After two days of “mock” competition at the National Training Center - aka Bela Karolyi’s Ranch, in Texas, USA Gymnastics is finally ready to announce the members of the Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team.

In June I predicted the team would consist of Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Alicia Sacramone, Shayla Worley, Jana Bieger and Samantha Peszek would be the alternate. Unfortunately, Shayla Worley is now out with a broken leg.

According to NBCOlympics.com, the OFFICIAL US Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team will be:

1. Shawn Johnson
2. Nastia Liukin
3. Chellsie Memmel
4. Alicia Sacramone
5. Samantha Peszek
6. Bridget Sloan

Alternates will be: Jana Bieger, Ivana Hong and Corrie Lothrop

Congratulations to all the athletes! Let’s hope they can all stay healthy and travel safely to Beijing!

Photo of Alicia Sacramone (Flickr)

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My. heart. breaks. One of my favorite gymnasts for the past 4 years, Shayla Worley, was so close to fulfilling her Olympic dream. So close.

Unfortunately, she suffered a broken fibula in warm ups on beam at the Olympic Selection Camp at the Karolyi Ranch which serves as the National Team Training Center. With the Olympics only a few weeks away, there is no way Shayla will be able to recover.

We watched Shayla compete at the US Classic a few years ago and were totally mesmerized by her flexibility, gorgeous dance, and stunning lines. I would love to see Shayla recover and possibly go on to compete at the college level where she would totally shine. Our thoughts are with you Shayla - speedy recovery!!

Soccer player, Abby Wambach, also had her Olympic dream crushed this week when she broke her left leg during a game against Brazil. Heartbreaking.

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I love this picture of Nastia Liukin, taken from above, at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Her jump shows beautiful extension, posture and form - what gymnastics is all about!!