10. June 22, 2008 - Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Report. Her Biggest Strengths: She was solid on all four events, and could be counted on to hit her routines. In 2008 the US women were the defending world champions and took silver during the team finals in Beijing. On October 1, 2008, the FIG ended their investigation and concluded that He and her teammates from the 2008 Olympic games were old enough to compete. Her Biggest Strengths: It was rumored that Lothrop trained an Amanar vault, which could have really helped the team out if they ended up needing another vaulter. Tweet Share on Facebook. And fortunately for us, Nastia got in on the nostalgia, posting a perfect selfie of the 2008 women’s Olympic gymnastics team hanging out behind the scenes during last night’s trials. She could also vault a solid double-twisting Yurchenko if the team needed her on that event. share. Follow. Of the team, only Cheng Fei had competed at an Olympic Games before, in Athens. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. 1:36. 2008 USA Women s Olympic Gymnastics Team Warm up The U.S. women finished with 186.525 points to earn their second consecutive Olympic team silver medal. Bieger was a member of the 2006 world team, as well as the world all-around silver medalist in 2006. Here's a look at the squad. In 2014, North Korean female gymnast Cha Yong-hwa was a subject of disciplinary hearing because of false passport used to falsify her age. Hong was a member of the 2007 world and Pan American teams. 2008 USA Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team Warm-up. On August 21, 2008 the IOC instructed the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to investigate allegations that Chinese gymnast He Kexin was underaged and therefore ineligible to compete during the Olympic gymnastics competition. [1], All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8). 10:40. Playing next. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 22, 2008 - USA Gymnastics today announced the six men and two replacement athletes it will nominate to the U.S. Olympic Committee to comprise the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Gymnastics Team. Alicia Sacramone competed in the 2012 Olympic Trials, but didn't make the team… The Chinese team claimed the title of the event with a score of 188.900. Johnson was the 2007 world all-around champion and racked up a steady stream of all-around wins in her first year as a senior competitor: at the American Cup, the Pan American Games, and USA Nationals. Playing next. 2008 USA Olympic Gymnastics Team. gaanngil Subscribe Unsubscribe 37. Sloan was named the alternate to the 2007 world team, in just her first year of competition at the senior level. Participants are mainly selected from the 2008 Olympic trampoline and artistic gymnastics, as well as medalists from world championships. Her Biggest Strengths: She brought in enormous scores on uneven bars and balance beam, and was known for her beautiful artistry throughout all her routines. Jul 29, 2012 - UPDATE 7/31/2012!!! In addition, some Chinese pop stars appeared in the Gala. Last day of training for 2008 US Women's Gymnastics Team before leaving for Beijing - where I work at Airborne Gymnastics, Santa Clara, CA on 7/30/2008. She also placed third all-around in the Beijing Olympic Test Event at the end of 2007. She became known for her excellent execution of the 2½ twisting Yurchenko, and submitted her own vault to the FIG: a round-off, half-on, 1½ twist off. [2][3] His discoveries support earlier reports from The New York Times[4] and other bloggers regarding He's age discrepancy. There were two days of competition, where the all-around was contested on both days. [2], The investigation was initiated after an American blogger reported on a cached official Excel spreadsheet showing He's birthday as January 1, 1994. Browse more videos. These gymnasts were counted on to fill in if a member of the competing team got injured. WAG. As mentioned earlier, Memmel was the 2005 world all-around champion, and earned an impressive medal tally on the other events as well: a gold (2003) and silver (2005) on bars, a silver on beam (2005), and a gold (2003) and silver (2006) from team competition. She defended her all-around title at the 2008 nationals and won the Olympic Trials as well. (Xinhua/Cheng Min) From gold medals to grown-up and gorgeous! The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium on August 21–24. Author: SI Staff Publish date: Jan 29, 2013. 2012 Olympic Gold Medalists Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross and Aly Raisman. The combo shows Team China competing in the women's qualification round for the Artistic Gymnastics at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 10, 2008. Amy Van Deusen is a professional gymnast, coach, and writer who has contributed articles about the sport for espnW and other major channels. 0:33. 2008 Olympic Women’s Team Final. The 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men's gymnastics surprised many people when they won the team bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In addition, some Chinese pop stars appeared in the Gala. 5 years ago | 40 views. 