And, Oksana continues to compete to this day. Unbelievable. ❤

I admit that I was caught off guard when I saw a young Chusovitina. Logic would say that she did, in fact, start out as a child and grow older like everybody else, but watching the last fifteen years of her career might leave one with the impression that she's been the same age since the dawn of time.

@kaylajones4356

7 жыл бұрын

TheSpaceShuttleChallengerbr Lol legit thought the same thing. Like I thought shes been 40 forever

@glaznflip1501

4 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy to think back in 1996 she was considered old!

@Ihavthring9

Ай бұрын

I know her since the 92 Olympics

I love that elfi calls the full in dismount "difficult" when strug and Phillips do it, but says "simple" when chuso does

@kras118

2 жыл бұрын

especially when Chuso does a full out - and it’s named after her!

@stephenquillen1479

2 жыл бұрын

I think she meant that Chusovitina performed the skill so well that she made it look simple.

@stephenquillen1479

2 жыл бұрын

Oops. I just watched the video again. Disregard my previous comment.

I do not miss the days where the athlete's weight was a focus of attention. It has nothing to do with gymnastics- athleticism, desire and training do. It's also insane to think what Dominique M. was going through in the background of all this- a father no girl should be cursed with.

@DizzyedUpGirl

2 жыл бұрын

I was very young when they would put their weights up on the screen. Now I realize just how messed up that is! Like, I shouldn't know that Shannon Miller weighed 80 lbs! And then one time I watched a competition with I think Summer Reid and they made such a big deal about her size.

Boginskaya is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO gorgeous!!! Like her lines are beautiful. She has definitely earned the name "Belarusian Swan"

@nightswimmer99

9 жыл бұрын

+Kae Kae Jones Such a beautiful lady, like Ponor. Strength has so many different ways of presenting itself, you see it in Svetlana and in Kerri here.

@Janellabelle

4 жыл бұрын

She's gorgeous. Is Khorkina really taller than her? Her stats said she's 5'4. I though Khorkina was 5'4 too, but they always call her the tallest. Maybe she grew to 5'5 or 5'4 1/2

@kinglove4370

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed Kayla.I have always considered Svetlana Boginskaya as Gymnastics' "Wonder Woman".

@kinglove4370

3 жыл бұрын

@@Janellabelle as i had just commented to Kayla Jones,Lady Jay,i have always considered Boginskaya as gymnastics' "Wonder Woman".

I really wish they wouldn't show that moment of Kerri falling on the bars. It's completely hesrtwrenching to hear her say "help me", eugh. So happy she recovered.

Sventlana looked so happy , love her.

@evanwilliams6406

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I think she was working towards her comeback then and also learning about becoming a coach herself. When I seen this for the first time on a tape I found, I was surprised to see that she had been working with the Karolyis.

23:30 Brutal! Really sad when you hear her say, "please.. help me.." while gasping for air. She easily would've been paralyzed if she wasn't in such great shape.

@justinjkj

10 ай бұрын

I remember the first time we learned of that injury during a piece about Kerri at ‘94 US Nationals. Absolutely horrifying! She was incredibly lucky and what strength to come back from that and be the champion she was.

If Keri didn’t have the injury in team finals at the Olympics I think she would have medaled in the all-around. She was extremely consistent this year.

@marieked

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@mikeg8375

Жыл бұрын

It was certainy possible.

@katies6596

11 ай бұрын

there's no way. there were 6 legit threats for gold. It was Lilia vs. Mo but all 3 Romanians were right behind plus Khorkina. Shannon Miller & Dominique Moceanu were not realistically going to medal if everyone hit. How in the world would Keri?

One of my favorite competitions!😄

Bela coaching Bogi will always be funny to me. Not bad funny, just humorous how that came to be

It always amazed me how good Powell's technique and execution was on VT and UB, but so bad on BB and FX. It's funny, she looked her best IMO in 97/98 and she quit then. She easily could've made the team in 2000.

OKSANA CHUSOVITINA'S SCORES WERE ALL RIDICULOUSLY LOW

@kaylajones4356

8 жыл бұрын

Totally

@cindybauman6752

6 жыл бұрын

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@misterj4909

6 жыл бұрын

Sure, can you do her routine? Think before you speak.

@cgkitti

6 жыл бұрын

mister J pretty sure that person meant that she deserved a higher score than she received. It was a respectful comment!

