2008 U.S. Olympic Trials

2008 Olympic Trials
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City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue	Wachovia Center
Dates	June 19-22
Guaranteed Spots	Shawn Johnson Nastia Liukin
Official Olympic Team	Shawn Johnson Nastia Liukin Chellsie Memmel Alicia Sacramone Sam Peszek Bridget Sloan
Alternate(s)	Corrie Lothrop Jana Bieger Ivana Hong
Preceded by	2004 U.S. Olympic Trials
Succeeded by	2012 U.S. Olympic Trials

The 2008 Olympic Trials were held on June 19-22 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This competition determined who would represent the United States at the Olympics in Beijing.

Format of Competition

The competition was the same as the Visa Championships. There were two days of competition, where the all-around was contested on both days. The gymnasts who specialized and only competed certain events had to scratch (touch the apparatus then salute the judges) on the apparatus they chose not to compete. The combined total at the end of the second day of competition would stand as the gymnast's final score.

After both days of competition, the top two gymnasts in the all-around won the two guaranteed spots on the Olympic team. The other four spots would be decided after a training camp held at the Karolyi Ranch in Texas.

List of Competitors

Top 8 All-Around at Visa Championships

1. Shawn Johnson
2. Nastia Liukin
3. Chellsie Memmel
4. Sam Peszek
5. Ivana Hong
6. Jana Bieger
7. Mattie Larson
8. Corrie Lothrop

Petitioned

• Alicia Sacramone
• Bridget Sloan
• Chelsea Davis
• Olivia Courtney
• Randy Stageberg
• Alaina Johnson
• Shayla Worley
• Darling Hill
• Britney Ranzy
• Amber Trani

Results

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
All-Around	Shawn Johnson Chow's	Nastia Liukin WOGA	Chellsie Memmel M and M
Vault	Alicia Sacramone Brestyan's	Shawn Johnson Chow's	Britney Ranzy Excalibur
Uneven Bars	Nastia Liukin WOGA	Chellsie Memmel M and M	Jana Bieger Bieger's
Balance Beam	Shawn Johnson Chow's	Chellsie Memmel M and M	Nastia Liukin WOGA
Floor Exercise	Shawn Johnson Chow's	Nastia Liukin WOGA Chellsie Memmel M and M Sam Peszek DeVeau's	N/A

Invited to the Karolyi Ranch

• Chellsie Memmel
• Alicia Sacramone
• Bridget Sloan
• Ivana Hong
• Sam Peszek
• Corrie Lothrop
• Jana Bieger
• Mattie Larson
• Chelsea Davis
• Shayla Worley

Olympic Team

1. Shawn Johnson
2. Nastia Liukin
3. Chellsie Memmel
4. Alicia Sacramone
5. Sam Peszek
6. Bridget Sloan

Alternates: Corrie Lothrop, Jana Bieger, Ivana Hong

External Links

• Official Results