Defending world champ, knocked out of all-around Olympic competition in London
In a development that was equally stunning in the gymnastics world and devastating for Jordyn Wieber, the U.S. gymnast from DeWitt and reigning world champion could not qualify for the Olympic all-around final.
On a day, when She was touted as the strongest Gold contingent for the all around, could not even qualify for the finals, while team mates Ali Raisman & Gabby Douglas surpassed her to the Finals.
Wieber stepped out of bounds on her floor exercise and had a few other wobbly moments, but still finished with a strong score of 60.032 – the third-best of the day at North Greenwich Arena.
It’s just that the top three scores all belong to Americans, and only two from each team can advance to the all-around final. Raisman got a 15.325 on the floor exercise to finish with the top score (60.391), with Gabby Douglas taking the second spot at 60.265.
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