August 15, 2008 (15 images)

Russia's Julia Pakhalina places 2nd in the preliminary of the Women's 3M Springboard at the National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, on August 15, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev listens to questions during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel following their meeting in presidential residence in Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on August 15, 2008. Merkel urged Russian troops to withdraw from Georgia, calling some of the military action there 'disproportionate. (UPI Photo/Alex Volgin)

USA's Nastia Liukin soars high above the Balance Beam during her performance in the Women's Individual All-Around Gymnastics Final at the National Indoor Stadium at the Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 15, 2008. Liukin got the gold medal as she finished first ahead of her teammate Shawn Johnson. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)

Poland's Karolina Tyminska (R) leads Cuba's Gretchen Quintana during the Olympic women's heptathlon 100m hurdles in Beijing August 15, 2008. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)