2016_U.S._Olympic_Trials_(gymnastics)

2016 United States Olympic trials (gymnastics)

2016 United States Olympic trials (gymnastics)

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The 2016 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials were split into separate events for Women's Artistic Gymnastics and Men's Artistic Gymnastics. The women's event was held from July 8 to 10, 2016 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California[1] and the men's event was held June 23–26, 2016 at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri.[2]

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Venue

The women's event was held at the SAP Center, which has a capacity of up to 19,190 spectators for concerts and hosted the 2012 U.S. Olympic trials, which held both women's and men's artistic gymnastics events. It is home to the National Hockey League team, the San Jose Sharks.[3] The men's event was held at Chaifetz Arena.

Promotion

In February 2016, 2008 Olympian Shawn Johnson visited the San Jose area to promote the women's event.[4] 2012 Olympian Jordyn Wieber visited St. Louis to promote the men's event in early June.[2]

Ticket sales

On May 3, 2016, it was revealed that the competition had sold out.[5]

Participants

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  1. On June 30, Baumann announced she had to withdraw from Olympic trials due to an elbow injury.[7]
  2. Athlete turned professional, forfeiting NCAA eligibility

Broadcast

NBC broadcast both nights of competition at trials.[8]

Results

Final standings

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Final scores

Full Olympic trial scores are as follows:[9]

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Olympic team selection

Women's team

Main article: Final Five (gymnastics)

Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Gabby Douglas were selected to represent the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MyKayla Skinner, Ragan Smith, and Ashton Locklear were selected as the three alternates.[10]

Men's team

Sam Mikulak was automatically named to the Olympic team after scoring the highest four day all-around total from both Olympic trials and the 2016 National Championships. The selection committee then named Chris Brooks, Alex Naddour, Jacob Dalton, and John Orozco to the team. Danell Leyva, Akash Modi, and Donnell Whittenburg were named as the alternates.[11]

Two weeks after the Olympic trials Orozco tore his ACL and meniscus. Levya was selected as his replacement.[12]

References

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    "San Jose becomes 'Gymnastics City USA' July 8–10". USA Gymnastics. June 30, 2016.
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    "Wieber visits St. Louis to promote Men's Olympic trials and Women's and Jr. Men's P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 10, 2016.
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    "Official San Jose Sharks Website".
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    "2016 U.S. Olympic Team trials for Women's Gymnastics in San Jose is officially sold out! • 2016 Olympic Trials – Women's Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
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    "2016 P&G Championships - Women Day 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
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    "Alyssa Baumann Injured, Withdraws from Olympic Trials – FloGymnastics".
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    "NBC Olympics will provide 76 hours of 2016 U.S. Olympic Team trials Coverage – 2016 Olympic Trials – Women's Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
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    "2016 U.S. Olympic Trials – Women Day 2 Event Results - Multi" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 10, 2016.
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    "Meet Team USA: Gymnastics". NBC Olympic broadcasts. July 10, 2016. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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    "USA Gymnastics announces 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Gymnastics Team". USA Gymnastics. June 25, 2016.
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    "Leyva steps up for second Olympic Games". USA Gymnastics. August 4, 2016.
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