Olympic gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson gives early analysis for 2028 US team

The 2028 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team volition beryllium the archetypal to vie connected location ungraded since 1996. It could besides perchance beryllium their archetypal without Simone Biles since 2012.

Balance beam golden medalist Shawn Johnson won 1 of 2 U.S. Olympic golds successful Beijing successful 2008, 8 years earlier Biles arrived. 

Now, with the Los Angeles Games astir 2 years away, Johnson answered connected whether she believes the U.S. tin triumph golden if Biles doesn't compete. 

"Historically speaking, the U.S. is the astir ascendant gymnastics squad we volition ever see, always. So I person the top magnitude of religion successful the United States gymnastics team," Johnson told Fox News Digital. 

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Team USA gymnasts Simone Biles, left, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey and Sunisa Lee observe winning the golden medal astatine the 2024 Olympic Games, July 30, 2024, successful Paris. ( Tom Weller/VOIGT/Getty Images)

"Simone is the top of each time, she has stamped her spot successful past forever. And that volition ne'er change. But she has besides acceptable a modular and a precedent for our state that I deliberation volition proceed forever."

Johnson plans to beryllium determination successful Los Angeles to ticker successful person. When asked which gymnasts she is astir looking guardant to seeing vie successful LA, Johnson said, "I person truthful overmuch religion successful each these small ones coming up, and ones who are wanting to repeat… truthful each of them." 

With advancements successful sports subject and wellness playing heavier than ever into which state gains a competitory advantages, Johnson revealed the mindset she believes the women gymnasts should follow for their health. 

"I would conscionable accidental to a young pistillate gymnast wanting to spell to the Olympics, to perceive to your body. I deliberation a batch of girls, particularly successful gymnastics, propulsion themselves truthful hard. And it's truly important that you prioritize your health, mentally and physically, supra each else," she said.

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Team USA gymnast Shawn Johnson successful enactment during the women's equilibrium beam last astatine the 2008 Olympic Games successful Beijing, China. (Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

The U.S. women's gymnastics squad is coming disconnected a historically mediocre show astatine the World Championships successful October, winning conscionable 2 full medals and nary golds. 

It was the country's lowest medal full successful the planetary contention since 2001. 

The lone 2 medalists for the U.S. were Leanne Wong, who won an all-around silver, and Joscelyn Roberson, who won bronze connected vault.

China finished up of the U.S. with 3 women's medals, portion neutral athletes competing connected behalf of Russia besides won three. 

"It was rough," U.S. programme pb Chellsie Memmel said, according to Olympics.com. "There were immoderate precise bully pieces, but past determination was rough. I didn’t consciousness similar determination was an onslaught of their events and their skills overall. There were inactive bully things, but I person enactment to do.

Team USA gymnast Simone Biles waves aft performing connected the equilibrium beam astatine the 2020 Olympic Games, successful Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

It was lone the 3rd twelvemonth since 2006 successful which the U.S. didn't decorativeness with the astir women's medals since 2006, speech from 2017 and 2021, erstwhile it tied with Japan and Russia for most. 

Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles were the notable athletes connected the U.S.'s 2024 Paris squad that won 3 golden medals, including squad and all-around who did not correspond the U.S. astatine the World Championships. 

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Biles has not ruled retired competing astatine the 2028 LA Games, but has besides said she has taken clip disconnected from gymnastics, per Olympics.com.  

"I’m not definite what 2028 looks like, but I volition beryllium determination successful immoderate capacity. I conscionable don’t cognize close present if it’s connected the level oregon successful the stands. But I decidedly privation to spell and beryllium a portion of that movement," Biles said. 

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