US women's gymnastics team wins fewest medals at a World Championships since 2001
US Olympian Medalist McKayla Skinner opened up on the war of words with Simone Biles her former teammates ahead of the 2024 Olympics, and why she joined the "Save Women's Sports" movement.
The U.S. women's gymnastics team won just two medals at the World Championships in Jakarta this past week. It was the country's lowest medal total in the international competition since 2001.
The only two medalists for the U.S. were Leanne Wong, who won an all-around silver, and Joscelyn Roberson, who won bronze on vault.
China finished ahead of the U.S. with three women's medals, while neutral athletes competing on behalf of Russia also won three.
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Joscelyn Roberson trains at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta on Oct. 18, 2025, ahead of the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. (Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
U.S. program lead Chellsie Memmel addressed the team's underperformance.
"It was rough," Memmel said, according to Olympics.com. "There were some very good pieces, but then there was rough. I didn’t feel like there was an attack of their events and their skills overall. There were still good things, but I have work to do.
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Leanne Wong during the women's qualification at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Indonesia Arena on Oct. 21, 2025, in Jakarta. (Tom Weller/Getty Images)
"We’ll talk it over, but not beat it to death," Memmel continued. "They know what happened. They know they didn’t perform at their best, so they’re going to want to come in and go into training and reset."
The U.S. is used to regular dominance in the women's category in international gymnastics. This


