2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (gymnastics)


The 2012 U.S. Olympic 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 in San Jose, California.

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.

Participants

The top 8 finishers from the 2012 VISA Championships received automatic berth to the trials.
NameHometownClubCollegeNationals
Kennedy Baker
Flower Mound, TX
Texas Dreams Gymnastics
Florida Gators
7th
Gabby Douglas
Virginia Beach, VA
Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute
—
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
—
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
—
1st

The following people successfully petitioned their way to Olympic Trials:
NameHometownClubCollege
Rebecca Bross
Plano, TX
WOGA
—
Brenna Dowell
Odessa, MO
Great American Gymnastics Express
Oklahoma Sooners
Anna Li
Aurora, IL
Legacy Elite Gymnastics
UCLA Bruins
Nastia Liukin
Plano, TX
WOGA
—
McKayla Maroney
Laguna Niguel, CA
All Olympia Gymnastics Center
—
Alicia Sacramone
Boston, MA
Brestyan's American Gymnastics
Brown Bears
Pittsboro, IN
Sharp's Gymnastics Academy
Florida Gators

Broadcast

broadcast both nights of competition at Trials.

Results

Final Standings

Final Scores

Full Olympic Trial scores are as follows:
RankGymnastDay TotalTotal
Gabby Douglas15.80015.25014.90015.45061.400123.450
Gabby Douglas16.00015.90014.85015.30062.050123.450
Jordyn Wieber15.90015.35015.05015.40061.700123.350
Jordyn Wieber15.80015.35014.90015.60061.650123.350
Aly Raisman15.55014.20014.95015.60060.300120.950
Aly Raisman15.30014.45015.40015.50060.650120.950
4Elizabeth Price16.05014.50014.15014.90059.600120.100
4Elizabeth Price15.70015.30014.55014.95060.500120.100
5Kyla Ross14.50015.50014.90014.50059.400120.000
5Kyla Ross15.15015.65015.05014.75060.600120.000
6Sarah Finnegan15.00014.40015.10014.55059.050118.500
6Sarah Finnegan14.90014.75014.80015.00059.450118.500
7McKayla Maroney16.10013.35013.65015.20058.300117.650
7McKayla Maroney16.15013.70015.00014.50059.350117.650
8Kennedy Baker14.65013.90013.00014.60056.150114.700
8Kennedy Baker14.70014.85014.30014.70058.550114.700
9Brenna Dowell14.90014.25014.00014.10057.250114.450
9Brenna Dowell14.75014.40013.90014.15057.200114.450
10Sabrina Vega14.25013.15014.25014.35056.000113.400
10Sabrina Vega14.40013.45014.55015.00057.400113.400
11Alicia Sacramone15.700–15.000–30.70061.650
11Alicia Sacramone15.800–15.150–30.95061.650
12Anna Li–15.50013.100–28.60058.650
12Anna Li–15.55014.500–30.05058.650
13Nastia Liukin–14.05014.500–28.55057.450
13Nastia Liukin–13.95014.950–28.90057.450
14Rebecca Bross–15.30012.050–27.35052.800
14Rebecca Bross–10.55014.900–25.45052.800

Olympic Team selection

, 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.