@blessingofficial9625

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah The judges were a little to pro USA , scoring others harder, it's like took max deductions ..it's also because we are judging routines by our current standard.. diffculity was viewed differently then and wasn`t always fully REWARDED especially if the routine had eras ..also remember that her score includes execution it's predominately execution since the routine started at a vaule of 9,4 it could have been 9.0 but I'm think that started later . Therefore pointed toes, locked legs, overall extension matter even more .if things where scored the same way they are now when she was young she would have been another Biles..because I know she could hit and land more than she competed she didn't need to .,why risk it

Love Kerri's BB 1st 4 element pass love to see more of that now a days "classic"

I like how Chuso almost goes up to handstand after the inverts. nice touch

solid bars for Chuso....and with no grips !

You might want to check out the 1996 European Championships. Svetlana won the silver medal in the All-Around, which was the crowning achievement of her comeback!

Love the Spanish girl's routine! Great artistry and music!

This is so wonderful

Interesting how very few gymnasts used grips.

am so use to Svetlana Boguinskaya listen / speak English i forget sometimes that English is not her first language :)

I thought it was sad to see Sang Lan, knowing what happens to her two year later at the Goodwill Games.

@DannyDevitofor

5 жыл бұрын

Mandabee79 what happened

@Puglady2000

5 жыл бұрын

@@DannyDevitofor She was injured while doing a timer on the vault. Paralyzed from the chest down now

@lizzie7654

3 жыл бұрын

So sad what happened to her 😢😢😢

@gumptexsci

2 жыл бұрын

@@lizzie7654 she was paralyzed while performing her vault

@saragrant9749

Жыл бұрын

@@DannyDevitofor she was paralyzed essentially from the neck down after a bad accident in vault during warmups.

I have some of this competition on a tape somewhere. I found it at an outlet, lucky find.

Jim Gault(2), Bela and Marta Karolyi(2), Steven Nunno, Tom and Lori Foster, and Arthur Akopian

The sound on this is driving me nuts. The voices going in and out and being overpowered by the crowd or music.

BABY CHUSOVITINA! SEE YOU IN RIO MAMA CHUSO!!

@soldel86

4 жыл бұрын

And Tokio 2020 yeaaaaah!

@laurielynne2006

2 жыл бұрын

And maybe in Paris ‘24!!!

did bela say mary lou had a "sex appeal"?

I didn't know that Svetlana Boguinskaya made a comeback to gymnastics competitions!!! :o For me, she left after Barcelona '92 for doing "galas", where I saw her, here in France. Thank you for posting broadcasts that we never saw here in Europe!

Kerri**/Kristy/(Doni) 1:10, 54:40 Kerri Strug 6:35, 7:25, 7:50, 14:00, fluff 22:25, 26:00, 27:00, 1:09:40, 1:19:55, 1:22:00 Kristy Powell 8:55, 9:40, 28:24, 30:35, 33:40, 57:25, 1:00:00 Alexandra Dobrescu 15:35, 16:10, 34:35, Oksana Chusovitina 18:10, 19:20, 45:05, 46:20, 1:11:30, Dominique Moceanu story 37:10 Svetlana Boginskaya 50:00, 51:00, 1:17:40 Joanna Juarez 1:15:25 1:16:50,

Out of curiosity, does anyone know why we don't really see bails not finishing in handstand anymore? Most of these UB sets from this time (up until around 2004ish, I think), the women did overshoots but none of them finished in the handstands you always see now. Was it a COP change that mandated it?

@kaylajones4356

9 жыл бұрын

Thee Words For You: Code of Points Because of the current code of points more difficult skills have come into play and because the gymnasts of this era are required to do the difficult skillls to contend, skills like the overshoot are unfortunately, no more.

@MzKaylcC

5 жыл бұрын

On Bars you gotta hit every handstand

Forester is so bitter about Kerri!

@justinjkj

10 ай бұрын

Could never stand him. What a gross thing to say about an athlete regardless of personal feelings. Tactless for a coach. And his display at the Olympic trials later that year made me dislike him even more.

@aslan9334

9 ай бұрын

@@justinjkj what did he do!

I LOVE the sound of John Tesh’s voice!

So inspiring

The volume on this is over the place. I placed on mute until San Lan, I’ve never seen her compete.

At around 36:44, Kerri Strug gets a little jealous of Bela talking in Romanian to Alexandra Dobrescu. Drama!

