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At One with the Beam Rio87
The Russian gymnast Aliva Mustafina brings the woman to Women's Gymnastics. While she may not have excelled in the pure athleticism of her competitors, she certainly brings grace and dance to the balance beam. As my wife watched me paint this she felt like she had seen the pose in a painting in the Louvre. I rest my case. Mustafina was only able to repeat her Bronze Medal from 2012, a medal she won by a tie breaker, something not used in any of the other Olympic sports. The loser on the tie breaker, Aly Raisman (USA).