Redemption. Karma. Only two words I can think of regarding the Balance Beam competition tonight. Shawn and Nastia for the most part nailed their routines, thereby winning the silver and gold medals. I love Nastia. Her moves are very poised and artistic. You can see the smooth movements and grace that make the event so beautiful. Shawn is a little firecracker, reminiscent of Mary Lou or Kerri. Nastia takes the edge for me because Shawn's moves come across a little robotic. My dad, however, favors Shawn because she always smiles. Maybe it's because she reminds him of my sister when she was a gymnast all those years ago? I do see the resemblance.
These young ladies made our country proud tonight. In the wake of the controversy with the young Chinese and the inexperienced judges, these young ladies portrayed themselves with dignity and grace. Shawn's gold was well deserved and Nastia did a beautiful job earning her silver. Will we see them in 2012 in London? Who knows. But this go around, they should be very proud of themselves. Congratulations, ladies!
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The Chinese girls were SOOOO not 16! They were lucky if they hit 12. It was shameful to let the farce continue.
It's not over yet! :-) As of Friday, the case is RE-opened! Two great articles about it are listed below.
Under pressure to address "age-doping," the IOC asked the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) on Friday to re-open the Federation's previous investigation into the matter of the girls' ages.....Now, the FIG is asking the Chinese Gymnastics Association for further proof of the athletes' ages. The United States Olympic Committee also sent a letter to the IOC on Friday asking that the issue be resolved.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1835485,00.html?imw=Y
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10212320
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