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Sports Illustrated:”Either way, the judging in gymnastics at these Olympics has been wildly erratic at best.”

United States gymnast Nastia Liukin won the silver medal on the uneven bars even though she had a score identical to that of China’s He Kexin. They both scored 16.725. This has brought about yet another Olympic scandal, this time in regards to the judging of gymnastics.

Sports Illustrated wrote a very detailed article about this situation when Liukin saw her score was the same as He Kexin, but He Kexin was listed first.

In other Olympic news, Dara Torres, 41 won three silver medals in swimming and Stephanie Brown Trafton won the first gold medal in women’s discus since 1932. She “laid a golden egg” at the Bird’s Nest today, throwing 64.74 meters.

There are many more remarkable female athletes, for more Olympics news, scoring updates and schedules, visit NBC’s Olympic Zone homepage.


Posted in Her Daily News, News, Reader's Interests, Women Athletes, Women in Sports, Women in the Media on August 18th, 2008

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