# 2012 United States Olympic trials (gymnastics)

The 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials were held from June 29 through July 1, 2012, at the HP Pavilion (now known as SAP Center) in San Jose, California.

## Venue

The SAP Center, formally known as HP Pavilion, has a capacity of up to 19,190 spectators for concerts, is home to the National Hockey League team, the San Jose Sharks.

## Participants
### Women

The top 8 finishers from the 2012 VISA Championships received automatic berth to the trials.
| Name | Hometown | Club | College | Nationals |
| Kennedy Baker | Flower Mound, TX | Texas Dreams Gymnastics | Florida Gators | 7th |
| Gabby Douglas | Virginia Beach, VA | Chow's Gymnastics | — | 2nd |
| Sarah Finnegan | St. Louis, MO | GAGE | LSU Tigers | 6th |
| Elizabeth Price | Coopersburg, PA | Parkettes | Stanford Cardinal | 5th |
| Aly Raisman | Needham, MA | Brestyan's | — | 3rd |
| Kyla Ross | Aliso Viejo, CA | Gym-Max Gymnastics | UCLA Bruins | 4th |
| Sabrina Vega | Carmel, NY | GAGE | Georgia Gymdogs | 8th |
| Jordyn Wieber | DeWitt, MI | Gedderts Twistars | — | 1st |
The following people successfully petitioned their way to Olympic trials:
| Name | Hometown | Club | College |
| Rebecca Bross | Plano, TX | WOGA | — |
| Brenna Dowell | Odessa, MO | GAGE | Oklahoma Sooners |
| Anna Li | Aurora, IL | Legacy Elite | UCLA Bruins |
| Nastia Liukin | Plano, TX | WOGA | — |
| McKayla Maroney | Laguna Niguel, CA | All Olympia | — |
| Alicia Sacramone | Boston, MA | Brestyan's | Brown Bears |
| Bridget Sloan | Pittsboro, IN | Sharp's Gymnastics Academy | Florida Gators |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Athlete turned professional, forfeiting NCAA eligibility
* ↑ Sacramone competed for 1 season in the NCAA before turning pro.
* ↑ Sloan successfully petitioned to trials but was injured during warmups and therefore could not compete.

### Men

| Name | Hometown | Club |
| Chris Brooks | Houston, TX | Cypress Gymnastics |
| Alex Buscaglia | Cary, IL | Stanford University |
| Jake Dalton | Reno, NV | University of Oklahoma |
| Josh Dixon | San Jose, CA | USOTC |
| Jonathan Horton | Houston, TX | Cypress Gymnastics |
| Glen Ishino | Santa Ana, CA | UC Berkeley |
| Steven Legendre | Port Jefferson, NY | University of Oklahoma |
| Danell Leyva | Miami, FL | Universal Gymnastics |
| CJ Maestas | Corrales, NM | University of Illinois |
| Sam Mikulak | Ann Arbor, MI | University of Michigan |
| Alex Naddour | Gilbert, AZ | USA Youth Fitness |
| John Orozco | Bronx, NY | USOTC |
| Paul Ruggeri | Manlius, NY | University of Illinois |
| David Sender | Arlington Heights, IL | University of Illinois |
| Brandon Wynn | Voorhees, NJ | Ohio State University |

## Broadcast

NBC broadcast both nights of competition at trials.

## Results
### Final standings

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women ||||
| All-around | Gabby Douglas | Jordyn Wieber | Aly Raisman |
| Vault | McKayla Maroney | Alicia Sacramone | — |
| Uneven Bars | Gabby DouglasKyla Ross | — | Anna Li |
| Balance Beam | Aly Raisman | Alicia Sacramone | Kyla RossJordyn Wieber |
| Floor Exercise | Aly Raisman | Jordyn Wieber | Gabby Douglas |
| Men ||||
| All-around | Danell Leyva | John Orozco | Jonathan Horton |
| Floor | Jake Dalton | Steven Legendre | Paul Ruggeri |
| Pommel horse | Alex Naddour | Danell Leyva | John Orozco |
| Rings | Jonathan Horton | Brandon Wynn | John Orozco |
| Vault | Jake Dalton | David Sender | Steven Legendre |
| Parallel bars | Danell Leyva | Jonathan Horton | John Orozco |
| Horizontal bar | Danell Leyva | John Orozco | Paul Ruggeri |

