Alicia Sacramone - Floor Exercise - 2008 Olympic Trials - Day 2

[2016olympicgymnast94]

her face at @1:19 is priceless she was soo happy she landed it and that she didnt step out!(:

[GinaHolmgren]

USA FOR THE OLYMPIC WIN!! we have nastia liukin on all 4 events, mckayla maroney on vault, nastia liukin is the best at uneven bars, alicia sacramone on floor, and last, but not least, shawn johnson on balance beam!! WE R ALL SET!!! :)

[Floatie114]

@GinaHolmgren We don't know anything about Nastia's abilities, since we haven't seen her compete since 2009. Unfortunately Alicia injured her achilles and has just returned to training. Shawn is still dealing with her knee and we don't know if she'll do well enough to get one of four spots(Jordyn already has hers sewn up). Let's wait and see how things pan out at Visas and Trials.

[jclaire0210]

@GinaHolmgren I highly doubt Nastia Liukin will make the 2012 team. There are already too many competitiors whose abilites are stronger than hers is at this point.

[gymettte57]

I like this music better than her music from the 2011-2012 season, not that her new music is bad, its just my opinion

[annylandval]

la mejor es Shawn Johnson!!!!!!

[guibarreto01]

I Love Alicia and she's my favorite american gymnast but 15.7 on floor... REALLY?? Totally overscored. She could only score that high in the USA, she would never score that high in other major competions like Worlds and The Olympics...

[danielcnsilva]

OMG, if in 2008 15,7 was too much on floor, can't imagine a routine nowadays that could score that

[happyari13]

i love how at first, i thought that she was going to go out of bounds on the double arabian, but instead she stuck it!

[jujubon1]

i went to the same gym as her and she sed that she hated kids and that is a true story

[TDIluver28]

@xGoodbyeLullabyx her smile should be amazing her dad is a/my orthodontist!

[gemclumsyninja]

15.7 on floor! Amazing!

[xrictinaaa1]

I love her so much, that was a great routine, if only it was her olympic performance

[taylorbertrand29]

whats the name of this music??

[12princessdel]

i love her big smile at the end. hope i can be this good one day

[TheSilver19991]

i would b absolutley terrified that i would crash when doin a flip...i wonder how they all do it??

[kooki85]

@TheSilver19991 You do fall sometimes, but good coaches can break everything down into small steps to let you advance within your skill level. Plus, it's all done on mats/a tramp/a sprung floor which helps.

[dare4layla]

what is the name of this song , guys please , anybody care to tell me ? thanks

[MsSuperginnasta]

meraviglioso



[C0NTR4l34ND]

We share the same birthdate... In about 20 hours we both turn 24. lol

I'm not into gymnastics or anything, but if I ever meet her... hey, we have something in common. haha

[sarahhskies]

flawless. this is when she was at her best.

[VictoriaBatiz]

She impresses me more than sean johnson.

[jennyboom]

gimme Kim Z any day!

[cheerleadernation92]

how many twists was that at 1:15 ? 

[lizziepink15]

@cheerleadernation92 2 1/2 :)

[ellajaymass]

i live in the same town as her!!!! shes awesome!!!

[MayLexus]

The coaching on this girl was really less than second class.

At her age it is really not her fault at all.

She first had reduce her body weight 5 to 10 percent without sacrificing mean body mass.

As a result she had difficulties on the floor and on the balance beam.

[4evakandie]

You Are A Very Good Gymnast(: I Am In Gymnastics To!! Level 5(: And Your Very Pretty...Great Job!!!

[USASOCCERISAWESOME17]

well shes realy good considering that she started gymnastics when she was 8

[jcloverx]

one of the most gorgeous gymnasts ever!

love her music:)

[23jjaass]

she is beyond being my favorite gymnast. i just think she is so amazing.

you hear people calling her all these names because of the olympics..they blame the loss on her, i dont hear anyone giving her credit for getting u.s the world title..

[bloodgushingsquirrel]

pause at 1:19, she smiles because she knows she went out of bounds on day one.

[USASOCCERISAWESOME17]

shes got a great smile: )

[CliqueGirlzFanAPD]

I love her floor music...I could listen to it all day. 

[ninu69405]

Loook the begining her nails are too long :O :D nice*

[broskizebrastripez]

I love her face at 1:19 cause shes probably thinking, "beat that Chellsie Memmel;)" hahaha

[theALmighty66]

I . . . love her.