Steve Nunno was the best thing that ever happened to Kerri Strug. She would hit handstands when he was coaching her. With Bela, her bars and beam form isn't great.

@crownblkprince

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeffrey Landon That's the truth! Her form was great. She just couldn't handle the pressure of training with Shannon.

@rexjdk

8 жыл бұрын

+crownblkprince I disagree. Try checking out her book Landing on My Feet A Diary of Dreams it explains why she left Nuno's.

@bruh-np1xo

5 жыл бұрын

the best thing to happen to any gymnast is that they are confident and talented yet comfortable and happy with their coaches. smh

@Janellabelle

4 жыл бұрын

Nunno is a great cheerleader. He is constantly cheering for his gymnasts... Like, super enthusiastically. Lol

@beckyclawson2245

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Her form is abysmal. She left Nunno’s because she was overshadowed. Her book is nothing but an ego boost for herself. A shame.

I wonder why Dominique Dawes and Shannon Miller didn’t enter to compete in this meet

Bela is a cheerleader!! I do agree with the commenatators. He has such good humor when something good happens. He would fit right in my sister's school by being a cheerleader!! But i read all these comments saying that kerri's jealous about stuff, but that's not true. She just felt left out and a bit timid, that's all.

I love Bella's laugh

I always thought John Tesh had a bit of a crush on Boginskaya. I mean who could blame him I guess 😅

1976 Olympic gymnastics was the most memorable all the participants looks innocent beautiful graceful and cheerful they are the best ever

@saragrant9749

Жыл бұрын

And grossly abused by cruel coaches and a fan environment that wanted little porcelain doll figures instead of real looking young women. Good riddance to that era.

Oksana Chusovitina is the real GOAT but remember she hates bars 😂

So beautiful 😘

Awww sang lan

Having not been alive then, I always assumed Kerri strug was with Amanda Borden’s coach since she took her mushroom hairstyle. She was always such a follower. Had the bangs and ponytail like Kim Zmeskal , then the huge scrunchie like Shannon with Nunno.

@gmanandhislady

Жыл бұрын

Well, it was the style back then. I was alive in 96--8 years old, and I had the same hairstyles myself, especially the bowl cut. Also, the big scrunchies was Nunno's gym thing--Shannon Miller talked about how Peggy Liddick had given it to her one meet, and it just sort of became a thing for the Nunno girls...but, also, it was the 90s!

I cannot believe Bella said Mary Lou had SEX APPEAL!!!!!!!! WTF? Not cool considering the whole Larry Nassar cover-up.

Kristy Powell is my favorite

Martha Karolyi with that damn neck grab, except with Svetlana.

I'm sad, because Dominique Moceanu wasn't in there😞

Why was John Tesh a gymnastic announcer?

@evanwilliams6406

3 жыл бұрын

I was never sure about that, John has a musical background and back then there was a focus on the classical themes of the floor exercise. In those days, it just felt like a meet or recital, and good camera work and they let the pictures tell the story. John Tesh was perfect from that aspect.

@rexjdk

3 жыл бұрын

@@evanwilliams6406 I it is something like the New York Mets announcers you have Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling who are the experts one being a former fabulous hitter and the other a great pitcher while Gary he has the mechanics of the booth down and is kind of like the fans are seeing during the game. I think Al Trautwig was the John Tesh roll after 96.

@kras118

2 жыл бұрын

I think he was a sports commentator before he did entertainment reporting. He was commentating gym meets back in the early 80s!

@John-tr6of

2 жыл бұрын

He was a cycling reporter for CBS back in the 1980s and NBC wanted to create an opportunity for him, so he started covering gymnastics in Barcelona in 1992. Despite what most people think, I never thought he was that bad. Aside from the occasional repetitiveness in the intro at the 1996 US Championships (which were in Knoxville) and the overdramatizing of the fluff pieces (which he was probably told to do), there was really nothing wrong with him.

Why do they keep saying Kerri went to 6 gyms? I can only think of 5.. Browns, Dynamo, Tucson, the Foresters, then back to Karoylis.. what's the 6th?

@cgkitti

6 жыл бұрын

Emily S maybe they counted karoyli twice?

@rexjdk

3 жыл бұрын

At home she trained with Arthur Okopian I think it was after she left Nunno about 1994.

Tim Daggett drives the suck bus to frown town! I hate his negative commentary

This beginning fluff piece is stupid.

How lame! They showed every female gymnast except Yvonne Tousek who was 5th all around !