to, which is understandable. On the bright side it gives the rest of the girls their time to shine. Although journalist are always going to ask about SImone Biles 😅😅😅

[@HelloHaven]

She commented on this. She wants fewer distractions and to focus more, also her presence tends to overshadow the other amazing athletes. The interviewers focus on Simone when Shilese is the reigning Silver World Championship All Around medalist. Simone is limiting media to allow the girls to have their time to shine. She'll stick around for interviews immediately after the event, but we probably won't see her do many outside media engagements during Worlds.

[@DJcyberslash]

I think because she still has to compete 3 more days. She's not even at her half way mark yet. 40% completed.

[@SamG-mx7tz]

She competes again tomorrow and on Sunday so she’s probably practicing or resting.

[@DJcyberslash]

@@SamG-mx7tz and Saturday

[@chinia1997]

@@DJcyberslash Shilese Jones has to compete in 4 other finals as well, so I don't think that's why. I think she knows the media tends to focus on her rather than the team as a whole i.e. the post-meet interviews yesterday. She's allowing them their opportunity though they're always gonna ask about her anyway.

[@Itsisad]

Congratulations from brazil

[@kayfisher7025]

GO Team USA ❤🇺🇸

[@LICIOUS0777]

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!

[@henrydominguez8928]

God blessed our USA gymnastics team

[@kevinjewell233]

Shout out to 2017 US Champion who injured her ankles seconds before the competition at 2023 Worlds where she was the favorite to win.

[@user-ut4zw6so6o]

They are all amazing

[@dorethaevans3477]

Congratulations 🎊 🎉

[@hottstepher]

👸🏾Simone

[@misterem2386]

Y'all need to hire actual gymnastics fans or gym nerds to write your news because you have a lot of things wrong and for a new channel, that is honestly just lazy.

[@queeniebee7736]

Congratulations team USA!

[@KimMorgan-hc3rk]

Funny about the show title; to carry the theme forward, I honestly could watch the US gymnastics team any day,all day! Top of the bill:Simone Biles! Well done, team USA!

[@donnashannon1230]

Way to go ladies, Simone you are one of a kind. Nobody can do it like you can.

[@edilmamaria1945]

Como se acham.

[@JoshuaFazeli]

Shilese is not having Hoda’s psychotic drooling and I’m here for it. 😂 Also, US gym telling Joscelyn to say “fluke thing” 3 times during her turn is really funny lol.

[@ConniesCountryLivin]

💜❤️🤍💙💜 USA!!!! Congratulations 🎊

[@denisemayernik4283]

Typical of these reporters. Always biased. Get your facts straight. Congratulations to the ENTIRE TEAM!❤️👏🏼❤️ 6:47

[@lindasussman8695]

Amazing!

[@chriss3842]

Without Simone Biles they surely would not have won the competition, Simone you are great. 👏🏼

[@nathanvancesr2409]

Wow!

[@SquirtlePower809]

This is the BEST TEAM we have had at worlds imo! They were just phenomenal!

[@tre9952]

Idk. 2014, ’15, and ‘19 I think were a little more solid. I think they had more competition back then too.

[@stephaniesmith1086]

Ya not the best at all, consistency is not there. Look at qualifications.

[@rhymeabijor2084]

Nt true

[@elizabethr.9359]

How long have you been watching? Cause this team is good but definitely not the best ever or anything

[@heatherwicker9990]

Not the best. But top ten for sure. 😂

[@patben8739]

Why aren't you dragging Roberson for being injured? When Biles was "injured" during the Olympics few of you showed her mercy. Why are you silent now?

[@marcusgraham5084]

Could it be because she's black. Hmmmmmmmm

[@lajuanwoodland7540]

Congratulations Team USA!

[@suefliss7210]

What do they mean by 7th straight when they date back to 2011?? I thought straight meant in a row with no breaks?

[@elishadees]

USA won the women's Team Final at worlds in 2011, (USA won the 2012 Olympics Team Final but that isn't worlds), 2013 there was no team final due to it being the year after the Olympics, 2014 USA won, 2015 USA won, (USA won the 2016 Olympics Team Final but that isn't worlds) 2017 there was no team final due to it being the year aftet the Olympics, USA won in 2018, USA won in 2019, No Worlds or Olympics in 2020 due to COVID, (USA won silver in the Team Final at the 2020 (2021) Olympics but that isn't worlds), 2021 worlds there was no team final due to it being the "year after" the Olympics, 2022 USA won, and 2023 USA won. So while they have won 7 straight and they have won every world Team Final since 2011 that has been held, there aren't Team Finals at Worlds the year after the Olympics because that is considered a rebuilding year so those are just individual World Championships and the Olympics aren't counted in that "seven straight" count. I hope this helps! :)

[@hei198709]

every team would feel amazing with Biles on the team🤣

[@carrietremble]

What is WRONG with these "journalists?" The vault Simone did in the team finals is NOT named after her! She did the Cheng in team finals! Can't these people be bothered to fact check?

