Balance Beam Final - Women's Artistic Gymnastics | Beijing 2008 Replays

The sound of Shawn Johnson tumbling on the beam is so satisfying.

I still to this day love Shawn Johnson. Her gymnastics will always be my favourite. Even the way she walks in is so mesmerizing

Cheng Fei is such a great leader, i love the way she comfort shanshan the whole way

I love the confidence that Shawn and Nastia had on the beam. Amazing final.

Seeing Shawn and Nastia back to back really demonstrates the diversity between their styles and skills. Both outstanding gymnasts, so different in their look and approach and feel. Shawn is just a solid powerhouse and Nastia’s fluidity… It’s awesome.

Not a wolf turn in sight 😍

I love how Nastia was so sweet to Shawn by fixing her hair before the awards ceremony. Such sportsmanship ☺️. 33:53

Shawn’s routine is my all time favorite! Watching her routine many times already. So happy she won gold on BB..

It's so satisfying to watch Shawn's rock-solid acrobatics. I'm so happy she got a gold too. She said in an interview that she kept getting silvers (team, AA, floor), so she was prepared for another silver on this event (heartbreaking, right?), so it's extra awesome that she ended her Olympics with a gold (beam was the last day). She also wanted a gold as a way of thanking Chow as he returned to his country of origin. I personally think she's a teensy bit better gymnast than Nastia and could've won the AA, esp since she was also a FT high school student, training only 26hours/wk. Imagine if she trained 40h like Nastia!! She basically trained at 65% of that and still came in 2nd.

43:37 - I love how both girls looked at which side of the medal Shawn showed, then adjusted to match her. I know it's kind of an insignificant detail, but I find it cute :)

The amount of focus, confidence, and maturity these women exude in their performances is over the top!!! I hope to see more of it in today's generation of gymnasts.

Shawn Johnson is my favorite gymnast of all time. I just love her so much.

No one could work a balance beam like Shawn Johnson it literally always look like she was on the floor flipping she was amazing she was so consistent I don't think I've ever seen anybody even after her and this is 2021 as consistent as Sean Johnson was on the bean

OMG! Finally! I wait for 12 years for an HD replay.

I could watch Nastia's routine over and over and never get tired of it. Her grace and flow makes her routine look so effortless its amazing

Ugh so happy for Shawn. I still come back to watch her routine. Utter perfection. Happy she got a gold.

As a Shawn Johnson fan this was one of my favorite moments of that Olympics. On the final day of competition she finally got past her streak of silver medals and won herself a gold.

No one does the balance beam quite like Shawn. Just gorgeous

According to Shawn, she went completely autopilot in this routine. It seems that it worked a lot for her because this balance beam routine was so clean and flawless.

Nastia’s beam routine was stunning and remains my favorite. Shawn’s was amazing as well. All of these ladies in this final were great. 👏