Evgueniya Kanaeva (RUS)

On how she will be remembered in history:
'I enjoy performing and it never occured to me that one era would be named after one person or another. I just love the performance and I love to perform for the people.'

On winning Gold:
'I merely performed and tried the best I could and worked in accordance with my coach's intructions.'

On the moment she knew she had won:
'The only thoughts that I had were about the score on the screen and it never occured to me to think beyond that.'

'I concentrated on doing my best. It was only after I saw the marks on the screen that I got the feeling I might win.'

Inna Zhukova (BLR) - Silver

'It's a pity for me not to get the gold medal, but I'm not too sad to get the silver medal. In recent years I have attended a lot of compétitions and the best result for me has been fourth place. It's beyond my expectation to get the silver medal.'

Anna Bessonova (URK) - Bronze

On the support of the audience:
'They could really appreciate my performance. For me, the spectators are the real judges. Because of them, I performed better with the Ribbon than the other three apparatus.'

On winning her second consecutive Olympic Bronze medal:
'The Olympic Games bring together different Gymnastics heroes, but only three gymnasts can make it to the medal podium. One time every four years, you can win an Olympic medal, so for me even another Bronze medal makes me happy.'

Almudena Cid (ESP) - 8th

On competing in her final Olympics Games in Beijing:
'This was the perfect ending. I got what I wanted.'

On what she has learned as an Olympic athlete:
'In my long career, I have done what others have expected of me.'