Taking advantage of top gold medal favorite China's Li Shanshan's drop from the balance beam, Shawn Johnson performed a perfect routine and won a gold medal in the Women's Individual Balance Beam competition event on August 19. The 16-year-old teem gymnast scored 16.225 points, 0.2 more than the uneven bar gold medalist Nastia Liukiu, to take the gold. Cheng Fei, of China, won the bronze with a score of 15.950. #Source: Beijing2008.cn
Shawn Johnson at 2008 Beijing Olympics' Balance Beam competition, pictures embedded via Photobucket codes 1, 2, 3