Our predictions for Beijing.
How did we do?
Women’s Artistic:
Team – USA GOLD winner China
Vault – Cheng Fei GOLD winner Un Jong Hong
Bars – He Kexin GOLD winner
Beam – Nastia Liukin GOLD winner Shawn Johnson
Floor – Shawn Johnson GOLD winner Isbaza
All-around – Shawn Johnson GOLD winner Nastia Liukin
Oops. Only one correct out of six.
Men’s Artistic:
Team – China GOLD winner
Floor – Kyle Shewfelt or Brandon O’Neill GOLD (neither qualifed for the Floor final) winner Kai Zou
Pommel – Xiao Qin GOLD winner
Rings – Chen Yibing GOLD winner
Vault – Leszek Blanik GOLD winner
Parallel Bars – Li Xiaopeng GOLD winner
Horizontal Bar – Fabian Hambüchen GOLD winner Kai Zou
All-around – Yang Wei GOLD winner
Much better in the Men’s competition. Correct on 6 of the 8 medals. (I sure wish Shewfelt or O’Neill had qualified.)
How did you do on your predictions?