NOBODY gave a damn about Gymnastics until the GREAT OLGA KORBUT came on to the scene. Her bar routine is the GREATEST performance in history. SHE IS A STAR!!! LOVED, APPRECIATED AND RESPECTED. A GENIUS.

@MrKmoconne

2 жыл бұрын

Olga did some amazing things on the bars. However, those maneuvers are now considered too dangerous. I love Olga, but I don't want to see young girls hurt trying to surpass her.

@MrQbenDanny

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKmoconne I don't think the famous back flip is dangerous, I call it *Daring*. The "PRODUNOVA", vault I would call dangerous.

@lourdes64angel

2 жыл бұрын

Olga Korbut es la mejor gimnasta por mucho, lástima que no le dieron la importancia que tenía.

@MrQbenDanny

2 жыл бұрын

@@lourdes64angel Tienes toda la razón. La verdadera DIVA ÉS La KORBUT.

This girl did more for United States-Soviet relations than any politician ever did.

@amylynnhunt55

5 жыл бұрын

I think you might be selling President Reagan a bit short, but he never seemed like a politician to me. I will absolutely say that seeing people who are supposed to be your enemy or the Bad Guys at the Olympics helped a lot of people my age (Gen X) and possibly our parents understand that no, the people are not our enemies. And that's what the Olympics were really for, especially back then.

@MrKmoconne

4 жыл бұрын

You are completely right!

@leanajo754

3 жыл бұрын

She sure did...She one of a few Russians that Americans actually loved.

@chriscruciat2469

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but Rocky Balboa did a lot too

@sobrcelt

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was never a spoken thing in my family, and in fact, it was probably mostly subconscious, but we tended to cheer for America always, then Canada if we (the Americans) were eliminated or something, then other English-speaking countries in no particular order, then other Western (capitalist, really) countries, but never the USSR. Olga was the first Soviet athlete that my parents liked and cheered for. I was too little to really care, but my first Olympic crush was Nadia Comaneci, whom my parents didn't like, not because she represented a communist country, but because she beat Olga Korbut. 😄 Olga: the first little thaw of the Cold War.🙂

"always smile from your heart" -- Olga's infectious smile after her performances were always captivating. It's lovely seeing her love for the sports and the smiles on little girls that she coach were priceless :)

@terry7893

2 жыл бұрын

Check into her stealing cheese and other items from Publix grocery store. She's been banned from ever going there again. And her son was printing counterfeit money.

@cristinapaun4792

6 ай бұрын

Omg

I was 15 in 1972 and I have never forgotten how wonderful Olga was in the Olympics, its lovely to see this video, thank you.

olga is not arrogant. she is just so honest and I love it about her.

@honestfriend767

3 жыл бұрын

I think she was joking

@ognyena

2 жыл бұрын

It's the Russian gene..we are brutally honest, unapologetically..its true, ask anyone! We are very sarcastic..every other sentence is sarcasm induced ...this wasnt arrogance 😁

@MontagZoso

2 жыл бұрын

Never thought she was arrogant at all. I have loved her since Munich when I saw her on the Olympics when I was a five year old girl and she’s still my favorite gymnast! ❤️👍

@blandineantonacci4746

2 жыл бұрын

Une très grande championne !!!

@terry7893

2 жыл бұрын

Check into her stealing cheese and other items from Publix grocery store. She's been banned from ever going there again. And her son was printing counterfeit money.

I think her influence is highly underrated. The modern gymnastics movement really starts with Olga. Right after her Olympics debut, gymnastics gyms started opening up. She inspired a generation of young women and girls. She was a fierce competitor in a small, very attractive package. My sister and 2 of my cousins were allowed to take gymnastics, as a reward for maintaining good grades. One of my cousins got an athletic scholarship. Olga lit the flame. Consider Al of the pressure she must have been under. The world was watching, and she delivered.

@1927su

2 жыл бұрын

Very underrated! She inspired all us young gymnasts! Everyone wanted to be you! Trust me , those of us who were teens in the 1970’s will never forget you!! ❤️ wishing you and yours the very best!!!

@marguskiis7711

2 жыл бұрын

Most of her feats were later banned.

@markrichards6863

2 жыл бұрын

@@marguskiis7711 She was fearless, a real risk taker.

@terry7893

2 жыл бұрын

Check into her stealing cheese and other items from Publix grocery store. She's been banned from ever going there again. And her son was printing counterfeit money.

The names Nadia and Olga left me an indelible memory ever since their Olympic performance. I like the way how she talks, calm and reflective. Huge respect!

@bayemassambacamara970

2 жыл бұрын

and NELLY KIM

@terry7893

2 жыл бұрын

She was stealing cheese and other items from Publix grocery store. She's been banned from ever going there again. And her son was printing counterfeit money.

