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Rogge: Paperwork shows Chinese gymnasts are not underage Posted Saturday, August 23, 2008 11:48 AM ET
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said paperwork appears to support what China has been saying all along: that all six members of its gold medal women's gymnastics team were old enough to compete at the Beijing Games.
Why restrict ages anyway? Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 9:37 PM ET
Being a young gymnast wasn't always a bad thing. Nadia Comaneci, after all, was just 14 when she scored a perfect 10 to win gold in Montreal. The philosophy of the time was old enough to vault, old enough to compete.
FIG to investigate Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:54 PM ET
Despite persistent questions about the ages of several members of the Chinese team that won the gold medal, the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is still no proof anyone cheated.
IOC to investigate ages of China's gymnasts Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:00 PM ET By the Associated Press The International Olympic Committee will investigate whether the Chinese women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes, saying "more information has come to light."
Hundreds of fans greet Liukin in Texas Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:09 PM ET By the Associated Press
"Welcome home" signs and U.S. flags greeted Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin as the gymnast flew home to Texas. Several hundreds fans were on hand Thursday afternoon at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to rally around the 18-year-old from Parker, Texas.
FIG president: 'Much, much better' Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:05 PM ET Gymnastics still has its issues. Compared with the disasters of four years ago, though, the Beijing competition shows the sport is moving in the right direction, the president of the international federation said.
Gymnastics won't fade in Liukin's life Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:13 AM ET
Nastia Liukin is going to have a very busy life outside of gymnastics. That doesn't mean she's putting gymnastics out of her life. "Gymnastics has meant so much to me. I'm going to be busy, but I'd love to keep going."
Liukin and Johnson: New power pair Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:12 AM ET By Alan Abrahamson Shawn Johnson won the balance-beam gold Tuesday in event finals while Nastia Liukin took the silver, adding to their medal stash. At the conclusion of these games, it's clear that American gymnastics royalty has a new power pair.
Shawn Johnson finally golden Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:27 AM ET Shawn Johnson's smile was a thousand times wider than the balance beam she had just conquered Tuesday night. Finally, her typical golden grin matched the medal around her neck.
Johnson, Liukin get beam gold, silver Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:23 AM ET
Event finals: Day three Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 9:56 PM ET By NBC Olympics Research The final night of gymnastics features competition on parallel bars, high bar and beam. Jonathan Horton will compete on high bar and Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson, in her final bid for gold, will be on beam.
Shawn Johnson gets 1 last chance at gold Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 9:28 AM ET
She came to the Olympics favored to grab every gold medal in sight. Three events in, Shawn Johnson is still looking for something more than silver.
Working the numbers Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 8:47 AM ET
During the uneven bars event final, Nastia Liukin and He Kexin earned identical scores of 16.725, but He ended up with the gold medal over Liukin. See why...
Complex road to silver for Liukin Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 6:15 AM ET Nastia Liukin's loss of an Olympic gold medal couldn't have come in a closer or more convoluted manner. Liukin received the same 16.725 score as He Kexin on bars but finished second.
Tough math leaves Liukin silver Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 5:29 AM ET By Alan Abrahamson Nastia Liukin tied for first but got second in an incredibly convoluted scoring mess in the women's uneven bars competition Monday at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Liukin gets edged for gold Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 5:17 AM ET By Stacey Nash Nastia Liukin got edged for the gold medal in uneven bars by China's He Kexin. They scored identical scores of 16.725 but because of a complicated tie-breaking system, He came out on top.
China, US continue to pile up gymnastics medals Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:20 PM ET
The American women are stockpiling more precious metal than a jeweler. The Chinese men have quite the stash, too, though they're only interested in gold.
More disappointment for Sacramone Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:04 AM ET
Alicia Sacramone spent the last few days pulling herself together, trying to get over the devastation of making two huge mistakes in the team finals.
Event Finals: Men's vault, rings, women's bars Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:04 AM ET By NBC Olympic Research The second day of event finals includes men's vault and rings, but perhaps the most anticipated showdown will take place on uneven bars, between three world champs and a Chinese upstart.
Pavlova sees red after error on vault Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:57 AM ET
Green means go, red means stop. No way Anna Pavlova will ever forget that again.
Chusovitina defies age to win silver in vault Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:47 AM ET
Oksana Chusovitina anxiously watched the scoreboard, then pumped her fist when her mark was shown. It took 16 years, but she finally had her medal.
Twists and Turns in Event Finals Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 7:07 AM ET By Alan Abrahamson American Shawn Johnson had the lead after seven of the eight gymnasts had gone Sunday night in the floor exercise. But Romania's Sandra Izbasa snuck in for the gold.
Event Finals preview Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008 12:19 AM ET By NBC Olympic Research China's Cheng Fei will go for Olympic titles on vault and floor during Day 1 of event finals. Also competing: Americans Alexander Artemev, Alicia Sacramone, Shawn Johnson and all-around champion Nastia Liukin.
Father and daughter share the moment Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 6:17 AM ET
Valeri Liukin knew how tough it was to spend years in the gym chasing a few fleeting moments of Olympic glory. He knew the heartbreak of coming up agonizingly short when you've given it everything you had.
From Russia with gold Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 1:27 AM ET By Alan Abrahamson, NBCOlympics.com Nastia Liukin, a Russian-born American gymnast of exquisite grace and beauty,won the women's all-around, a triumph that served as an emphatic reminder that the sport is formally called artistic gymnastics.