From Simone Biles to LeBron James, including Katie Ledecky and Sha'Carri Richardson, the United States is heading to Paris 2024 with its full arsenal and sports glamour, aiming to once again be the top medal-winning country at the Olympic Games.

Since Atlanta 1996, the U.S. has dominated the Olympic medal table in terms of gold medals, with the only exception being Beijing 2008, where host China took the lead. In Tokyo 2020, the race for golds was very tight, with 39 for the U.S. and 38 for China.

However, the overall medal count saw a clear dominance by Team USA, with 113 medals (39 golds, 41 silvers, and 33 bronzes) compared to China's 89 (38 golds, 32 silvers, and 19 bronzes).

Aiming to reign supreme in the medal count and with the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics already on the horizon, the U.S. boasts a plethora of stars for Paris 2024, starting with gymnast Simone Biles, who already has seven medals in her impressive resume and returns to the Games after withdrawing from Tokyo 2020 due to mental health issues.

In basketball, the U.S. has assembled all its superheroes in an "Avengers" style, with the men's team featuring the three best players of a magnificent generation: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry. They won't be alone, as "Team USA," led by Steve Kerr, will also include other top NBA players like Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, and Joel Embiid.

The women's basketball team is even more dominant, having won every Olympic gold since 1996. They will also present a star-studded team in Paris, including Diana Taurasi, A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, and Kelsey Plum. If the U.S. wins, Taurasi, at 42, will make history as the athlete with the most Olympic golds in a team sport (currently holding five, a record she shares with retired teammate Sue Bird).

However, Caitlin Clark, the top scorer in college basketball and a prodigy expected to revolutionize women's basketball, will not be in Paris, causing some controversy in the U.S. Another controversial decision was the exclusion of soccer star Alex Morgan, the last representative of the golden era of the U.S. women's national team, which won two World Cups and an Olympic gold.

In the midst of a generational overhaul after the 2023 World Cup failure (eliminated in the round of 16 by Sweden), the team features promising young talents like Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman, daughter of former basketball player Dennis Rodman.

Athletics will once again be a major focus for the U.S. at the games.

Among the standout athletes is Sha'Carri Richardson, the 2023 world champion in the 100 meters and 4x100 relay, who missed Tokyo 2020 due to a controversial marijuana suspension while grieving her mother's death.

Additionally, Noah Lyles (world champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100) and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (double Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in the 400 meters hurdles) are top contenders for the U.S. Similarly

Swimming will feature prominent names like Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel, both already with seven Olympic golds.

Lastly, another important option for the U.S., within a vast array almost impossible to summarize in a few lines, is golf. Both world number ones, Scottie Scheffler in the men's division and Nelly Korda in the women's division, will compete in France.