Nastia Liukin has one more medal -- five. But America may have fallen in love with her teammate Shawn Johnson, who may be a latter-day Mary Lou Retton.
That's because, after graciously accepting three silvers (remember the Swedish wrestler who threw his bronze on the floor?), Johnson won gold on the balance beam.
But more than that, she beamed afterward.
Talk about a winning smile. For images to take away from these Olympics, Johnson's glittering grin may be second only to the Mark Spitz-like eight-medal pose cut by modern history's best Olympian, Michael Phelps.
Liukin needs to be remembered, too, for her five medals, including gold in the all-around. The U.S. women's gymnastics team will also be remembered for getting the country back into the game; the team was shut out in Sydney. This year's will be remembered as one of the best.
And if they had another event after the balance beam -- just the "beam" -- Shawn Johnson would've taken the gold in that too.
Comments
Way to kick Liukin while she's down AC. Just classic and expected of your sort of commentary. Couldn't you have just written a nice peice on Johnson rather than ripping this other girl's success? The right-wing cannot express even one simple opinion with out spewing hate towards someone else. Bottom Line- Classless and sad.
shivas...What are you talking about? Don't you understand what you read. Nobody kicked Liukin. I went back and reread the article and I see nothing that wouldd suggest that the AC hates Liukin or made any attempt to kick her . I don't know where your 'when she's down' came from, since she was never down.
shivas...What are you talking about? Don't you understand what you read. Nobody kicked Liukin. I went back and reread the article and I see nothing that wouldd suggest that the AC hates Liukin or made any attempt to kick her . I don't know where your 'when she's down' came from, since she was never down.
Understand the message. The implication in this piece is that Liukin lacks what Johnson has. The AC points-out Luikin has more medals, but we like Johnson more because of her smile, and that she was "gracious." Again, the implication is that Luikin was not gracious. Just do a piece on Johnson, and leave the back-handed slaps at others alone. The right-wing must couple each compliment with a derogatory reference to others.
Sorry, she was "down" after getting dissed on the tie-breaker.
shivas you need your meds...you delusional..again
While I think shivas is being a little over sensitive, I do agree that Liukin got hosed on the uneven bars tie break. The person who supposedly won landed her dismount on her knees. What a bunch of crap. There is always BS in judging gymnastics and figure skating. Just doesnt reconcile.
I get the impression from Shivaas that the AC hosed her. Was the tie-breaker decision made by Johnson? Sorry, I don't get the connection of all this.
Shivas is never on his meds and is why he is always delusional.
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