Nastia Liukin, He Kexin, and Yang Yilin Battle for Gold in Uneven Bars Final

The women's uneven bars final was met with three strong contenders: Nastia Liukin, He Kexin, and Yang Yilin. These three competitors equaled each other in strength, power, and difficulty; the other competitors could not match these three. With a bit of drama over who should win the tie breaker between He and Luikin, the Gold was given to He. However, I believe that Yang Yilin should have come out on top based on her stunning performance.

He Kexin was first; again, she was caught in a whirlwind of scandal over her age. He came in a bit short in some of her handstands. She was also slighty rough on her transitions from the low to the high bars. She consistently gets great height on all of her releases, which is great to see. Her dismount included a bit of a step to the side. Her score was a 16.725, which was a great start to this competition. However, based on the dismount and the lack of perfectly straight handstands, this seems a bit high. He really set the standard for the rest of the competition.

The second competitor, Nastia Liukin, began with a great handstand, along with some flashy spins. She does a fantastic job at keeping her body straight, though she did slightly separate her legs at one point in her routine. Her dismount was steady, without any steps. This performance was solid, but it didn't seem as flawless as her previous performances on this event. Nastia came in with the final score of 16.725, which tied with He Kexin.

With the tie, an Olympic program placed He Kexin in first with Nastia Liukin in second. I didn't realize that athletes could not tie in an event; the competitors seemed surprised as well. This tiebreaker gave He Kexin the gold and Nastia the silver. Nastia was none too pleased about this.

I was surprised that Yang Yilin came in third after her stunning routine. Yang had lovely spins; her handstands are completely straight. Her dismount was the best of all of the competitors, and the difficulty of her routine was on par with Liukin and He. However, her final score was 16.650, which gave her the Bronze medal.