Posted on 09/05/2007 8:25:39 PM PDT by TxCopper
Nastia Liukin couldn't watch, for she knew she might be the one who had let another world title slip away. Meanwhile, Alicia Sacramone couldn't wait. She wanted to get out on the floor, show 'em what she had, and see if it was good enough to save the day. Sacramone did it, coming through with a floor routine full of attitude and glitz, one good enough to rally the Americans to a world championship Wednesday and prove that winning gold medals in gymnastics is more about determination than perfection
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Mrs. TX Copper wants to include in this... This is the first time EVER that the United Stated Women’s Gymnastics Team has ever won a World Championship abroad.
Thanks for telling us its GYMNASTICS! I was a high school gymnast (when it was NOT cool to be one) and have followed the sport for 30+ years.
Thanks for posting this. I don’t usually follow sports. Besides most news media only cover football and baseball this time of year.
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