Womens Gymnastics Final Olympics 2008 (video)

Highlights of the battle between China and the US in Beijing's Womens Gymnastics final. Watching these girls compete is so nerve wracking, I don't know how a parent gets through it. Poor Alicia Sacramone :( (Video up as soon as we get it)

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The United States women's gymnastics team earned a silver medal at the Olympics on Wednesday, finishing behind the powerful Chinese squad.

China finished with a score of 188.9 points, while the Americans had 186.525. Romania, which earned the team gold four yeas ago in Athens, took the bronze this time around with a score of 181.525.

The U.S., which picked up its second straight silver at the Summer Games, was barely in second going into the fourth and final rotation, Their mark of 142.100 was one point behind China going into the floor exercise, which was the last part of the competition.

Alicia Sacramone was first on floor for the U.S., but fell and also stepped out of bounds for a mark of 14.125. Nastia Liukin had a top mark of 15.200 for the U.S. in the floor, while Shawn Johnson had 15.100.

The remainder of the U.S. team, Chellsie Memmel, Samantha Peszek and Bridget Sloan, gave a valiant effort, but it just wasn't enough to overtake the Chinese team.

The U.S. finished first on vault and balance beam, but second on bars and third on floor, while China led the way on bars and floor with second-place showings on vault and beam.

Chang Fei stuck her floor routine with the tune of 15.45, the best mark of the day there, and the remainder of the squad - He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, Li Shanshan, Yang Yilin and Deng Linlin celebrated at the end...

Womens Gymnastics Final Olympics 2008 (video)