| Road to Gold- Nastia Liukin Beijing Olympics 2008 VIDEO |
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After a night of mishaps by the men, the
women came into the all-around competition
swinging.
Nastia Liukin, daughter of Soviet Union
double-gold-medalist Valeri Liukin, captured
gold. Nastia was born in Moscow, but at age 2
her father moved the family to the United
States.Shawn Johnson of Des Moines, Iowa came
up just 0.600 points shy in taking silver,
while Yilin Yang of China won the bronze.
Johnson fared well in every event but
suffered in the uneven bars, earning a score
1.500 points behind Yang, who led with 16.725
points.
It all came down to the last event, floor.
Yang went first out of Johnson and Liukin,
and did the best she could. She had one small
step after a tumbling pass, and bent knees in
the air that cost her. She received a 15.000.
Liukin went next. Her routine, perfect. Her
elegance and grace proved a major factor as
she recorded a score of 15.525.
Now it was the World Champion in floor,
Johnson's turn. During her routine, teammate
Liukin was pacing, but also clapping and
cheering Johnson on. Johnson also performed a
perfect routine, matching Liukin's 15.525.
As the score flashed on the board, Liukin and
her father/coach fought back the tears, and
embraced before teammate Shawn Johnson came
and gave Liukin a well deserved hug.
Vault Score:
Shawn Johnson, USA: 15.875
Yilin Yang, China: 15.175
Nastia Liukin, USA: 15.025
Uneven Bars Score:
Yilin Yang, China: 16.725
Nastia Liukin, USA: 16.650
Shawn Johnson, USA: 15.275
Balance Beam Score:
Nastia Liukin, USA: 16.125
Shawn Johnson, USA: 16.050
Yilin Yang, China: 15.750
Floor Score:
Nastia Liukin, USA: 15.525
Shawn Johnson, USA: 15.525
Yilin Yang, China: 15.000
Final Score:
Nastia Liukin, USA: 63.325
Shawn Johnson, USA: 62.725
Yilin Yang, China: 62.650
Tags : nastia liukin olympics 2008 beijing china gymnastics gold medal 1st place beam bars floor trials shawn johnson women |
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| Olympics: What is the CCP Hiding? |
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[Mr. Moellersen, Painter, Hannover, Germany]:
"I think the Olympic Games should be hosted
in a democratic country that respects human
rights, where there is no torture, and no
suppression."
[Mrs. Karrasch, Hannover, Germany]:
"It is probably good for the people but the
government is using the Olympic Games for
propaganda. And it is
up to the Chinese people to handle it right.
There should be freedom of press and free
coverage of what is really going on in this
land. That's what I wish for. "
[Gunnel, Stockholm, Sweden]:
"I've heard that you can't access some sites
on the internet because they are blocked, and
some journalists are restricted. And that
they (CCP) have taken many people away from
Beijing because they don't want them there."
[Paulette Archer, Teacher]:
"I don't think they should have been chosen
to host them, just because of the human
rights situation. They promised that they
would clean up their act and they haven't, so
they shouldn't be hosting them, but I suppose
it's a bit late to change now."
[Tim Robinson, Project Manager]:
"They shouldn't be hosting the Olympics. It's
a poor choice, and with the amount of xxxx
they have done to Tibet, I can't see how they
can honestly do it. Monks being killed and
thrown in waterways -- it's a shocker. And
that's only the stuff we get to see on T.V."
[Steven Bailey, Creative Director]:
"This pollution, it's a bit of a farce them
cleaning up the environment just for the
Olympics when we all know that once the
Olympics are finished it's all going to go
back to normal, so where is the authentic
behavior in that."
( http://english.ntdtv.com/?c=145&a=4546 )
1. Beijing Olympics Is No Excuse for
Persecution
http://en.epochtimes.com/n2/united-states/bei
jing-olympics--no-excuse--persecution-3070.ht
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2. Beijing Reporters, Tear Down This Firewall
(and How To)
http://faluninfo.net/article/753/?cid=84
3. False Fire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGN4yTtXe1I
Tags : Beijing Olympics games China CCP human rights Falun Gong air polution press freedom internet faking |
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| OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY SINGING SCANDAL |
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Here is a great video that shows what I am
talking about with airbrushing models for
magazines:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP31r70_QNM
QUOTED FROM MSN "BEIJING - Chinese officials
defended their decision to pass off the voice
of a 7-year-old songbird as that of another
girl at the Olympic opening ceremony, calling
it a simple casting choice. Critics said it
was a step too far in China's obsession with
the perfect Olympic Games.
