# 2008 United States Olympic trials (gymnastics)

The 2008 U.S. Olympic gymnastics team trials were held from June 19 to 22, 2008, at the Wachovia Center (now known as Wells Fargo Center) in Philadelphia.

## Venue

The Wachovia Center, which has a capacity of up to 20,478 spectators, is home to the Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Philadelphia Wings.

## Participants

The 13 national team gymnasts were invited to attend:
| Name | Hometown | Club |
| Jana Bieger | Coconut Creek, FL | Bieger International |
| Mackenzie Caquatto | Naperville, IL | Aerials |
| Olivia Courtney | Orlando, FL | Orlando Metro |
| Ivana Hong | Blue Springs, MO | GAGE |
| Alaina Johnson | Tyler, TX | Texas East |
| Shawn Johnson | West Des Moines, IA | Chow's Gymnastics |
| Mattie Larson | Los Angeles, CA | All Olympia |
| Nastia Liukin | Parker, TX | WOGA |
| Corrie Lothrop | Gaithersburg, MD | Hill's Gymnastics |
| Chellsie Memmel | West Allis, WI | M&M Gymnastics |
| Samantha Peszek | Indianapolis, IN | DeVeau's |
| Alicia Sacramone | Winchester, MA | Brestyan's |
| Randy Stageberg | Chesapeake, VA | Excalibur |
The following people were also invited to Olympic trials:
| Name | Hometown | Club |
| Chelsea Davis | Lakeway, TX | Texas Dreams Gymnastics |
| Darling Hill | Mt. Laurel, NJ | Will-Moor |
| Britney Ranzy | Gaithersburg, MD | Excalibur |
| Amber Trani | Richlandtown, PA | Parkettes |
| Bridget Sloan | Pittsboro, IN | Sharp's |
| Shayla Worley | Orlando, FL | Orlando Metro |

## Broadcast

NBC broadcast all nights of competition at the trials.

## Results
### Final standings

| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Individual all-around | Shawn Johnson | Nastia Liukin | Chellsie Memmel |
| Vault | Alicia Sacramone | Shawn Johnson | Britney Ranzy |
| Uneven bars | Nastia Liukin | Chellsie Memmel | Jana Bieger |
| Balance beam | Shawn Johnson | Chellsie Memmel | Nastia Liukin |
| Floor | Shawn Johnson | Nastia LiukinChellsie MemmelSamantha Peszek | N/A |

### Final scores

Full Olympic trial scores are as follows:
| Rank | Gymnast | | | | | Day Total | Total |
| | Shawn Johnson | 15.950 | 15.700 | 16.250 | 16.100 | 64.000 | 127.650 |
| | Shawn Johnson | 15.900 | 15.350 | 16.200 | 16.200 | 63.650 | 127.650 |
| | Nastia Liukin | 15.000 | 16.700 | 16.100 | 15.700 | 63.500 | 125.850 |
| | Nastia Liukin | 14.800 | 16.150 | 15.850 | 15.450 | 62.350 | 125.850 |
| | Chellsie Memmel | 14.800 | 16.150 | 16.000 | 15.300 | 62.250 | 124.800 |
| | Chellsie Memmel | 14.200 | 16.400 | 16.100 | 15.850 | 62.550 | 124.800 |
| 4 | Samantha Peszek | 15.100 | 15.300 | 15.800 | 15.650 | 61.850 | 123.250 |
| 4 | Samantha Peszek | 15.150 | 15.200 | 15.800 | 15.550 | 61.400 | 123.250 |
| 5 | Ivana Hong | 14.800 | 15.200 | 15.700 | 15.150 | 60.850 | 120.950 |
| 5 | Ivana Hong | 14.800 | 15.550 | 14.450 | 15.300 | 60.100 | 120.950 |
| 6 | Jana Bieger | 14.600 | 15.650 | 15.250 | 14.600 | 60.100 | 120.600 |
| 6 | Jana Bieger | 14.650 | 15.700 | 15.450 | 14.700 | 60.500 | 120.600 |
| 7 | Mattie Larson | 14.800 | 15.100 | 14.400 | 15.250 | 59.550 | 119.700 |
| 7 | Mattie Larson | 14.700 | 14.900 | 15.050 | 15.500 | 60.150 | 119.700 |
| 8 | Chelsea Davis | 14.700 | 15.000 | 14.750 | 14.850 | 59.300 | 119.300 |
| 8 | Chelsea Davis | 14.600 | 15.00 | 14.750 | 14.850 | 60.000 | 119.300 |
| 9 | Corrie Lothrop | 14.900 | 14.950 | 14.600 | 14.950 | 59.400 | 119.150 |
| 9 | Corrie Lothrop | 14.900 | 14.950 | 15.000 | 14.900 | 59.750 | 119.150 |
| 10 | Olivia Courtney | 14.700 | 14.400 | 13.550 | 14.750 | 57.400 | 115.700 |
| 10 | Olivia Courtney | 14.700 | 14.250 | 14.450 | 14.900 | 58.300 | 115.700 |
| 11 | Randy Stageberg | 14.740 | 13.450 | 13.900 | 15.200 | 57.300 | 115.100 |
| 11 | Randy Stageberg | 14.950 | 13.900 | 14.550 | 14.400 | 57.800 | 115.100 |
| 12 | Alaina Johnson | 13.800 | 14.100 | 13.900 | 14.250 | 56.050 | 111.850 |
| 12 | Alaina Johnson | 13.500 | 14.000 | 13.900 | 14.400 | 55.800 | 111.850 |
| 13 | Alicia Sacramone | 15.900 | – | 15.650 | 15.400 | 46.950 | 94.150 |
| 13 | Alicia Sacramone | 16.000 | – | 15.500 | 15.700 | 47.200 | 94.150 |
| 14 | Shayla Worley | 14.600 | 15.400 | 14.800 | – | 44.800 | 89.100 |
| 14 | Shayla Worley | 14.700 | 14.200 | 15.400 | – | 44.300 | 89.100 |
| 15 | Bridget Sloan | – | 15.600 | 14.850 | 14.550 | 44.300 | 88.050 |
| 15 | Bridget Sloan | – | 14.500 | 14.250 | 14.300 | 43.050 | 88.050 |
| 16 | Darling Hill | 14.650 | – | 13.000 | 14.950 | 42.600 | 86.750 |
| 16 | Darling Hill | 14.500 | – | 14.450 | 15.200 | 43.100 | 86.750 |
| 17 | Britney Ranzy | 15.100 | 13.700 | – | 14.300 | 43.100 | 72.850 |
| 17 | Britney Ranzy | 15.250 | – | – | 14.500 | 29.750 | 72.850 |
| 18 | Amber Trani | 13.250 | – | 14.400 | 14.250 | 41.900 | 70.900 |
| 18 | Amber Trani | – | – | 14.650 | 14.350 | 29.000 | 70.900 |

## Olympic team selection

At the conclusion of the Olympic trials only Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin were named to the team to represent the USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The remaining members of the team were to be determined after a selection camp; attendees included: Jana Bieger, Chelsea Davis, Ivana Hong, Mattie Larson, Corrie Lothrop, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Bridget Sloan, and Shayla Worley. The camp concluded in mid-July with Memmel, Peszek, Sacramone, and Sloan being named to the team while Bieger, Hong, and Lothrop were named as the alternates.