2008 United States Olympic trials (gymnastics)

2008 U.S. Olympic trials

Venue| Wachovia Center
Location| Philadelphia
Date| June 19–22, 2008 (2008-06-19 – 2008-06-22)

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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

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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

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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

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

## Results

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### Final standings

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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

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Chellsie Memmel

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Samantha Peszek | N/A

[4][5][6][7][8]

### Final scores

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Full Olympic trial scores are as follows:

Rank | Gymnast |  |  |  |  | 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
| Nastia Liukin | 15.000 | 16.700 | 16.100 | 15.700 | 63.500 | 125.850
14.800 | 16.150 | 15.850 | 15.450 | 62.350
| 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

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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

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

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2008 USA Olympic Gymnastics Team

Men's artistic gymnastics athletes|

| Team |

* Alexander Artemev
* Raj Bhavsar
* Joseph Hagerty
* Jonathan Horton
* Justin Spring
* Kevin Tan

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Alternates|

* David Durante

Women's artistic gymnastics athletes|

| Team |

* Shawn Johnson
* Nastia Liukin
* Chellsie Memmel
* Samantha Peszek
* Alicia Sacramone
* Bridget Sloan

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Alternates|

* Jana Bieger
* Ivana Hong
* Corrie Lothrop

Rhythmic gymnastics athletes|

* Did not qualify

Trampoline athletes|

| Individuals|

* Erin Blanchard
* Chris Estrada

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Alternates|

* Logan Dooley
* Alaina Hebert

Coaches|

| Men's|

* Kevin Mazeika (Head coach)
* Miles Avery (Asst. coach)
* Norimasa Iwai
* Randy Jepson
* Vitaly Marinich
* Jon Valdez
* Mark Williams

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Women's|

* Liang Chow (Head coach)
* Márta Károlyi (Asst. coach)
* Mihai Brestyan
* Valeri Liukin
* Andy Memmel
* Marvin Sharp
* XueYi Zhao

Trampoline|

* Dmitri Poliaroush

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International|

* Olympic Games
* World Cup Final

Continental|

* Pacific Rim Championships
* European Men's Championships
* European Women's Championships
* Asian Championships
* Pan American Individual Event Championships

National|

* U.S. Olympic Trials

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