From the article: 2012 Olympic Gymnastics Team (Women): The Fierce Five
The US women's team will be announced at Olympic Trials on July 1, 2012. Which five gymnasts do you think will be on it? And tell us why! Pick the Team
Olympic Team
- Sarah Finnegan, Elizabeth Price, Anna Li, Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas. (Alternates Aly Raisman, Rebecca Bross, Alicia Sacramone
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- Jordyn will have her upgrades. But, most imrptoant; she'll be consistant and a rock. Plus everyone going to be surpriced. Because, Kyla Ross is going to make a big splash. Not only do I think she can compete with Jordyn; but she' ll be ready for komova and a musty. She's so consistant and smooth. So I see a four way battle. The us girls will be ready anyday .
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- I am SO proud of the US women, Great, Outstanding job! I knew they had it in the bag after Mustafina did what she did in European Worlds with her vault. I never for one moment tgohhut they were going to lose it. After they posted their 3 point lead over Russia in pre-qualifications I knew the outcome, the question was by how much. Even with the loss of Bross (Nationals) & Sacramone (Tokyo), I knew this was a done deal. This also puts to rest Russia being better than the US. Which the 2010 Worlds was a fluke that will not happen at the 2012 Olympics, the US team that will head to the Olympics in 2012 will be the modern day dream team, compared to the 1996 “Magnificent 07.” Marta has the best selection of gymnasts then that of any country. Bross, Johnson, Liukin, Maroney, Memmel, Raisman, Sacramone, Sloan & Wieber, if anyone wants to try & challenge that please feel free you won’t win.
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Olympic Predictions
- I'm going with Wieber, Ross, Bross, Raisman and Liukin 1st Alt Johnson. Since we have 06 out of 10 gymnasts up for team USA that can do Amanars no vault spaecilist is needed this knocks Maroney & Sacramone out. Both girls are good on floor, but I think team USA focus is our weakness which is uneven bars. Which Russian & China dominate, this is why I stuck Liukin & Bross onto the team. Nastia Liukin is the reigning all around champion and she has the highest score even given since the new scoring system 16.9. Both Bross and Liukin hold world medals on uneven bars. Liukin has an Olympic Silver medal on uneven bars, both Liukin and Bross are great balance beam workers & both have world medals on this event too. Liukin has yet an Olympic Silver medal on this event too. Wieber and Ross will go 01 & 02 so they get the 1st and 2nd seat. Aly out of the rest of the field (new seniors) she can deliver the best under pressure. Her weakness like Wieber is uneven bars. Ross is good on uneven bars but she’s not better than Liukin & Bross.Vault: Ross, Raisman & Wieber (Amanars)Uneven bars: Ross, Bross & LiukinBalance beam: Bross, Wieber & LiukinFloor exercise: Ross, Wieber & RaismanJohnson: Was picked for the reason of being an Olympic gold medalist. She is the reigning silver medalist in the All Around, Silver medalist on floor and reigning balance beam Champion. She was 07 World All around champion and floor champion. Her and Liukin were the highest qualifiers at the 08 games & were the rocks behind team USA. No one not even Marta Kyroli can over look that about Nastia & Shawn.My reasoning behind the rest of the field not making itDouglas: “YES” she is a great uneven bar worker but she has shown she cracks under pressure. Being good at one event vs the rest doesn’t hold much ground when only 05 get to go and it’s 03 up 03 count.Vega: Great gymnast but she doesn’t have anything that stands out about herSloan: Won 2009 worlds but again she isn’t as strong on vault, there are too many that out shine her.Memmel: Shoulder injury took her out, her moment was 05 when she won AA world champion. She hasn’t won anything beyond that. Injuries keep plaguing her left & right.Maroney: Great vault, the best Amanar ever, but there is no need for a vault spaecilistSacramone: Injury is what did her in; I think if it wouldn’t have happen she would have stood a better chance. Alicia & Aly are great at the same events, but Aly has that all important Amanar where Alicia doesn’t.Li: Great bar worker but a bar spaecilist is not needs with only 05 members to a team
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2012 Team
- Elizabeth Price Gabby Douglas Kyla Ross Jordan Wieber McKayla Maroney Alt: Aly Raisman
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olympic team 2012
- Jordyn Wieber, gabrielle Douglas, Aly Raisman, Mckayla Maroney and Elizabeth price. alternates are sarah finnegan, kyla ross, and alicia sacromone. Lineups for team finals. vault:Maroney, Price, and wieber. bars: wieber, douglas, price or Raisman. beam: wieber, raisman, maroney(has improved beam greatly)floor: maroney, price, and raisman. I picked price over ross because of price's dynamic ability that will affect the team on vault and floor. her bars is also up to team final standards. ross could in my opinion only be used on beam and bars because her floor only has a start value of 15.5 and her amanar is not even top 5 in usa.
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2012
- Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, alternate Sarah Finnegan
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my picks
- jordan wieber, aly raisman, gabby douglas, kyla ross, makayla maroney
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2012 Olympic Gymnastics Team
- Alicia Sacramone Jordyn Wieber Gabrielle Douglas McKayla Maroney Nastis Liukin
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2012 Olympic TEAM
- 1.Jordyn Wieber- a lock 2. Gabby Douglas- need her bars and floor is good 3. Kyla Ross- bars 4. McKayla Maroney- need a strong vault 5. Aly Raisman- awesome floor, good at everything else. Alternatives: Alicia Sacramone, Nastia Luikin, Bridget Sloan. (In order.)
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Olympic Team
- Wieber (she is spectacular on floor and beam and is the national U.S champion), Douglas-she's not called Flying Squirrel for nothing, she is amazing on uneven bars- Raisman,she is especially strong on floor and vault along with everything else she does, Maroney(she is does a fantastic job on every event, but she has the best vault by far), and finally Ross because she is especially talented on beam and uneven bars and is an obvious favorite of Martha Karolyi. For alternates I choose Alicia Sacramone, for she has proven how much she has grown after her devasting performance in 2008. The other alternate would be Sarah Finnegan because she is outstanding on beam.
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2012 team
- Weiber, Douglas, Raisman, Ross, Maroney- I do think Price can take Maroney's spot since she also has a great Amanar and a solid bars set. Alternates- Price, Finnigan and Sloan/Vega- I think its important to have all arounders as alternates so they can jump in anywhere theyre needed
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2012 womens's gymnastics
- Nastia Liukin beam unevean ,Alicia Sacromone AA, Chellsie Memmel beam
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womens 2012 gymnastic team
- 1.Jordyn Wieber 2. Alexandria Raisman 3. Gabby Douglas 4. Nastia Liukin 5. Sabrina Vega 6. Alt- Alicia Sacarmoan 7. Alt 2-Sarah Finnengan
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My picks
- Wieber, Raisman, Douglas, Moroney, Ross, Alternates: Sacramone, Finnegan
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