Former world champion Chellsie Memmel and veteran Alicia Sacramone earned spots in the U.S. women’s gymnastics team for the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, joining reigning world all-around champion Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin.
A pair of 16-year-old girls Samantha Peszek and Bridget Sloan rounded out the team, with Jana Bieger, Ivana Hong and Corrie Lothrop named as alternates following the final selection camp held in Huntsville, Texas.
Johnson and Liukin, a winner of nine world championship medals, had already clinched the Olympic spots finishing top two at the U.S. Olympic trials last month.
“The U.S. team has been assembled to give us our best chance for success in Beijing,” Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics, said in a statement.
“This group of athletes has worked hard to position USA Gymnastics as a strong contender for medals.”
Memmel, 2005 all around world champion, finished third at both the nationals and Olympic trials while Sacramone kept proving her value on vault and Peszek finished a sturdy fourth at both nationals and the trials.
source: xinhuanet.com
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