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2012 U.S. Olympic Trials
VenueHP Pavilion
LocationSan Jose, California
DateJune 29 – July 1, 2012 (2012-06-29 – 2012-07-01)
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The 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team Trials, referred to just as the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, was held from June 29 through July 1, 2012, at the HP Pavilion (now known as SAP Center) in San Jose, California.[1]

Venue

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]

Participants

The top 8 finishers from the 2012 VISA Championships received automatic berth to the trials.

Name Hometown Club College Nationals
Kennedy Baker
Flower Mound, TX
Texas Dreams Gymnastics
Florida Gators
7th
Gabby Douglas
Virginia Beach, VA
Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute
—[a]
2nd
Sarah Finnegan
St. Louis, MO
Great American Gymnastics Express
LSU Tigers
6th
Elizabeth Price
Coopersburg, PA
Parkettes National Gymnastics Center
Stanford Cardinal
5th
Aly Raisman
Needham, MA
Brestyan's
—[a]
3rd
Kyla Ross
Aliso Viejo, CA
Gym-Max Gymnastics
UCLA Bruins
4th
Sabrina Vega
Carmel, NY
Great American Gymnastics Express
Georgia Gymdogs
8th
Jordyn Wieber
DeWitt, MI
Gedderts Twistars USA
—[a]
1st

The following people successfully petitioned their way to Olympic Trials:

Name Hometown Club College
Rebecca Bross
Plano, TX
WOGA
—[a]
Brenna Dowell
Odessa, MO
Great American Gymnastics Express
Oklahoma Sooners
Anna Li
Aurora, IL
Legacy Elite Gymnastics
UCLA Bruins
Nastia Liukin
Plano, TX
WOGA
—[a]
McKayla Maroney
Laguna Niguel, CA
All Olympia Gymnastics Center
—[a]
Alicia Sacramone
Boston, MA
Brestyan's American Gymnastics
Brown Bears[b]
Bridget Sloan[c]
Pittsboro, IN
Sharp's Gymnastics Academy
Florida Gators
  1. ^ a b c d e f Athlete turned professional, forfeiting NCAA eligibility
  2. ^ Sacramone competed for 1 season in the NCAA before turning pro.
  3. ^ Sloan successfully petitioned to trials but was injured during warmups and therefore could not compete.[3]

Broadcast

NBC broadcast both nights of competition at Trials.[4]

Results

Final Standings

Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Individual all-around Gabby Douglas Jordyn Wieber Aly Raisman
Vault McKayla Maroney Alicia Sacramone N/A
Uneven bars Gabby Douglas & Kyla Ross None Anna Li
Balance beam Aly Raisman Alicia Sacramone Kyla Ross & Jordyn Wieber
Floor Aly Raisman Jordyn Wieber Gabby Douglas

Final Scores

Full Olympic Trial scores are as follows:[5]

Olympic Trials
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
Kennedy Baker 14.650
14.700
 13.900
14.850
(7)		 13.000
14.300
(13)		 14.600
14.700
(8)		 56.150
58.550
114.700(8)
Rebecca Bross --
--
 15.300
10.550
(13)		 12.050
14.900
(14)		 --
--
(=11)		 27.350
25.450
52.800(14)
Gabby Douglas 15.800
16.000
 15.250
15.900
(=1)		 14.900
14.850
(6)		 15.450
15.300
(3)		 61.400
62.050
123.450(1)
Brenna Dowell 14.900
14.750
 14.250
14.400
(=8)		 14.000
13.900
(11)		 14.100
14.150
(10)		 57.250
57.200
114.450(9)
Sarah Finnegan 15.000
14.900
 14.400
14.750
(6)		 15.100
14.800
(5)		 14.550
15.000
(6)		 59.050
59.450
118.500(6)
Anna Li --
--
 15.500
15.550
(3)		 13.100
14.500
(12)		 --
--
(=11)		 28.600
30.050
58.650(12)
Nastia Liukin --
--
 14.050
13.950
(10)		 14.500
14.950
(7)		 --
--
(=11)		 28.550
28.900
57.450(13)
McKayla Maroney 16.100
16.150
(1)		 13.350
13.700
(11)		 13.650
15.000
(10)		 15.200
14.500
(5)		 58.300
59.350
117.650(7)
Elizabeth Price 16.050
15.700
 14.500
15.300
(5)		 14.150
14.550
(9)		 14.900
14.950
(4)		 59.600
60.500
120.100(4)
Aly Raisman 15.550
15.300
 14.200
14.450
(=8)		 14.950
15.400
(1)		 15.600
15.500
(1)		 60.300
60.650
120.950(3)
Kyla Ross 14.500
15.150
 15.500
15.650
(=1)		 14.900
15.050
(=3)		 14.500
14.750
(9)		 59.400
60.600
120.000(5)
Alicia Sacramone 15.700
15.800
(2)		 --
--
(14)		 15.000
15.150
(2)		 --
--
(=11)		 30.700
30.950
61.650(11)
Sabrina Vega 14.250
14.400
 13.150
13.450
(12)		 14.250
14.550
(8)		 14.350
15.000
(7)		 56.000
57.400
113.400(10)
Jordyn Wieber 15.900
15.800
 15.350
15.350
(4)		 15.050
14.900
(=3)		 15.400
15.600
(2)		 61.700
61.650
123.350(2)

Olympic Team selection

Main article: Fierce Five

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10407
  2. ^ http://sharks.nhl.com/index.html
  3. ^ "2008 Olympian Bridget Sloan out of London trials with injury". USA Today. June 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2017-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "2012 U.S. Olympic Trials - Women Day 2 Event Results - Multi" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 1, 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces women's gymnastics team for 2012 Olympic Games". USA Gymnastics. July 1, 2012.
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