| American Shawn Johnson favorite to win Women’s Olympic All-Around |
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Thursday, 14 August 2008
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 The Women’s Gymnastic Individual All-Around begins tonight and Olympic Betting Odds at BetUS.com has American Shawn Johnson as -110 moneyline favorite to win Women’s All-Around. Last year Johnson dominated the gymnastics scene, winning every competition she entered. But this year, in their first meeting, fellow teammate Nastia Liukin grabbed the top spot, defeating Johnson at the American Cup. Since then, Johnson has not lost to Liukin. Get your Women’s Olympic All-Around Prediction in now at BetUS.comShawn Johnson has an edge on Liukin on the vault. Liukin has an edge on the uneven bars. They are very close on the balance beam and floor, so it’s anybody’s medal to win. Liukin is excellent on the balance beam and a great dancer on the floor exercise. She only has a chance to upstage Johnson if she hits all her routines and, especially, nails her uneven bars routine. This is where Liukins possibly the best in the world, and where her high-scoring potential gives her an all-around advantage. Get your Womens Individual All-Around Prediction in now at BetUS.com But they aren’t alone in the race for gold. China has some of the best gymnasts in the world, just look at what the men just did. Yang Yilin, of China, who finished third to Johnson and Liukin in the qualifying round, is in the mix. So is teammate Jiang Yuyuan - both are among the three Chinese gymnasts. Yuyuan knows what it feels like to win in the National Indoor Stadium, she placed first in the lead up event to the Beijing Olympics. She does the same vault as Shawn Johnson, giving her valuable extra tenths in the start value department. Yang blazed through the team competition hitting solid routines and qualified in third place. This young upstart may be the surprise of the competition. She may need Johnson or Liukin to falter in order to grab the gold medal. Olympic Betting Odds to win Women’s All-Around: Shawn Johnson (USA) -550 Yang Yilin (CHN) +140 Nastia Liukin (USA) +300 Jiang Yuyuan (CHN) +500 Ksenia Semenova (RUS) +700 Steliana Nistor (ROU) +1300 Anna Pavlova (RUS) +1800 Jade Barbosa (BRA) +2500 Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) +3000 Women’s Individual All-Around When: Thurs, August 14, 2008 Line: BetUS.com Point-Spreads.com Women’s Individual All-Around The Bottom Line: Don’t put anything past the Chinese gymnasts as they are bred to do what they do. Get your Women’s Individual All-Around Prediction in now at BetUS.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!                        |
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