2012 London Olympics

Ten Memorable Moments from Beijing 2008

Ten Memorable Moments from Beijing 2008

Ten Memorable Moments from Beijing 2008

Jul 24, 2012 by Danny Sierra
Ten Memorable Moments from Beijing 2008
With London close at hand, we take a look back at ten of the most memorable gymnastics moments from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.  What's your favorite moment from '08?



10. Nastia Liukin starts a leotard trend winning the Olympic all around title...in pink!

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9. Zou Kai's controversial high bar win in Beijing sets up his dominance on the event over the next quadrennium.

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8. Anna Pavlova performs one of the most elegant floor exercises of the Games.
7. Filip Ude (Croatia) and Anton Fokin (Uzbekistan) win the first Olympic gymnastics medals for their countries.  Ude won the silver on pommel horse while Fokin took bronze on parallel bars.

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6. China's Yang Wei gives a dominant performance in the men's all around, winning by nearly three points.

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5. The colorful arena provides a brilliant backdrop for the gymnastics competition. Beautiful!

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4. Nastia Liukin's finesse, sticking a picture-perfect vault in the all around final and showing off her own signature skill on balance beam.

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3. Louis Smith ends a 100-year medal drought for Great Britain in gymnastics, winning a bronze medal on his specialty, the pommel horse.

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2. An unbelievably close battle for silver and bronze in the men's all around final, with second-place Kohei Uchimura scoring less than .5 higher than tenth-place Rafael Martinez.

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1. Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin and Yang Yilin fight for gold in the women's all around final.  No falls.  No major errors.  All three at the top of their game.

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