Beijing organizers of the games faced tough
criticism Wednesday after a whistleblower
revealed that the 9-year-old who performed a
song during the spectacular opening ceremony
was lip-synching to another girl's vocal
track.
Yang Peiyi, a 7-year-old with bright eyes and
a smile made crooked by the stubs of her
first grown-up teeth, was heard by an
audience estimated in the billions during
Friday night's ceremony, singing "Ode to the
Motherland."
But they never saw her face.
Organizers passed the song off as being sung
by Lin Miaoke, another perky schoolgirl who
donned a sparkly red dress and soared on
wires above the 91,000-strong crowd at the
Bird's Nest stadium.
Beijing officials on Wednesday defended the
decision to use both girls, saying the
artistic directors could cast whoever they
saw fit. And they were unapologetic about
keeping the lip-synch a secret.
"There were a number of candidates to sing
that song and at the end of the day the
artistic directors picked the best voice and
the best performer," Beijing organizing
committee spokesman Sun Weide said.
Wang Wei, executive vice president of the
organizing committee, said the job of the
ceremony's directors was "to achieve the most
theatrical effect."
"I don't see there is anything wrong with it
if everybody concerned agrees," he said.
But the world's press ridiculed the move on
front pages from Romania to Australia.
"The counterfeit Games: designed to look good
from every angle," said a headline in The
Times of London. The Daily Telegraph urged
organizers of the 2012 London Games to "bring
some sanity and proportion back to both the
opening ceremony and the games themselves."
In Spain, one newspaper called it "Olympic
karaoke." A commentator for The Age newspaper
in Australia called it "the great Beijing
lip-synch switcheroo" and news on the
incident was headlined "China's wrong child
policy." The Romanian daily 7Plus ran this on
its front page: "Hoax! Made in China."
Baltimore Sun reporter Jill Rosen said the
switch was hardly the first case of
lip-synching, but was "possibly the
cruelest."
New York Magazine called on record executives
to give Peiyi a record deal, saying "She's 7!
She has buckteeth! She is adorable!"
The Chinese leadership consider the Beijing
Olympics a matter of national prestige and
the opening extravaganza, attended by a host
of leaders including President Bush, was
intended to wow the world."
This text above was taken from MSNBC Links
below for more information.
Here is a link to the rest of the story as
well as to Paul Potts on Britain's got
talent:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26182056?GT1=4300
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/
olympics/2545387/Beijing-Olympics-Faking-scan
dal-over-girl-who-sang-in-opening-ceremony.ht
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Paul Potts Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
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| Opening Ceremony Kicks Off Olympics |
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OLYPlusSelectPlusSportsOpening Ceremony Kicks
Off OlympicsOpening Ceremony Kicks Off
OlympicsThe Associated PressOnce-reclusive
China commandeered the world stage Friday,
celebrating its first-time role as Olympic
host with a stunning display of pageantry and
pyrotechnics to open the Summer Games. (Aug.
8)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:man with
novelty 08-08-2008 glasses]This man's novelty
glasses say it all - at 8:08 on 8-8-08 the
opening ceremony kicked off for the Beijing
Olympics. [Notes:Olympic scenes] The number
is considered lucky by the Chinese - and the
Asian nation is proudly set to show off to
the world. [Notes:couple with Chinese and US
flag and tickets in hand]It's typical for
tickets to the ceremony to go quickly, lucky
ticket holders proudly show off their passes
before heading inside for the festivities.
[Notes:performers head in - FROM GVW] The
ceremony has been a well-guarded secret, but
some of the performers headed into the
Olympic Stadium offer a sneak peak.
[Notes:Stadium wide shot - other scenes]The
stadium is called the Bird's Nest because of
its shape. It's one of the many sights around
Beijing put in place for the games.And then
there are the tourists - from all over the
world. Kirk Patrick traveled from
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to see the
sights.SOT: Kirk Patrick, Tourist from
Harrisburg, PA: "We've been planning to be
here for several years, and it's just
exciting to be in Beijing, and to meet the
people and see the games. And we're very
excited." [Notes:night shots] As night fell,
fireworks lit up the sky outside the stadium
where the ceremony will be held, where
colored lights shone brightly over
Beijing.The pomp and circumstances kick off
the Games of the 29th Olympiad - which last
until the 24th. ___ ___, The Associated
Press
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