[@alvistugri8069]

Sunisa LEE no participó con la selección de USA

[@WinterChoir]

Suni chose not to go to the selection trials for worlds because she wants to focus on her health.

[@84saints]

Where’s Suni?

[@fakename5400]

Joseline isnt ready for paris she fell on bars during competition get her outta here

[@eliseperron1928]

No hate… and I’m going to die on this hill. But not surprised about Joscelyns injury. Her form on that Cheng was just begging for an injury.

[@saveoursoul.s.]

Milk 🥛🥛

[@4H2O4EVER]

i HOPE THAT IGNORE THE OTHER ATHLETES because of Simone.

[@sharonwilliams9052]

Simone is my daughter that I never gave birth to so go my baby girl

[@user-fy7fw4cx2w]

Go Team USA 🇺🇸

[@patienceboafo1998]

Such modesty. How are you feeling and she starts with a 'we are'😅

[@challisvicary6208]

lol that vault she did in the team final isn’t named after her!!! she did the Biles II in qualifications, the vault she did in the team final is named after Chinese gymnast Cheng Fei

[@user-kl1vd4cj6j]

Congratulations Team USA

[@claudiamelisa7]

They should the wrong Biles vault

[@doloresdo-og9jt]

USA gymnastics 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@anovemberstar]

no, Simone wasnt performing the vault named after her ...

[@wolsilita]

Here comes the haters...can't be the best without people trying to cut you down...smh

[@Eme80865]

It's a sad reflection of our society.

[@LoyaFrostwind]

Shilese Jones reminds me of Zoe Saldana.

[@gracepickering7281]

Simone did not compete the Biles II in the team competition!

[@FLeigh12]

CONGRATS TEAM USA GOLD MEDAL WINNERS..!!!! AND SUNI LEE WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK ON THE TEAM..!!! She missed out due to health issues, but will be back winning GOLD for her team in 2024..!!!

[@butterfligirl87]

This comment is for those who know Simone did a Cheng not the Double Yanchico that now bares her name.😂😂

[@erinjohnson1124]

*Yurchenko Double Pike

[@saveoursoul.s.]

This is why America should stop eating frozen food 😂😂😂😂

[@mm4chelle]

Uuuuum that vault isn’t named after Simone. The double pike is. This is the Cheng. Bad reporting. Besides Simone and Jos, it’s the same team as last year, they are all previous world gold medalists except Jos. They are amazing and in love them all!

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[@user-lj9tk7ji1c]

I have to ask what does Joeslyn bring to the team? I haven't seen her do anything great. So many other gymnasts were better than her but she gets picked for the team.

[@jetreyes842]

Could have fact checked a bit more😅

[@johnsnediker9175]

Boooo simone! You dropped out as an alternate for no reason

[@henrydominguez8928]

Simone Biles America loves you

[@rocco...]

Why should Roberson get a medal. She did nothing except hurt herself in warmups. Sat there and watched.

[@alannabrown4]

she’s part of the TEAM Kayla didn’t do anything and got a gold too, it’s not like the olympics

[@carolynrabbani6469]

In addition to the other comments, Roberson participated in qualifications, where team USA qualified in first. That is part of the competition. She contributed.

[@rocco...]

@@carolynrabbani6469 In that case she would deserve one.

[@rocco...]

@@alannabrown4I'd feel sheepish standing there accepting one. Oh well!

[@estelled5524]

​@@rocco...you'd never found yourself in that situation anyway.

[@frankiek2269]

I bet they can’t wait until Simone leaves them high and dry, again.

[@valterrodrigues6247]

Em Paris nos veremos Norte americanas , porque a história vai ser outra e acabaremos com a arrogância de vcs !

[@kahlilboi]

Stop 😂 yall gonna lose again

[@makaylalovesgymnastics]

Aww

[@arthurau9231]

I find it funny how the US dominates women's gymnastics but the same cannot be said of the men's team. Why are the US women so much better at gymnastics than the US men? Could it be because Americans view gymnastics as a girly sport that if American men participated in it they would be bullied for playing in a weak sport?

[@aliciamcdonald7105]

May well be.

[@arthurau9231]

@@aliciamcdonald7105 If Americans view gymnastics as a weak sport and American girls and women play in it are Americans implying American girls and women are weak as well?

[@koromamabel275]

no sport is a weak sport.

[@azieldaly2965]

Nothing "girly" about mens gymnastics its quite the opposite.I just think its because the rewards aren't that great compared to other sports.

[@adamtak3128]

honestly I think if more black boys took up men's gymnastics they'd actually end up winning competitions.