Alica Sacramone, Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin Deserved Better Than Silver

Alicia Sacromone didn't fair as well as she had hoped. Two big miscalculations led to a loss in points and the United States womens gymnastics team finished with the silver in the team event. Host China sparkled to the gold medal instead of the favorite Americans.
The NBC cameras continuously panned to Sacromone after what must have been a heartbreaking performance with two big mishaps.

Your heart had to go out to the young girl who was hoping to have her dreams come true but just fell a little bit short.
Let's all remember though that the Olympics are games and not life and death. I am sure everyone on that team like Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin wanted nothing more than the gold. But even with the silver they were there for their teammate who struggled trying to accomplish some incredibly hard skills.

Sacromone fell on her floor routine and also stepped out of bounds. Her teammates also stepped out of bounds when the United States needed almost perfection to rally from a point down entering the finale event. Sacromone knew it as she stumbled. It was a tough blow for the Americans and the realization soon set in across the stadium in Beijing. But the Americans stuck together and kept their heads held high on the medal stand despite taking a silver instead of the coveted gold medal.

Here is a link to some Alicia Sacromone pics I found searching the web tonight. http://sports.rightpundits.com/?p=159.