Probably from Chow’s training at that age haha. Older Chinese gymnasts used to walk in like that

She is just sweetheart!

Totally in awe of her!

We feel like we all know that she’s our favourite and also Simone

Well that sounded creepy

lol, heartbreaking? heartbreaking would be if she had come from a country that gymnastic it's not popular and if she don't get any medal. Plss

Quality of practice, not quantity. Shawn didn't need 40 hours. She was a warrior.

Heartbreaking? As if a silver medal, not to mention multiple silvers, isn't an amazing feat. Some athletes are satisfied just winning an Olympic bronze.

I love both Shawn and Nastia and i love that they're so close even more. But in my opinion, Shawn was very underscored at these Olympics while Nastia was over scored. It was quite clear that the judges here had preference to Nastia's body type and subsequent gymnastics style. Which was more of those times. The more robust and "stronger" looking gymnast was just starting to become "acceptable", if not appreciated.

Shawn also said that she physically couldn’t do 40hours each week in the gym because her body couldn’t take it. Shawn also had the advantage of youth on her side. By the time she was Nastia’s age, she could no longer be competitive because her body couldn’t hold up.

👏👏

😂😂😂

Wolf turns... ugly, clumsy and so overused.

Can't wait for them to be phased out

Yes please retire the wolf turn 🐺

Fax

did you see the look on her face when she FINALLY won a gold? I totally agree.

LMAOOOOO SAMEEE NO CLUE WHY SHE JUST GIVES MAIN CHARACTER VIBES

As a carat, me too. Love the profile pic!💕

@@nothingiseverperfect bi By w by CT

Li shanshan would’ve won but she was so nervous

​@@Anthony-lp1jnBut she didn't. I think all of them were very nervous.

True! :P

-without commentary is a bit underwhelming

@@nathanielhalls1893 No commentary is better than bad commentary :)

*wolf turn has entered the chat*

@@afniii7514 hahahah a lol I hate wolf turn

I don't care if gymnastics used to be more like "balet", what I care more about is that it had a consistent dance like flow, and seamless transitions between movements. Now it's all just random movements that break up the flow. And something I like about Simone Biles, is that her movements are rough and raw, but she doesn't do unecessary movements that break her flow,just to appear more "elegant".

@@afniii7514 came here looking for wolf turn comments, not disappointed

@@afniii7514 I mean, I'm not a wolf turn fan, but EVERYONE had a L turn in Beijing, with so many loose ones...

She said that she was so tired that she doesn't even remember what happened lmao

she was falling the entire day and she continued until she got 8 rounds of this routine.

She said in one of her videos, she literally fell on every practice on that back full prior to this final. She was surprised that she held on to that skill in final.

Shawn has a tendency to lie and exaggerate a lot lol. I don't believe anything she says to make herself look better. She has claimed she was team captain (Sacramone), was youngest on the team (Sloan), and was favored for 5 gold medals (team, floor, all around, beam....she only had 1 vault, her bars was awful, so what is the 5th??) . She said Marta told her & Nastia they weren't guaranteed a spot on the team after Olympic Trials (huh?). Shawn has twice claimed she went to Worlds in 2011 and "did pretty well", and even claimed she was all but guaranteed a spot on the 2012 olympic team if she didn't get injured.

Emmsy the bit about not making the team despite Trials does sound like someone Marta would say/pull. Her team captain comment is ridiculous

With the wildest, most action packed beam routine I’ve ever seen. No one tumbled- even now- on that thing like she did!

Me too

Same I miss it so much 🥺

Yeah back when the women were sexual assaulted by the coaches...awww the golden age

@@babyyoda0U812 Literally no one is talking about the assault, and no, I'm not turning a blind eye towards the issue either but the original comment was about the type of gymnastics these gymnasts used to perform on the beam with lots of difficult leaps. There is no need to bring up that issue as if you're the one who experienced it yourself that other people can't even admire this event from 2008.

She was exceptional, I am glad she is a commentator now

totally agree! her white leo with the subtle blue+red sequins was so understated, adding to the elegance.

