Two More Medals for Shawn & Nastia

On Floor, America's two stars were shining again. Shawn had to go first of the eight competitors. OTW girls who've been through a few meets know it's tough going first. But, Shawn put in good routine with a high start value. Her 15.50 kept her in first place through all the next six competitors. The two Chinese girls were expected to go for gold, but had a few problems. Cheng Fei had a fall at the end of one tumbling pass. It came down to the last two gymnasts. Shawn's 15.5 was still first. She was in line for a medal no matter what. Nastia Liukin turned in a very nice routine, with no flaws. Her lower start value meant her 15.425 put her behind Shawn, but ahead of everyone else. She was in for a medal too. The last gymnast, Sandra Izbasa of Romania, put in an excellent routine. Her 15.65 put her on top for the gold. Shawn and Nastia took the sliver and bronze.

On Vault, Alicia Sacramone did two very nice vaults with clean landings. She was edged out of the bronze by a tiny margin by Cheng Fei, who actually fell on her landing. That didn't seem quite right, but the judging is final. Oh well, we were still proud of Alicia.