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Balance Beam, Women

Date	10 – 19 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Guojia Tiyuguan, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants	84 from 35 countries

The format was the same as it had been from 1984-2004, with eight gymnasts advancing from the team all-around, but no more than two per nation. The top 11 places in qualifying went to gymnasts from China, Russia, and the United States, but the two per nation rule allowed the 12th and 13th finishers, Romanian Gabriela Drăgoi and Japan’s Koko Tsurumi, respectively, to advance to the final. The leading qualifier had been China’s Li Shanshan, who placed sixth in the final. The favorite was American Nastia Liukin, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion, who had already won the individual all-around in Beijing. Liukin performed well in the final, scoring 16.025 but her teammate, Shawn Johnson, 2007 World all-around champion, defeated her with 16.225 to win gold. Drăgoi and Tsurumi placed fifth and eighth in the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	411	Shawn Johnson	USA	Gold
2	412	Nastia Liukin	USA	Silver
3	321	Cheng Fei	CHN	Bronze
4	394	Anna Pavlova	RUS
5	385	Gabriela Drăgoi	ROU
6	324	Li Shanshan	CHN
7	391	Kseniya Afanasyeva	RUS
8	371	Koko Tsurumi	JPN
4 r1/2	415	Alicia Sacramone	USA
8 r1/2	396	Kseniya Semyonova	RUS
9 r1/2	326	Deng Linlin	CHN
10 r1/2	416	Bridget Sloan	USA
11 r1/2	325	Yang Yilin	CHN
14 r1/2	306	Shona Morgan	AUS
15 r1/2	323	Jiang Yuyuan	CHN
16 r1/2	382	Sandra Izbașa	ROU
17 r1/2	386	Ana Tămârjan	ROU
18 r1/2	366	Lia Parolari	ITA
19 r1/2	405	Alina Kozich	UKR
20 r1/2	425	Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs	CAN
21 r1/2	431	Kristýna Pálešová	CZE
22 r1/2	381	Steliana Nistor	ROU
23 r1/2	376	Yuko Shintake	JPN
24 r1/2	301	Georgia Bonora	AUS
25 r1/2	401	Iryna Krasnianska	UKR
26 r1/2	332	Laëtitia Dugain	FRA
27 r1/2	404	Dar'ia Zhoba	UKR
28 r1/2	375	Mayu Kuroda	JPN
29 r1/2	335	Marine Petit	FRA
30 r1/2	421	Gaëlle Mys	BEL
31 r1/2	362	Vanessa Ferrari	ITA
32 r1/2	315	Jade Barbosa	BRA
33 r1/2	458	Ariella Kaeslin	SUI
34 r1/2	402	Maryna Proskurina	UKR
35 r1/2	331	Marine Debauve	FRA
36 r1/2	393	Yekaterina Kramarenko	RUS
37 r1/2	395	Lyudmila Grebenkova	RUS
38 r1/2	374	Miki Uemura	JPN
39 r1/2	345	Rebecca Wing	GBR
40 r1/2	333	Katheleen Lindor	FRA
41 r1/2	442	Stefani Bisbikou	GRE
42 r1/2	314	Ethiene Franco	BRA
43 r1/2	351	Oksana Chusovitina	GER
44 r1/2	361	Monica Bergamelli	ITA
45 r1/2	344	Hannah Whelan	GBR
46 r1/2	342	Marissa King	GBR
47 r1/2	372	Kyoko Oshima	JPN
48 r1/2	403	Valentyna Holenkova	UKR
49 r1/2	424	Nansy Damianova	CAN
50 r1/2	341	Beckie Downie	GBR
51 r1/2	346	Imogen Cairns	GBR
52 r1/2	383	Andreea Acatrinei	ROU
53 r1/2	465	Luiza Galiulina	UZB
54 r1/2	302	Ashleigh Brennan	AUS
55 r1/2	464	Adela Sajn	SLO
56 r1/2	438	Lenika De Simone	ESP
57 r1/2	303	Lauren Mitchell	AUS
58 r1/2	354	Katja Abel	GER
59 r1/2	430	Tina Erceg	CRO
60 r1/2	466	Jessica López	VEN
61 r1/2	313	Daniele Hypólito	BRA
62 r1/2	437	Laura Campos	ESP
63 r1/2	443	Dorina Böczögő	HUN
64 r1/2	355	Joeline Möbius	GER
65 r1/2	363	Carlotta Giovannini	ITA
66 r1/2	364	Francesca Benolli	ITA
67 r1/2	447	Suzanne Harmes	NED
68 r1/2	429	Nathalia Sánchez	COL
69 r1/2	334	Pauline Morel	FRA
70 r1/2	422	Nastassia Marachkouskaya	BLR
71 r1/2	316	Laís Souza	BRA
72 r1/2	452	Marta Pihan	POL
73 r1/2	311	Ana Cláudia Trindade	BRA
74 r1/2	353	Marie-Sophie Hindermann	GER
75 r1/2	444	Jo Hyeon-Ju	KOR
76 r1/2	445	Jelena Zanevskaja	LTU
77 r1/2	436	Sherine El-Zeiny	EGY
78 r1/2	454	Hong Un-Jong	PRK
79 r1/2	446	Maricela Cantú	MEX
80 r1/2	305	Dasha Joura	AUS
81 r1/2	463	Ivana Kováčová	SVK
82 r1/2	423	Nikolina Tankusheva	BUL
83 r1/2	356	Daria Bijak	GER
DQ r1/2	467	Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương	VIE		1

