Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's vault
Women's vault competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.
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| List of gymnasts Qualification | ||
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| Qualification | men | women |
| Team all-around | men | women |
| Individual all-around | men | women |
| Vault | men | women |
| Floor | men | women |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Uneven bars | women | |
| Balance beam | women | |
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| Group all-around | women | |
| Individual all-around | women | |
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| Individual | men | women |
The eight competitors (with a maximum of two per nation) with the highest scores in qualifying proceeded to the women's vault finals. There, each gymnast performed two vaults; the scores from the final round (ignoring qualification) determining the final ranking.
Disputes of the Event
There is a major debate concerning the Russian Gymnast Anna Pavlova. Her first vault scored a 15.625, placing her well in medal contention. On her second vault, though, she thought she had received confirmation from the judges and as a result, left before the green light. She was given a 0 on her second vault.
Final
| Rank | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total | ||||||
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| A Score | B Score | Penalty | Vault Score | A Score | B Score | Penalty | Vault Score | |||
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 Hong Un Jong (PRK) |
6.500 | 9.350 | 0.300 | 15.550 | 6.500 | 9.250 | 15.750 | 15.650 | |
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 Oksana Chusovitina (GER) |
6.300 | 9.425 | 15.725 | 6.000 | 9.425 | 15.425 | 15.575 | ||
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 Cheng Fei (CHN) |
6.500 | 9.575 | 16.075 | 6.500 | 8.550 | 15.050 | 15.562 | ||
| 4 |  Alicia Sacramone (USA) |
6.300 | 9.450 | 15.750 | 5.800 | 9.525 | 15.325 | 15.537 | ||
| 5 |  Ariella Kaslin (SUI) |
6.300 | 9.100 | 15.400 | 5.500 | 9.200 | 14.700 | 15.050 | ||
| 6 |  Carlotta Giovannini (ITA) |
5.800 | 9.225 | 0.100 | 14.925 | 5.900 | 8.275 | 14.175 | 14.550 | |
| 7 |  Jade Barbosa (BRA) |
5.800 | 8.925 | 14.725 | 5.600 | 8.650 | 14.250 | 14.487 | ||
| 8 |  Anna Pavlova (RUS) |
6.500 | 9.125 | 15.625 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.812* | ||
*Pavlova had the second vault disqualified due to a false start.
Qualified competitors
| Rank | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total | ||||||
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| A Score[1] | B Score | Penalty | Vault Score | A Score | B Score | Penalty | Vault Score | |||
| 1 | Cheng Fei (CHN) |
6.500 | 9.650 | 16.150 | 6.500 | 9.175 | 15.675 | 15.912 | ||
| 2 | Hong Un Jong (PRK) |
6.500 | 9.150 | 15.650 | 6.500 | 9.300 | 15.800 | 15.725 | ||
| 3 | Alicia Sacramone (USA) |
6.300 | 9.550 | 15.850 | 5.800 | 9.600 | 15.400 | 15.625 | ||
| 4 | Oksana Chusovitina (GER) |
6.300 | 9.500 | 15.800 | 5.700 | 9.550 | 15.250 | 15.525 | ||
| 5 | Anna Pavlova (RUS) |
5.800 | 9.550 | 15.350 | 5.600 | 9.600 | 15.200 | 15.275 | ||
| 6 | Carlotta Giovannini (ITA) |
5.800 | 9.300 | 15.100 | 5.900 | 9.275 | 15.175 | 15.137 | ||
| 7 | Jade Barbosa (BRA) |
5.800 | 9.400 | 0.100 | 15.100 | 5.600 | 9.400 | 15.000 | 15.050 | |
| 8 | Ariella Kaslin (SUI) |
6.300 | 8.925 | 15.225 | 5.500 | 9.225 | 14.725 | 14.975 | ||
References
- Scoring in artistic gymnastics is based on two separate scores that are then combined in order to come to the final score. The A score measures the difficulty of each element (and combinations of elements) within the routine, while the B score evaluates the performance, ie, the "execution, composition and artistry" of the routine. For further information, please see the Code of Points article.