Sam Peszek - A Shot At Glory (Part 3 of 3)

Part 3 of 3

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[frostdiamond1]

I'm glad they included that end "blooper" bit! It was great to see Sam and Mary Lou so natural! Sam's great. I wish her body would have allowed her to perform more at the Olympics. She must have been so disappointed! :(

And, yes, props to Mary Lou for saying what everyone else was thinking! China knew they had a chance to win a lot of golds in WAG this year, and the officials were going to and DID give every extra point to China that they could. Most of the judging in Beijing was scandalous!

[QuittersTry]

Judging issues aside though, I think China was still the better team.

[liukin95]

@QuittersTry If you now look now i think the Russians are becomming the better team now whilst China is now slowly falling apart

[QuittersTry]

@liukin95 yeah ITA that the Russians are on an upswing. I think the Chinese will still be in major contention come 2012 - they always peak for the Olympics, even at the cost of the World Championships/other competitions inbetween. I'd love to see the Russians win it all though

[frostdiamond1]

During the Team Final, yes. The Americans did not deserve to win there. The injuries of Sam and Chellsie really caused the USA problems. They're depth was severely hampered.

However, I'm talking more about the AA and EF, both men and women. Shawn was waaaaay underscored in the AA; I think Nastia deserved to win anyway, but Yang Yilin shouldn't have been nearly as close as she was. Nastia was robbed in the Bars final. There shouldn't have been a tie in the first place.

[hulahoopandperform]

@1989DaVinci I don't think she meant it that way, communist countries naturally have tough gymnasts because they train their kids at all costs there's a toughness and control to communist countries that America and other countries just don't have. It can be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it

[coconutmilkshakeXD]

@frostdiamond1 you've forgotten Anna pavlova and how she was robbed on beam! She didn't have nearly as many balance checks!

[ErinMackeyROCKS]

It really is disappointing that Sam couldn't compete to her full ability. I honestly believe she could have succeeded greatly, I could see her medaling on a lot of events and being one of America's Sweetheart, like Shawn kind of became.

[boytoyville]

@fr3ckles Overall there have been more internationals medals won both world and olympic since marta took over.

[boycraz411]

yoooo what is that at 0:29 ????????

[lyssie74]

@1989DaVinci really because a lot of those chinese girls didnt look suspiciously young?

[1989DaVinci]

MARY LOU RETTON IS SUCH A BITCH!!! WHO CARES THAT CHINESE ARE COMMUNISTS??? THEY ARE GOING TO BE JUDGED BY THE SAME OLYMPIC STANDARDS, THE PLACE OF COMPETITION HAS NO INFLUENCE ON HOW THE GYMNASTS WILL BE JUDGED!!!

[missgymnasto079]

I met all the usa team, sam pezeck is my fav and I got a photo with her but I think shes could be the best and it is her vid and go her, she goes to a proper school and fits in all her homework. She is great, I love her. Oxx