2012 Olympic Team TrialsJul 3, 2012 by Anne Phillips
Archived Live Updates: 2012 Olympic Trials, Women's Prelims
Archived Live Updates: 2012 Olympic Trials, Women's Prelims
Archived Live Updates: 2012 Olympic Trials, Women's Prelims
Gymnastike was on-site in San Jose's HP Pavillion providing quick hits and commentary of the 2012 Olympic Trials. To relive the women's first night of competition, read below. To read in chronological order begin at the bottom of the page.
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Our view of Olympic Trials
RT @DouglasProbs I saw @gymnastike's interview w/ Gabby was over 5 min long & I was like yes! Then I watched it and was like YES!! Seriously wanna be her BFF
Tonight, NBC created #ryanwieberfever LOVE IT!
Interview @ 4:15, Gabby has trouble answering a question...hilarity ensues! bit.ly/LmPiuL
RT @Diannabeautyxx AWWWWW (": RT @gymnastike: Wieber says she hears her mom in the crowd while she's competing. bit.ly/L9DKQj
RT @TripleTwistBlog Elizabeth Price- " I try to treat practice like a competition, and competitions like a practice" I like that!
INTERVIEW: Kyla Ross "I don't know what happened on vault." bit.ly/MHG0fJ
INTERVIEW: with THE Gabby Douglas bit.ly/LmPiuL
RT @AnnaLi_88 I had So much fun being out on the floor on day 1! Thanks again for all of the support!#beLIeve #2012olympictrials
Wieber says she hears her mom in the crowd while she's competing. bit.ly/L9DKQj
INTERVIEW: Bross moving past disappointing night one. bit.ly/OMpf64
Interviews with ALL FIFTEEN gymnasts up! bit.ly/aZd1sa
INTERVIEW: Nastia Liukin "I achieved my personal goals four years ago." bit.ly/OMnGVT
INTERVIEW: Maroney discusses the highs and lows of night one. gymnastike.org/coverage/24789…
Devastating. Bridget Sloan holds back tears as she talks about the details of her untimely injury. bit.ly/NeAzAv
RT @WillGravesAP Difficult night for Nastia, but to her credit she sat there and answered every question, most of them several times. Class all the way.
RESULTS: US Olympic Trials women's Night 1 - gymnastike.org/article/13275
@AnnaLi_88 Anna Li on her great save on beam and why she's having a blast at trials - bit.ly/LGQzj7
@nastialiukin Nastia Liukin - I just ran out of gas - bit.ly/N0655r
@ASac3 Alicia Sacramone Enjoying Olympic Trials - bit.ly/MHeKv3
Wieber, Douglas still keeping it close | RECAP Gymnastikegymnastike.org/article/13274
That's it for night 1! 1 Wieber, 2 Douglas, 3 Raisman, 4 PRICE. Raisman ends the night with a huge 15.60 on FX
Aly Raisman is the best tumbler in the world. Unfortunate off center oob on first pass. Last pass - double pike+massive split jump to end her routine
Big score for @McKaylaMaroney on FX - 15.20! (6.0/9.20). That's what Martha Karolyi wanted to see!
Kyla Ross VT: low, safe landing on yurchenko 2.5. Hand down.
RT @DavidKuzara It really doesn't matter who wins. The last time I checked the Olympics is a team game #USA #Gold
Maroney FX: stuck 3.5! back 2.5+front full, solid. lovely expressive AOGC choreo. Hit her signature pass with room to spare, amazing. HIT. Martha will likely be pleased.
Big VT score for Gabby. 15.80 (6.50/9.30). Baker scored a big 14.60 on FX, nice. (6.50/8.60)
Douglas VT: great Amanar, landed right in the middle. Huge hug from Chow
Baker FX: 1.5 to double arabian+scissone, nice! Epic piked double arabian - she could lay that out! Hit routine for @KennBaker15
Wieber FX: She is on fire. Double double, stick. nailed her triple turn. Double pike last pass. A big 4 for 4 on night 1. #wieberfever
Price put up 2nd biggest score of the night so far on FX! 14.90 (6.0/8.90) And finishes with 59.600 AA! #TeamEbee is proud!
Brenna Dowell stuck her DTY vault. She's been so solid tonight! Kudos.
Price FX: crazy good double double! double layout 2nd pass, awesome. Are you getting this, NBC?! 1.5 to dbl tuck. Double pike. AWESOME!
Kyla Ross sat down amanar in the touch warmup. Gabby stood hers up
1 rotation to go in women's night 1!!
Bad news for Maroney but like bars, beam is not a key event for her. Martha wants to see her HIT floor. THAT is key in getting to London.
Maroney BB: punch front+bhs lay. Front pike+swing down. solid. Switch side. switch 1/2+back tuck. Fall on aerial...
