Does a number really matter when China so obviously whooped our asses? They didn't just execute precise tumbles and flips, they put on a show. They produced art, and that is difficult to do considering gymnastics is a sport based a thousands of technicalities.
Why is everyone hating on America and Alicia. Alicia had a very natural reaction, she was at the Olympics and she messed up. You would be extremely mad with yourself too. And although I do agree China should have won, people are acting as if America did terrible. They had 2 falls, but they were by the same gymnast.
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@MultiLalalandmachine They cheated cheaters don't deserve gold metals. They should be ashamed of themselves you to for suggesting they deserved anything.
@bigsleep32 Lack of evidence to prove that the Chinese girls were underaged, don't call them cheaters. Their performances that night totally deserved that gold!
Be happy that the americans actually medaled instead of not medaling at all. Be happy we medaled in the individual events, and be happy we got the gold and silver for the AA. Alicia was under extreme pressure when she was on the beam. Focus on the positive things. China rightfully got the gold, we rightfully took the silver, and Romania rightfully got the bronze. Sure Alicia messed up, but im just happy we medaled instead of ending up in 4th, 5th etc.
Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! Seriously, I've found it hard to find actual footage of the Olympics, most of it seems to be montages. I think that China performed extraordinarily well, regardless of the age problem. The girls earned and deserve that gold. They gave an amazing performance, and although China shouldn't have cheated like that, it doesn't change the fact that they were really great. But everyone was! :)
I remeber when I was watching it live on TV back then in 2008 :)...I cried when Cheng Fei hit the last tumble (and im not even chinese) :D...they deserved it for sure...American gymnasts were great, but Chinese were perfect :)
The reason I love this video so much is because Cheng Fei goes last on floor and kind of "seals the deal" of China winning the gold. She redeemed herself after her fall earlier in the competition. She had the performance of a lifetime in her floor routine!
China were an awesome team who deserved to win, the showmanship and team spirit, not to mention the determination of every member was awesome. they worked for that gold with everyfibre of their bean...WELL DONE CHINA. Team USA could learn alot from you...
@meeshacm Yes a awesome team who allegedly used underage gymnast's. The US learned that playing by the rules gets you gold and silver in the individual all around on the host country's home floor. And that you need 3 good gymnasts and not 2 great ones and one that sucked under pressure to win the team tittle. But none of that was learned from the Chinese who run a gymnast breeding program not one where the athlete chooses on their own to strive for improvement to the Olympic level.
@SuperBigblue19 your first sentence sums it up "allegedly used underage gymnast" Do you think team USA or the team who placed 3rd would have just let it go if they were underage. With regards to the individual performance, my comment was in reference to the team performance! I talked about their performance as a team...
I like how Cheng Fei who had the same mistake as Sacramone was able to hold her temper after her fall. She did not throw a tantrum like Sacramone and looked pleasent in her floor routine. She let it lift her up in determination to do better unlike Alicia who let it bring her down and look unhappy during her floor routine. Maybe if she didn't act like a baby after making her mistakes here and at worlds floor final, people from countries besides America would feel bad for her.
@blokflip13 Disgusting, vile comment. Seriously. You were not in Sacaramone's shoes, you don't know what she was experiencing. She went into a corner, tried to deal with her emotions in private. Mind your own business, and when you're an athlete athlete (as if!), and performing in front of the world's cameras scrutinizing your every move, then we can pass judgment on what we think you're feeling. Chen delivered an amazing performance--leave it at that and don't be a sore winner.
@NYCBlonde Agreed. I love the chinese gymnasts and I'm happy that they won team gold, but the USA gymnasts were great too. I think Sacramone was already 21 years old at that time, and she got injuried, which affected her performance, but she still a powerful, amazing gymnast, she had tried her best to perform well, but just too much pressure put on her. Maybe Sloan can be put on floor, although she got out of bounds in the prelims, her floor routine was great. btw, no one can punish a athlete!
@jerseyguy41ife OMG the american team, replying on a daughter of fomer soviet champions to win them a medal ? How bout those blacks? U lucky a number of chinese gymnast underscored, a few mid-teen chinese gymnast showing those elderly americans hows its done !
@blokflip13 I just totally agree with u. I'm so happy to see that Chinese gymnastics chose their traditional music on floor and their performance were so contagious. I kind of understand sacramone under that situation, but anyway, it's a team work.She should learn something from Cheng Fei to be a mature competitor.
@jerseyguy41ife When USA beat russia in ice hockey in 1980 for one FUCKING TIME ! THEY go on and make a movie and claim that that was the match that matters despite losing to the russian over 50 TIMES. NOw chinese beat them in gymnastic, should the chinese make a movie call "The gymnasic miracle"?
It isn't just difficulty that put China ahead to was the execution.. Their lines, their dance on floor, the way they fly on bars when they really hit there routines. They always should have been up there but had always been error prone and their floor was not so strong. Bars and beam they were always special. They have learned how to do great floor routines. Only Nastia had any kind of cheorograhy on floor for the USA.
"Chinas floor scores were a lil high except for Chengs"??
