The Official Beijing Olympics 2008 Thread

[skeezer]

Jackson50 said:

skeezer said:

Jackson50 said:
The US men sweep the 400m hurdles, and we win the gold in women's discuss. Too bad Nastia got screwed again during the uneven bars. She deserved a gold and not a silver. I hope Nastia and Shawn decide to compete in London in 2012.

 

I thought Nastia tied with the Chinese for gold but they gave China the win for some reason I dont remember.

 

 Nastia's routine had a higher degree of difficulty, but the Chinese girl had a better score in the execution. Subsequently, the competitor with a higher execution score wins. I would personally give the medal to the competitor with a more difficult routine. Why punish the competitor for attempting a routine that is more difficult?

Position	Gymnast	A Score	B Score	Penalty	Total
	He Kexin (CHN)	7.700	9.025		16.725
	Nastia Liukin (USA)	7.700	9.025		16.725
	Yang Yilin (CHN)	7.700	8.950		16.650
4	Beth Tweddle (GBR)	7.800	8.825		16.625
5	Anastasiia Koval (UKR)	7.300	9.075		16.375
6	Ksenia Semenova (RUS)	7.400	8.925		16.325
7	Steliana Nistor (ROU)	7.000	8.575		15.575
8	Dariya Zgoba (UKR)	7.100	7.875	0.100	14.875

He Kexin scored the same mark as Nastia Liukin, but the Chinese won because Liukin earned the lowest of all the pairs' execution scores, an 8.80^[1]