RT @DavidKuzara Kyla is just so darn pleasant to watch. Great basics, landings and style. #Winning
Ross FX: double arabian+stag. good looking full in. 1.5 step out thru to easy double twist. double tuck. beautiful, clean routine
Big score for @gabrielledoug on floor - 15.45 (6.20/9.25)
Baker BB: love the wolf turn. wobble on series. Darn, fall on switch side. Finished with an incredible Patterson dismount!
Crowd LOVES @gabrielledoug
Gabby FX: 1.5 step out thru to triple. Big dbl arabian+stag. Deafening crowd applause, love it! Open tucked full in 3rd pass! Double tuck+scissone.
Vega 14.35 on FX (5.80/8.65/-0.1)
Wieber BB: HIT. Great routine, just a few wobbles. Smoother connection from standing full to back handspring
Vega FX: big pike full in, step oob. 1.5 step out thru to double tuck+stag excellent. great double L turn. nice 2.5+layout. Double pike+scissone. Pretty routine
Price BB: big standing full, boom. side somi. switch+back tuck. wobble on series. Double pike! Smooth through her weakest event.
Dowell FX: front double pike! then double front+stag jump. Beast! Another great hit routine for Brenna. Did you hear she's a future Sooner?
Finnegan scored 14.55 on FX. She did not go out of bounds, my mistake. (6.10/8.45)
Alicia BB: front pike+back tuck mount, yes!! Crowd loved that. Wobble on front tuck. Everything else was super solid.
Aside from that last pass, Finnegan's routine was gorgeous! Love the presentation and difficult turns.
Finnegan FX: piked double arabian. perfect Memmel turn. Crowd clapping along. Double arabian (no whip). darn, big step sideways oob on 2.5 twist.
Aly BB: a solid, typical Aly start. Then a small wobble on punch pike. Didn't let it phase her, finished great. Patterson dismount easy!
After 2: 1 Wieber 31.250, 2 Price 31.250, 3 Ross 30.40, 4 Douglas 30.150, 5 Raisman, 6 Finnegan
Elizabeth Price is in 2nd PLACE after 2 rotations at Olympic Trials! Shout out to #TeamEbee
Nastia scored 14.50 on BB (6.0/8.50)
Tough routine for Becca. She also sat down her Patterson. I saw her do three in podium training, in full routines, and she landed all 3.
Bross BB: NO.. fall on standing arabian.
Gabby BB: wobble on front aerial, stop. bhs lay. standing full. switch+back pike. great switch ring. Double pike. Slow connections, but hit
Mad respect to @AnnaLi_88 for that crazy beam save! #determination
RT @DavidKuzara Jordyn looks the most relaxed its because she is the most prepared. Great job @JohnGGeddert and Kathryn #SheIsAMachine
Li BB: onodi. fluid full twisting bhs. wow... beautiful front aerial, then missed the back handspring & split the beam! She hung on though! Refused to touch the mat
RT @DavidKuzara That my friends is a Gymnova bars error #LowBarReallySpringy #LikeATightrope
Vega BB: She is just beautiful here. Had one wobble early on, everything else was solid. Lovely switch ring. Double pike dismount
Maroney UB: no... fall on maloney transition. Finished with a huge gienger and big full in. Luckily this is not a key event for her.
Dowell BB: solid front aerial+back pike and side somi. 2 back handsprings to a 2.5 twist. Nice hit routine for the 1st year senior
RT @DavidKuzara I really should have more followers. My commentary is right on #LoveDave #GymnasticsIsTheBest
Baker UB: endo. ricna. piked tkatchev caught close, needed an extra swing before overshoot. Stayed with it. Full in dismount.
Nastia BB: beautiful series. switch half+onodi+sheep, semi slow connection. Near fall on switch ring - good save! 2.5 dismount, hop
Wieber UB: nailed the routine. STUCK double layout full out! And John Geddert just pulled a Yin Alvarez!! Love it!
Kyla Ross scored 14.60 on BB (5.70/8.90), Raisman scored 14.20 on UB. Price UB 14.50
Finnegan BB: foot shuffle on standing arabian, still connects to swing down! Solid 2ft lay series. wobble on front aerial, does not connect to next skill. Huge difficulty in this routine. Finished with a nice double pike dismount. She is just beautiful.
Price UB: wielers. shaposh. huge tkatchev. piked ray - usually connects that to overshoot but did not tonight. Not sure why. Double layout full out
Ross BB: missed connection on switch ring, back tuck. wobble on side somi. Roundoff double tuck, STICK! Her cheering section is awesome!
RT @bridgetsloan Well not my ideal way of ending my elite career but I am so blessed and so grateful I was able to make it so far â¤â¤â¤â¤
Shannon Miller on Raisman's bars - "I kind of want to glue her legs together. and point her toes"
Aly UB: maloney+overshoot. blind to jaeger. stalder full, tkatchev. Double front clean landing. She survives.
After 1 rotation - 1 Maroney 16.10, 2 Price 16.050, 3 Wieber 15.90, 4 Sacramone 15.70, 5 Raisman 15.550
Gabby still scored huge on bars - 15.25 (6.40/8.85). Aly will be 1st on bars, Kyla 1st on beam in rotation 2
HAHA John Macready just picked up Kerri Strug to reenact 96! The look on her face was priceless. Don't think that was planned!
