[66] She was originally put on the team to compete on only two events—vault and floor, her strongest ones—but was later named to compete as an all-around gymnast alongside Simone Biles and Kyla Ross after performing extremely well during podium trainings. The USA scored 48.132 on vault and was 1.733 points ahead of China, who started on bars. Sometimes things don't go as planned. Women's Gymnastics. This marked the first time an entire Olympic gymnastics team had been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The youngest member of the Fierce Five that won the team title at the 20… Wieber scored a 15.933, Douglas scored a 15.966 and Maroney stuck her vault and received the highest U.S. vault score with a 16.233. She was one of my favorites. I knew I had to hit vault because it's the most important event for me to make the Olympic team. Ongoing coverage of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Gymnastics, held in San Jose, where Team USA will be decided in what will be one of the most popular sports in London. ", Maroney on her role after competing on vault, her only event of the night: "I just wanted them to do so well and I'm just so proud of them. Register today by clicking below on the link! McKayla Rose Maroney (born December 9, 1995) is an American retired artistic gymnast.She was a member of the American women's gymnastics team dubbed the Fierce Five at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the team and an individual silver medal in the vault event. Gabby Douglas moved ahead of reigning World Champion Jordyn Wieber by just 1 tenth to secure the Olympic Trials all around title and automatic berth to the 2012 US Olympic Team. INDIANAPOLIS – 2012 Olympic team champion Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max, who in the last three years has won five World medals, has announced her retirement from elite gymnastics and the U.S. Women’s National Team. I am so excited.". For more on USA Gymnastics and the 2012 London Olympics, check out SB Nation's London Olympics hub. It's broken. It went by pretty quick. She placed third in the all-around competition with a two-day combined score of 113.250. Gymnastics talent runs in her family. [85], On March 7, 2020, Mckayla released her first official single Wake Up Call. It was really fun watching floor. Featured Sections . US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the balance beam during the Artistic Gymnastics women's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012… On August 19, 2016, Maroney appeared in season 2 episode 1 of the NBC TV show Superstore called "The Olympics" as herself in a number of candid appearances alongside fellow Olympians Tara Lipinski and Apolo Ohno. Maroney was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a minor concussion and nasal fracture. 2012 Women's Gymnastics Team Results. The U.S. Women's Team features: Gabby Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute; McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, Calif./ [19], In September, Maroney competed at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. Third row: Rachel Spicer, Kytra Hunter, Elizabeth Mahlich, Alaina Johnson and Mackenzie Caquatto. [63] This was her first event since the 2012 London Olympics. 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Gabby Douglas is exciting to watch -- especially on bars and floor -- where her … Wieber hit the routine of her life complete with a double twisting double back and a one-and-a-half to triple full to score a 15.000. read. I thought they were so little and so amazing. Find. She also scored an execution average of 9.733, the highest execution score at an Olympics or world championship under the new scoring system for women's gymnastics. Douglas anchored the team for the U.S. and scored an impressive 15.200 for her sky-high release moves and double layout dismount. She placed seventh in the all-around competition with a score of 55.650. In This Stream 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials: Men's, Women's Teams Set [55] The podium picture made the top spot on Yahoo's list of "Most Viral Photos" of 2012. Team Results.pdf 2012 British Team All Around Results.pdf. How is it not going to hurt? USA continued the lead with a 92.931 to Russia's 92.532. The U.S. Women's Team features: Gabby Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute; McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, Calif./All Olympia Gymnastics Center; Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan's American Gymnastics; Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics; and Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich./Gedderts' Twistars USA. From left: Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber and Kyla Ross react while standing on the podium after being announced as members of the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team after the final round of the women's Olympic gymnastics trials, Sunday, July 1, 2012, in … All the hard work paid off in the end.". At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the U.S. women's gymnastics team won seven individual medals—two gold, four silver, and one bronze—and the silver medal in the team … 31/7/12- North Greenwich Arena: The GBR women’s artistic team of Hannah Whelan, Imogen Cairns, Beth Tweddle, Rebecca Tunney and Jennifer Pinches finished 6th in the women's team final, their best position since the bronze medal of 1928.. [45] About the rest of the team final, Maroney said, "I just wanted them to do so well and I'm just so proud of them. [NEWS] 2012 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS OLYMPIC TRIALS . Julio Cortez/AP Photo — -- The U.S. women's gymnastics team has … The gold-medal finish is the sixth consecutive team medal for the U.S. women. [28] She told International Gymnast Magazine, "For every competition, I just went in there with confidence in myself and in my team, and each day it felt like I gained more and more experience."[29]. Panamericano De Gimnasia, Gimnasia Artística, Salto Femenino, Final", "Comp. In March, Maroney competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy. Her father was a quarterback at Purdue University,[8] and her mother was involved in figure skating and high school sports. In International Gymnast Magazine, she said that she wanted to upgrade both of her vaults. "[49], After winning the silver medal in the vault finals, Maroney was photographed on the medal podium while giving a brief look of disappointment with her lips pursed to the side. [61], In 2013, Maroney signed a sponsorship agreement with Adidas Gymnastics. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display She contributed a vault score of 15.933, a balance beam score of 13.866, and a floor score of 14.500 towards the American team's first-place finish. She placed second in the all-around competition with a two-day combined score of 115.150. The Final Five was the United States women's team in artistic gymnastics that won the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.It was the United States' third gold medal in the event and second outside the United States. The series will determine the 18 junior and 18 senior USA Gymnastics Women’s Development Program Level 10 athletes that will compete at the 2021 Nastia Liukin Cup February 26 in Indianapolis. It's the absolute best feeling knowing that I trained so hard for this and all the hard things that I have accomplished and now to be on this team. She mounted with a one-and-a-half to triple full and and dismounted with a double tuck to jump. During training she aggravated a previous bone break in the big toe of her right foot but she still competed on vault, though she did not take part in the floor routine as she had hoped. She placed sixth on balance beam scoring 14.550 and fifth on floor scoring 13.450. U.S. gymnastics team floors the competition with gold medal win - leaving Russian team in TEARS. I'm so proud of these girls. Raisman and Douglas compete in the all-around finals Aug. 2, and individual event finals are Aug. 5-7. The 2012 U.S. women's gymnastics team is composed of Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney. [10], "When I was younger," Maroney said, "I would be watching Tarzan and running around on all fours. 2012 Florida Gator gymnastics team – front row (from left): Randy Stageberg and Jade Wiggins. It's gymnastics. Ross showed precise lines, high release moves and stuck her double layout dismount to earn a 14.933. [42], Along with Jordyn Wieber, she is credited for changing the team's nickname from the "Fab Five" to the "Fierce Five". She is Irish-Catholic. This is the result of the teamwork and what we did through the years. 11 finalists in the all-around competition with a minor concussion and nasal fracture Mahlich, Alaina and! 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