[benjamin72hollow]

That first tumbling pass was PHENOMENAL!!! That pass alone is all she needed to do to be apart of the Olympic team in my eyes.

[gymnastfreak921]

i love how she smiled 1:16 because she went out of bounds day 1 and she didnt in this one <3 GO ALICIAAAAA

[froggythegymnast]

i like this FX better then her new 2011 on in the covergirl classic honestly

[2010amberj]

i love it when gymnasts smile when they stick their landings! it shows that they are proud and happy!

[hyerinyoon100]

i love how she lands;)

[LakinDenae19]

Why is her score a 15.700? I know she stumbled at the end, but the rest of her routine was solid and so creative. A beautiful performance!

[ShawnVikaKomova2012]

@LakinDenae19 This is completely overscored.

[Manormaniac]

One of the most beautiful performance in the history of Olympics ... Love You Alicia!

[XxSportyMusicGirlxX]

Guys, Alicia Sacramone does a double arabian. Some of you may be talking about an arabian double front, and in a double front, most gymnast's legs' are apart, or cowboyed as some say. Double arabian's are different than an arabian double front(if you would like to see an arabian double front look at Aliya Mustafina's floor, Carly Patterson's floor, or Alexandra Raisman, although more gymnasts do arabian double fronts.).

[iTumbleToo]

@XxSportyMusicGirlxX What do you mean they are different? The cowboy look is a form break as you seem to know... that doesn't make it a different skill. It's the same skill, I promise.

[FlicTuckFull]

All oh Mihai's girls seem to have very wide arms in their backhands along with legs being separated quite far on the ground. Just interesting.

[freeBITCH0]

LOVE Alicia <3

just wanna say how much I hate the term "double arabian". I understand it's a correct term for the skill, I will just always prefer arabian double front

[julezstinacami]

OMB! my friend, Alexis, has this same music!! only she quit... :'(

[shannonigan9]

BEAUTIFUL second pass! finally a tuck with legs together!

[camblumbs]

@shannonigan9 usually the reason why they don't have their legs together is because if they fall and jam their knees into their face they are screwed. But I totally agree it looks much better.

[Reyertjuh]

@camblumbs i think aliya mustafina has a beautiful double arabian but her legs aren't together 

[randomsmilezzz]

@shannonigan9 yes!! and its a double arabian :) not meaning to affend you

[SoOoYaM]

does anyone know what's this music??

[filoo2424]

@SoOoYaM Shall we dance soundtrack

[greene825]

sheboygan

[boy29girl]

wow her jumps are really powerful

[alejandra777555]

first trick she bent her legs at the backhandspring. Again her legs are spilt apart at 00:36.

[3Dgymnast14]

great tumbling

[cheerxo103]

landings.are.perfect.

[opticblush]

she's pretty..

[blackbutterfly013]

i so forgot she was blonde!!!!!

[polkadot1551]

Same music as Micheal Rodriguez and Kristan Allen. LOVE ITTT<333

[slightlyshattered]

@polkadot1551 No, actually. Similar, but not the same. This is by the Gotan Project, their music is from Take the Lead.

[abbythegymnast98]

Love Alicia Sacramone... wish she was still competing all around

[MultiYasmine10]

omg I just saw her coach and he teaches other girls in Burlington massachusetts gymnastics well to bad I didn't get him I got a dude that works for him :(

[brokenheartwarmer]

@MultiYasmine10 You go to Brestyan's? I do too. I'm just on prep-op, though. Who coaches you?

[iplaywowhaha]

so amazing

[ShawnVikaKomova2012]

@hippiegirl811 It is good, keeping her legs together too, but I think you'd like Anna Myzdrikova's better. Search "Anna Myzdrikova 2009 World Floor EF". She'll be wearing a pink leotard.

[MaPsG0006]

I just realized that rhythmic gymnast mary sanders had this same music for one of her routines funny

[marksuper65]

I love her Arabian doubles!

[quinniemania]

I can't believe that she is going for the 2012 Olympics!!!!

[gymnasticsrocks108]

my favorite gymnast :)

[LilMissGymnast1995]

@GYMNAST1567 she is not terrible at backhand-springs ... she mite of just been messing up performing in front of all those people ... Could you actually go up there and be perfect .. not to be mean but nobody's perfect

[GYMNAST1567]

shes teribble at backhandsprings

[slightlyshattered]

@GYMNAST1567 How so? Because her arms are so wide?

