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Originally Posted by EE-BO
On gymnastics- China earned the Gold, and I am sorry so much blame is getting put on the first US gymnast for us getting Silver. She had her 2 errors, but there was more to it. Her attempted mount on the beam was insanely hard and I really hope she will have the chance to compete in future Olympics.
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I hate that too. I think silver is awesome! It's not all that long ago that the US women didn't win team medals at all (or if they did, it was a surprise). In fact, we finished off the podium just eight years ago in Sydney, four years after the Magnificent Seven.
I was a little bothered by the beam scores though. It seemed like China could bobble and not get deductions, but we bobbled and got nailed. But China really did earn their gold, and I can't begrudge them their moment in front of the "home" crowd.