Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera posing as Team USA for 2024 Paris Olympics

Simone Biles Asks TikTok For Help Nicknaming Team USA At 2024 Olympics

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By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on July 2, 2024 at 1:30 PM EDT

The five ladies who will represent Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics were revealed on Sunday, and, of course, Simone Biles secured a spot. Alongside Biles, fans will be cheering on Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera.

After celebrating the big achievement, the five women appeared on the TODAY show, where host Hoda Kotb attempted to create a nickname for Team USA, but Simone Biles asked for TikTok's help.

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Meet Team USA

Simone Biles, Suni Lee, and Jordan Chiles celebrating making Team USA for 2024 Paris Olympics
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After dropping out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, citing mental health concerns exacerbated by experiencing the "twisties," Simone Biles is back and ready to compete alongside four other women in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Joining her is Suni Lee, who is the reigning all-around Olympic champion. Lee has also overcome some personal battles, including a kidney disease that almost forced her to quit the sport.

Jordan Chiles was also named part of Team USA, and like her two other teammates, she overcame heartbreak as she lost her grandfather, Gene Velasquez, last year.

24-year-old Jade Carey, veteran of the 2021 Tokyo Olympic, is back and will compete as part of Team USA along with newcomer, 16-year-old Hezly Rivera of New Jersey.

Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong were named as alternates.

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What Should 2024's Team USA Be Called?

Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera celebrating making Team USA for 2024 Paris Olympics
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The five women appeared on the TODAY show with Hoda Kobt to discuss the upcoming Olympics. While there, the six individuals tried to devise a nickname for the big games.

"Fantastic Five," Hoda first suggested, but Jordan said, "Nah, that's giving Fantastic Four."

"Phenomenal five" was up next, but all five women replied "nah" in unison.

The last suggestion was the "Fearless Five," something that Hoda though Taylor Swifft would approve of -- but Team USA did not. "Okay that's cute," Simone said before adding, "but i feel like it has to be a little more younger, hip. Ask the TikTokers, they'll think of something."

The TODAY show granted the seven-time Olympian her wish as they shared the video on their social media pages.

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Social Media Users Suggest New Nicknames For Team USA

Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera posing as Team USA for 2024 Paris Olympics
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Several social media users chimed in with their suggestions, which consisted of "Fifth Harmony," Five Stars," "Flying Five," "Flawless Five," and "Golden Five."

One sports fan said they should call themselves the "Forever Five" because this team will "go down in history."

"Super Cinq!" another TikToker said, adding that Cinq means five in French. I mean, they’re going to Paris."

Team USA has yet to choose a nickname, but whatever they decide to call themselves, fans can't wait to see them compete later this summer.

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Suni Lee Says She Almost Quit Gymnastics

Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera snap a selfie after making Team USA for 2024 Paris Olympics
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After making the Olympics team, Suni Lee spoke with reporters, admitting, “We didn’t think I would be here. So getting through all of those events and … everything that we had to go through this week to get to where we are right now, it was just such a hard, incredible journey.”

Last month, Suni Lee, who made Team USA on Sunday, revealed doctors discovered that she had a rare, incurable kidney condition. After she had several rounds of tests done, medical professionals discovered that she had not one, but two forms of kidney disease, per Sports Illustrated.

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"It was just such a hard, incredible journey," Lee told Hoda Kotb of her journey. "There were so many times where I thought about quitting and just giving up because I was so sick and it was just so hard to stay motivated, watching everyone get better and I can’t even get back in the gym, and constantly like self-doubting myself."

The Olympian added, "But once I had those people around me who lifted me up and supported me, I knew this was something that I wanted."

Suni Lee Talks Non-Gymnastics-Related Health Issues

Suni Lee holds a medal sittiing on the bleachers
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After revealing her kidney disease, Lee took to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, to address the news.

“I have been dealing with a non-gymnastics health-related issue involving my kidneys. For my safety, the medical team did not clear me to train and compete over the last few weeks,” she wrote via X at the time, via Us Weekly. “I am blessed and thankful to be working with the best specialized medical team to treat and manage my diagnosis. My focus at this time is my health and recovery.”

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