The 2008 Women's Olympic Gymnastics Selection Camp

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Watch the drama unfold as the 2008 Women's Olympic Team was announced at the Karolyi Ranch on July 19, 2008.

[@shane802]

Thanks for the stock music ! I surely didn't want to hear the names as they were announced.

[@MyAvrilLavigneFan999]

I'm happy for the team! But I feel so bad for Shayla Worley!

[@extra_ice_girl]

So happy for Chellsie, she's one unlucky athlete.

[@fang3232]

Also, Alicia is a powerhouse but nerves and expectations got to her during the Games. She was an excellent choice for this team. Peszek is absolutely as powerful and nearly identical to Johnson, but was never hyped up like Johnson + Liukin, save for one underground documentary on her training.

[@extra_ice_girl]

None of the athletes selected were a surprise to me...except for Sloan. It was a 3 way race for the 6th spot between Sloan, Hong and Beiger. It could have been anyone of them.

[@Rynryn99]

Yeah u have the two depressed alternates and the excited alternate. That always happens though. Can't wait to see all those girls who are sticking with the sport!

[@gymnasticsrat94]

I think it's really funny how Jana and Ivana looked devastated and Corrie looked like the happiest person alive.

[@UnequivocallyME]

Jana probably had high expectations for herself and since she was so strong on bars, she probably felt she was a shoo-in. I read Ivana had a fractured ankle during the trials and Al Fong forced her to compete injured. Before the selection camp she left Gage and was probably not feeling well still having been injured. Corrie was probably shocked she was selected over the likes of Shayla Worley so I’m sure getting to that point was a huge achievement in her eyes.

[@adamtravis9380]

Also don't know why shayla acted like she was gonna make the team after falling on bars at trials. It was clear they needed a bar worker who could also vault if need be and that was why they chose Sloan over Beiger

[@kaylajones4356]

I always loved Shayla...... I was devastated when she didnt make the team, along with Jana Bieger, and Ivana Hong, I was devastated when these gals didnt make the team.

[@mht4908]

I was surprised that Jana Bieger was the alternate instead of Bridget. Jana's a good bar worker, plus the US needed a 4th floor worker and Bridget fell. I think the only reason Bridget was chosen over her was that she had a DTY instead of Jana's 1.5 Yurchenko

[@sumsumcorda8]

i heard that marta didnt like jana and/or her mom

[@gymnasticsrat94]

That's awful but I'm so glad that she's going for 2012. My coach always said Al Fong was a bad coach.

[@metsdudenj]

How this team managed to lose the gold medal is still staggering to me

[@sunshine11931]

+metsdudenj Alicia fell multiple times, so that probably has something to do with it.

[@tekkenfan01]

+sunshine11931 wrong, China was just better that day

[@sunshine11931]

+Lockon Stratos Yeah they were, but did anyone on that team fall or mess up?

[@tekkenfan01]

sunshine11931 one Chinese gymnast fell off beam first

[@KaraMYoung]

If USA and China had both gone 12 for 12, China would have come out on top. If Cheng Fei had still fallen on beam and the US had gone 12 for 12, we would've won. If Alicia Sacramone had only fallen on beam, we still would've lost. Her fall on floor didn't matter at that point. China was crazy deep in 2008

[@syrilwayne]

I'm curious, were the gymnasts needed to compete again in this selection camp like what they did in the nationals and olympics trials?

[@czucksk84life]

did you hear about ivana? poor doll

[@czucksk84life]

i've heard rumors that she's looking into Chow's but as of recently i've heard she's still looking.

[@yecatsb]

I think she should go to WOGA because they do very artistic gymnastics which is Ivana's style. Then again, that would mean uprooting the entire family again.

[@czucksk84life]

she left al fong because nearing the olympics he ignored a fractured ankle of hers and verbally abused her. she's going for 2012 with a different coach

[@adamtravis9380]

Love shayla as a gymnast but met her twice and she was extremely rude

[@2134knees]

But she had the injury right before the team was chosen at this Camp, so I think she was still coming to terms with the fact that her dream was ripped out from under her due to the injury, and I don't see her as rude.

[@keego666]

Awh..Poor Shay..

[@EverythingElse723]

do you think that shayla would have made it if it weren't for her injury?

[@2134knees]

I think so. She was amazing on Bars which was needed. And she could have done the other events too.

[@ferdyspears]

Peszak and Sacramone. Jokes on this team. No one but Chelsie really had the game to help nastia and shawn out. Too bad.

[@extra_ice_girl]

How were they jokes?

[@czucksk84life]

i dont understand why she has had such a problem with him while courtney and terin in 2004 turned out amazing. the problems gotta be mutual.

[@mht4908]

He was also partially responsible for Christy Heinrich's death to anorexia by fat shaming her constantly

[@karenKristal]

How come they don't decide this at the Olympic trials competition?

[@SDoesNotKnow]

They do now, thanks to new USOC rules. For some reason, Marta wanted another camp in-between trials and the Olympics to choose a team. That happened for 2004 and 2008 and gymnasts were clearly burnt out with the overlong pressure-filled process by the time the Olympics rolled around both times. Now Marta has no choice but to announce it after Day 2 of Trials because USOC/ (maybe NBC also has something to do with this) wants the official list by a certain time and USAG/NBC now schedules trials close to that time. No time for another needless camp at the Ranch.

[@KaraMYoung]

I mean, they still have the camp....the order is just reversed. In 2008 they had selection camp, named the team, and left for Beijing right after that. In 2012 and this year, too, they announced the team at Trials and then the girls went to a training camp before heading to the Games. There's a final camp before the Olympics regardless; they just do the selection at Trials instead of at the conclusion of camp now. And they still do selection for Worlds the way they did Olympic selection in 2004 and 2008. Nationals are in August then there's a September camp before Worlds selection camp in October. They don't name the World team until within a few days of it being time to leave.

[@DanishRoyalFan15]

Poor Shayla!

[@Fliptwisttt245]

i went there

[@natalienat518]

poor shayla

[@yecatsb]

who is her new coach?

[@gymnasticsrat94]

what happened?

[@kerridrury4240]

fucking music?!?!

[@angellily0330]

and your point is? what does it matter that ppl like shayla?she's an amazing gymnast.

[@antoniosayabocjr.2632]

Sacramone does not deserve to be in this team ….

[@mht4908]

Why? She was a 4-time national champion on vault (6 times now after retiring in 2012), medalled on vault in every worlds in the 2005-2008 quad, as well as being the 2005 floor world champion

[@candacebordelonph.d.8890]

Boxer 2000 exactly. We can’t second guess in hindsight. Even without her 2 falls the U.S. still wouldn’t have beaten the Chinese. I think it had a lot more to do with injuries on the team, particularly Chelsie.

[@mht4908]

Candace Bordelon, Ph.D. Very true. If they made no mistakes (without the 1.6 off from Alicia and the 0.2 from Shawn and Nastia), they still would’ve came behind the Chinese team, even though they would’ve given them more pressure so who knows if the Chinese would’ve been affected

[@bethanymclean2136]

@@candacebordelonph.d.8890 Exactly. If Chellsie wasn't injured than I doubt Alicia would've been doing beam. I don't think she would've fallen on floor had she not just fallen on beam.

[@almajurisic16]

Shayla and Ivana should have been picked instead of Bridget and Sam

[@13shifter]

Shayla both were injured. Ivana's was not public yet. But Shayla was in crutches.

[@2134knees]

Shayla was injured. You can see earlier in the video when she's on the,crutches. Sorry if that is considered rude.

[@2010hotmale2010]

SOOOOOO GROSS TO SEE MLR AND STEVE PIG PENNY