@tatiyanaburavina6279

Жыл бұрын

Что такая страшная стала

@tatiyanaburavina6279

Жыл бұрын

Посмотрите на Саади на других гимнасток какие красавицы ,а у тебя в жизни наверное много в душе неготива , поэтому так и выглядишь

@merricat3025

7 ай бұрын

​@terry7893 being sexually abused and used by your coach would mess you up.

1972 Olympics, I was 7 years old. Watching Olga Korbut was the reason I wanted to be a gymnast! Thank you, Olga, for inspiring a generation of gymnasts!

That smile is just beautiful, and I love how she says it was not just a smile; that it came from her heart. She is truly a special lady. I love the story of how she met her fiance, Jay. :)

@hskajdhf5907

Жыл бұрын

Looking back on old videos everyone has that smile when they are young

@sunnyseacat6857

Жыл бұрын

Not when they are in the Olympics. Girls are taught to be dainty and smile. Olga meant it, but, yes, she was trained .... just like most girls around the world.... always be agreeable. And then along came Nadia C- stone faced, very serious, unapologetically stoic More power to both, however, the pressure they were under as kids..

The uneven bars with the Korbut Flip is the most dynamic thing I've ever seen

@nspector

3 жыл бұрын

Magic, isn't it.

@bigcolt5256

3 жыл бұрын

@@nspector Magic.

@gaiagaia8556

3 жыл бұрын

The Mukhina flip is the hardest skill on bars I think though I think it’s harder than the Korbut flip in my opinion

Korbut Flip make me cry for me thats is a gold..and that is the last perfect flip in history

@edwardoneil3962

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why Olga never got a perfect 10 for her uneven bars routine. It beats me 😀

@SamsungS23Ultr

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardoneil3962 Soviet performing in west germany. Need I say more?

@pbualily4010

2 жыл бұрын

Could not agree more.

@user-es1lx1mo3h

3 ай бұрын

It was perfectly executed, I mean not a flaw.

she was the only gymnast who i see always smile.

@lyndamulder6103

3 жыл бұрын

YES !!! You're right, look at all the others, especially Nadia Comanedzie, I don't know how to spell it, but I never saw her smile !!! She's such a lovely lady ! 😘💖💪🏻🥇👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏆🥇☕🍰🌺🥇🙏

@jeffthomas3707

3 жыл бұрын

Along with a certain miss Ohashi....

@viktoriaironpride4977

3 жыл бұрын

@@lyndamulder6103 Olga Korbut is my all-time favorite gymnast. Much was made of Nadia Comaneci in the Montreal Olympics, that she was so serious and "never" smiled. Well, she did smile--once in a while. But, as the new gymnastics superstar, some wanted her to be a new Olga, personality wise. But Nadia just wasn't that breed of cat.

@lyndamulder6103

3 жыл бұрын

@@viktoriaironpride4977 Thank you, dear Viktoria. I was a gymnastic myself, but I was too young to know Olga Korbutt. In my time it was Nadia, Nadia, Nadia. I just discovered her for a month ago, and I was flabbergasted to see that she didn't laugh, not for once ! But how little we know about Romania in the seventies, about all the medications she had to swallow ? I remember once, at the beginning of her carrière, she came with a doll, her favorite toy. Poor Nadia...😢😢😩

@lyndamulder6103

3 жыл бұрын

I mean I just discovered Olga Korbutt for a month ago ! Excuse me, please, and have a nice day everybody ! 🧚🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️

Loved her in 1972, loved her in 1976 and love her in 2020!!!

@user-db1ne9dd8g

2 жыл бұрын

I wasn't in Born yet until 1974. but I got to love her now I'm 46..❤️

My favorite gymnast of all time. Love her story and her talent. Remarkable woman

At 80 years old, I had the pleasure of watching her perform and win her gold medals. Congratulations from a proud American gymnast.

I was about 20 years old, walking down the street in Los Angeles near McArthur Park. I paused at a little TV shop just as Olga Korbut walked up to the uneven bars on a display model in the window. Watching her, my jaw dropped and my heart leapt. I stood there in awe for a few minutes after her performance, finally walking on to wherever it was I was going. It remains the single most memorable Olympic moment for me.

I'll never forget that 72 performance, you epitomize gymnastics, you were the best!!

Ольга,вы такая крутая гимнастка.А на видио,вы девочка с большим стальным стержнем.А главное вы улыбчивая,приветливая,красивая девочка СССР.И как вы это всё умели так мастерски делать,я бы в жизни не смог.Спасибо.

She seems one of the few gymnasts who really enjoyed what they were doing: see the sparks in her eyes, the smile...

I remember seeing Olga's performances, and thought she was so wonderful. She really did capture our hearts back then. I just loved watching her, unlike today when I seldom watch gymnastics. Somehow it lacks the magic of the days when Olga and Nadia were young. So lovely to see her so happy.

@sbn49ajc98

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you about Olga Korbut, I remember her very well. That "magic" of Olympians today? It only takes one bad apple to make political statement that robs the rest of American pride. I stopped watching the games for this reason.

