Samantha Peszek - 2008 Beijing Olympics - QF UB

[PhenixJoe]

Sam and Shawn are SO similar.

[gymlover612]

great bar routine! go sam!

[mlukens16]

i don't think she got enough credit in the olympics that she deserved, only shawn and nastia really got attention. unfair

[QueenieQue]

@mlukens16 Well, she didn't really compete at all in the team performance. Not her fault, but she shouldn't receive the same attention as the 1-2 AA winners and the main contributors to the team silver. Liukin performed three events, and Johnson all four! Why shouldn't they get more attention than someone who didn't compete any events during the tf?

[mlukens16]

@QueenieQue because shes a great gymnast thats why

[QueenieQue]

@mlukens16 Wow, great argument. I'm not saying she's not a great gymnast (obviously, she made the Olympics), but she's not proven that she deserves more attention than Johnson or Liukin. Liukin, especially, is the second most decorated US gymnast in history, and was the AA winner.

[mlukens16]

@QueenieQue your right she hasn't but after some of the falls Johnson and Liukin had proves that the other gymnasts on the US team have talent too and that they should've gotten a little more credit I mean it it weren't for them and for encouraging each other, Liukin and johnson wouldn't of gotten that far. It's all about teamwork.

[QueenieQue]

@mlukens16 They had more falls because they competed more events. And, the AA has very little to do with teamwork; it was a competition where Johnson and Liukin stood on their own two feet and proved their superiority as gymnasts. I'm sorry, but no matter how good Peszek was, her day in the sun (as far as elite gymnastics goes) is pretty much over.

[mlukens16]

@QueenieQue it is about teamork in team finals and yes everything else is separete (sorry i splled it wrong) but the cheer each other on because they all were representing the US. by the way was nastia's dad a team coach because he is in chellsie's video and helps her up when she fell whats up with that??

[thejadedancer24]

Wow!!!! This is amazing!

[seanthefriendlywhale]

whats her difficulty score? it must be low because she did a very nicely executed routine but only got a 14.8

[msms68]

i really wish she wasnt injured she could of helped the team a little bit more

[krell88]

she's not a bad bar worker. i mean, she's no nastia but much better than many "power" gymnast.

[peepers2221]

she floats in her ginger

[jojo1802]

And that's the best she could do, given the circumstances! You go Sam!!!! I think that's the best UB routine I've ever seen out of her.

[Gymfrogx4]

i love her soo much!!

[supercalzfm]

Milano made a leotard like that in 2000..

[LoveGym96]

I hate wow USA have won silver!! Johnson did a routine on every apparatus in the TF and Peszek did ANITHING!! China won because every gymnast in their team is wonderful

[glenndelossantos15]

what was the score! You left that OUT!

[thegymnastics1]

she deserved the silver medal in team

did not lift a finger to deserve it

[willsbob123]

She was injured and USA didn't need her on any of the peices.

[oubeauty2008]

@thegymnastics1 umm...she was injured...jeez.

[harrypottersgymnast]

go her she is amazing!

[SilverDragon24]

woooow I've been looking for this forever!

THanks :-)