As everyone in West Des Moines, Iowa, and the rest of the world knows, American gymnast Shawn Johnson, 16, edged out teammate Nastia Liukin for a gold medal on balance beam during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
This footage is not from the Olympics as NBC would feed me to a peacock if I posted a video of the actual performance (for those not old enough to remember that bird was NBC's mascot for years) which gave Johnson the gold.
But, this similar beam performance is from the 2007 Pan American Games, which were held in Brazil. WARNING: The commentary is in Portuguese, but I think that makes the footage more interesting. To my knowledge, the Pan Am Games were not shown in America.
As an added bonus, I am also posting footage of Johnson's teammate Samantha Peszek who was not able to compete in Beijing at the very last minute! She was on the cover of the June issue of "International Gymnast." This floor routine from the 2007 American Cup (which is in English) will make all gymnastics fans wonder might have been.
Useful Links:
http://www.shawnjohnson.net
http://intlgymnast.com
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