The 2016 Olympic Gymnastics Trials are just around the corner, and we’ve got all the info you need to know to make sure you don’t miss a minute of the action. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the trials, what the qualifying score is, and who to keep an eye on.
Introduction
The 2020 Olympic Gymnastics Trials will be held in St. Louis from June 24-28. The top two all-around gymnasts (based on a qualifying score) will automatically earn a spot on the five-member U.S. Olympic team, and the remaining three team members will be selected by a committee.
What is The Qualifying Score For The Olympic Gymnastics Trials
The two-day U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials will be held June 24-25 in San Jose, California, where the top 12 men and women will be selected to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
The qualifying score for the men is 62.00 and the qualifying score for the women is 60.00. These scores are averages of all four apparatus scores, with no more than two scores per apparatus coming from a single meet. The top 12 men and women will be selected to compete at the Tokyo Olympics.
You can watch the Olympic Gymnastics Trials live on NBC Sports Network or stream them live on NBC Sports Gold.
How is The Qualifying Score Determined
The qualifying score for the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials is determined by the average of the all-around scores attained at two previous meets held during the Olympic quadrennial, the U.S. Classic and the National Championships. The top 36 athletes in terms of this average score qualify to compete at the Trials.
How to Watch Olympic Gymnastics Trials
The 2016 Olympic Gymnastics Trials will be held in San Jose, California, from June 23-26. The trials will be live-streamed on NBCOlympics.com, and will also be broadcast on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) and NBC.
What Events Will be Contested at The Olympic Gymnastics Trials
The U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials will feature both men’s and women’s gymnastics competitions. The men’s competition will include six events: floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. The women’s competition will include four events: vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. In order to qualify for the Olympic Gymnastics Trials, gymnasts must achieve a certain score in an international competition or in the U.S. National Championships. For the men, the qualifying score is 16.100 (floor exercise), 15.200 (pommel horse), 15.400 (still rings), 14.800 (vault), 15.000 (parallel bars), and 15.300 (horizontal bar). For the women, the qualifying score is 14.500 (vault), 13.500 (uneven bars), 12.700 (balance beam), and 13.000 (floor exercise).
Who Are The Favorites to Win at The Olympic Gymnastics Trials
The Olympic trials will be aired on NBC, with live coverage of the final two days of competition. The top two all-around gymnasts from each day of competition will earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, which will be announced at the end of the trials. There are also four event finals, in which the top eight gymnasts on each apparatus from the two days of competition will compete for medals. The event finals will be televised on NBC Sports Network.
When Are The Olympic Gymnastics Trials
The 2020 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials will take place June 25-28 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The event will be broadcast live on NBC Sports.
Conclusion
The 2020 Olympic gymnastics trials will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, from June 24-28. The top two all-around athletes from each day of competition will automatically qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, while the remaining spots on the team will be chosen by a selection committee.
To watch the Olympic gymnastics trials, you can stream them live on NBC Sports Gold.