What do you mean? Liukin stepped out of bound, had crossed feet and legs on floor, yet she got the same score as Jiang did. Liukin's floor was not more difficult than Jiang's! Why don't some American fans learn some class, dignity and sportsmanship?
"Chinas floor scores were a lil high except for Chengs"??
What do you mean? Liukin stepped out of bound, had crossed legs and crossed feet on floor, yet she got the same score as Jiang! Liukin's floor was not more difficult than Jiang's. Liukin is the one who has been overscored a lot! Why are some American fans so biased? You need to learn from Chinese and gymnasts from other nations about class, dignity and sportsmanship.
nastia and jiang are my favorite gymnasts of all time! jiang is adorable! thanks for posting all of these:) when the olympics were live i wasnt too into gymnastics, so i appreciate it ! :)
I think this is a great example to those who are complaining that there is too little "dace" elements in recent floor exercises~ I just love YuYuan's routine, it is just so cute and lively!
well, just some interesting information. The music that Zhang used in her routine is "lifting up your veil"
the lyrics go like "Lifting up your veil for me, let me see your lovely face. your eyes are round and they shine, just like the full moon in the sky" it is something to be sang during weddings, and is a folk song from an ethical group in China. I really like this song.
i think the chinese should be in second caz they don't have a high score of difficulty i feel like im watching them at the trials i mean this is the olympics you have to have a high level of difficulty and so my question is how can the chinese have a fall on beam and a step out of bounds and still keep on top of the united states?
@BigThunderFan Do you know what you're saying. China has a higher score of difficulty than the USA team! They only have a fall on beam and they performed well in the floor! Do you know the USA team have a fall on beam and floor, also three step out of bounds! You should go to check your eyes if it have any problems~
@BigThunderFan What about the uneven bars and beam? China got one 7.1 and two 7.7 on the uneven bars and a 7.3 on beam! But the USA only got one 7.7, 6.8 and 6.5 on the uneven bars and a 7.0 on beam ! Also, the whole difficulty of China were much higher!
@BigThunderFan I'm sorry I'm not convinced. I guess you haven't come across all the information about Chinese children training hard from the age of 4. Agree to disagree then.
@underscorex5 Nastia started training aged 4, so did the majority of the gymnasts... You should look at the videos from Parkettes the American gym, where they have tiny little girls training on broken legs, older girls with back pain.
Cheng Fei's routine is one of my fav Olympic moments of all time. It was magnificent!! I love her dance before her last tumbling pass - it looks like she's casting a spell over the floor and the look of determination in her eyes gives me shivers.
I'll never forget it :) What an amazing leader to deal with the pressure of this task - the entire world watching and everything on her shoulders.
@nicki446 China was none of those things. Look at their technique. In gymnastics, it's not WHAT you do but HOW you do it. They may have had big routines, but they performed them sloppily,
@K2quared I'm guessing you're an American and still bitter that the USA didn't get the gold? It was a close final, to be sure, but can you really argue that Cheng Fei's floor routine wasn't brilliant, or that Deng Linlin's vault wasn't almost perfect0? I'm not Chinese, but I definitely believe that the Chinese should have won gold. Look at the joy in Cheng Fei's face during her floor, and then try to say that she didn't have power, or strength or technicality.
The Chinese women deserved the gold medal in this Olympics Team final but I must say I have been much more impressed with the Chinese women in the tradition of Ling Jie and gymnast like that I guess nowadays though its about strength and being powerful and in the days of Ling Jie vault & floor always held the Chinese Women back from being champions this is a new brand of Chinese women's gymnastics due to the 3 up 3 count system.....
@efrainherrera1 Dont worry! Russia will dominate in 2012! They are the most complete team on every event. USA is behind on bars. Romania is also making a comeback. 2012 should be amazing to see. The best gymnastics since the 80's.
"But if Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek had not been injured, I still wonder what could have been..."
Let's do the "if": If China's Pang Panpan wasn't injuried, she would be on their team and to do bars (with a higher start value than Jiang's); beam (better than Cheng); and floor (better than Deng). If Jiang didn't have elbow injury right before Olympics, she would do vault with a 6.5 start value.
China did an excellent job that day, absolutely brilliant. I still sort of wish the USA got it, (being American) but the US made some mistakes and China deserved the gold for their performance that night. But if Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek had not been injured, I still wonder what could have been...
i looooove jiang yuyan on floor its so amazing watching her so animated! i als o liked when she gave cheg fei a little fist bump with deng linlin. the chinese team other than the u.s are my favorite team.
Thanks for posting Team Final. I've never seen it before... cause of French TV which never shows gymnastics ! :(.
Chinese gymnasts are amazing !!! I'm so happy they won gold ! Love Jiang Yuyuan's floor and smile, Yang Yilin's grace and little Deng Linlin who's so cute.. <3.
American team is great too but a little below Chinese team. But, why Samantha Pezsek is here ? She does not compete...
Love Shawn and Nastia !
And Poor Ksenia Semenova. I prefer that Russia won the bronze medal.
@Luciaellana Samantha Pezsek did not compete in team finals, but she was a part of the American team. They bring everyone with, as with every other country, as alternates in case someone gets hurt.