@Albafica_Piscis a couple of tenths and I think that may have given Shawn the gold and her the silver here. That was the best she did that routine ever.

Yes very

And zero art.

Pako Paez I wouldn’t say zero but yes, the artistry has certainly been exchanged with difficulty.

@@pakopaez ..

Well, not ALL the time... Simone lost this event in Rio, earning a bronze behind Sanne Wevers (NED) and Laurie Hernandez (USA).

Agreed thou Simone earns it can’t take that away from her

Do you think she will be sad about your pathetic life? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙌

Norma Bates clearly by your comment you’re the one who’s living a “pathetic life”. It doesn’t hurt to be nice🤷‍♂️

@@TheKonga88 what a weird, hostile, childish thing to say

@@thegreenskittle Why are you telling me what you said in your mom's basement last night 🙌🙌🙌🙌😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🚺🚺🚺🏃🏃🏃

@@kubra5095 Why did you type what you was thinking a out yourself? WEIRDO 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💭💭💭🏃🏃🚺🚺🚺🙌🙌🙌🙌

Sod sad Anna walked away without a medal. Anyway, she won my heart! ♥️

Bronze - Cheng Fei

@@brunohenrikeleite2 Nope, Anna was robbed.

Pavlova debió ganar el bronce

could not agree more with you..

You... and pretty much the entire world, other than Nastia. No, Nastia loves her too. She's a great role model for life and living honestly. Her husband makes me laugh. He is so-team-Shawn. They both love honestly and openly. It is beautiful to watch them. Peace, and enjoy!

@sean regan You had/have good taste! :-)

🤘

Pavlova ❤️

Yesss! Anna's switch ring leap is the most beautiful I've ever seen, behold the slomo!!!😍

OMG!!! YES

They did

so happy to hear american coaches after nastia and shawn finish up one of the greatest showings for the US. i love hearing valeri say "u got it!" and shawn says,"i know finally!". and all the good jobs and high fives and bruh shakes and hugs. nice for americans.

Pavlova ❤️

the only ring leap that should be credited tbh

I do agree that pavlova did amazing but Chen’s fei score was a 5th higher so it’s only fair that she got it even though pavlovas execution was so much better in my opinion

@@bulansalya1950 pavlova completely missed on an element, that's what cost her the medal. If she'd landed that one skill it would have been hers.

If Pavlova didn't miss that one move, I'd agree with you. But she did. Really sad :(

which element did pavlova miss?

@@danielle4584 the Kolesnikova at 17:48, she was supposed to get it to a handstand and then hold it.

Ferdinand Tambungui I agree, Cheng is an incredible gymnast but I think Dragoi deserved the bronze.

@@demetriromano565 I think Pavlova deserved the bronze beacause D score of Dragoi is low

​@@victoriakomova2570 but Dragoi was only 0.3 less in D than pavlova, and Pavlova had the big break on her Kolesnikova. i think Pavlova should have been 4th, but Cheng and Dragoi should have swapped placements.

@@balancebeam 0.3 D score is a big difference between the two of you (unless you get an e-score like Liukin) and I think pavlova's e score is better than Dragoi. Pavlova should have been 3th

@@victoriakomova2570 but other than the slight hesitation on the switch split and side aerial (none of which she actually wobbled on, she just paused a bit), and the dismount step Dragoi was practically perfect. Pavlova had the massive break on her Kolesnikova, and the large step back on the triple full. Maybe the fairest solution would have been to tie them? at the very least Dragoi should have been ahead of Cheng.

No

Anna is very beautiful girl but No!

That slow mo of the dismount really showed her superior form

Shawn wasn’t underrated at all, if anything the underrated and definitely underscored was Pavlova haha

Once you start, you can't stop. I randomly watched some gymnastics videos a few years ago and found myself totally obsessed. And now I know every gymnast, every meet, every move, etc. It is SUCH an amazing sport to get into.

@@SquirtlePower809 LMAOOOOOOO GIRL YOU TELLIN ME I BE WATCHING MYKAYLA SKINNER VLOGS, GLAMOUR GYMNASTICS DOCUMENTARY, YOU NAME IT HAHA

Rigged af

@@Nicolas-mo4qr yes it was rigged. She was so overscored

She missed an element and she knew it. She wasn't smiling and was unhappy with the performance. Her coach wasn't excited and no happy hug. It wasn't her best performance.

