Unfortunately, i can almost feel the pain sometimes when the athletes make costly mistakes or fall from the uneven bars. Such things really look painful!
I must admit tt i really admire their ability to concentrate. When they do their rotations, there will always be someone doing the floor and there'll be distracting music playing. I already have trouble concentrating when doing simple stuff, imagine having to tell urself to land gracefully on a 4" wide beam!!!
I only got to watch the 2nd qualifying round. Here's 2 gymnasts that i think will go far :)
Shawn Johnson. Though standing only 1.45m tall, she's definitely power-packed. Her moves are firm and precise. She currently ranks #1 :)
Liukin Nastia. Opposite of Shawn, she is tall for a gymnast. Standing 1.6m tall, i thought her movements looked extremely graceful with her long legs. She was awesome on the uneven bars, until she landed on her butt after she dismount. Despite this awful mistake, she was still able to get 15.950.. can u imagine how whooping high score she'll get if hasnt made this mistake??
I checked the scores on the olympic webpage.. apparently china had a gymnast that scored 16.650 on uneven bars. I hope i get to watch her in the finals :)
