USA WINS GOLD!!!

The USA women's gymnastics team of Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Gabby Douglas, and Kyla Ross are Olympic Champions! 
Full Recap HERE.



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TODAY in London (11:30 AM ET) - Women's Team Finals
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Format: 3 gymnasts up on every event, ALL 3 scores count
 
Qualifying scores (only for reference, these scores do not carry over to the Finals)

1. USA- 181.863
2. Russia- 180.429
3. China- 176.637
4. Romania- 176.264
5. Great Britain- 170.656
6. Japan- 170.198
7. Italy- 168.397
8. Canada- 167.696

Reigning World Champion:
2011 - USA

Past Olympic Team Champions:
2008 - China
2004 - Romania
2000 - Romania
1996 - US

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Women's Team Final

2012 London Olympics



WAG: Prelims  Team     AA     VT     UB     BB     FX

MAG: Prelims   Team    AA     FX      PH     SR     VT     PB     HB

When: Tuesday, July 31 - 11:30 a.m. ET

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Lineups for Team Finals

USA

VAULT: Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney

UNEVEN BARS: Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross, Gabby Douglas

BALANCE BEAM: Kyla Ross, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman

FLOOR EXERCISE: Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman


RUSSIA

VAULT: Aliya Mustafina, Viktoria Komova, Maria Paseka

UNEVEN BARS: Anastasia Grishina, Aliya Mustafina, Viktoria Komova

BALANCE BEAM: Aliya Mustafina, Viktoria Komova, Ksenia Afanasyeva

FLOOR EXERCISE: Aliya Mustafina, Anastasia Grishina, Ksenia Afanasyeva


CHINA

VAULT: Deng Linlin, Huang Qiushuang, Yao Jinnan

UNEVEN BARS: Huang Qiushuang, He Kexin, Yao Jinnan

BALANCE BEAM: Deng Linlin, Sui Lu, Huang Qiushuang

FLOOR EXERCISE: Deng Linlin, Huang Qiushuang, Sui Lu


ROMANIA

VAULT: Larisa Iordache, Catalina Ponor, Sandra Izbasa

UNEVEN BARS: Diana Bulimar, Diana Chelaru, Larisa Iordache

BALANCE BEAM: Diana Bulimar, Larisa Iordache, Catalina Ponor

FLOOR EXERCISE: Diana Bulimar, Catalina Ponor, Sandra Izbasa


JAPAN

VAULT: Koko Tsurumi, Rie Tanaka, Asuka Teramoto

UNEVEN BARS: Asuka Teramoto, Rie Tanaka, Koko Tsurumi

BALANCE BEAM: Yuko Shintake, Yu Minobe, Asuka Teramoto

FLOOR EXERCISE: Yuko Shintake, Rie Tanaka, Asuka Teramoto


ITALY

VAULT: Carlotta Ferlito, Vanessa Ferrari, Erika Fasana

UNEVEN BARS: Erika Fasana, Vanessa Ferrari, Giorgia Campana

BALANCE BEAM: Elisabetta Preziosa, Vanessa Ferrari, Carlotta Ferlito

FLOOR EXERCISE: Carlotta Ferlito, Vanessa Ferrari, Erika Fasana


GREAT BRITAIN

VAULT: Imogen Cairns, Jennifer Pinches, Rebecca Tunney

UNEVEN BARS: Hannah Whelan, Rebecca Tunney, Beth Tweddle

BALANCE BEAM: Imogen Cairns, Jennifer Pinches, Hannah Whelan

FLOOR EXERCISE: Jennifer Pinches, Hannah Whelan, Beth Tweddle


CANADA

VAULT: Dominique Pegg, Brittany Rogers, Ellie Black

UNEVEN BARS: Victoria Moors, Kristina Vaculik, Brittany Rogers

BALANCE BEAM: Ellie Black, Dominique Pegg, Kristina Vaculik

FLOOR EXERCISE: Ellie Black, Dominique Pegg, Victoria Moors



The Women's Team Final begins at 11:30 ET on Tuesday, July 31.


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Canada Celebrates Historic Team Finals Berth

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USA alternate athlete Anna Li has injured during training in Birmingham on Tuesday. 

From USA Gymnastics, July 26, 2012

 

Anna Li Update

 

When Anna Li fell from the uneven bars on July 24, she injured her neck and is wearing a cervical collar as a precaution.  She tore a ligament in her neck, and she has been advised to wear the collar as well as check with a physician upon her return to the States.  As a result, she is no longer training as a replacement athlete. 

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Russians Landing Amanars

According to NBC's Elfi Schlegel on Twitter, both Viktoria Komova and Maria Paseka of the Russian team stood up Amanar vaults in training at the London Olympics.  



Two Amanars will help the Russians close the gap on the United States, which will likely compete three of the difficult vaults in Team Finals.  A third Russian, Aliya Mustafina, has competed the Amanar in the past, but has not shown the vault thus far in training.



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How to advance to Team Finals
The top 8 teams based on scores from prelims will advance to the team finals.  In the finals, three gymnasts will perform on each apparatus, with all three scores counting.

Reigning World Champion:
2011 - USA

Past Olympic Team Champions:
2008 - China
2004 - Romania
2000 - Romania
1996 - USA

2012 Olympic Team Medal Contenders: 


USA
For the third consecutive Olympics, the U.S. enters the Games as the defending World Champion. This time, however, the team hopes to come out with gold in London.  Despite sending its youngest squad since 1992, the American gymnasts have plenty of experience, led by talented all-arounders Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman. 


Russia
The Russian women come in to London with their best shot at Olympic gold since 2000.  The World Champions from 2010, the team's hopes are heavily dependent on the performances of three key gymnasts: Aliya Mustafina, Anastasia Grishina and Viktoria Komova.  A talented and fragile team, the Russians will have to deliver peak routines to win Olympic gold.


Romania
After falling to fourth at the 2010 and 2011 World Championships, Romania has gotten into together in 2012, defeating the Russians to win the European Championship earlier this year.  With a glaring weakness on uneven bars, the Romanians will hope that consistency, along with big scores on beam and floor, can lead them to gold in London.


China
The defending Olympic champions have an uphill battle ahead of them, as the Chinese women have not finished above bronze at a World Championships since winning in Beijing. To win gold in London, the Chinese will need to upgrade their difficulty on vault and floor, and stay on the apparatus!