Dragoi’s skills and control were amazing

Home court i guess

actually if you knew the scoring system of vault in this quad, you would know why fei took bronze

@@leanderhartley4987 if a gymnast falls, they should not medal😂 it’s as simple as that, especially on vault. If I thought I could get a medal with falling I would’ve just chucked the hardest thing I could and it didn’t matter if I fell or not? I like Cheng fro but Alicia definitely deserved the medal on vault

@@x14kisaac26 Why are you arguing with the scoring system of 2008? Thats just the way it worked....

@@leanderhartley4987 the scoring system in the 2008 quad is a joke... there’s no way you can say cheng feis vault was better than alicias when cheng sat it down, it’s a joke

@@x14kisaac26 thats why I said argue with the system.. I don't know why you're complaining lol. The exact same thing happened to Maroney in 2012.

@amy Your smile is everything too, Amy! You and Shawn Johnson are so cool!😊🤩🥰🌹👊🏾🤘🏾🎸

-with BBC commentary

And subtitles * double wink *

Tim and nastia’s commentary is what I look forward to when I watch gymnastics... it’s not the same without Tim say “gymnasts 101, fly high and stick the landing”

Oh I agree 100%. It’s a bit boring without

Nathaniel Halls a lot of people hate them... I can’t watch a video without them... it is very boring without commentary

yes it's better with commentary but that doesn't mean we have to have Tim...there are better commentators who are less biased and less disrespectful and less "omg right there she took a breath just like Simone but Simone breathes better"

Facts.

Hmm best form on what? She has great form but so does Pavlova, and Pavlova didn’t have the big balance checks Cheng had, we all knew it was home advantage

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES and YES !!!

I want too !!!!!!!!!

I REALLY want it too !

Very nice suggestion. I agree.

YES, TOTALLY YES and FOR SURE YES !!!

Looking at both routines (keep in mind I'm not an expert): Pavlova: 0.3 ish (not holding the Kolesnikova) + 0.1 or 0.2 (wobble in full L spin) + 0.1 (wobble on handstand skill) + 0.1 (wobble after sheep jump) + 0.3 (large step on landing) = 0.9 - 1.0 deductions Cheng: 0.1 (full L spin) + 0.5 or 0.6 (very off balance at full twist + flailing arms + step) + 0.2 or 0.3 (large balance check on back tuck) + 0.1 (step on dismount) = 0.9 - 1.1 deductions at least, maybe more if the judges at the time also deducted for long pauses & not maintaining the fluidity in the routine It's very close, but Cheng's routine should've incurred more deductions imo, so Anna deserved the bronze. But then again, I'm not sure how strict/lenient the judges back then were, so there might be more errors that I couldn't pick up

Boxer 2000 you know deductions aren’t just wobbles? Hesitations and form are also a big factor. 0.6 is very harsh for the full twist, remember the 08 code was very lenient because this was the first cycle with it.

Yes

The event was in CHINA, they cheated in allot of sports not only gymnastics

@@adarshminj2543 the judges are not all Chinese, they range in nationality to make it even more fair

I feel bad for her, everyone makes mistakes but she made it on the worst day possible

She will forever be Queen of the floor for me. She's beautiful in person and so stunning and elegant in her moves.

Beam finals just do not make any sense without Catalina competing.

@@kp395 Says a Cătălina Ponor fan.

I missed Catalina for this competition it would have been something super interesting to see

Why didn’t she compete in Beijing ?

Me too!

I agree as well.

That girl had NO ORIGINALITY!!!! She made finals because multiple people ahead of her were “2 per countried” and she had the Romanian emblem…

She does have a lot of difficulty Shawn and Simone have similar gymnastic styles it’s just Simone’s dismount is very hard and she gets a lot of height but I’m a fan of both

Shawn excelled at beam and floor and had okay amanar and average bar exercise while biles is top class in all the events and is still going