"Lines", set in place
"Lines", still working on
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 1976 | team USA wins silver |
| 1980 | team USA boycotts (due to games being held in Russia (moscow) |
| 1984 | team USA wins gold |
| 1988 | team USA wins gold |
| 1992 | team USA wins bronze |
| 1996 | team USA wins gold |
| 2000 | team USA wins gold |
| 2004 | team USA wins gold |
| 2008 | team USA wins gold |
| 2012 | team USA wins gold |
| 2016 | team USA wins gold |
| 2020 | team USA wins gold |
| 2024 | team USA wins gold |
| Name | 2024 WNBA Team |
|---|---|
| Jewell Loyd | Seattle Storm |
| Kelsey Plum | Las Vegas Aces |
| Sabrina Ionescu | New York Liberty |
| Kahleah Copper | Phoenix Mercury |
| Chelsea Gray | Las Vegas Aces |
| A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces |
| Breanna Stewart | New York Liberty |
| Napheesa Collier | Minnesota Lynx |
| Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury |
| Jackie Young | Las Vegas Aces |
| Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun |
| Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury |
This team continued the USA's gold medal streak, bringing it to 8 straight gold medals. In the gold medal game they beat the home-team France by ONE point
Going into the 2024 Finals, the New York Liberty had never won a championship title and they would be facing the Minnesota Lynx - who had won the title 4 times.
Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart would go on to start a new professional women's basketball league together in 2025 - Unrivaled!
Napheesa Collier started playing in the WNBA in 2019 and has played for the Lynx her entire career so far.
Breanna Stewart started playing in the WNBA in 2016. She started her career with the Seattle Storm before moving to the Liberty for the 2023 season.
Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart both won their first 2 WNBA championships together when they played for the Seattle Storm (2018 and 2020).
And they'd both win their 3rd WNBA championship titles with new teams. With Stewart's 2024 win with the Liberty and Jewell Loyd's 2025 win with the Las Vegas Aces
In 2023 Stewart started playing for the Liberty and Jewell Loyd stayed with the Storm for a while...
For Jewell Loyd's 10th season in the WNBA, she moved teams for the first time ever when she signed with the Las Vegas Aces for the 2025 season.
It's common for sports people to talk about "dynasties". The WNBA hasn't really ever settled enough to have clear cut and definitive dynasties, but the Las Vegas Aces are the closest "modern era" example what could be a "dynasty" in WNBA terms.
...all played for the Aces in 2024