The five members of the team were Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and Hezly Rivera.

Hezly Rivera was the fifth person named to the team by the selection committee after placing fifth in the all-around.

Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong were named as traveling alternates for the women's team.

[10] Biles became the third female gymnast to win two Olympic all-around titles after Larisa Latynina (1956–1960) and Věra Čáslavská (1964–1968) and the first to do so non-consecutively.

[11] Lee became the first reigning champion since Nadia Comaneci in 1980 to return to the Olympic all-around podium.

[13] During the uneven bars final Lee won bronze behind Kaylia Nemour and Qiu Qiyuan.

[14] During the balance beam final four of the eight competitors fell off of the apparatus, including both Biles and Lee.

[16] The Romanian Gymnastics Federation filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) which determined that the inquiry was filed four seconds past the 1 minute time limitation and therefore Chiles' score would revert back to 13.666, which put her back in fifth place.