Gabby finished very well. Clean form through tkatchev+pak. And Anna Li scored 15.50 on UB (6.90/8.60)
Gabby UB: piked tkatchev huge! ah got stuck on a half turn, basically did a handstand pushup in reverse grip to get over. killer save!
Li UB: stalder full+hop 1.5+jaeger+pak! NAILED IT! toe full to full twisting tkatchev. Full twisting double lay!! Yeah @AnnaLi_88!
Vega UB: darn.. hesitation on her endo, couldn't get over the bar, extra swing. Great after that. Full in dismount.
Big score for Wieber on vault, 15.90 (6.50/9.40). Liukin scored 14.050 (6.50/7.55). An improvement from Visas..
Dowell UB: piked jaeger. overshoot. stuck full twisting double layout! nice!
Wieber VT: near carbon copy of night 1 visas vault with a lock legged landing. Please stop doing that! But, she's so strong she's fine
Nastia UB: oh man... really great start but ran out of gas. Nearly overshot her last handstand. Double front to her back
This first rotation on vault is unreal. Nothing but world class, difficult vaults. Wieber is next
Finnegan hit bars with a maloney half and a near stuck full in. Price VT: excellent Amanar! Landed right down the middle, just a step back
Sacramone VT 2: went back to the DTY. Good height, but piked it down. 15.375 (6.30/9.40).
Solid. Ross scored 15.50 on UB (6.40/9.10). Sacramone scored 15.70 for VT 1 (6.30/9.40)
Sacramone VT: handspring rudi HUGE! The block she gets is insane. An improvement from Visas. hop back on landing
Ross UB: maoney+pak. form break on maloney half. clean jaeger. precise overshoot. STUCK double lay! Great job
Geez... vault score for Maroney's 2nd vault is 15.75!. Raisman scored 15.550 (6.50/9.150/-0.1)
Raisman VT: Amanar, one of her best ones as long as she landed in the lines... couldn't tell. A tad straight legged on the landing.
Bross UB: maloney half. inbar stalder full+tkatchev. nice jaeger. AGGRESSIVE! quick turns. Full in.. tiny step
Maroney VT1: Amazing amanar as we've come to expect from her. VT 2: Mustafina - not her best but still... wow.
Gabby put the bars to shame in the touch warmup. Here we go with the real thing!
RT @nrarmour 1st rotation alone worth price of admission: @NastiaLiukin, @gabrielledoug, @kyla_ross96 and @AnnaLi_88 on bars.
VIDEO: Bridget Sloan, moments ago, talks about her injury and missing tonight's competition bit.ly/KITXpv
@bridgetsloan Bridget Sloan on scratching from trials - "Everything happens for a reason" - bit.ly/LVu3j8
Random fact: Shawn Johnson ate chicken before Olympic Trials, Carly Patterson ate scrambled eggs
Carly Patterson is talking to the crowd "I can already feel the love in here". Looking cute in a yellow top
Touch warmup has begun. Get ready for a big start - World Champ @McKaylaMaroney will be first up on vault!
Alicia just got introduced. She looks HAPPY and relaxed :)
Ha cute. Each girl is being escorted up to the podium by a boy in a suit. One of them is local gymnast Andrew Botto.
Here they come!! Athletes marching out now!
PHOTO: Alicia Sacramone's leo for tonight's Olympic Trials. Who can tell us when this leo was first worn? gymnastike.org/photo/736276/c…
And then there were two...returning Olympians.
PHOTO: @jordyn_wieber's night 1 leo bit.ly/OLue6V
VIDEO: What Martha Karolyi wants to see from the gymnasts at tonight's Olympic#gymnastics Trials - bit.ly/LKwfPL
Ooohs from the crowd as @gabrielledoug warms up her huge releases.
30 Olympic Dreams, 10 Spots #SanJose2012 - bit.ly/QB4LdG
BREAKING: Bridget Sloan Scratches Olympic Trials | News | | Gymnastike gymnastike.org/article/13269 via @gymnastike
PHOTO: Nastia waiting for bars - 2012 Olympic Team Trials gymnastike.org/photo/736276/c…
PHOTO: Nastia, predictable in pink - bit.ly/OLue6V
Bridget Sloan has scratched tonight's competition according to @usagym. Very sad to hear
USAGym Update: Bridget Sloan has scratched from the competition. More details to follow.
Kyla Ross just warmed up a pretty good amanar
Still no sign of Bridget. Hope she is alright
PHOTO: @gabrielledoug's night 1 Olympic Trials leo! bit.ly/LGz5mO
PHOTO: Kyla Ross pretty in pink for night 1 at Olympic Trials bit.ly/LmlWg1
Warmups underway for #SanJose2012. Finnegan is wearing the red '11 Worlds prelim leo, Vega & Ross in the pink Worlds podium training leo