--- title: The U.S. Women's Gymnastics Squad Is Having Way Too Much Fun description: The talented five young women of Team USA's gymnastics squad are doing well on and off the mats, living it up while they're in Rio. canonical: https://time.com/4443386/rio-2016-olympics-simone-biles-gabby-douglas/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-08T18:13:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:13.604Z og:title: The U.S. Women's Gymnastics Squad Is Having Way Too Much Fun og:description: The talented young women of Team USA are fun to watch, both on and off the mats. og:url: https://time.com/4443386/rio-2016-olympics-simone-biles-gabby-douglas/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The U.S. Women's Gymnastics Squad Is Having Way Too Much Fun twitter:description: The talented young women of Team USA are fun to watch, both on and off the mats. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Ladies of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Squad Are Living Their Best Lives in Rio  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 8, 2016 6:13 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 8, 2016 6:13 PM UTC [Simone Biles. ](http://time.com/4428013/simone-biles-gymnastics-usa/?iid=sr-link2)[Gabby Douglas.](http://motto.time.com/4426735/rio-2016-olympics-gymnasts-gabby-douglas-simone-biles/?iid=sr-link4) [Aly Raisman.](http://time.com/3890019/aly-raisman-why-gymnastics-needs-more-team-recognition/?iid=sr-link1) Laurie Hernandez. Madison Kocian. You might have heard these names by now because the five young gymnastics athletes are [already highlights of Team USA](http://time.com/4435662/4-photos-that-prove-size-doesnt-matter-for-olympic-gymnast-superstar-simone-biles/?iid=sr-link5) in this summer’s Rio Olympics, crushing their preliminary rounds with ease. In the midst of the [high-pressure stakes of the Games](http://time.com/4442139/rio-2016-olympics-gymnastics-events-how-to-watch/?iid=sr-link1), though, they’ve also been taking full advantage of all Rio has to offer. Snaps with their Olympic heroes? Yes please. Breaks to play ping pong and foosball? Of course. Lots of goofy selfies? That, too. Their enthusiasm and high spirits haven’t gone unnoticed; in a [recent _New York Times_ article](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/08/sports/simone-biles-has-just-one-peer-in-rio-but-rejects-the-comparison.html?rref=collection%2Fnewseventcollection%2Frio-olympics-2016&action=click&contentCollection=olympics®ion=stream&module=stream%5Funit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection), national team coordinator Martha Karolyi even said she’s had to ask the girls to “be more serious” and quiet down in the cafeteria. Take a peek inside the Olympic experience of five of the U.S.’s biggest stars: Whether [in matching bedazzled leotards](http://time.com/4439000/olympic-gymnastics-us-team-leotard-cost/?iid=sr-link3) or in identical off-duty tanks, the team is one tight unit. Team captain Aly Raisman also tried her hand at ping pong. They’re known for being a high-energy bunch, and weren’t even able to keep straight faces for this TV spot. “Always giggling,” Raisman noted in her caption. The giggling is a theme. **Read More:** [America’s Great Gymnasts on What Separates Simone Biles From Others](http://time.com/4427223/simone-biles-gymnast/) They’ve been having a grand old time on the media circuit, too, getting a chance to meet Ryan Seacrest and Hoda Kotb. > [](https://twitter.com/RyanSeacrest/status/761379410641424384) But that’s not to mention the other Olympians they’ve been befriending, including their gymnastics competitors… … and fellow Team USA legends like medal winners Nathan Adrian and Michael Phelps — and Usain Bolt. > [](https://twitter.com/Simone%5FBiles/status/762484760618737664) > [](https://twitter.com/MadisonKocian/status/760965909523599360) Simone Biles also got a special shout-out from Kim Kardashian West — and their Twitter friendship is continuing to grow. > [](https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/761645423933087744) > [](https://twitter.com/Simone%5FBiles/status/762502520229007360) That said, it doesn’t seem like the fame is going to their heads. Behind the scenes, the girls are just like us: face masks and headwraps are de rigeur. And sometimes they need to give each other a little love; here’s Raisman, who’s the oldest member of the team, tucking in Hernandez, who’s the youngest. > [](https://twitter.com/USAGym/status/761378712130613249) Squad goals, indeed. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4443386/rio-2016-olympics-simone-biles-gabby-douglas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4443386/rio-2016-olympics-simone-biles-gabby-douglas/"},"headline":"The Ladies of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Squad Are Living Their Best Lives in Rio","datePublished":"2016-08-08T18:13:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:13.604Z","description":"Definition of \"squad goals\"","url":"https://time.com/4443386/rio-2016-olympics-simone-biles-gabby-douglas/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","Summer Olympics","2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4443386/rio-2016-olympics-simone-biles-gabby-douglas/","name":"The Ladies of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics Squad Are Living Their Best Lives in Rio"}}]}] ```