6:22 pm - 06/29/2012
Trials start @ 9PM EST on NBC
Stream just in case you, like... don't have cable.
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This is a departure from the size of the past Olympic squads. Up until the year 2000, seven girls made the team. Then from 2000-2008, it was six. Now it's down to just five - a particularly hard number to whittle down to this year because the team is so deep. In fact, it has been speculated the U.S. could field two teams of five girls that could both compete for a medal at the Olympics. It's kind of a shame the U.S. can't send two squads.
The rivalry to watch for the top spot comes down to a pair of 16-year-olds - Jordyn Wieber, who won the Visa National Championships earlier this month, and Gabby Douglas, who was right on her heels. Regardless of who wins at the trials, however, both girls are generally considered locks for the 2012 Olympics team.
Past that, it becomes a bit murky about who will make up the last three spots. For instance, McKayla Maroney is generally regarded as the strongest vaulter in the world. But Karolyi has said she can't afford to use one of the five spots on the team for a one-event specialist, like she might have been able to do in years past.
Then there are the "old guard" - Nastia Liukin, Alicia Sacramone and Bridget Sloan, who all competed in Beijing in 2008, but who may get beaten out by their younger counterparts likeAli ALY Raisman, Kyla Ross, Elizabeth Price and Sarah Finnegan, all of whom finished ahead of the "old guard" at the 2012 Visa National Championships.
It will be interesting to watch who steps up and who crumbles under the pressure at trials. As NBC commentator Elfi Schlegel says, "The thing about Gabby Douglas is she has some off days - her greatest challenge is to stay focused and keep her head in the game. That's what Jordyn Wieber has over her."
The trials kick off Friday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT and conclude Sunday, July 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
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Women's Gymnastics Trials start tonight @ 9PM
Trials start @ 9PM EST on NBC
Stream just in case you, like... don't have cable.
Another stream
"legal" stream
This is a departure from the size of the past Olympic squads. Up until the year 2000, seven girls made the team. Then from 2000-2008, it was six. Now it's down to just five - a particularly hard number to whittle down to this year because the team is so deep. In fact, it has been speculated the U.S. could field two teams of five girls that could both compete for a medal at the Olympics. It's kind of a shame the U.S. can't send two squads.
The rivalry to watch for the top spot comes down to a pair of 16-year-olds - Jordyn Wieber, who won the Visa National Championships earlier this month, and Gabby Douglas, who was right on her heels. Regardless of who wins at the trials, however, both girls are generally considered locks for the 2012 Olympics team.
Past that, it becomes a bit murky about who will make up the last three spots. For instance, McKayla Maroney is generally regarded as the strongest vaulter in the world. But Karolyi has said she can't afford to use one of the five spots on the team for a one-event specialist, like she might have been able to do in years past.
Then there are the "old guard" - Nastia Liukin, Alicia Sacramone and Bridget Sloan, who all competed in Beijing in 2008, but who may get beaten out by their younger counterparts like
It will be interesting to watch who steps up and who crumbles under the pressure at trials. As NBC commentator Elfi Schlegel says, "The thing about Gabby Douglas is she has some off days - her greatest challenge is to stay focused and keep her head in the game. That's what Jordyn Wieber has over her."
The trials kick off Friday night at 9 p.m. ET/PT and conclude Sunday, July 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
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http://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_12ot_d
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i was born to be a gymnastics star, the gym wanted to put me on the 'team' with the 8-10 year olds when i was 6. but my mom said it was too much to drive me to practice 5x a week cause she had a job. always been something i've wondered 'what if' (well not so much more now that ive seen what puberty did to my body lol)
SORRY FOR THAT WEIRD WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
i like the trials but i wish the olympics would just start already. i need to be able to root for someone to care
em gusta sam mikulak and jake dalton
The old scoring system was straight-up subjective and didn't even front. Which imo is the way a sport like this has to be. Gymnastics will never be track&field or swimming or any other sport where there's no gray area; the person who crosses the finish line first always wins. Objective standards cannot reward abstract elements of performance such as expression, artistry, originality, etc. Might as well just get rid of the artistic element altogether and turn it into a tumbling competition at this point
But, this new scoring system is so hard to follow. i still can't figure out what is a good score and not. It completely alienates the average viewer.
you gross me out tbqh
I just felt bad for her fans getting false hope
*insert Alicia S. mean face from Bonnie Hunt's show.gif*