China wins; U.S gets bronze
Beijing – The heavily favored Chinese gymnasts have a history of faltering when the pressure is on. It appeared early on that tonight would be no exception when the first athlete up, Chen Yibing, faltered on the last pass of his floor routine. But then Yang Wei rebounded with a solid routine followed by another from Zou Kai, and China was back on track. There would be no more faltering today. They clinched the gold medal with the rowdy crowd behind them every step of the way.
After the withdrawal of the Hamm brothers before the games began, it wasn’t even clear if the U.S. men would qualify to the final round of team competition. But the U.S. came in fourth in the preliminary round and in a stunning fashion, were leading the gold medal favorites, China, half-way through the event. As expected, they lost ground to China during the fifth rotation on floor, but were able to onto an unexpected bronze medal. An incredible accomplishment considering the adversity they faced leading into the Olympic Games.
China wins; U.S gets bronze – NBCOlympics.com
My congratulations to Team USA. That’s an unbelievable accomplishment.
And my apologies for ever doubting you. I was quite sure 5th was the highest possible rank.
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