@Luciaellana Samantha pezsek got her 20 minutes before the beginning of the team final. It really hurt the American team mentally. And the day before that they had lost another gymnast to an injury.
@Luciaellana Sam Pezsek was there because she was on the US team but was injured and was only able to do bars (which she did in qualifying but they didn't use her in the team finals)!!
I will never forget this, especially from right after Fei's FX routine; they were there to do a job, and they just did it. It could have turned out either way, but the thing was they did the job whatever ways it could have gone to!! It was like, no regrets!!!
How else would you have lived out your lives???
It's not about what race, what background, what part of the world, or what political party you belong to (that's totally bull!)
i think russia also deserved a medal! i love that team!! but china deserved the gold completely. i really admire the dedication of those girls to gymnastics!
Hope deng linlin is doing AA and beam and floor finals in 2012
she's a great gymnast and will have a chance of getting a medal i think
she's not doing the finals this olympics i think becoz cheng fei is there to have her last olympics so she takes off the ticket to the finals.... sad for linlin...
if you think about it, it's not surprising that china won considering that they actually used all six gymnasts on their team whereas america didn't exactly have that option
I learnt something the other day, most american train all by themselves, but chinese are like families just like the romanian, that's why when it comes to compete as a team they get better chances to suceed.
Karolyi's camp in Texas is now the national training center? And our gymnasts are all training together? From all over United States? Our gymnasts are actually leaving their homes, their families and friends to train? Contributing for the whole...that'd be refreshing. I hope you're not just mouthing off :)
Yeah....type in gymnastics fluffs and you will see all of the fluffs that tell the story of how the US Gymnastics Association put the program in Marta Karolyi's hands in 2001. That's why its doing so well. All elite gymnasts leave train together 8 days out of each month and the summer break.
i think/hope they are!! there was a lot of russian talent in beijing but of course pavlova and semenova were robbed. ever since 1996 i have cheered for russia...their teams consistently had my favorite athletes from each games (i.e. kochetkova, khorkina, produnova, lobaznyuk, pavlova, semenova)
This was actually like Atlanta. Home team won with large crowd applause. Plus an American won the beam final and placed second on bars and a bronze floor. Reference to Shannon Miller and Amy Chow and Dominique Dawes.
Because he is pronouncing her first name before her family name. The chinese write their names backwards - family name first.
His problem is that, like most commentators, he is inconsistent. He doesn't call Cheng [family name] Fei [first name] "Fei Cheng" but that's probably because it doesn't roll off the tongue the same way.
Another example: Korean figure skater Kim Yu-Na. Commentators in the West call her Yu-Na Kim, or they alternate between the two.
At this Olympic game team final, Chinese really stands out. Not only they have most difficulties, grace, great form and unbelievable lines, but they also made their routines memorable. On vault, they have Cheng Fei Vault; on bars, they have Kexin with innovative high release moves; on beam, they have Shanshan's signature beam move; and on floor, they have Yuanyuan and Cheng Fei's delightful and theatrical dances with memorable unique music! They deserve the gold!
take it from a state champion dancer...theyre pirouttes are horendous! i mean imprope hands and leg position. not 2 mention theyre barely spottin. and shouldnt the chinese get deducted 4 not using enough of the floor?
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What is Sandra saying to Ksenia? Do they even speak a common language?
CelloRosin 1 month ago in playlist 2008 Olympics - Women's Gymnastics Team Final
The song matched the choreography and Jian's physique seamlessly. And her smiles were so uplifting;
candakz 1 month ago
Now if the Chinese would've used people who were actually the legal age to compete, I would've had more respect for them.
MaripositadelCoroxx8 1 month ago
Does a number really matter when China so obviously whooped our asses? They didn't just execute precise tumbles and flips, they put on a show. They produced art, and that is difficult to do considering gymnastics is a sport based a thousands of technicalities.
qvan2 1 month ago
Awww, Deng Linlin clapping so excitedly everytime Jiang lands well. So cute!
LuinaeLove 2 months ago
Why is everyone hating on America and Alicia. Alicia had a very natural reaction, she was at the Olympics and she messed up. You would be extremely mad with yourself too. And although I do agree China should have won, people are acting as if America did terrible. They had 2 falls, but they were by the same gymnast.
peaceluvcheer97 2 months ago 3
Theres no way a girl of 16 years of age would wear those many clips in her hair just tacky lol
dahighbar 2 months ago
Obviously you're not friends with many asians.
qvan2 1 month ago
China's victory brought me to tears just now. Even watching long after the real event. The emotion was so tangible. Beautiful.
30viola 4 months ago 3
Dear bigsleep32, fuck off redneck american.
