2008 Olympic Trials Gymnastics Prelims Part 4

Enjoy :)... still confused to this day why Marta had the alt. stay in Japan... she had 2 girls injured and Bieger could have easily replaced Shawn in bars for team final. I dunno but it seems like a waste of alternates,.. they could have been used.. Marta drives me crazy sometimes.

[@sarahkatherine2101]

omg i forgot how much I loved mattie larson

[@ASacfan101]

Love the straddle handspring thing Chellsie does at 2:39.

[@kaehume4742]

Where's part 5?

[@thegolddustwoman]

Memmel is a badass. I sure wish she would have been given the chance at this years olympics

[@trueblood712]

the crazy thing is the most time she does something nobody expected it's absolutely the right decision after the competition :D

[@threefootroo]

Of all their sins, this is my pet peeve about the NBC commentators; I can't stand when they make these wild, random, totally baseless claims. "Most unique beam routine in the world!" "Nobody on earth does that move so well!" "I've never seen anyone do this combination!" Meanwhile they must be in the bathroom while a hundred other talented gymnasts do the same gorgeous routine/move/combination.

[@tekkenfan01]

youtube doesn't allow part 5 to be uploaded?

[@kjmo10]

If Arthur Akopyan was able to teach this amazing floor routine to Mattie Larson he should be able to do it with Mckayla. But she has a new and very difficult routine this year ;)

[@AlyaralovaFan]

That sheep jump really....

[@4evawoohoo]

What did he mean by she's also extremely athletic, which doesn't happen all that often.

[@RoseAllDayyy]

did part 5 ever get loaded?

[@blokflip13]

@tayyswiftlove YESSS!!! Marta likes to anger the gymworld with some of her decisions.

[@smithtra85]

I'm pretty sure Anna Li was injured as well.

[@BarsQUEEN16]

Well they did go to the same gym.

[@ASacfan101]

That's true.

[@aceuniverse6682]

You know that Anna Li had a tear in her abdominal muscles?

[@nzlouise]

she was injured....

[@cristi0771]

If Chellsie hadn't gotten injured in Beijing, i think she should have competed on uneven bars; and if Sam Pezeck hadn't gotten hurt, i think she should have competed on balance beam and floor.

[@joeyhhuang]

anna had an abdominal muscle pull, so she couldnt compete

[@sariakokiri3734]

i SWEAR i've heard mattie larson's floor music used by someone else, it sounds so familiar. does anyone else recognize it or am i the only one?

[@sliu321]

+Saria Kokiri Victoria Moors from the 2012 Canadian team used it.

[@2kx328]

Daria / Dasha Joura used it in 2008 also.

[@tayyswiftlove]

it's like how Marta didn't let Anna Li compete bars at worlds =____= pretty sure half the gymternet wanted to murder her LOL

[@realgymtalk]

I LOVE Chellsie, but she most definitely LANDED out of bounds, then stepped, not stepped out of bounds. It just bothers me that the judges got that wrong

[@gymfanlex7573]

Mattie does a switch ring 1/1 NICE

[@titangymnast27]

anna was injured and if she competed alicia wouldn't have gotten her 10th world medal...

[@shesaB990]

these teams could've easily destroyed the final five lol

[@indorican648]

Most unique beam routine in the world? Nastia was a world-class beam worker, but her routine, while having some unique elements, was certainly not the most unique in the world. WOGA is known for its cookie-cutter routines, and Nastia's was no different.

[@ASacfan101]

Mckayla Maroney sort of reminds me of Mattie Larson.

[@kaylalorentz3020]

Same coach!

[@crispers98]

wow.. these judges overscore a lot!!

[@MrGreysgirl487]

hahaha 9:37 see what nastia liukin does on four inchs hahah

[@meganvb21493]

yeah, dancing isn't her strong suit. haha.

[@Alibrook613]

Chellsie Memmel`s salut bugs me so much!!!!!!!! she bends her arms!!!! HATE IT