even if she hadnt mess it up, they wouldnt have been able to challenge the chinese who were in their own league, in a different world.
well, the chinese are a lot younger than they pretend to be...
are you kidding? Ok Sacromone lost the US a total of 2 points by her mistakes in the last 2 events, balance beam and floor. The US lost to China by 2.35 points, the other girls were rattled by Sacromone losing it so bad on beam and crying(She is the team captain) that they made very minor mistake on floor.
Also you have to take into account that had the competition been that close come floor time the Chinese would feel the pressure and maybe make some mistakes.
jt