MultiLalalandmachine 4 months ago
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I'm surprised Alicia didn't fall off the podium while excepting her metal. She had no business on the USA team we need winners not chokers.
bigsleep32 5 months ago
China totally deserved that gold(:
MultiLalalandmachine 5 months ago
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@MultiLalalandmachine They cheated cheaters don't deserve gold metals. They should be ashamed of themselves you to for suggesting they deserved anything.
bigsleep32 5 months ago
@bigsleep32 Lack of evidence to prove that the Chinese girls were underaged, don't call them cheaters. Their performances that night totally deserved that gold!
iamyukilee 5 months ago
Be happy that the americans actually medaled instead of not medaling at all. Be happy we medaled in the individual events, and be happy we got the gold and silver for the AA. Alicia was under extreme pressure when she was on the beam. Focus on the positive things. China rightfully got the gold, we rightfully took the silver, and Romania rightfully got the bronze. Sure Alicia messed up, but im just happy we medaled instead of ending up in 4th, 5th etc.
brycehelmer 6 months ago 4
the chinese are so cute!!!
heidiemandcarles 6 months ago 3
Woow, The 18,000 audiance went crazy, The sound just awesome, pretty sure this will be most exciting Olympic ever
Chinese girls r amazing, i goona wait to see 2012
energyalt56 6 months ago 3
thank u soo muck for postin the final! IM A HUGE FAN OF THE CHINESE GIRLS!
Eztini 6 months ago 2
Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! Seriously, I've found it hard to find actual footage of the Olympics, most of it seems to be montages. I think that China performed extraordinarily well, regardless of the age problem. The girls earned and deserve that gold. They gave an amazing performance, and although China shouldn't have cheated like that, it doesn't change the fact that they were really great. But everyone was! :)
PigPenguin91 6 months ago
jiang yuyuan is so charismatic, you can just tell she has the whole audience in her hands (:
Luv2Dream224 7 months ago 3
sacaramone blew this for the usa
Ineedthat06 7 months ago
I remeber when I was watching it live on TV back then in 2008 :)...I cried when Cheng Fei hit the last tumble (and im not even chinese) :D...they deserved it for sure...American gymnasts were great, but Chinese were perfect :)
renent81 9 months ago 5
@renent81 actually they werent perfect. im pretty sure cheng fei fell off the beam
jerseyguy41ife 8 months ago
The reason I love this video so much is because Cheng Fei goes last on floor and kind of "seals the deal" of China winning the gold. She redeemed herself after her fall earlier in the competition. She had the performance of a lifetime in her floor routine!
XC804 9 months ago 6
I am so happy that the Chinese won - I was crying after Cheng Fei finished her routine.
Jocelyn9918 9 months ago in playlist 2008 Beijing Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final
China were an awesome team who deserved to win, the showmanship and team spirit, not to mention the determination of every member was awesome. they worked for that gold with everyfibre of their bean...WELL DONE CHINA. Team USA could learn alot from you...
meeshacm 10 months ago 20
@meeshacm wow fuck off
jerseyguy41ife 8 months ago
@jerseyguy41ife I won't stoop to your level with the use of language, but you just proved my point!!
meeshacm 2 months ago
@meeshacm wow fuck off
jerseyguy41ife 8 months ago
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@jerseyguy41ife I won't stoop to your level with the use of language, but you just proved my point!!
meeshacm 3 days ago
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@jerseyguy41ife Again I won't stoop to your level with the use of language, but you just proved my point!!
meeshacm 3 days ago
@meeshacm Yes a awesome team who allegedly used underage gymnast's. The US learned that playing by the rules gets you gold and silver in the individual all around on the host country's home floor. And that you need 3 good gymnasts and not 2 great ones and one that sucked under pressure to win the team tittle. But none of that was learned from the Chinese who run a gymnast breeding program not one where the athlete chooses on their own to strive for improvement to the Olympic level.
SuperBigblue19 3 weeks ago
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@SuperBigblue19 your first sentence sums it up "allegedly used underage gymnast" Do you think team USA or the team who placed 3rd would have just let it go if they were underage. With regards to the individual performance, my comment was in reference to the team performance! I talked about their performance as a team...
meeshacm 3 days ago
China for sure deserved gold. They were amazing!
XC804 10 months ago 8
I like how Cheng Fei who had the same mistake as Sacramone was able to hold her temper after her fall. She did not throw a tantrum like Sacramone and looked pleasent in her floor routine. She let it lift her up in determination to do better unlike Alicia who let it bring her down and look unhappy during her floor routine. Maybe if she didn't act like a baby after making her mistakes here and at worlds floor final, people from countries besides America would feel bad for her.
blokflip13 10 months ago 22
@blokflip13 Disgusting, vile comment. Seriously. You were not in Sacaramone's shoes, you don't know what she was experiencing. She went into a corner, tried to deal with her emotions in private. Mind your own business, and when you're an athlete athlete (as if!), and performing in front of the world's cameras scrutinizing your every move, then we can pass judgment on what we think you're feeling. Chen delivered an amazing performance--leave it at that and don't be a sore winner.
