Johnson, the 16-year-old American gymnast who had failed to secure gold in Beijing, made good on her final attempt at a gold medal by winning the balance beam competition. Her 16.225 was more than enough to place ahead of U.S. teammate Nastia Liukin (16.025) and China's Cheng Fei (15.95).

She'd thrice been denied a gold, having captured three silver medals in the gymnastics competition thus far. But on the beam – widely considered to be one of her strengths – she made good despite pushes from all-around gold medalist Liukin and the always strong Chinese contingent.

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Hamm, who just nine days ago displayed a tremendous amount of heart and courage by competing with a recently-recovered broken hand, felt he wouldn't be physically capable of competing at the Olympics.

“I have put my heart and soul into my comeback and done everything I could to get ready in time to compete in Beijing,” said Hamm, in a statement sent by USA Gymnastics. “After returning home from the preparation camp, I had a few physical setbacks, and it became clear to me that my physical preparations would not be sufficient to properly represent the United States and contribute to the teams efforts to win a medal.”

Hamm won the all-around competition at the 2004 Olympics and was expected to be an integral component to America's 2008 gold medal hopes.

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