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No London Olympics For Nastia Liukin

No London Olympics For Nastia Liukin

Nastia Liukin waves goodbye to the crowds after competing during the 2012 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials held at HP Pavilion on Sunday night (July 1) in San Jose, Calif.

Unfortunately, the 22-year-old gymnast didn’t quality for the London team.

“Of course I wanted to go out and put two good performances out there and end my career that way, so it’s a little upsetting,” Nastia told Sporting News. “Today is something that I’ll remember for the rest of my life. It can easily compare to winning the all-around gold medal to me. Those are pretty much the two highlights of my career … winning an all-around gold medal and getting a standing ovation not once but twice.”

She added on Twitter a few hours later, “Thank you to the 18,000 people that gave me a standing ovation tonight. I will remember this moment for the rest of my life. Most importantly…Thank u to my parents & special people in my life that always kept me calm, believed in me & shown their love & support.”

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Meet The 2012 Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team!

Meet The 2012 Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team!

Congratulations to Gabrielle Douglas, Alexandra Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber and Kyla Ross — the 2012 Olympics Women’s Gynmastics Team!

The five competed over the weekend at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., for a place on the coveted team.

Gabby Douglas, who nabbed the number one spot, shared with Sporting News, “Everyone was telling me you have this great potential and you can be on top.”

She added, “I didn’t believe that, but everyone was just telling me to believe in myself. I did and I’m kind of up on top and it’s amazing.”

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Meet The 2012 Olympic Swim & Diving Team!

Meet The 2012 Olympic Swim & Diving Team!

There is less than one month until the 2012 Olympics!

JJJ can’t wait and we want you to meet a few members of the Swimming and Diving team — Tyler Clary, Missy Franklin and Nick McCrory. (JJJ Note: Missy is in her trials now)

This is all their first year at the Olympics and they’re ready to grab those medals. Want some fun facts about these three athletes?

Missy wants to be on Dancing With The Stars, Nick is working on his own cookbook and Tyler has an ‘M’ Michigan University tattoo!

Want more info about the swimming and diving team? Log on to TeamUSA.org and stay tuned to meet more Olympians on JJJ!

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