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Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's floor

Women's floor competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.

The eight competitors (with a maximum of two per nation) with the highest scores in the qualifying round proceed to the women's floor finals.

There, each gymnast performs again; the scores from the final round (ignoring qualification) determine final ranking.

Final

Position Gymnast Country A Score B Score Penalty Total
Sandra Izbașa  Romania 6.500 9.150 15.650
Shawn Johnson  United States 6.400 9.100 15.500
Nastia Liukin  United States 6.200 9.225 15.425
4 Jiang Yuyuan  China 6.300 9.050 15.350
5 Ekaterina Kramarenko  Russia 6.100 8.925 15.025
6 Daiane dos Santos  Brazil 6.400 8.775 0.200 14.975
7 Cheng Fei  China 6.300 8.250 14.550
8 Anna Pavlova  Russia 5.800 8.325 14.125

Qualified competitors

Position Gymnast A Score[1] B Score Penalty Total
1  Cheng Fei (CHN) 6.600 9.150 15.750
2  Sandra Izbaşa (ROU) 6.500 8.975 15.475
3  Shawn Johnson (USA) 6.300 9.125 15.425
4  Nastia Liukin (USA) 6.200 9.150 15.350
5  Daiane dos Santos (BRA) 6.400 8.975 0.100 15.275
6  Ekaterina Kramarenko (RUS) 6.100 9.050 15.150
7  Anna Pavlova (RUS) 5.900 9.225 15.125
8  Jiang Yuyuan (CHN) 6.200 8.850 15.050

References

  1. ^ Scoring in artistic gymnastics is based on two separate scores that are then combined in order to come to the final score. The A score measures the difficulty of each element (and combinations of elements) within the routine, while the B score evaluates the performance, ie, the "execution, composition and artistry" of the routine. For further information, please see the Code of Points article.