NYCBlonde 8 months ago
@NYCBlonde Agreed. I love the chinese gymnasts and I'm happy that they won team gold, but the USA gymnasts were great too. I think Sacramone was already 21 years old at that time, and she got injuried, which affected her performance, but she still a powerful, amazing gymnast, she had tried her best to perform well, but just too much pressure put on her. Maybe Sloan can be put on floor, although she got out of bounds in the prelims, her floor routine was great. btw, no one can punish a athlete!
iamyukilee 8 months ago in playlist 2008 Olympics - Women's Gymnastics Team Final
@blokflip13 no one cares what you think...
jerseyguy41ife 8 months ago
@jerseyguy41ife OMG the american team, replying on a daughter of fomer soviet champions to win them a medal ? How bout those blacks? U lucky a number of chinese gymnast underscored, a few mid-teen chinese gymnast showing those elderly americans hows its done !
ussr2581990 4 months ago
@blokflip13 To be fair Cheng went in knowing her team had a huge lead while Alicia went in while USA was a whole point behing.
candakz 1 month ago
I don't see what was unfair before.
qvan2 1 month ago
@blokflip13 I just totally agree with u. I'm so happy to see that Chinese gymnastics chose their traditional music on floor and their performance were so contagious. I kind of understand sacramone under that situation, but anyway, it's a team work.She should learn something from Cheng Fei to be a mature competitor.
zyzhangyangzy 3 weeks ago
Jiang Yuyuan's spirit, attitude, talent and cuteness makes her amazing. She should have had a higher score.
Cheng Fei's energy, grace and athleticism makes her an all-around gymnast.
joyjinuiuc 10 months ago 5
@joyjinuiuc to bad nastia liukin won:P so HA
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@jerseyguy41ife When USA beat russia in ice hockey in 1980 for one FUCKING TIME ! THEY go on and make a movie and claim that that was the match that matters despite losing to the russian over 50 TIMES. NOw chinese beat them in gymnastic, should the chinese make a movie call "The gymnasic miracle"?
ussr2581990 4 months ago
Luv Jiang's energy, she got a really cute smile :D
AnnetteBieberLi 11 months ago
Nastia Liukin, Jiang Yuyuan and Deng lin lin are my fav's!
CallieMulan 11 months ago
At 3:03 the host makes a little mistake she says: "She has to plo- proofe it" LOL
CallieMulan 11 months ago
I love how the people clap along to the beat of the music! Really encourages the first gymnast~!
Enchanted1203 11 months ago
It isn't just difficulty that put China ahead to was the execution.. Their lines, their dance on floor, the way they fly on bars when they really hit there routines. They always should have been up there but had always been error prone and their floor was not so strong. Bars and beam they were always special. They have learned how to do great floor routines. Only Nastia had any kind of cheorograhy on floor for the USA.
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"Chinas floor scores were a lil high except for Chengs"??
What do you mean? Liukin stepped out of bound, had crossed feet and legs on floor, yet she got the same score as Jiang did. Liukin's floor was not more difficult than Jiang's! Why don't some American fans learn some class, dignity and sportsmanship?
russiangymfan 1 year ago
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"Chinas floor scores were a lil high except for Chengs"??
What do you mean? Liukin stepped out of bound, had crossed legs and crossed feet on floor, yet she got the same score as Jiang! Liukin's floor was not more difficult than Jiang's. Liukin is the one who has been overscored a lot! Why are some American fans so biased? You need to learn from Chinese and gymnasts from other nations about class, dignity and sportsmanship.
russiangymfan 1 year ago
4:46-4:48 I felt her passion
dahighbar 1 year ago 3
@dahighbar it gives me chills!!!
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dahighbar 1 year ago
Chinas floor scores were a lil high except for Chengs
dahighbar 1 year ago
nastia and jiang are my favorite gymnasts of all time! jiang is adorable! thanks for posting all of these:) when the olympics were live i wasnt too into gymnastics, so i appreciate it ! :)
gymnastagirl141009 1 year ago
i love how before Cheng Fei's score came up, they all knew that China had won :)
Here I am, watching it for the... 5th i think time... 2.5 years later :)
thanks for posting... go china
happystuff12345 1 year ago 5
thank you very much for posting all these gymnastic vids from 2008, please do the same in 2012 :D xx
4EverGooners 1 year ago
I think this is a great example to those who are complaining that there is too little "dace" elements in recent floor exercises~ I just love YuYuan's routine, it is just so cute and lively!
darkangeldt711 1 year ago 4
i adore jiang yuyuans smile <3 its soo contagious! <3 <3 <3
xazngiirlx 1 year ago
I cannot express enough how much I love Cheng Fei's routine.
bananas1and2 1 year ago 4
well, just some interesting information. The music that Zhang used in her routine is "lifting up your veil"
the lyrics go like "Lifting up your veil for me, let me see your lovely face. your eyes are round and they shine, just like the full moon in the sky" it is something to be sang during weddings, and is a folk song from an ethical group in China. I really like this song.
darkangeldt711 1 year ago
its fixed i think
BigThunderFan 1 year ago
i think the chinese should be in second caz they don't have a high score of difficulty i feel like im watching them at the trials i mean this is the olympics you have to have a high level of difficulty and so my question is how can the chinese have a fall on beam and a step out of bounds and still keep on top of the united states?
