Samantha Peszek - Floor Exercise - 2008 Olympic Trials - Day 2

[PhenixJoe]

She just needs to work on those landings.

[101gymnasticsppl]

Only thing I don't like is she runs a marathon in her tumbling passes

[KarpfenKarpfen]

The tumbles are nice, but this music is really boring.

[tatulover2120]

Im from PA and I wish i went to this!!

[GAGALOVER347]

Spunky music and an excellent routine!!!!

[96horseluvr]

yes, sam is great in terms of tumbling, but she just doesn't have the class or artistry that the other countries have, that you need to win a medal

[Davylp]

@96horseluvr Agree. Just like Ali Raisman, at the last worlds had the hardest tumbling but some of the worst dance, and she nailed her routine and didnt get the gold. I think bronze. Or silver.

[gymnastagirl141009]

@AshaMcGuiness wrist gaurds. They make it so your wrists don't hyper flex, and prevent wrist injuries.

[AshaMcGuiness]

what has she got on her hands?

[blondeappricot]

@AshaMcGuiness tiger paws. for wrist support.

[TheGymnast320]

shes great

[khyeisasmilechild]

From Far Away She Looks Like Lauren Off MakeItOrBreakIt? Dont Cha Think

[BravesGurl1983]

@RCskater97

she was warming up her last tumbling pass for floor. She had a bad ankle sprain and tore a few ligaments. She performed on bars only. It really was a shame because vault and floor were her best events. She was pretty great on beam too. If anyone deserved an Olympic "do-over", it would definitely be Sam!

[MrLilGymnast]

shes amazing and inspiring

[ShawnVikaKomova2012]

Even though her choreography is sort of... wildish.... I still like it a lot. Better than most Americans and she can do 5 tumbles as well.

[lovefrosting]

peszek's got swagger.

btw, i heard her music playing at a chipotle. imagine my excitement haha

[steelersboy2009]

@cheerleader4life121 Yes, but she didn't compete in the team final due to an injury. She still received the medal despite not competing (like Courtney McCool in '04).

[bunbacheso]

that move at 0:47 is kinda funny lol. But this is a great routine. :)

[Abercrombizzle]

I loveeeeee her style! Her gymnastics is unique and it's so easy to watch her. I just love watching her perform. She isn't boring to watch, very interesting and I never get bored with her!

[eve9206]

She would have scored BIG at the Olympics... she is so consistent and had a double-double!! OMG and the full twist on beam as well:(

[Exxdancer]

Is that a double twisting double full like shawn johnsons? as her first pass

[Ccgirl4]

@Exxdancer yes it is!

[tinkiiibelive]

music is : lola´s theme. (sounds like a nintendo supermario music^^)

[sqekcx]

damn her muscles

[slightlyshattered]

anyone know the music?

[lindseylee77]

a lot of parts in the music is the same as alicia sacramones? weir.d

[KVHolland3]

I don't see how Sacramone gets a 15.400 when she does only a half-in-half-out (to Peszek's double-double), a double arabian nearly underotated to the fall (to Samantha Peszek's overotated one), a front double twist to (can't remember the name push-up position that's what I'll call it!) (fine she beats Peszek's 1.5 twist), then 2.5 to front layout (to Peszek's 2.5 to FULL TWISTING LAYOUT), then a double pike. Peszek I'm pretty sure has the difficulty, even with the dance elements. Underscored.

[Gr33nkiwi]

@KVHolland3

Because Sam's double double has a low landing. Same with her double pike. Her legs are badly cowboyed on the arabian double. Leg separations on the 5/2 to 1/1.

Alicia Sacramone has higher tumbling, landings in a straight up position, has much cleaner form in the air, and SELLS the routine much better the Peszek.

[KVHolland3]

@Gr33nkiwi Who's lands double double's with their chest up...that's practically the only way to land those and the US judges certaintly don't deduct for low landings unless it's obvious...Alicia SELLS the routine much better then Peszek...that's hilarious her choreography is almost laughable, and the US never really deducts the cowboying because Nastia never fixed it for the Olympics and had no intention too. Let's face it since Alicia was in the 2007 WC floor final she gets a higher score...

