2008 United States Olympic trials (gymnastics) explained

2008 U.S. Olympic trials
Venue:Wachovia Center
Location:Philadelphia
Sponsor:USA Gymnastics
Prev:2004
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The 2008 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials were held from June 19 to 22, 2008, at the Wachovia Center (now known as Wells Fargo Center) in Philadelphia.[1]

Venue

The Wachovia Center, which has a capacity of up to 20,478 spectators, is home to the Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Philadelphia Wings.

Participants

The 13 national team gymnasts were invited to attend:[2]

Name Hometown Club
Bieger International
Aerials
Orlando Metro
GAGE
Texas East
Chow's Gymnastics
WOGA
Hill's Gymnastics
M&M Gymnastics
DeVeau's
Brestyan's
Excalibur

The following people were also invited to Olympic trials:

Name Hometown Club
Texas Dreams Gymnastics
Will-Moor
Excalibur
Sharp's
Orlando Metro

Broadcast

NBC broadcast all nights of competition at the trials.[3]

Results

Final standings

Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Individual all-around Chellsie Memmel
Vault Britney Ranzy
Uneven bars Jana Bieger
Balance beam Nastia Liukin
Floor N/A
[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Final scores

Full Olympic trial scores are as follows:

Rank Gymnast Day Total Total
15.950 15.700 16.250 16.100 64.000 127.650
15.900 15.350 16.200 16.200 63.650
15.000 16.700 16.100 15.700 63.500 125.850
14.800 16.150 15.850 15.450 62.350
14.800 16.150 16.000 15.300 62.250 124.800
14.200 16.400 16.100 15.850 62.550
415.100 15.300 15.800 15.650 61.850 123.250
15.150 15.200 15.800 15.550 61.400
514.800 15.200 15.700 15.150 60.850 120.950
14.800 15.550 14.450 15.300 60.100
614.600 15.650 15.250 14.600 60.100 120.600
14.650 15.700 15.450 14.700 60.500
714.800 15.100 14.400 15.250 59.550 119.700
14.700 14.900 15.050 15.500 60.150
814.700 15.000 14.750 14.850 59.300 119.300
14.600 15.00 14.750 14.850 60.000
914.900 14.950 14.600 14.950 59.400 119.150
14.900 14.950 15.000 14.900 59.750
1014.700 14.400 13.550 14.750 57.400 115.700
14.700 14.250 14.450 14.900 58.300
1114.740 13.450 13.900 15.200 57.300 115.100
14.950 13.900 14.550 14.400 57.800
1213.800 14.100 13.900 14.250 56.050 111.850
13.500 14.000 13.900 14.400 55.800
1315.900 15.650 15.400 46.950 94.150
16.000 15.500 15.700 47.200
1414.600 15.400 14.800 44.800 89.100
14.700 14.200 15.400 44.300
1515.600 14.850 14.550 44.300 88.050
14.500 14.250 14.300 43.050
1614.650 13.000 14.950 42.600 86.750
14.500 14.450 15.200 43.100
1715.100 13.700 14.300 43.100 72.850
15.250 14.500 29.750
1813.250 14.400 14.250 41.900 70.900
14.650 14.350 29.000

Olympic team selection

At the conclusion of the Olympic trials only Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin were named to the team to represent the USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The remaining members of the team were to be determined after a selection camp; attendees included: Jana Bieger, Chelsea Davis, Ivana Hong, Mattie Larson, Corrie Lothrop, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan, and Shayla Worley.[9] The camp concluded in mid-July with Memmel, Peszek, Sacramone, and Sloan being named to the team while Bieger, Hong, and Lothrop were named as the alternates.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Session Tickets for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics go on sale on Wednesday.
  2. Web site: U.S. women who advanced to the U.S. Olympic Team trials - Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2008.
  3. Web site: U.S. Olympic Team trials - Gymnastics on the networks of NBC. USA Gymnastics. June 19, 2008.
  4. Web site: 2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Meet Results - Multi, Women, Competition II . USA Gymnastics.
  5. Web site: 2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Vault Rankings, Women, Competition II . USA Gymnastics.
  6. Web site: 2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Bars Rankings, Women, Competition II . USA Gymnastics.
  7. Web site: 2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Beam Rankings, Women, Competition II . USA Gymnastics.
  8. Web site: 2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Floor Rankings, Women, Competition II . USA Gymnastics.
  9. Web site: Johnson, Liukin nominated to 2008 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team. USA Gymnastics. June 22, 2008.
  10. Web site: USA Gymnastics finalizes 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for women's gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. July 19, 2008.