It was a very exciting night of women's gymnastics tonight as Nastia Liukin, the daughter of a gold-medalist Soviet gymnast, won all-around gold in Beijing.Her teammate Shawn Johnson from West Des Moines, Iowa, came in second.
All of this, of course, brings back memories of a certain girl from West Virginia.........
.......who was, of course, Mary Lou Retton.I was really impressed with both Nastia and Shawn. Nastia's performances on the beam and then the floor were both stellar. She provided the grace of a swan whereas Shawn demonstrated athletic prowess and power.
I think it more than made up for the disappointment of coming in second to China in the team competition. Both gymnasts will now go on to compete in individual apparatus events.
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As I was watching the women gymnasts, I became more and more convinced that
at least one of them was under the age of 16. If China and other countries are
going to send girls under 16 no matter what the rules, then maybe the rules should
be re-evaluated.
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