[LMA629]

@KVHolland3 Shawn Johnson landed hers with her chest above the 90 degree angle in these olympic trials. Though, it still must be very hard to get that kind of height.

[faeldantas91]

excelente... Por que vocês não levaram Samantha para disputar o solo em Pequim ???

[DJT113]

i love her she is well fit =)

[juliehashipbones]

@KVHolland3 During podium training at the Olympics, she wasn't tumbling the double double. She was doing a full in pike as her first pass. Marta probably would have made her the lead-off girl, and she wouldn't have received the same execution scores as Nastia or Shawn.

[marineplatoon1]

sam peszek is my favorite gymnast. shes so hot. but i havent seen her on universal sports lately. odd because ive seen pretty much everyone else hm.

[gymnasticsluv123]

she looks like lauren from make it or brake it

[sunshinepaii]

@gymnasticsluv123 yeah she does!

[gluecksbaerchiex3]

i really love Shawn Johnsons gymnastics, dont get me wroong.. but i think its a shame, that everybodys talking about how great Shawn Johnson is and how hard her skills are, but no one is talking about how great Sam is..

[bedinvenus]

excellent tumbling i wished she made it to the 2009 world championships in london too bad she got her surgery =[

[StephenMichaelHewitt]

This has always been one of my favorite floor routines. I love the music!

[TheJordy456]

she is a little sloppy with her landings but her tumbling difficulty is amazing.

[KVHolland3]

If she didn't get injured 5 minutes before the olympics she probably would have qualified and medaled in the floor final.

[Funluvin07]

@KVHolland3 Hmm...doubtful, Sam's floor is good yeah, but not better that shawn or nastia

[dannyradar]

@KVHolland3 well since u can only have 3 per country it wouldve come down to if the international judges liked Nastia or Samantha's style better and I think they wouldnt have scored Samantha over Nastia, but i do love Samanthas routine and style :)

[FlicTuckFull]

@KVHolland3

LOL. Oh, wait, you were serious? ;/

[dreamershavemorefun]

@KVHolland3 she would've given Izbasha a run for her money :)

[FlicTuckFull]

@dreamershavemorefun

No, she really wouldn't have. Her tumbling is messy and heavy and her dance elements are just ugh. Like, I love Sam, but I doubt she'd even make floor finals

[MrJST94]

@KVHolland3

what exactly happend to her just before the olimpics?

her ankle?

[MadeleinePhillips666]

@KVHolland3 You kidding! Just five minutes?? Oh my Gosh, poor her! She's not a superb dancer at all, but her tumbles is terrific!

[Gr33nkiwi]

@KVHolland3

No. And the fact that this got 66 likes is sad.

[happyari13]

@Gr33nkiwi actually 61 likes, even sadder

[chinghxd]

@KVHolland3 she must have been so devastated. working so hard and then injuring herself in warm-up. I would've cried my heart out.

[garyj79]

@KVHolland3 - Samantha epitomises 99% of American female gymnasts.......she's about as stylish and gracefull as a fish out of water ! she belongs in power tumbling like a lot of the girls NOT artistic gymnastics.

[sadex1994]

i hate her double twisting double back she has do a full in duble pike :)

[masterpeter1234]

@sadex1994 i love her double double

[MisanthropistPro]

Is her first pass a full in back out? or a full in full out?

[siljed30492]

Her first pass is a full in full out ;) (the same as Shawn does..)

[kevinlongwood]

is it just me or is there something wrong with sam's routines? she has amazing performance, but I find her lands very low for some reason

[Cheermrt]

i found that to be the same with randy stageberg

[FakYGraB]

she's so focused!

[Kristin709]

she's pretty good. i was really suprised when i hears that samantha and bridgette were both from indiana, i am proud to be a hoosier. lol

[AwesomeNiks]

@Kristin709 I'm also a Hoosier and definitely proud!