2012 Olympic Team Trials

Olympic Trials Take Over San Jose

Olympic Trials Take Over San Jose

Jun 26, 2012 by Danny Sierra
Olympic Trials Take Over San Jose


San Jose plays host to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, as the nation's best gymnasts converge to earn a spot on U.S. Olympic gymnastics teams.  Five men and five women will be selected, along with three alternates.  Both teams will be announced at the conclusion of the competition.

Leading the field are the recently crowned U.S. National Champions, Jordyn Wieber and John Orozco.  Both will face strong challenges from other top contenders, including Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman on the women's side and Danell Leyva and Jonathan Horton in the men's field.  

Several 2008 Olympians will return to try and make the London squads, including Horton, who won the silver medal on high bar in Beijing, and 2008 Olympic All Around Champion Nastia Liukin.  Alicia Sacramone and Bridget Sloan make up the additional Olympians competing in San Jose.

Of the 30 competitors (15 men and 15 women), half of the field has won a World or Olympic medal.  They are:

  • Rebecca Bross, Plano, Texas/WOGA: 2009 World Championships- all-around silver, uneven bars bronze; 2010 World Championships - team and balance beam silver, all-around and uneven bars bronze.
  • Jake Dalton, Reno, Nev./University of Oklahoma: 2011 World Championships - bronze, team.
  • Gabrielle Douglas, Virginia Beach, Va./Chow's Gymnastics and Dance: 2011 World Championships - team gold.
  • Jonathan Horton, Houston/Team Hilton HHonors (Cypress Gymnastics): 2008 Olympic Games - horizontal bar silver, team bronze; 2010 World Championships - all-around bronze; 2011 World Championships - team bronze.
  • Steven Legendre, Port Jefferson, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (University of Oklahoma): 2011 World Championships - team bronze.
  • Danell Leyva, Miami/Team Hilton HHonors (Universal Gymnastics): 2011 World Championships - parallel bars gold, team bronze.
  • Nastia Liukin, Parker, Texas/WOGA: 2005 World Championships - uneven bars and balance beam gold, all-around and floor exercise silver; 2006 World Championships - team, uneven bars silver; 2007 World Championships - team and balance beam gold, uneven bars silver; 2008 Olympic Games - all-around gold, team, uneven bars and balance beam silver, floor bronze.
  • McKayla Maroney, Long Beach, Calif./All-Olympia: 2011 World Championships - team and vault gold.
  • Alex Naddour, Gilbert, Ariz./Team Hilton HHonors (USA Youth Fitness): 2011 World Championships - team bronze.
  • John Orozco, Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center): 2011 World Championships - team bronze.
  • Aly Raisman, Needham, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics - 2010 World Championships - team silver; 2011 World Championships - team gold, floor bronze.
  • Alicia Sacramone, Winchester, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics: 2005 World Championships - floor gold, vault bronze; 2006 World Championships - team and vault silver; 2007 World Championships - team gold, floor silver, vault bronze; 2008 Olympic Games - team silver; 2010 World Championships - vault gold, team silver; 2011 World Championships - team gold.
  • Bridget Sloan, Pittsboro, Ind./Sharp's Gymnastics: 2008 Olympic Games - team silver; 2009 World Championships - all-around gold; 2010 World Championships - team silver.
  • Sabrina Vega, Carmel, N.Y./Dynamic Gymnastics: 2011 World Championships - team gold.
  • Jordyn Wieber, DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts' Twistars USA: 2011 World Championships - team and all-around gold, beam bronze.
Gymnastike will be providing coverage of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.  Find podium training videos and more HERE.

For information on broadcast schedules and more, click HERE.

For information on the selection procedures, click HERE. 

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