US women’s gymnastics won just two medals at the world championships

The US women’s gymnastics team won only two medals here World competition In Jakarta this past week. It was the country’s lowest medal tally at an international event since 2001.

of the US The only two medalists were Leanne Wong, who won silver in the all-around, and Jocelyn Roberson, who won bronze on vault.

China finished ahead of the US with three women’s medals, while neutral athletes competing for Russia also won three medals.

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Jocelyn Roberson of the USA trains before the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on October 18, 2025 at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta. The Southeast Asian country will host the championship for the first time from October 19 to 25. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP)

US program lead Chelsea Memmel addressed the team’s poor performance.

“It was rough,” Memmel said, according to Olympics.com. “There were some really good pieces, but then it was rough. I didn’t think there was an overall attack of their events and their skills. There are still good things, but I have work to do.

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Leann Wong of the United States prepares for her exercise during the women’s qualification on day three of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Indonesia Arena on October 21, 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Tom Weller/Getty Images)

“We will talk about it, but not kill,” Memmel added. “They know what happened. They know they didn’t do their best, so they want to come into training and reset.”

The US has a habit of regularly dominating the women’s division in international gymnastics. It was only the third year since 2006 that the US has not finished with the most women’s medals since 2006, in addition to 2017 and 2021, tied for the most with Japan and Russia.

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Dulcie Keller of the United States competes on the balance beam during the women’s all-around final at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on October 23, 2025 in Jakarta. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP)

This year, the team was without superstars Simone Biles, Sunny Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chilli.

If this past week is any indication, the women’s dynasty of US gymnastics could be in trouble heading into the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

“For me, that means going into every turn with the intention that it’s going to be great and being confident about it,” Memmel explained. “Believing in it — believing in themselves — doing it and knowing that when it’s time to put their hands up, they can do it.”

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