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Information. >> reporter: that wasn't the only controversy today. olympic organizers responded to continuing complaints about empty v.i.p. seats. >> when we can, we're going to release those the night before and put them up for sale. 3,000 went up for sale tonight. >> reporter: but scores of seats went unfilled. in women's gymnastics, jordan weaver's coach complained about her surprising elimination from the all around competition last night. he called the rule that only allowed two gymnasts from each country in the finals ridiculous saying it penalizes teams deep with talent. aly raisman will...

There she is, you are looking at the tiny gymnast mary lou retton, 1984. how many girls dreamed of that gold medal moment? >> one of them, the girl determined to be the favorite this year. and sharon alfonsi has the story of what happened. >> reporter: you can see why jordyn weiber was favored to win the all around gold. last night, she looked almost perfect. but almost wasn't good enough. a step on the beam. that tiny form break on the bars. and that step out of bounds. cost her her dream. >> oh. >> reporter: the world watched at the 17-year-old's world crumbled.

>> jordyn weiber is out of the all around. >> reporter: her best friend on the team ali took one of the top spots. her parents twisting and turning right along with her. so nervous. >> stick it. >> stick it, please! >> reporter: and so relieved. >> yeah! >> reporter: the other spot went to gabby douglas, the flying squirrel because of release moves like this. it's a startling example of how much the sport has turned. on the left, nadia defying gravity. nadia scored a perfect 10. >> this day and age wouldn't cut it. >> reporter: remember mary lou retton's big twist? look last night, a round off...

Do you think you guys deserve a little credit for his success? >> there had to be some discipline and some order and structure and if there wasn't, i'm not so sure that maybe he would have gone as far as he did. >> reporter: vanderkaay says his parents are his greatest influence. it hasn't been easy. thousands of hours in the pool, economic sacrifices, missed vacations, but this weekend, it all paid off. >> vanderkaay the bronze. >> reporter: but, oh, is it so hard to watch. look at this image yesterday. john orozco on the pommel horse and there's his mother in the stands. >> reporter: can you...

"nightline". later in our program, the hyper-sculpted bodies of today's olympians and how they compare to the stars of our past. and one more snapshot in the olympics, traffic in london came to a standstill today, so republican mitt romney opted to skip the motorcade and walk to his meeting with ireland's prime minister, blending in for the most part on the streets of london. that's not the only walking he did. he also walked back. some comments about whether london was ready to host these games. saying that after a few days there on the ground, he's convinced it is. romney heads to israel n...