The 2008 US Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team

Johnson, Liukin, Memmel, Peszek, Sacramone, and Sloan Go for Gold On July 19th, USA Gymnastics announced the names of the 2008 Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team. Find out who made it and how likely they are to win in Beijing. For the most part, there were no surprises in the selections made after the training camp in Texas. Along with automatic team members Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, the first- and second-place finishers at Trials, gymnasts Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek, and Alicia Sacramone were more-or-less locks for the team. The one surprise is the sixth member, Bridget Sloan, an internationally inexperienced 16-year-old whose only experience at a World Championships was as an alternate in 2007. The three alternates are talented 2007 World team member Ivana Hong, daring vaulter Corrie Lothrop, and experienced... [read full story]