BigThunderFan 1 year ago
@BigThunderFan Do you know what you're saying. China has a higher score of difficulty than the USA team! They only have a fall on beam and they performed well in the floor! Do you know the USA team have a fall on beam and floor, also three step out of bounds! You should go to check your eyes if it have any problems~
iamyukilee 1 year ago 4
@iamyukilee china never have as much difficulty as the usa do
BigThunderFan 1 year ago
@BigThunderFan What about the uneven bars and beam? China got one 7.1 and two 7.7 on the uneven bars and a 7.3 on beam! But the USA only got one 7.7, 6.8 and 6.5 on the uneven bars and a 7.0 on beam ! Also, the whole difficulty of China were much higher!
iamyukilee 1 year ago 5
@iamyukilee amy chow got a 10.0 on the uneven bars and floor twice so did shannon miller and dominique dawes
BigThunderFan 1 year ago
@BigThunderFan because they succeeded in all other respects.
underscorex5 1 year ago
@underscorex5 but they never fight for there landings where as dominique moceanu fights for her landings
BigThunderFan 1 year ago
@BigThunderFan Hm, can you explain what you mean by that?
underscorex5 1 year ago
@underscorex5 the usa dont give away any points at all they are known for that and they practice hard all the time
BigThunderFan 1 year ago
@BigThunderFan I'm sorry I'm not convinced. I guess you haven't come across all the information about Chinese children training hard from the age of 4. Agree to disagree then.
underscorex5 1 year ago
@underscorex5 but they don't get to go into the olympics till they are a lot taller caz there so short
BigThunderFan 1 year ago
@BigThunderFan I cannot say how amused I am by your comments, "there so short" you are really cute. pat pat
darkangeldt711 1 year ago
@darkangeldt711 im just saying i don't see the difficulty at all like on the usa team
BigThunderFan 1 year ago
@underscorex5 Nastia started training aged 4, so did the majority of the gymnasts... You should look at the videos from Parkettes the American gym, where they have tiny little girls training on broken legs, older girls with back pain.
emmyjo720 1 year ago
Cheng Fei's routine is one of my fav Olympic moments of all time. It was magnificent!! I love her dance before her last tumbling pass - it looks like she's casting a spell over the floor and the look of determination in her eyes gives me shivers.
I'll never forget it :) What an amazing leader to deal with the pressure of this task - the entire world watching and everything on her shoulders.
AHHHH I just love it! <3 Cheng Fei!!!
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haha love that smile at the start of Cheng Fei's routine, i bet she is thinking YEEEH WE DID
cabsta136 1 year ago
haha love that smile at the start of Cheng Fei's routine, i bet she is thinking YEEEH WE DID
cabsta136 1 year ago
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nicki446 1 year ago
China really deserved the gold. They were so consistent, dynamic, powerful and technical throughout the whole final.
nicki446 1 year ago 3
@nicki446 China was none of those things. Look at their technique. In gymnastics, it's not WHAT you do but HOW you do it. They may have had big routines, but they performed them sloppily,
K2quared 1 year ago
@K2quared I'm guessing you're an American and still bitter that the USA didn't get the gold? It was a close final, to be sure, but can you really argue that Cheng Fei's floor routine wasn't brilliant, or that Deng Linlin's vault wasn't almost perfect0? I'm not Chinese, but I definitely believe that the Chinese should have won gold. Look at the joy in Cheng Fei's face during her floor, and then try to say that she didn't have power, or strength or technicality.
nicki446 1 year ago 5
Cheng Fei's performance... Whoa. She really did live it. That was amazing.
bananas1and2 1 year ago 4
Even without the falls the us would have lost by a few tenths...
lashenova 1 year ago
thanx 4 posting!!
Gymnasticsfreak1011 1 year ago
cheng fei overscored. maybe 15.25
Butterfngrbart 1 year ago
The Chinese women deserved the gold medal in this Olympics Team final but I must say I have been much more impressed with the Chinese women in the tradition of Ling Jie and gymnast like that I guess nowadays though its about strength and being powerful and in the days of Ling Jie vault & floor always held the Chinese Women back from being champions this is a new brand of Chinese women's gymnastics due to the 3 up 3 count system.....
SexyLiLLeilaniMya 1 year ago
wonderful i'd love to compete hearing that crowd!!!!!!!
blokflip13 1 year ago
I feel sorry for russia, i hope they do better in 2012
efrainherrera1 1 year ago
@efrainherrera1 Dont worry! Russia will dominate in 2012! They are the most complete team on every event. USA is behind on bars. Romania is also making a comeback. 2012 should be amazing to see. The best gymnastics since the 80's.
MNGYM26 1 year ago
Yes for China!
Congratulations to USA & Romania.
I really I have sympathy for the Russian team.
beautifulgymnastics 1 year ago
well deserved place in the fx finals
natalienat518 1 year ago
this is the last part right?
animalgrlz257 1 year ago
It's so nice to see Cheng Fei smile! :) She is absolutely beautiful.
meganS891 1 year ago 21
i love the bbc commentators...u can hear the excitement in their voices and their love of the sport
unevercalled 1 year ago 12
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"But if Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek had not been injured, I still wonder what could have been..."
Let's do the "if": If China's Pang Panpan wasn't injuried, she would be on their team and to do bars (with a higher start value than Jiang's); beam (better than Cheng); and floor (better than Deng). If Jiang didn't have elbow injury right before Olympics, she would do vault with a 6.5 start value.
russiangymfan 2 years ago 2
China did an excellent job that day, absolutely brilliant. I still sort of wish the USA got it, (being American) but the US made some mistakes and China deserved the gold for their performance that night. But if Chellsie Memmel and Samantha Peszek had not been injured, I still wonder what could have been...
