Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic qualification

Gymnastics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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Vault men women
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Qualifications for Women's artistic gymnastic competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 10. The results of the qualification determined the qualifiers to the finals: 8 teams in the team final, 24 gymnasts in the all-around final, and 8 gymnasts in each of 4 apparatus finals.

The competition was divided to 4 sessions, at 10:00am, 1:30pm, 5:00pm and 8:00pm.

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Qualification results

Teams qualified

Position Country Total
1 China 61.825 62.650 63.050 60.750 248.275
2 United States 62.225 61.125 63.400 60.050 246.800
3 Russia 60.850 61.775 62.000 59.775 244.400
4 Romania 59.725 58.450 60.950 59.300 238.425
5 Australia 59.450 59.050 58.625 58.325 235.450
6 France 58.825 58.525 58.975 57.550 233.875
7 Brazil 59.450 58.425 56.675 59.250 233.800
8 Japan 58.050 58.725 59.900 56.500 233.175

All-Around qualifiers

Position Gymnast Total
1  Shawn Johnson (USA) 16.000 15.325 15.975 15.425 62.725
2  Nastia Liukin (USA) 15.100 15.950 15.975 15.350 62.375
3  Yang Yilin (CHN) 15.200 16.650 15.500 15.000 62.350
4  Ksenia Semenova (RUS) 14.750 16.475 15.775 14.475 61.475
5  Anna Pavlova (RUS) 15.350 14.600 15.825 15.125 60.900
6  Jiang Yuyuan (CHN) 14.825 15.550 15.250 15.050 60.675
7  Steliana Nistor (ROU) 14.900 15.975 15.075 14.550 60.500
8  Jade Barbosa (BRA) 15.100 14.800 14.700 14.900 59.500
9  Sandra Izbaşa (ROU) 15.100 13.575 15.225 15.475 59.375
10  Oksana Chusovitina (GER) 15.800 14.725 14.400 14.450 59.375
11  Shona Morgan (AUS) 14.700 14.500 15.350 14.525 59.075
12  Koko Tsurumi (JPN) 14.200 15.025 15.425 14.325 58.975
13  Georgia Bonora (AUS) 14.850 14.500 15.025 14.525 58.900
14  Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (CAN) 14.675 14.975 15.125 13.875 58.650
15  Marine Petit (FRA) 14.850 14.325 14.800 14.375 58.350
16  Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) 14.825 14.050 14.775 14.650 58.300
17  Laetitia Dugain (FRA) 14.350 14.625 14.975 14.325 58.275
18  Lia Parolari (ITA) 14.075 14.375 15.175 14.575 58.200
19  Becky Downie (GBR) 15.050 14.650 14.225 14.150 58.075
20  Ariella Kaslin (SUI) 15.225 14.300 14.650 13.875 58.050
21  Kristyna Palesova (CZE) 14.325 15.100 15.075 13.300 57.800
22  Kyoko Oshima (JPN) 14.700 14.450 14.300 14.175 57.625
23  Ana Silva (BRA) 14.750 14.550 13.475 14.800 57.575
24  Gaelle Mys (BEL) 14.050 14.175 14.800 14.125 57.150

Only two gymnasts per country may advance to a final. The following gymnasts scored high enough to qualify, but did not do so because two gymnasts from their country had already qualified ahead of them:

The eventual final qualifier placed 31st overall in the all-around.

Floor EF qualifiers

Position Gymnast A Score[1] B Score Penalty Total
1  Cheng Fei (CHN) 6.600 9.150 15.750
2  Sandra Izbaşa (ROU) 6.500 8.975 15.475
3  Shawn Johnson (USA) 6.300 9.125 15.425
4  Nastia Liukin (USA) 6.200 9.150 15.350
5  Daiane Santos (BRA) 6.400 8.975 0.100 15.275
6  Ekaterina Kramarenko (RUS) 6.100 9.050 15.150
7  Anna Pavlova (RUS) 5.900 9.225 15.125
8  Jiang Yuyuan (CHN) 6.200 8.850 15.050

Vault EF qualifiers

Position Gymnast Vault 1 Vault 2 Total
A Score B Score Penalty Vault Score A Score B Score Penalty Vault Score
1  Cheng Fei (CHN) 6.500 9.650 16.150 6.500 9.175 15.675 15.912
2  Hong Un Jong (PRK) 6.500 9.150 15.650 6.500 9.300 15.800 15.725
3  Alicia Sacramone (USA) 6.300 9.550 15.850 5.800 9.600 15.400 15.625
4  Oksana Chusovitina (GER) 6.300 9.500 15.800 5.700 9.550 15.250 15.525
5  Anna Pavlova (RUS) 5.800 9.550 15.350 5.600 9.600 15.200 15.275
6  Carlotta Giovannini (ITA) 5.800 9.300 15.100 5.900 9.275 15.175 15.137
7  Jade Barbosa (BRA) 5.800 9.400 0.100 15.100 5.600 9.400 15.000 15.050
8  Ariella Kaslin (SUI) 6.300 8.925 15.225 5.500 9.225 14.725 14.975

Uneven Bars EF qualifiers

Position Gymnast A Score B Score Penalty Total
1  Yang Yilin (CHN) 7.700 8.950 16.650
2  Ksenia Semenova (RUS) 7.400 9.075 16.475
3  Anastasia Koval (UKR) 7.300 9.025 16.325
4  Steliana Nistor (ROU) 7.300 8.675 15.975
5  Nastia Liukin (USA) 7.700 8.250 15.950
6  He Kexin (CHN) 7.500 8.225 15.725
7  Dariya Zgoba (UKR) 6.900 8.875 0.100 15.675
8  Beth Tweddle (GBR) 7.600 8.050 15.650

Balance Beam EF qualifiers

Position Gymnast A Score B Score Penalty Total
1  Li Shanshan (CHN) 7.000 9.125 16.125
2  Nastia Liukin (USA) 6.600 9.375 15.975
3  Shawn Johnson (USA) 6.900 9.075 15.975
4  Cheng Fei (CHN) 6.700 9.275 0.100 15.875
5  Anna Pavlova (RUS) 6.700 9.125 15.825
6  Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS) 6.600 9.175 15.775
7  Gabriela Drăgoi (ROU) 6.500 8.950 15.450
8  Koko Tsurumi (JPN) 6.500 8.925 15.425

Only two gymnasts per country may advance to an event final. The following gymnasts scored high enough to qualify, but did not do so because two gymnasts from their country had already qualified ahead of them:

The eventual final two qualifiers, Dragoi (ROU) and Tsurumi (JPN), had the 12th and 13th highest balance beam score overall during qualification.

References

  1. ^ Scoring in artistic gymnastics is based on two separate scores that are then combined in order to come to the final score. The A score measures the difficulty of each element (and combinations of elements) within the routine, while the B score evaluates the performance, ie, the "execution, composition and artistry" of the routine. For further information, please see the Code of Points article.