2008 United States Olympic trials (gymnastics)
2008 U.S. Olympic trials | |
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Venue | Wachovia Center |
Standort | Philadelphia |
Date | June 19–22, 2008 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]The 13 national team gymnasts were invited to attend:[2]
Name | Hometown | Club |
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Jana Bieger | Coconut Creek, FL | Bieger International |
Mackenzie Caquatto | Naperville, IL | Aerials |
Olivia Courtney | Orlando, FL | Orlando Metro |
Ivana Hong | Blue Springs, MO | GAGE |
Alaina Johnson | Tyler, TX | Texas East |
Shawn Johnson | West Des Moines, IA | Chow's Gymnastics |
Mattie Larson | Los Angeles, CA | All Olympia |
Nastia Liukin | Parker, TX | WOGA |
Corrie Lothrop | Gaithersburg, MD | Hill's Gymnastics |
Chellsie Memmel | West Allis, WI | M&M Gymnastics |
Samantha Peszek | Indianapolis, IN | DeVeau's |
Alicia Sacramone | Winchester, MA | Brestyan's |
Randy Stageberg | Chesapeake, VA | Excalibur |
The following people were also invited to Olympic trials:
Name | Hometown | Club |
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Chelsea Davis | Lakeway, TX | Texas Dreams Gymnastics |
Darling Hill | Mt. Laurel, NJ | Will-Moor |
Britney Ranzy | Gaithersburg, MD | Excalibur |
Amber Trani | Richlandtown, PA | Parkettes |
Bridget Sloan | Pittsboro, IN | Sharp's |
Shayla Worley | Orlando, FL | Orlando Metro |
Broadcast
[edit]NBC broadcast all nights of competition at the trials.[3]
Results
[edit]Final standings
[edit]Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
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Individual all-around | Shawn Johnson | Nastia Liukin | Chellsie Memmel |
Vault | Alicia Sacramone | Shawn Johnson | Britney Ranzy |
Uneven bars | Nastia Liukin | Chellsie Memmel | Jana Bieger |
Balance beam | Shawn Johnson | Chellsie Memmel | Nastia Liukin |
Floor | Shawn Johnson | Nastia Liukin Chellsie Memmel Samantha Peszek |
K.A. |
Final scores
[edit]Full Olympic trial scores are as follows:
Rank | Gymnast | ![]() |
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Day Total | Total |
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Shawn Johnson | 15.950 | 15.700 | 16.250 | 16.100 | 64.000 | 127.650 |
15.900 | 15.350 | 16.200 | 16.200 | 63.650 | |||
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Nastia Liukin | 15.000 | 16.700 | 16.100 | 15.700 | 63.500 | 125.850 |
14.800 | 16.150 | 15.850 | 15.450 | 62.350 | |||
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Chellsie Memmel | 14.800 | 16.150 | 16.000 | 15.300 | 62.250 | 124.800 |
14.200 | 16.400 | 16.100 | 15.850 | 62.550 | |||
4 | Samantha Peszek | 15.100 | 15.300 | 15.800 | 15.650 | 61.850 | 123.250 |
15.150 | 15.200 | 15.800 | 15.550 | 61.400 | |||
5 | Ivana Hong | 14.800 | 15.200 | 15.700 | 15.150 | 60.850 | 120.950 |
14.800 | 15.550 | 14.450 | 15.300 | 60.100 | |||
6 | Jana Bieger | 14.600 | 15.650 | 15.250 | 14.600 | 60.100 | 120.600 |
14.650 | 15.700 | 15.450 | 14.700 | 60.500 | |||
7 | Mattie Larson | 14.800 | 15.100 | 14.400 | 15.250 | 59.550 | 119.700 |
14.700 | 14.900 | 15.050 | 15.500 | 60.150 | |||
8 | Chelsea Davis | 14.700 | 15.000 | 14.750 | 14.850 | 59.300 | 119.300 |
14.600 | 15.00 | 14.750 | 14.850 | 60.000 | |||
9 | Corrie Lothrop | 14.900 | 14.950 | 14.600 | 14.950 | 59.400 | 119.150 |
14.900 | 14.950 | 15.000 | 14.900 | 59.750 | |||
10 | Olivia Courtney | 14.700 | 14.400 | 13.550 | 14.750 | 57.400 | 115.700 |
14.700 | 14.250 | 14.450 | 14.900 | 58.300 | |||
11 | Randy Stageberg | 14.740 | 13.450 | 13.900 | 15.200 | 57.300 | 115.100 |
14.950 | 13.900 | 14.550 | 14.400 | 57.800 | |||
12 | Alaina Johnson | 13.800 | 14.100 | 13.900 | 14.250 | 56.050 | 111.850 |
13.500 | 14.000 | 13.900 | 14.400 | 55.800 | |||
13 | Alicia Sacramone | 15.900 | - | 15.650 | 15.400 | 46.950 | 94.150 |
16.000 | - | 15.500 | 15.700 | 47.200 | |||
14 | Shayla Worley | 14.600 | 15.400 | 14.800 | - | 44.800 | 89.100 |
14.700 | 14.200 | 15.400 | - | 44.300 | |||
15 | Bridget Sloan | - | 15.600 | 14.850 | 14.550 | 44.300 | 88.050 |
- | 14.500 | 14.250 | 14.300 | 43.050 | |||
16 | Darling Hill | 14.650 | - | 13.000 | 14.950 | 42.600 | 86.750 |
14.500 | - | 14.450 | 15.200 | 43.100 | |||
17 | Britney Ranzy | 15.100 | 13.700 | - | 14.300 | 43.100 | 72.850 |
15.250 | - | - | 14.500 | 29.750 | |||
18 | Amber Trani | 13.250 | - | 14.400 | 14.250 | 41.900 | 70.900 |
- | - | 14.650 | 14.350 | 29.000 |
Olympic team selection
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Session Tickets for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics go on sale on Wednesday".
- ^ "U.S. women who advanced to the U.S. Olympic Team trials - Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 7, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Olympic Team trials - Gymnastics on the networks of NBC". USA Gymnastics. June 19, 2008.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Meet Results - Multi, Women, Competition II" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Vault Rankings, Women, Competition II" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Bars Rankings, Women, Competition II" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Beam Rankings, Women, Competition II" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Team Trials - Day 2, Floor Rankings, Women, Competition II" (PDF). USA Gymnastics.
- ^ "Johnson, Liukin nominated to 2008 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team". USA Gymnastics. June 22, 2008.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics finalizes 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for women's gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. July 19, 2008.