Sandra Izbasa takes gymnastics gold, Romania's second at London Olympics
The American led after the first round, when she executed a highly technical Amanar vault. However, she failed to land her second, easier vault properly, ending up on her bottom. This gave Sandra an opening, which she took with the final vault in the competition.
Sandra Raluca Izbasa (in pictures, above and below) is the current European champion, after winning the vault at the recent championships. Russian Maria Paseka took the bronze medal, with a score of 15.050, while the American McKayla Maroney's 15.083 gave her the silver.
Liam Lever, liam@romania-insider.com
photo source: London 2012 official site