[PDQChopin]

@GYMNAST1567 Actually she has amazing worldclass handsprings that send her into the stratosphere. By spreading her hands wider she is able to get closer to the ground, which gives her more height. Watch her handsprings on beam. Totally controlled. She's a pro.

[Stonymypony]

How does she do floor with nails like those?!?

[franticfanatic17]

what does she start at with this routine???

[MACJunkie88]

@franticfanatic17 a full in double

[melimunchh]

this is so freaking enjoyable!!!

[Stella96gfg]

I love her...but in the filc flac she hasn't perfect with the arms...anyway she is GREAT !!!

[LilMissGymnast1995]

Alicia Sacramone is one of my favorite gymnast ever!!!. but i heard she was retiring after the 2012 olympics is that true ??

[TellMeThatYouLov3Me]

@LilMissGymnast1995 yeah she's retiring after the 2012 olympics mainly because she'll be 24 which is like really old for elite gymnasts, they normally retire when they're 20:)!

[gymnast450]

I Love Her OMG she is so cool

[danielcnsilva]

I miss her floor exercise so much!

[MrJST94]

1:19 a great face she puts on!

[CrazySJGymnast]

You know what I hate? I hate that people are always saying she's a terrible gymnast and the're always giving her crap about the Olympics in 2008. She had alot of injurys during that time!!!!! She's an increadable gymnast, just had a rough time at the Olympics, that's all.

[KVHolland3]

@CrazySJGymnast I think alot of people dislike the scores she gets...most of them deservingly but this compared to Peszek I question...a lot of American gymnast get a bad image because NBC treats them like princesses. Then people like Kytra Hunter and Samantha Peszek nearly or plainly get left out of big competitions for quite frankly publicity reasons. She's not a terrible gymnast and I hate the guy who comments about Sacramone in 2008 in gymnastic videos. BTW-I don't think she had injuries.

[JohnPhilipSousa519]

@KVHolland3 Actually she had a torn labrum and serious knee issues while competing. It was so bad during the olympic trials (or nationals, I forget) that she got an MRI. She was extremely beat up after the Olympics, since her legs never got a break. Remember, she had shoulder surgery after the Olympics. That makes 3 American girls who were injured in Beijing- aka half the team.

[brunettekoala]

@KVHolland3 She did have an injury. She had to get an MRI scan during these trials. It's why her shin is taped up.

[lilyia1]

@CrazySJGymnast I absolutely agree with you. I love Alicia, shes one of my favourite ever. I am so happy that she is back. Hope she going to London. I guess that nine worlds medals means much more than her performance in Beijing. We dont care Alicia, we love you.

[trevor6744]

@CrazySJGymnast ya, and she's really good looking.

[ChristineTheHippie]

@CrazySJGymnast She was injured in 2008? I didn't know that :(. I agree with you, I hate the dissing, she's not terrible, the fact she even MADE the Olympics says she's very talented, but she's human and it's not like she's the only one who has had bad luck at the Olympics, it can happen to anyone. She wasn't even that bad, yes she fell twice in the team competition, but she still did well in vault. People need to grow up and learn if you can't say something nice then don't say it at all

[showjumperluvr4]

shes got a cute smile lolz now that i finally see it :) and shes such a strong tumbler!! :)

[killedbyAP]

love that smile at 1:18

[Stonymypony]

She has a french manicure! Wow, I would not want to tumble with long expensive nails like that.

[natalienat518]

so sad that she bounced out in the prelims

[attikko]

What's the name of the music? :(

[masterpeter1234]

@attikko Santa maria by Gotan project

[OriganallyToowie]

I think it's weird how much she bends her arms when she does a back handspring

[flippingfabu]

Alicia was always my favorite =) even durung her tough time in beijing I loved her.

When she hits she HITS!

[gymgirl112]

I luv how she smiles after her front layout isn't out if bounds! U luv her no matter what other pple say.

[WaterEngel4]

This is one of the best routines I've seen her do

[CharlieeFmm]

yes

[vermontgymnastics]

yeah alicia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Goldnbeargymnast24]

I love alicia, she's amazing!!!!

[gymnasticluver13]

awh I love how she smiles after tht one 'twisting' pass :)

[MeowcatBissy]

I love love love her choreography...!

[mek11222]

she is an amazing gymnast but the only thing that bothers me is like on 0:23 her legs on her round off are apart but other than that she is so GOOOOOOD!!!!!!!

