World Championships Review, Part 3 Now that you've read review 1 and review 2, it's time to move on to the third and final installment of my 2007 World Championships reviews. I've given you my take on the good & the bad and now we'll talk about ... THE OUTRAGEOUS This list is actually not that long. [...] Author: nance Category: Competitions Gymnastics Gymnasts Publish Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 22:05:30 +0000 Now that you've read review 1 and review 2, it's time to move on to the third and final installment of my 2007 World Championships reviews. I've given you my take on the good & the bad and now we'll talk about ... THE OUTRAGEOUS This list is actually not that long. I thought it would be longer so I added an extra section at the end titled Things that made me go hmmmm.

- Steliana Nistor winning the silver medal in the All Around. I will grant that she is an amazing athlete and admittedly one of the top in the world. But her scores were so completely outrageous that her All Around placement must be mentioned on this list. I just can't believe that she is second best in the entire world. I know that Barbosa and Ferrari both fell and I'm usually not a fan of athletes falling and still placing ahead of someone that hit four for four. But I might have to make an exception in this case. If you don't think her scores were a little out there, check out her beam routine from the All Around Final. This scored a 15.55. Second best? In the world? I'm not buying it.

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