2008 USA Gymnastics Men's Olympic Team Announced Vignette - 2008 Olympic Trials - Day 2. 256. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Finished 15th at 2008 Olympic Games, the highest mark ever by a male Canadian gymnast in the all-around… Gymnastics - Artistic Nathan Gafuik Her Biggest Strengths: She did some of the hardest routines being performed in the world, and almost always hit them cold. 3 years ago | 1 view. [2] The FIG requires that all gymnasts be at least 16 years of age in the Olympic calendar year. After 2004 Olympic team silver-medalists Paul and Morgan Hamm of Waukesha, Wis., withdrew from the team due to injuries, many pundits thought the U.S. men were long shots to win a medal. [5] This ruling confirmed the FIG's initial conclusions. 107. 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BEIJING, Aug. 13, 2008 - The U.S. Olympic Team for women’s gymnastics claimed the team silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Her Biggest Strengths: She was known for having big tricks and risky routines, and being a tough-as-nails competitor. [9], Pictograms for artistic (left) and rhythmic (right), Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification, Learn how and when to remove this template message, International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), Concerns and controversies at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Gymnastics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games, 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Underage Gymnasts Controversy at 2008 Summer Olympics, "Gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games", "IOC calls for investigation into gymnast's age", "International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age", "I.O.C. Report. The torch relay was the most international in Olympic history, as the flame travelled to every continent as well as the peak of Mount Everest. The 2008 Beijing Olympics in China showcased the top gymnasts from all over the world, including the United States, China, Romania, and Russia. The traditional Gymnastics Champions Gala took place on August 20 at the National Indoor Stadium. The performances included Olympic disciplines such as floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, horizontal bar, uneven bars, balance beam, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics; non-Olympic discipline such as tumbling and acrobatic; and art performances such as dancing, martial art, instrument performance and chorus. Follow. Valley gymnastics coach, Olympic medalist among those suspended by USA Gymnastics. After Athens, she became incredibly successful, winning three straight vault titles at the 2005, 2006, and 2007 World Championships, as well as a World floor exercise title in 2006. At the 2008 American Cup, she finished third all-around, and she ranked fourth all-around at 2008 nationals and Olympic Trials. Liukin won the all-around at four national championships (two as a junior in 2003 & 2004, and two as a senior in 2005 & 2006). The 2008 Olympic Trials were held on June 19-22 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. July 27, 2008; China named its Olympic women’s gymnastics team on Friday, and the inclusion of at least two athletes has further raised questions, widespread in … 2008 USA Olympic Gymnastics Team. Earlier, several bloggers found links to news stories and photo captions from 2007 and early 2008, including stories in the state-run Xinhua news service, that cited He's age as 13.[2]. Her Biggest Strengths: She was a rock for the USA team on vault and floor, and often as a leadoff on beam as well. Participants are mainly selected from the 2008 Olympic trampoline and artistic gymnastics, as well as medalists from world championships. What began as whispers among the media and gymnastics insiders weeks ago about the ages of three of China's female Olympic gymnasts -- Jiang Yuyuan, Yang Yilin and He Kexin -- has grown into ear-shattering, head-hurting shouts. Do you have your Team USA Olympic fan gear yet? Congratulations to TEAM US – Gold Medal Winners in the Women’s Team Competition at the 2012 London Olympics!!! After battling a shoulder injury throughout 2007, she placed third all-around at the 2008 nationals and third again at the Olympic Trials. The trampoline events were also held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 16–19. Follow. 2008 USA Gymnastics Men's Olympic Team Announced Vignette - 2008 Olympic Trials - Day 2. The awe-inspiring Opening Ceremony has been commonly called the most spectacular ever, featuring more than 15,000 performers. Iver Grayson. Close. Report. 2008 Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone announces retirement. The U.S. women gymnastics team came into the Beijing Olympics as the defending Team World Champions, spearheaded by the defending World All-Around champion, Shawn Johnson, and teammate Nastia Luiken. Explosive. 5 years ago | 15 views. 