2012 U.S. Olympic trials (gymnastics)

2012 U.S. Olympic trials

Venue| HP Pavilion
Location| San Jose, California
Date| June 29 – July 1, 2012 (2012-06-29 – 2012-07-01)

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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]

## Venue[edit]

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[edit]

### Women[edit]

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

Name | Hometown | Club | College | Nationals

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Kennedy Baker | Flower Mound, TX | Texas Dreams Gymnastics | Florida Gators | 7th
Gabby Douglas | Virginia Beach, VA | Chow's Gymnastics | —[a] | 2nd
Sarah Finnegan | St. Louis, MO | GAGE | LSU Tigers | 6th
Elizabeth Price | Coopersburg, PA | Parkettes | 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 | GAGE | Georgia Gymdogs | 8th
Jordyn Wieber | DeWitt, MI | Gedderts Twistars | —[a] | 1st

The following people successfully petitioned their way to Olympic trials:

Name | Hometown | Club | College

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Rebecca Bross | Plano, TX | WOGA | —[a]
Brenna Dowell | Odessa, MO | GAGE | Oklahoma Sooners
Anna Li | Aurora, IL | Legacy Elite | UCLA Bruins
Nastia Liukin | Plano, TX | WOGA | —[a]
McKayla Maroney | Laguna Niguel, CA | All Olympia | —[a]
Alicia Sacramone | Boston, MA | Brestyan's | 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]

### Men[edit]

Name | Hometown | Club

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Chris Brooks | Houston, TX | Cypress Gymnastics
Alex Buscaglia | Cary, IL | Stanford University
Jake Dalton | Reno, NV | University of Oklahoma
Josh Dixon | San Jose, CA | USOTC
Jonathan Horton | Houston, TX | Cypress Gymnastics
Glen Ishino | Santa Ana, CA | UC Berkeley
Steven Legendre | Port Jefferson, NY | University of Oklahoma
Danell Leyva | Miami, FL | Universal Gymnastics
CJ Maestas | Corrales, NM | University of Illinois
Sam Mikulak | Ann Arbor, MI | University of Michigan
Alex Naddour | Gilbert, AZ | USA Youth Fitness
John Orozco | Bronx, NY | USOTC
Paul Ruggeri | Manlius, NY | University of Illinois
David Sender | Arlington Heights, IL | University of Illinois
Brandon Wynn | Voorhees, NJ | Ohio State University

## Broadcast[edit]

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

## Results[edit]

### Final standings[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Women
All-around | Gabby Douglas | Jordyn Wieber | Aly Raisman
Vault | McKayla Maroney | Alicia Sacramone | —
Uneven Bars | Gabby Douglas

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Kyla Ross | —  | Anna Li
Balance Beam | Aly Raisman | Alicia Sacramone | Kyla Ross

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Jordyn Wieber
Floor Exercise | Aly Raisman | Jordyn Wieber | Gabby Douglas
Men
All-around | Danell Leyva | John Orozco | Jonathan Horton
Floor | Jake Dalton | Steven Legendre | Paul Ruggeri
Pommel horse | Alex Naddour | Danell Leyva | John Orozco
Rings | Jonathan Horton | Brandon Wynn | John Orozco
Vault | Jake Dalton | David Sender | Steven Legendre
Parallel bars | Danell Leyva | Jonathan Horton | John Orozco
Horizontal bar | Danell Leyva | John Orozco | Paul Ruggeri

### Final Scores[edit]

Full Olympic Trial scores are as follows:[5]

Rank | Gymnast |  |  |  |  | Day Total | Total

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

## Olympic Team selection[edit]

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]

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.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Douglas wins all-around at 2012 U.S. Olympic trials". Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
2. ^ "Official San Jose Sharks Website".
3. ^ "2008 Olympian Bridget Sloan out of London trials with injury". USA Today. June 29, 2012.
4. ^ "NBC Olympics will provide 76 hours of 2016 U.S. Olympic Team trials coverage • 2016 Olympic trials - Women's Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
5. ^ "2012 U.S. Olympic trials - Women Day 2 Event Results - Multi" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 1, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
6. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces women's gymnastics team for 2012 Olympic Games". USA Gymnastics. July 1, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
7. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces men's gymnastics team for 2012 Olympic Games". USA Gymnastics. July 1, 2012.

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Men's artistic gymnastics athletes|

| Team|

* Jake Dalton
* Jonathan Horton
* Danell Leyva
* Sam Mikulak
* John Orozco

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Alternates|

* Chris Brooks
* Steven Legendre
* Alexander Naddour

Women's artistic gymnastics athletes|

| Team
(Fierce Five)|

* Gabby Douglas
* McKayla Maroney
* Aly Raisman
* Kyla Ross
* Jordyn Wieber

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Alternates|

* Sarah Finnegan
* Anna Li
* Elizabeth Price

Rhythmic gymnastics athletes|

| Individuals|

* Julie Zetlin

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Trampoline athletes|

| Individuals|

* Steven Gluckstein
* Savannah Vinsant

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Alternates|

* Logan Dooley
* Dakota Earnest

Coaches|

* Kevin Mazeika (Men's artistic head coach)
* Tom Meadows (Men's artistic assistant coach)
* Yin Alvarez (Men's artistic coach)
* Kurt Golder (Men's artistic coach)
* Vitaly Marinitch (Men's artistic coach)
* Mark Williams (Men's artistic coach)
* John Geddert (Women's artistic head coach)
* Jenny Zhang (Women's artistic assistant coach)
* Artur Akopyan (Women's artistic coach)
* Mihai Brestyan (Women's artistic coach)
* Liang Chow (Women's artistic coach)
* Márta Károlyi (Women's artistic coordinator)
* Olga Kutuzova (Rhythmic coach)
* Tara Guidry (Trampoline coach)
* Tatiana Kovaleva (Trampoline coach)

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