Qualifying Round

Date	10 August 2008 — 10:00-21:22
Format	Top eight (maximum two per nation) qualified for the final.
A1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Hana Liškařová	CZE
A2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Pat Panichas	USA
B1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Carmen Basla	ITA
B2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Aukje de Jong	NED
B3 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Lee Jung-Hyun	KOR
B4 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Robin Leeworthy	GBR
B5 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Mónica Calabro	ARG
B6 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Johanna Gratt	AUT
Timer 1 - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Mo Ruirong	CHN
Timer 2 - All-Around Qualifying (Balance Beam)	Lin Ying	CHN

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	324	Li Shanshan	CHN	16.125	Q
2	412	Nastia Liukin	USA	15.975	Q
3	411	Shawn Johnson	USA	15.975	Q
4	415	Alicia Sacramone	USA	15.950
5	321	Cheng Fei	CHN	15.875	Q
6	394	Anna Pavlova	RUS	15.825	Q
7	391	Kseniya Afanasyeva	RUS	15.775	Q
8	396	Kseniya Semyonova	RUS	15.775
9	326	Deng Linlin	CHN	15.550
10	416	Bridget Sloan	USA	15.500
11	325	Yang Yilin	CHN	15.500
12	385	Gabriela Drăgoi	ROU	15.450	Q
13	371	Koko Tsurumi	JPN	15.425	Q
14	306	Shona Morgan	AUS	15.350
15	323	Jiang Yuyuan	CHN	15.250
16	382	Sandra Izbașa	ROU	15.225
17	386	Ana Tămârjan	ROU	15.200
18	366	Lia Parolari	ITA	15.175
19	405	Alina Kozich	UKR	15.175
20	425	Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs	CAN	15.125
21	431	Kristýna Pálešová	CZE	15.075
22	381	Steliana Nistor	ROU	15.075
23	376	Yuko Shintake	JPN	15.050
24	301	Georgia Bonora	AUS	15.025
25	401	Iryna Krasnianska	UKR	15.025
26	332	Laëtitia Dugain	FRA	14.975
27	404	Dar'ia Zhoba	UKR	14.875
28	375	Mayu Kuroda	JPN	14.850
29	335	Marine Petit	FRA	14.800
30	421	Gaëlle Mys	BEL	14.800
31	362	Vanessa Ferrari	ITA	14.775
32	315	Jade Barbosa	BRA	14.700
33	458	Ariella Kaeslin	SUI	14.650
34	402	Maryna Proskurina	UKR	14.625
35	331	Marine Debauve	FRA	14.625
36	393	Yekaterina Kramarenko	RUS	14.625
37	395	Lyudmila Grebenkova	RUS	14.600
38	374	Miki Uemura	JPN	14.575
39	345	Rebecca Wing	GBR	14.575
40	333	Katheleen Lindor	FRA	14.575
41	442	Stefani Bisbikou	GRE	14.475
