| 2012 U.S. Olympic trials | |
| Venue: | HP Pavilion |
| Location: | San Jose, California |
| Patron: | AT&T P&G |
| Sponsor: | USA Gymnastics |
| Prev: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials were held from June 29 through July 1, 2012, at the HP Pavilion (now known as SAP Center) in San Jose, California.[1]
The SAP Center, formally known as HP Pavilion, has a capacity of up to 19,190 spectators for concerts, is home to the National Hockey League team, the San Jose Sharks.[2]
The top 8 finishers from the 2012 VISA Championships received automatic berth to the trials.
| Name | Hometown | Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | |||||
| — | 2nd | ||||
| 6th | |||||
| Parkettes | 5th | ||||
| Brestyan's | — | 3rd | |||
| Gym-Max Gymnastics | 4th | ||||
| 8th | |||||
| Gedderts Twistars | — | 1st |
The following people successfully petitioned their way to Olympic trials:
| Name | Hometown | Club | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ||||
| Oklahoma Sooners | ||||
| Legacy Elite | UCLA Bruins | |||
| — | ||||
| — | ||||
| Brestyan's | Brown Bears | |||
| Sharp's Gymnastics Academy | Florida Gators |
| Name | Hometown | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Gymnastics | |||
| Stanford University | |||
| University of Oklahoma | |||
| USOTC | |||
| Cypress Gymnastics | |||
| UC Berkeley | |||
| University of Oklahoma | |||
| Universal Gymnastics | |||
| University of Illinois | |||
| University of Michigan | |||
| USA Youth Fitness | |||
| USOTC | |||
| University of Illinois | |||
| University of Illinois | |||
| Ohio State University |
NBC broadcast both nights of competition at trials.[3]
| Women | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Gabby Douglas | Jordyn Wieber | Aly Raisman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | McKayla Maroney | Alicia Sacramone | |||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Gabby Douglas Kyla Ross | Anna Li | |||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Aly Raisman | Alicia Sacramone | Kyla Ross Jordyn Wieber | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Aly Raisman | Jordyn Wieber | Gabby Douglas | ||
| Men | |||||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Danell Leyva | John Orozco | Jonathan Horton | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Jake Dalton | Steven Legendre | Paul Ruggeri | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Alex Naddour | Danell Leyva | John Orozco | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Jonathan Horton | Brandon Wynn | John Orozco | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Jake Dalton | David Sender | Steven Legendre | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Danell Leyva | Jonathan Horton | John Orozco | ||
| scope=row style="text-align:left" | Danell Leyva | John Orozco | Paul Ruggeri | ||
Full Olympic Trial scores are as follows:[4]
| Rank | Gymnast | Day Total | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.800 | 15.250 | 14.900 | 15.450 | 61.400 | 123.450 | ||
| 16.000 | 15.900 | 14.850 | 15.300 | 62.050 | |||
| 15.900 | 15.350 | 15.050 | 15.400 | 61.700 | 123.350 | ||
| 15.800 | 15.350 | 14.900 | 15.600 | 61.650 | |||
| 15.550 | 14.200 | 14.950 | 15.600 | 60.300 | 120.950 | ||
| 15.300 | 14.450 | 15.400 | 15.500 | 60.650 | |||
| 4 | 16.050 | 14.500 | 14.150 | 14.900 | 59.600 | 120.100 | |
| 15.700 | 15.300 | 14.550 | 14.950 | 60.500 | |||
| 5 | 14.500 | 15.500 | 14.900 | 14.500 | 59.400 | 120.000 | |
| 15.150 | 15.650 | 15.050 | 14.750 | 60.600 | |||
| 6 | 15.000 | 14.400 | 15.100 | 14.550 | 59.050 | 118.500 | |
| 14.900 | 14.750 | 14.800 | 15.000 | 59.450 | |||
| 7 | 16.100 | 13.350 | 13.650 | 15.200 | 58.300 | 117.650 | |
| 16.150 | 13.700 | 15.000 | 14.500 | 59.350 | |||
| 8 | 14.650 | 13.900 | 13.000 | 14.600 | 56.150 | 114.700 | |
| 14.700 | 14.850 | 14.300 | 14.700 | 58.550 | |||
| 9 | 14.900 | 14.250 | 14.000 | 14.100 | 57.250 | 114.450 | |
| 14.750 | 14.400 | 13.900 | 14.150 | 57.200 | |||
| 10 | 14.250 | 13.150 | 14.250 | 14.350 | 56.000 | 113.400 | |
| 14.400 | 13.450 | 14.550 | 15.000 | 57.400 | |||
| 11 | 15.700 | – | 15.000 | – | 30.700 | 61.650 | |
| 15.800 | – | 15.150 | – | 30.950 | |||
| 12 | – | 15.500 | 13.100 | – | 28.600 | 58.650 | |
| – | 15.550 | 14.500 | – | 30.050 | |||
| 13 | – | 14.050 | 14.500 | – | 28.550 | 57.450 | |
| – | 13.950 | 14.950 | – | 28.900 | |||
| 14 | – | 15.300 | 12.050 | – | 27.350 | 52.800 | |
| – | 10.550 | 14.900 | – | 25.450 |
See main article: Fierce Five. For the women's team, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber were selected to represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. Anna Li, Sarah Finnegan, and Elizabeth Price were selected as the alternates.[5]
For the men's team Danell Leyva and John Orozco automatically earned Olympic berths by finishing first and second in the all-around and recording three or more top three finishes in the individual event standings. The men's selection team also named Jake Dalton, Jonathan Horton, and Sam Mikulak to the team. The replacement athletes selected were Chris Brooks, Alex Naddour, and Steven Legendre.[6]