Articles filed under Gymnastics
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U.S.'s Shawn Johnson gets her goldAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Shawn Johnson finally got her Olympic gold medal in the last event of the women's competition Tuesday night, the balance beam. Johnson, bothered by a headache...
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China's He edges U.S.'s Liukin on uneven barsAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's He Kexin won a tiebreaker over all-around champion Nastia Liukin of the United States for the uneven bars gold medal Monday at the Beijing Olympics. B...
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Gymnast Johnson has gold snatched awayAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Once more, the gold medal was within Shawn Johnson's reach. Again, it was snatched away. Two days after Nastia Liukin edged Johnson for the all-around title, ...
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Youth trumps experience in China's rise to Olympic goldAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Question: Why would China use underage gymnasts at the Olympics? Answer: Alicia Sacramone. Remember poor Alicia? She's the U.S. gymnast who fell off the balance beam and...
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Liukin wins gold, Johnson silver in gymnasticsAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ No runner-up finish to her friend and rival this time. Nastia Liukin won the biggest prize of all. Liukin edged teammate Shawn Johnson for the all-around gold...
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Golden girls no more: China beats AmericansAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING _ China upset the error-prone United States in the women's gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. China's score of 188.9 points was more tha...
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U.S. second in women's gymnastics; China holds leadAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- China issued the challenge, and the short-handed U.S. women couldn't answer on Sunday. Now on to the showdown in the gymnastics team final at the Beijing Olym...
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China takes gold, U.S. wins bronze in men's team gymnasticsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- The roar began as soon as Chen Yibing's feet hit the mat, a primal scream that was four pressure-packed years in the making. Only half the meet was over, but ...
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Her-stories: What you may not know about U.S. OlympiansAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The Olympic Games produce some of the best moments in sports, and some of the best personal stories as well. Here are some intriguing tidbits from the NBC Sports website...
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Suburban sports stars follow dreams to BeijingAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The assignment from MacArthur Junior High track coach Greg Fedyski for one of his star runners, Jorge Torres, was pretty straightforward: Write down your goals. Conside...