Meet the 6 Superstar Members of the USA Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team

The six ladies skipped the opening ceremony on July 23, as seen on the athletes' social media posts.

At the time, Biles explained to fans that they missed the opening ceremony due to "COVID" and the "amount of standing."

In addition, a gymnastics official told PEOPLE: "The men's and women's artistic gymnasts did not walk. They will be competing within the next couple of days and are focused on preparation."

The GOAT needs no introduction. This is Biles' second Olympics; at the Rio Games in 2016 she took home five medals, and is poised to take more in Tokyo. She's already turning heads in Japan, nailing the Yurchenko Double Pike on vault during a practice session. (ESPN called the move "the greatest Yurchenko double pike we've seen so far from her.") Ahead of the Games, the 24-year-old was honored with her own Twitter emoji — a goat, of course!

The St. Paul native, 18, is making history in Tokyo as the first Hmong American Olympic gymnast. "It's surreal to say I'm an Olympian now," Lee, who helped the U.S. team win gold at the 2019 world championships, told the Star Tribune. "I've been working toward this for so long."

Making her first appearance on an international stage, Chiles, 20, is another one to watch, and hails from the same training gym as teammate Biles. "I need to be able to go out there and just be Jordan and not try to be ... I don't know, like the next Gabby [Douglas], the next Simone," Chiles told USA Today. "I want to be the next Jordan. I'm myself."

The 19-year-old overcame a January hand injury to earn a spot on the team. According to USA Today, she had "strong performances" on the vault at the June olympic trials, and finished fourth overall behind teammates Biles, Lee and Chiles.

Keep an eye out for the 21-year-old individual competitor on the floor and vault: Carey is a four-time world championship medalist who will be competing as an individual for the U.S. "Just being a role model for little kids is a really cool thing that happens," Carey — who in June unveiled a triple-twisting double layout on floor, a skill no female gymnast has ever competed with — told PEOPLE earlier this year.

Also competing individually, Skinner, 24, was an alternate on the 2016 Olympic team. She overcame a tough case of COVID-19 to make it to Tokyo — and doesn't take her spot for granted. "I survived, but I wanted to give up so many times," she said of grappling with the virus in an interview with Today's Hoda Kotb. "I was like, 'I don't even know if I can do this anymore.' But I feel like just having these girls and my family having my back through it all has really helped me to get to where I am today."