RagingBearVideos 2 years ago 10
i looooove jiang yuyan on floor its so amazing watching her so animated! i als o liked when she gave cheg fei a little fist bump with deng linlin. the chinese team other than the u.s are my favorite team.
jimnastix123 2 years ago 16
Thanks for posting Team Final. I've never seen it before... cause of French TV which never shows gymnastics ! :(.
Chinese gymnasts are amazing !!! I'm so happy they won gold ! Love Jiang Yuyuan's floor and smile, Yang Yilin's grace and little Deng Linlin who's so cute.. <3.
American team is great too but a little below Chinese team. But, why Samantha Pezsek is here ? She does not compete...
Love Shawn and Nastia !
And Poor Ksenia Semenova. I prefer that Russia won the bronze medal.
Luciaellana 2 years ago 36
@Luciaellana she only competed on bars because she was injured! =((
I know I'm a little bit late to answer that, but maybe you read this anyway!! ;)
chocolatefan1711 1 year ago
@Luciaellana Samantha Pezsek did not compete in team finals, but she was a part of the American team. They bring everyone with, as with every other country, as alternates in case someone gets hurt.
CRAZYxEPIC 11 months ago
@Luciaellana Samantha pezsek got her 20 minutes before the beginning of the team final. It really hurt the American team mentally. And the day before that they had lost another gymnast to an injury.
Stonymypony 10 months ago
@Luciaellana Sam Pezsek was there because she was on the US team but was injured and was only able to do bars (which she did in qualifying but they didn't use her in the team finals)!!
Manutdcailin 7 months ago
I will never forget this, especially from right after Fei's FX routine; they were there to do a job, and they just did it. It could have turned out either way, but the thing was they did the job whatever ways it could have gone to!! It was like, no regrets!!!
How else would you have lived out your lives???
It's not about what race, what background, what part of the world, or what political party you belong to (that's totally bull!)
It's about how you would express yourselves.
Being you.
longdoydoy 2 years ago 8
i think russia also deserved a medal! i love that team!! but china deserved the gold completely. i really admire the dedication of those girls to gymnastics!
dankish497 2 years ago 3
"You feel like cheering and clapping yourself...such is the atmosphere, such is the performance!"
God, I just love this commentary.
jamarsano 2 years ago 15
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blueforare 2 years ago
can you post the team final ceremoney please id love to c it thanxxxx
CONGRATS CHINA CANT WAIT TO C U IN LONDON 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4EverGooners 2 years ago 5
How rigorous their training must've been...
iggytan 2 years ago 3
Cheng Fei's double-double was fantastic!! She even kept her toes pointed!
russiangymfan 2 years ago 6
Hope deng linlin is doing AA and beam and floor finals in 2012
she's a great gymnast and will have a chance of getting a medal i think
she's not doing the finals this olympics i think becoz cheng fei is there to have her last olympics so she takes off the ticket to the finals.... sad for linlin...
but happy that CHINA FINALLY WON!!!!
afungfun 2 years ago
i loved cheng fei's floor music and the gymnast b4 her too lol
WELL DONE CHINA
4EverGooners 2 years ago 6
I love the beginning of Jiang Yuyuan's routine. Beautiful.
itstheapocalypse 2 years ago 9
Was Cheng supposed to take out the full on her 3rd pass that she fell on in the finals?
Davylp 2 years ago
Wow I am so happy china won. They deserved it, and delivered beautiful routines throughout the entire competition.
xsmile007 2 years ago 75
if you think about it, it's not surprising that china won considering that they actually used all six gymnasts on their team whereas america didn't exactly have that option
titancheer8D 2 years ago 10
I learnt something the other day, most american train all by themselves, but chinese are like families just like the romanian, that's why when it comes to compete as a team they get better chances to suceed.
morenodelaorilla 2 years ago 16
nope....the americans all train together now too at Karolyi's old gym in texas....its now the national training center
K2quared 2 years ago
Karolyi's camp in Texas is now the national training center? And our gymnasts are all training together? From all over United States? Our gymnasts are actually leaving their homes, their families and friends to train? Contributing for the whole...that'd be refreshing. I hope you're not just mouthing off :)
Please share your source of info, K2quared.
longdoydoy 2 years ago
Yeah....type in gymnastics fluffs and you will see all of the fluffs that tell the story of how the US Gymnastics Association put the program in Marta Karolyi's hands in 2001. That's why its doing so well. All elite gymnasts leave train together 8 days out of each month and the summer break.
K2quared 2 years ago 2
i think/hope they are!! there was a lot of russian talent in beijing but of course pavlova and semenova were robbed. ever since 1996 i have cheered for russia...their teams consistently had my favorite athletes from each games (i.e. kochetkova, khorkina, produnova, lobaznyuk, pavlova, semenova)
mydogwearsacape 2 years ago
what? I'm sorry, why doesn't cheng fei do bars,,, what do you mean by that?
morenodelaorilla 2 years ago
This year's Chinese team was very much the Romanian team of last Olympics. I was glad they won
aleksdeabreu 2 years ago 9
This was actually like Atlanta. Home team won with large crowd applause. Plus an American won the beam final and placed second on bars and a bronze floor. Reference to Shannon Miller and Amy Chow and Dominique Dawes.