2008 USA Gymnastics Men's Olympic Team Announced Vignette - 2008 Olympic Trials - … [2] The IOC had initially accepted the ages of all the Chinese participants, but newly uncovered documents suggested He was 14 years old, and thus ineligible to compete. ***** The following post was posted at the CONCLUSION of the 2008 […] Posted by 5 days ago. Enjoy this look back at the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around Final from the Summer Olympics Games 2008 in Beijing, China. USA Gymnastics. WAG Rosie MacLennan made history at Rio 2016 when she became the first trampolinist to ever win back-to-back Olympic gold medals…. Gymnastics Artistic play Please note that because a number of anti-doping rules violations procedures are still in progress – including procedures involving medalists further to the results of the retesting programmes carried out on the samples collected in Beijing 2008 and London 2012- the information contained in the list is not final Host City: Beijing, China Date Started: August 9, 2008 Date Finished: August 19, 2008 Events for Great Britain: 11 Participants for Great Britain: 8 (2 men and 6 women) Youngest Participant for Great Britain: Rebecca Wing (16 years, 27 days) 11 Aug 2008 26 969. Her Biggest Strengths: She was good at all the events and could compete on any one of them if need be. HTML-code: Copy. The competition was the same as the Visa Championships. 2008 USA Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team Warm-up. She also had the enviable status of coming into the Olympics as the reigning world champion. Though some media outlets have voiced doubts about the decision,[6][7][8] the gymnasts have been cleared by the FIG of any wrongdoing. save hide report. She finished second all-around at the World Championships in 2005 (losing to teammate Chellsie Memmel by the slimmest margin possible .001 points) and won a total of nine medals at worlds. Marine Petit of France competes on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics team final at the National Indoor Stadium during Day 5 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. 1:36. This week, gymnastics fans enjoyed a blast from the past when Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson teamed up to rewatch the 2008 Beijing Olympic gymnastics finals.Refresher: In 2008, Johnson and Liukin helped lead the U.S. gymnastics team to 10 medals total—two gold, six silver, and two bronze—which, at the time, became the most medals snagged by the U.S. gymnastics team at any Olympic … Lothrop proved herself to be a consistent competitor at both the Olympic Trials (8th all-around) and US nationals (9th all-around). 2008 Olympics US Girls Gymnastics Team. The FIG decided to withdraw her license and nullify all her results, including the results from 2008 Olympics. Playing next. Posted by u/[deleted] 1 year ago. Explosive. As mentioned earlier, Memmel was the 2005 world all-around champion, and earned an impressive medal tally on the other events as well: a gold (2003) and silver (2005) on bars, a silver on beam (2005), and a gold (2003) and silver (2006) from team competition. Team Canada - The 2008 Olympic Games were the first to be held in China and there was no holding back on the pomp and splendor. 5 Things to Know About Gymnast Nastia Liukin, Biography of Chellsie Memmel, World Class Gymnast, Here's a List of the Best American Gymnasts Ever, 8 Things to Know About Gymnast Alicia Sacramone Quinn, 2012 Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team: The Fierce Five, 7 Things to Know About Olympic Gymnast Gabby Douglas, 4 Things to Know About Gymnast Morgan White, 8 Things to Know About Gymnast Dominique Dawes, 2016 Olympic Gymnastics Trials and Team Selection Process, 7 Things to Know About Gymnast John Orozco. She also had some of the most difficult tumbling in the world in her floor routine. Browse more videos. It was named "The Cheng" an… Share Video. The women's artistic team all-around competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at … Chellsie Memmel . This competition determined who would represent the United States at the Olympics in Beijing. The traditional Gymnastics Champions Gala took place on August 20 at the National Indoor Stadium. Her Biggest Strengths: She was accomplished on all four events, and performed with an incredible form that the judges loved. 13 comments. Access official results for the Beijing 2008 Gymnastics Artistic event team competition … Browse 2008 olympic gymnastics team pictures, photos, images, GIFs, and videos on Photobucket Sacramone won a world title on floor (2005) and vault (2010) and won 10 total world medals while competing for the US. Deante Arnulfo. USA Gymnastics. Full results of all the 2008 Summer Olympics artistic gymnastics events from Beijing, China on ESPN.com. China's Deng Linlin performs on the floor during gymnastics artistic women's team final of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, Aug. 13, 2008. Great Britain Gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games Next Summer Games. 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