[magg2341]

She looks so serious on the floor, but when she isn't on the floor she's all happy and smiley.

[gymnast157dancer]

I just love how she spices things up in gymnastics. Alot of the others do alot of the same things but she doesn't. Love you Alicia!

[MistRDonuT94]

i wanna c her compete floor again :/

[Ccgirl4]

she improved so much since 2004

[KRobify]

She goes out with Brady Quinn now

[bedinvenus]

cant wait until the cover girl classic where shes competing =D

[wrathletik]

is she still on the usa team?

[comanecisalto1]

@wrathletik shes gonna start competing again this summer :)

[ffalcons102]

both body types have advantages. the skinnier ones, such as nastia, usually have much more elegant and graceful lines and are for the most part (dont get me wrong- there are exceptions) more artistically appealing to the eye. however they usually cross their feet on twists. the more muscular ones, such as alicia, are much more explosive on their tumbling passes, making them look much more powerful, so to say. however, they dont really have the grace and poise factor that the slimmer ones do.

[misscharmaine10]

she did a great job !!

and i love her music

[iluvcb93]

she looks just like kristin calvari



[Sublue]

She's great. I just think she peaked too early, here at the Trails instead of the Olympics.

[adla0nastia]

shes amazing

[IanALane]

I'm surprised there was actually someone who watched this and didn't like her routine?! Besides the terrible dance choreography, and ONE step at the end, she was flawless here.

[cheechwizzard101]

@IanALane

I like her choroegraphy. she hits every part of the music hard. so much character and pressence. it matches her energy...

[kjr880]

@IanALane her dance choreography is great and it goes with the music.

[gymnasttumbler]

i like how she knocked a guy out with a punch!

[kaytg89]

wow her leaps are explosive...as is her tumbling!

[TwisterFlipp95]

out of all usagymnasticsorg's videos, this has the BEST quality.

but anyways, I LOVE how her face lights up aafter she nails the 2.5 layout. But its so sad that she never seems to hit a PERFECT routine. Like this routine for example, shes a little short on the last pass.

[cabsta136]

she has such a clean routine

[Tumble4Life123]

love her music

[carlsonsk8ter]

me 2

[barbiegrlz101]

@Tumble4Life123 I know this girl on my team has it and she has such a good routine. I love to watch it!

[dragonmaster97531]

man, i wish she would take out that double pike and put a triple twist like she used to... her difficulty would go up and it would be awesome :D

[MessivoKaxto]

She controls gravity +)

[MisanthropistPro]

I love that Alicia is one of the few that doesn't cross her feet when she twists.

[sacuin]

@MisanthropistPro if you notice it's usually the more muscular compact gymnasts who don't cross their feet when twisting (Mattie Larson is an exception to this body type since she doesn't cross her feet either) and usually the longer, leaner gymnasts like Nastia always cross their feet.

[JohnPhilipSousa519]

She stuck that double arabian!

[sqekcx]

@JohnPhilipSousa519

no. she hopped

[sarahbarah4562]

why is her wrist and legs always wrapped up?

[gymnast08charlii]

maybe shes hurt them..

[moondog1997]

I don't know about her wrist but I know her legs take a lot of beating because she skips bars.

[Frazza95]

@moondog1997 why?

[RagingBearVideos]

Do you mean why does she skip bars? Because apparently it's always been a weak event for her and it scares her.

If that wasn't what you meant, ask again, hehe :)

[ilalerner]

Always in the gym we are like this... training all the life!!!

[LuvGymnastix]

Lol i love how at 1:17 you see her smiling because on day 1 she went out of bounds

[Love4Flips]

She tried, she's amazing. no matter what people say, Love ya Alicia. :)

[neil7129]

I wish she would have kept the Triple Twist as her second pass. She fell on it on night 1 of the 2007 national championships and she's competed a Tucked Double Arabian in place of the Triple ever since. :(

[1brian5]

well she does the arabian double tuck because its easier on her ankles ... she also does a arabian double pike but she said it was too hard at times and decided 3 do the tucked because it has the same E rating as her triple

[AsksOneThing]

It's a shame because that triple was awesome. I'm kind of glad she got rid of the piked double arabian, becauase I was always worried about her blowing out her knee on that.

[3TalentedSuperstars]

I love her confidence! I LOVE Alicia herself! woo hoo go A-Sac!