United States have taken both gold and silver for the women’s individual all-around. This Olympic gymnastics was breathtaking, but it was Nastia Lukin who finally took the gold with fellow American Shawn Johnson winning the silver.
The first three gymnastics titles were won by the Chinese, but the U.S. must have been getting sick of hearing their National Anthem, it must have been music to their ears to finally here their own anthem.
Liukin had 63.325 points her after flawless exercises on each four apparatus, her combination was great with a good mix of difficulty and quality. Johnson was only 0.600 from taking the gold, however she had to settle for silver. It was Yang Yilin of China in 62.650 who took the bronze.
The reigning world champion Johnson did not have an answer for Liukin; she did not make any mistakes it just was not meant to be today. Johnson wooed both judges and spectators and started with a great performance but she later dropped to third, before clawing it back to finish second.
Shawn Johnson Gold on Balance Beam Olympic Event