US women’s gymnastics wins just two medals at World Championships
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The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won just two medals at last week’s World Championships in Jakarta. This was the country’s lowest medal total in international competitions since 2001.
The USA’s only two medalists were overall silver medalist Leanne Wong and vault bronze medalist Joscelyn Roberson.
While China was ahead of the USA in women’s category with three medals, neutral athletes competing on behalf of Russia also won three medals.
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Joscelyn Roberson of the United States trains ahead of the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta on October 18, 2025. The championship will be held for the first time in a Southeast Asian country between 19-25 October. (Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
US program leader Chellsie Memmel addressed the team’s poor performance.
“It was a difficult situation,” Memmel said. olympics.com. “There were some very good parts, but then there were challenging parts. I didn’t feel like there was an attack on the events and their skills in general. There were still good things, but I have work to do.”
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Leanne Wong of the United States prepares for her exercise during the women’s qualifiers on day three of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Indonesia Arena on October 21, 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Tom Weller/Getty Images)
“We will talk about this, but we will not beat him to death,” Memmel continued. “They know what happened. They know they didn’t play their best, so they’ll want to come in and practice and reset.”
The United States is accustomed to regularly dominating the women’s category in international gymnastics. This was the third straight year without the most women’s medals since 2006, with the exception of 2017 and 2021, when the U.S. tied for the most with Japan and Russia.
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Dulcy Caylor of the United States competes on the balance beam during the women’s all-around final at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta on October 23, 2025. (Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)
This year, the team was missing superstars Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles.
If the past week is any indication, this could spell trouble for the USA gymnastics women’s dynasty heading into the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
“For me, that means going into every turn with the intention that it will be great and being confident about that,” Memmel said. “To do this is to believe in it, to believe in themselves and to know that when the time comes they can make it happen, put their hands up.”
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