12bmills 2 years ago 2
that championship was awesome as well...
morenodelaorilla 2 years ago 5
Jiang has the most beautiful floor ...
I can't stop watching it...
semperreg 2 years ago 7
why does he pronounce Jiang Yuyuan's name like "Yang Juyan?"
ladodgerschick 2 years ago 2
because he's a silly brit who loves the chinese team so much that he can't say their names
BurkeanConservatism 2 years ago
Because he is pronouncing her first name before her family name. The chinese write their names backwards - family name first.
His problem is that, like most commentators, he is inconsistent. He doesn't call Cheng [family name] Fei [first name] "Fei Cheng" but that's probably because it doesn't roll off the tongue the same way.
Another example: Korean figure skater Kim Yu-Na. Commentators in the West call her Yu-Na Kim, or they alternate between the two.
jamarsano 2 years ago
No, I know.
I'm saying that he's mixed up the "J" and "Y" sounds, by saying Yang Juyan instead of Jian Yuyuan
ladodgerschick 2 years ago
Yes it's true, he definitely muddles the pronunciation - whichever name comes first, whichever the gymnast!
jamarsano 2 years ago
And he also pronounces Deng Linlin as "Den Lingling" sometimes. It's sort of funny :D
RagingBearVideos 2 years ago 2
I can't help feeling so excited by seeing Cheng Fei's performance, the crowd goes crazy.
morenodelaorilla 2 years ago 2
Go Chinaaaa
AlexCorralMexico 2 years ago 5
At this Olympic game team final, Chinese really stands out. Not only they have most difficulties, grace, great form and unbelievable lines, but they also made their routines memorable. On vault, they have Cheng Fei Vault; on bars, they have Kexin with innovative high release moves; on beam, they have Shanshan's signature beam move; and on floor, they have Yuanyuan and Cheng Fei's delightful and theatrical dances with memorable unique music! They deserve the gold!
russiangymfan 2 years ago 12
=] thank you for your compliments, i agree with them so much
youcleverguy 2 years ago 5
i agree =DD
jihel974 2 years ago 4
That is the most exact and precise description of what we watched in Beijing Women´s Gymnastics Team Final.
AlexCorralMexico 2 years ago 7
Well put.
AnnaPavlovaFan 2 years ago
Chinese pride!! <3....Love China! love the gymnasts from there too~ <3 they deserved the gold medal. It suits them well! <3
I wish Cheng Fei just had a decent bar routine! She would be a SERIOUS threat in the All-Around!!
Still love them all!<3
YeEunFan247 2 years ago 2
I absolutely LOVE Jiang Yuyuan.. Her smile is just so cute..
Illja3 2 years ago 7
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take it from a state champion dancer...theyre pirouttes are horendous! i mean imprope hands and leg position. not 2 mention theyre barely spottin. and shouldnt the chinese get deducted 4 not using enough of the floor?
tumblindrums10 2 years ago
im both a dancer and a gymnast and although ur supposed to spot in dance u dont hav 2 in gymnastics
silverbaby95 2 years ago 2
tumblindrums10: at least we're not stepping out of bounds and getting the red flag. but i agree about the pirouettes.
snootycat1 2 years ago
Cheng Fei is amazing. I wish she could have delivered like that in EF...
gemuetlichkeit1982 2 years ago 8
I'm from south american but I wanted the chinese team to win, they did a great job and you can tell their joy when they hear cheng fei' score.
morenodelaorilla 2 years ago 18
Poor Semenova!! she did an amazing job at this olympics and she did not medaled. I hope she return for 2012
banis87 2 years ago 6
Good for Japanese girls, 5th place! Best wishes to Russian girls who can give a better performance at next Olympic game.
russiangymfan 2 years ago 8
Cneng Fei's floor performance is fantastic! Powerful and theatrical with great form!
russiangymfan 2 years ago 14
congrats to team China,wonderfull performance;i always support my romanians but i gotta admit,China and US were great here.
SBuzdy 2 years ago 22
thank you for posting all those videos!!
i really loved it and china really deserved it!
aww deng linlin is so cute :)
walfitsmetaller 2 years ago 32
it was obvious the US never had a chance, i dont even know why they bothered going to Beijing if they wanted gold.
Holycani 3 years ago 2
sure that why they had a competition,and we won the all around title for the second olympics in a row,and last time we both men's and women's
G33314Lucas 2 years ago
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It's obvious you're jealous of the US. They are a great team. :)
aubreybird123 2 years ago
so surprising that Japan team placed 5th
pong0622 3 years ago 3
it is, isn't it? good for them! it's nice to see a relatively 'new' team popping out onto the scene every now and then :)
lasalseracubana 2 years ago
Love u China forever!!! You're the reason that keeps all of us going!!!
ludwigdragon 3 years ago 14
Tears... I have always loved the Chinese, since Yang Bo, Luo Li, Mo Huilan. I'm so happy that they finally won team GOLD!
icarrus4u 3 years ago 81