2012 United States Olympic trials (gymnastics)

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2012 U.S. Olympic trials
Venue HP Pavilion
Location San Jose, California
DateJune 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]

Contents

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

Women

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

NameHometownClub College Nationals
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:

NameHometownClub College
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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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

NameHometownClub
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

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

Results

Final standings

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women
All-around Gabby Douglas Jordyn Wieber Aly Raisman
Vault McKayla Maroney Alicia Sacramone
Uneven Bars Gabby Douglas
Kyla Ross
Anna Li
Balance Beam Aly Raisman Alicia Sacramone Kyla Ross
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

Full Olympic Trial scores are as follows: [5]

RankGymnast Saut de cheval.svg Barres asymetriques.svg Poutre.svg Gymnastique au sol.svg Day TotalTotal
Gold medal icon.svg Gabby Douglas 15.80015.25014.90015.45061.400123.450
16.00015.90014.85015.30062.050
Silver medal icon.svg Jordyn Wieber 15.90015.35015.05015.40061.700123.350
15.80015.35014.90015.60061.650
Bronze medal icon.svg Aly Raisman 15.55014.20014.95015.60060.300120.950
15.30014.45015.40015.50060.650
4 Elizabeth Price 16.05014.50014.15014.90059.600120.100
15.70015.30014.55014.95060.500
5 Kyla Ross 14.50015.50014.90014.50059.400120.000
15.15015.65015.05014.75060.600
6 Sarah Finnegan 15.00014.40015.10014.55059.050118.500
14.90014.75014.80015.00059.450
7 McKayla Maroney 16.10013.35013.65015.20058.300117.650
16.15013.70015.00014.50059.350
8 Kennedy Baker 14.65013.90013.00014.60056.150114.700
14.70014.85014.30014.70058.550
9 Brenna Dowell 14.90014.25014.00014.10057.250114.450
14.75014.40013.90014.15057.200
10 Sabrina Vega 14.25013.15014.25014.35056.000113.400
14.40013.45014.55015.00057.400
11 Alicia Sacramone 15.70015.00030.70061.650
15.80015.15030.950
12 Anna Li 15.50013.10028.60058.650
15.55014.50030.050
13 Nastia Liukin 14.05014.50028.55057.450
13.95014.95028.900
14 Rebecca Bross 15.30012.05027.35052.800
10.55014.90025.450

Olympic Team selection

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. [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

  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.