### Final Scores

Full Olympic Trial scores are as follows:
| Rank | Gymnast | | | | | Day Total | Total |
| | Gabby Douglas | 15.800 | 15.250 | 14.900 | 15.450 | 61.400 | 123.450 |
| | Gabby Douglas | 16.000 | 15.900 | 14.850 | 15.300 | 62.050 | 123.450 |
| | Jordyn Wieber | 15.900 | 15.350 | 15.050 | 15.400 | 61.700 | 123.350 |
| | Jordyn Wieber | 15.800 | 15.350 | 14.900 | 15.600 | 61.650 | 123.350 |
| | Aly Raisman | 15.550 | 14.200 | 14.950 | 15.600 | 60.300 | 120.950 |
| | Aly Raisman | 15.300 | 14.450 | 15.400 | 15.500 | 60.650 | 120.950 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Price | 16.050 | 14.500 | 14.150 | 14.900 | 59.600 | 120.100 |
| 4 | Elizabeth Price | 15.700 | 15.300 | 14.550 | 14.950 | 60.500 | 120.100 |
| 5 | Kyla Ross | 14.500 | 15.500 | 14.900 | 14.500 | 59.400 | 120.000 |
| 5 | Kyla Ross | 15.150 | 15.650 | 15.050 | 14.750 | 60.600 | 120.000 |
| 6 | Sarah Finnegan | 15.000 | 14.400 | 15.100 | 14.550 | 59.050 | 118.500 |
| 6 | Sarah Finnegan | 14.900 | 14.750 | 14.800 | 15.000 | 59.450 | 118.500 |
| 7 | McKayla Maroney | 16.100 | 13.350 | 13.650 | 15.200 | 58.300 | 117.650 |
| 7 | McKayla Maroney | 16.150 | 13.700 | 15.000 | 14.500 | 59.350 | 117.650 |
| 8 | Kennedy Baker | 14.650 | 13.900 | 13.000 | 14.600 | 56.150 | 114.700 |
| 8 | Kennedy Baker | 14.700 | 14.850 | 14.300 | 14.700 | 58.550 | 114.700 |
| 9 | Brenna Dowell | 14.900 | 14.250 | 14.000 | 14.100 | 57.250 | 114.450 |
| 9 | Brenna Dowell | 14.750 | 14.400 | 13.900 | 14.150 | 57.200 | 114.450 |
| 10 | Sabrina Vega | 14.250 | 13.150 | 14.250 | 14.350 | 56.000 | 113.400 |
| 10 | Sabrina Vega | 14.400 | 13.450 | 14.550 | 15.000 | 57.400 | 113.400 |
| 11 | Alicia Sacramone | 15.700 | – | 15.000 | – | 30.700 | 61.650 |
| 11 | Alicia Sacramone | 15.800 | – | 15.150 | – | 30.950 | 61.650 |
| 12 | Anna Li | – | 15.500 | 13.100 | – | 28.600 | 58.650 |
| 12 | Anna Li | – | 15.550 | 14.500 | – | 30.050 | 58.650 |
| 13 | Nastia Liukin | – | 14.050 | 14.500 | – | 28.550 | 57.450 |
| 13 | Nastia Liukin | – | 13.950 | 14.950 | – | 28.900 | 57.450 |
| 14 | Rebecca Bross | – | 15.300 | 12.050 | – | 27.350 | 52.800 |
| 14 | Rebecca Bross | – | 10.550 | 14.900 | – | 25.450 | 52.800 |

## Olympic Team selection

For the women's team, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber were selected to represent the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. Anna Li, Sarah Finnegan, and Elizabeth Price were selected as the alternates.
For the men's team Danell Leyva and John Orozco automatically earned Olympic berths by finishing first and second in the all-around and recording three or more top three finishes in the individual event standings. The men's selection team also named Jake Dalton, Jonathan Horton, and Sam Mikulak to the team. The replacement athletes selected were Chris Brooks, Alex Naddour, and Steven Legendre.