Birthday gymnast

Today is the 31st birthday of fantastic Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov. I've admired his skills (and body) for years and vividly remember the 2004 Athens Olympics when he was placed third after performing a fantastic display on the high bars, with some competitors still to go. The crowd were in uproar at the judges decision and errupted in a barrage of noise for almost 15 minutes, after which the judges revealuated their scores,giving him a higher mark but not changing his position. The crowd continued their noisy protests until Alexei himself came back up onto the platform and begged the crowd to quiet down so the competition could continue. The phrase "he was robbed" is most apt when it came to this competition. He quit his gymnastics career soon after this.