Romania's Sandra Izbasa grabbed the gold medal on floor at the Beijing Olympics leaving world champion Shawn Johnson of the US with silver. -- ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEIJING - ROMANIA'S Sandra Izbasa grabbed the gold medal on floor at the Beijing Olympics Sunday, leaving world champion Shawn Johnson of the US with silver.
All-around champion Nastia Liukin took bronze, giving the United States two medals in the event and its women's team five total medals.
Johnson, who also won silver in the all-around, had the unwanted chore of going first. Her performance lacked the usual flair, but a series of somersaults and twists at the end drew a roar from the crowd - and the mark she seemed to need to hold on: 15.50.
But Izbasa, the final competitor, wowed the judges, who gave her a 15.65. Izbasa also helped her country get bronze in the team finals. -- AP