42	314	Ethiene Franco	BRA	14.400
43	351	Oksana Chusovitina	GER	14.400
44	361	Monica Bergamelli	ITA	14.350
45	344	Hannah Whelan	GBR	14.325
46	342	Marissa King	GBR	14.325
47	372	Kyoko Oshima	JPN	14.300
48	403	Valentyna Holenkova	UKR	14.275
49	424	Nansy Damianova	CAN	14.250
50	341	Beckie Downie	GBR	14.225
51	346	Imogen Cairns	GBR	14.175
52	383	Andreea Acatrinei	ROU	14.175
53	465	Luiza Galiulina	UZB	14.175
54	302	Ashleigh Brennan	AUS	14.150
55	464	Adela Sajn	SLO	14.100
56	438	Lenika De Simone	ESP	14.100
57	303	Lauren Mitchell	AUS	14.100
58	354	Katja Abel	GER	14.075
59	430	Tina Erceg	CRO	14.075
60	466	Jessica López	VEN	14.050
61	313	Daniele Hypólito	BRA	14.000
62	437	Laura Campos	ESP	13.975
63	443	Dorina Böczögő	HUN	13.950
64	355	Joeline Möbius	GER	13.925
65	363	Carlotta Giovannini	ITA	13.900
66	364	Francesca Benolli	ITA	13.850
67	447	Suzanne Harmes	NED	13.825
68	429	Nathalia Sánchez	COL	13.825
69	334	Pauline Morel	FRA	13.750
70	422	Nastassia Marachkouskaya	BLR	13.600
71	316	Laís Souza	BRA	13.575
72	452	Marta Pihan	POL	13.525
73	311	Ana Cláudia Trindade	BRA	13.475
74	353	Marie-Sophie Hindermann	GER	13.425
75	444	Jo Hyeon-Ju	KOR	13.400
76	445	Jelena Zanevskaja	LTU	13.375
77	436	Sherine El-Zeiny	EGY	13.000
78	454	Hong Un-Jong	PRK	12.825
79	446	Maricela Cantú	MEX	12.700
80	305	Dasha Joura	AUS	12.475
81	463	Ivana Kováčová	SVK	12.350
82	423	Nikolina Tankusheva	BUL	12.075
83	356	Daria Bijak	GER	11.150
DQ	467	Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương	VIE	[14.225]		2

Final

Date	19 August 2008 — 18:46-19:14
A1 Judge - Apparatus Final	Hana Liškařová	CZE
A2 Judge - Apparatus Final	Pat Panichas	USA
B1 Judge - Apparatus Final	Evgenia Latsona	GRE
B2 Judge - Apparatus Final	Inge Funk-Raithel	GER
B3 Judge - Apparatus Final	Robin Leeworthy	GBR
B4 Judge - Apparatus Final	Lee Jung-Hyun	KOR
B5 Judge - Apparatus Final	Orna Shai	ISR
B6 Judge - Apparatus Final	Marie-Paule Hoffmann	LUX
Timer 1 - Apparatus Final	Mo Ruirong	CHN
Timer 2 - Apparatus Final	Lin Ying	CHN

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points
1	411	Shawn Johnson	USA	16.225
2	412	Nastia Liukin	USA	16.025
3	321	Cheng Fei	CHN	15.950
4	394	Anna Pavlova	RUS	15.900
5	385	Gabriela Drăgoi	ROU	15.625
6	324	Li Shanshan	CHN	15.300
7	391	Kseniya Afanasyeva	RUS	14.825
8	371	Koko Tsurumi	JPN	14.450