Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin receives hero’s welcome in Dallas
Nastia Liukin has received a hero’s welcome when she arrived back in Texas.
“I was not expecting anything like this. I thought it was going to be a few girls from the gym and coaches,” said Liukin, who was wearing a dark blue T-shirt with Chinese characters, a pair of jeans and white sneakers.
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Shawn Johnson finally wins gold in the beam
Shawn Johnson of the United States scored 16.225 to win the gold medal in the beam.
Johnson’s teammate Nastia Liukin took the silver medal with 16.025. China’s Cheng Fei came third with 15.950.
More medals to China in uneven bars
China’s He Kexin has won the gold medal in women’s uneven bars.
Nastia Liukin of the United States won the silver medal and China’s Yang Yilin won the bronze.
Romania’s Sandra Izbasa won the gold medal in the women’s floor exercise.
The United States‘ Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin won the silver and bronze medals respectively.
China’s Cheng Fei who was one of the favorites for the event, but made some mistakes in her routine.
Nastia Liukin from the United States has won the women’s individual all-around gold with a total score of 63.325.
Her teammate Shawn Johnson came second with 62.725 and the bronze medal went to China’s Yang Yilin, who scored 62.650.
The United States has 33 athletes that were born outside of the country in its team. The figure is up from 27 at the previous Olympics.
They even include 4 Chinese born table tennis players. Champion gymnast Nastia Liukin was born in Russia and Tucsonan Bernard Lagat is from Kenya.
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Shawn Johnson who is just 16 years of age will lead the United States gymnastics team at the Beijing Olympics
Johnson’s coaches include former Chinese gymnastic champions Liang Chow and Liwen Zhuang.
Her training was interrupted for a short time earlier this year by the Iowa floods.
“We’re all going to be competing at the highest levels. I [...]
