CoachMeg
Coach
These results from the 2008 Olymbic beam finals really shows the difference between then and now:
GoldShawn Johnson, United States 16.225
SilverNastia Liukin, United States 16.025
BronzeCheng Fei, China 15.950
4Anna Pavlova, Russia 15.900
5Gabriela Dragoi, Romania 15.625
6Li Shanshan, China 15.300
7Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russia 14.825
8Koko Tsurumi, Japan 14.450
This year's winners all scored in the 14's. There wasn't even a hint of a 16. Shows how amazing the whole field was in 2008.
How can you compare 2008 OLYMPIC beam finals to 2017 Worlds? Esp one right after the Olympics. Esp considering how many athletes are out or injured. Esp considering all the code changes....? Seems an odd comparison...