@divahc1

7 ай бұрын

Perhaps it's you who's changed? Things seem Iess magicial as we grow older.

@jontwest

6 ай бұрын

@divahc1 No, old people at the time were enthralled with Korbut

@patricialavender2902

6 ай бұрын

@@jontwestI was young then too!

Ольга вы моя молодость вы великолепны тогда и сейчас здоровья вам и всех благ

Привет из Гродно. Всегда восхищалась вами. Здоровья, удачи, всех благ. Помним и любим вас.

Ольга Вы навсегда в памяти наших народов будете молодой.Здоровья Вам и долгих лет жизни.

@vasilig6706

Жыл бұрын

В памяти как врала , страну позорила и в магазинах воровала ?

@lopezlopez7132

8 ай бұрын

@@vasilig6706 Твою вонючую страну позорить не нужно. Сама страна - это полный позор. И тогда была и сейчас, самая паршивая, грязная страна в мире!

@SerafimaVyuzhnaya

7 ай бұрын

​@@vasilig6706, что значит воровала? На Корбут завели дело и предъявили обвинение? Вы изучите поначалу обстоятельства ситуации и не пытайтесь обвинять великую спортсменку. Лучше задайтесь вопросом: почему комментарии россиян зачастую такие грубые и хамские?

@vasilig6706

7 ай бұрын

@@SerafimaVyuzhnaya Срань какая - то , прыгалка безмозглая . Я там пол жизни прожил , где она воровала . Врёт на каждом слове , какие нафиг 20 переломов ? Мрак что она творила , подруги по команде знают . В судейство хоть раз взяли ? Такую великую . Воровку . Ничтожна , глупа , но прыгуча . Физик ? Математик ? Писатель ? Не ? Прыгалка .

@user-uk3db1xt3q

7 ай бұрын

@@SerafimaVyuzhnaya Воровала, воровала! Вещи надо своими именами называть. И потом спортсменка, как спортсменка, были и получше, а вот человек - непорядочный

So glad Olga seems to be living a good life. She seems still engaged in life and happy and seems like a funny and lovely person. If she wanted to sell her medals to help others and have some financial security good for her. It was because of her that I begged my parents to take gymnastics lessons and made my dad build me a beam in the basement to play on. Thanks for the great memories Olga and God bless you

@lnl3237

2 жыл бұрын

Hope your dad is still alive. What a sweet thing to do for his little girl!

Olga was such a gymnast. She was so amazing in the 1972 Olympics. I wish I could tell her how great she is. It's great having you in the United States of America. God bless You, Olga.

she is hands-down my absolute favorite gymnast of all time I think she's the best of all time because she revolutionized gymnastics as we know it today without her we would not have the door opened like it is now

Olga Korbut & Nadia Comaneci put gymnastics on the map for the worldwide public. Those 2 paved the way for subsequent legends like Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug & Simone Biles.

One of the most flawless most graceful gymnast performances I ever witnessed.

@nspector

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@mimiduquette8786

2 жыл бұрын

I think that grace is one thing that many of today's gymnasts are lacking!!

Perfectly amazing, like a bird flying around a bunch of flowers. I was nine in 1972, I still remember your performance, tears and smiles, thank you for being Olga Korbut, love and respect dear Olga Korbut, God bless you wherever you are 😃

Knocked down but not defeated. The beam and floor routine was flawless. Absolutely AMAZING even to this day!!!

Ольга, много раз пересматриваю видео с Вашими выступлениями! Бесконечно можно смотреть , восхищаться и наслаждаться!

@user-uk3db1xt3q

7 ай бұрын

Ничего особенного с позиции нынешнего времени ни в грации, ни в сложности исполнения. У той же Команечи и Мухиной программа значительно сложнее была.

I love this lady, she is absolutely sweet and charming and a true artist. She would've also been a great ballet dancer or actress I think.

@CCRoxtar

2 жыл бұрын

She has tried figure skating at least once with a male partner. See kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZ6ixpdpqdaYadI.html

Сошлись звёзды, тренер и спортсменка! Какая хореографическая подготовка! Как много было сделано в СССР для развития таких талантов, как много страна вкладывала для развития детско- юношеского спорта! И какая талантливая Ольга, много говорят про ее характер, но как трудно было этим девочкам, выстоять в таком беспощадном взрослом спорте. Уважение всем тренерам, кто создал это чудо с косичками!

@user-gv7mb3rn2l

Жыл бұрын

Не обольщайтесь: в конвейере спорта СССР столько тел перемололось, а Ольга счастливица из множества поколеченьіх и погибших

You certainly did"do it" Olga! I remember well. You not only changed Women's Gymnastics forever; you changed the world! So fantastic! By the way, I think Nadia Comaneci was wonderful and seems to be a good and honest person; I don't think I'm alone in believing that Olga Lot but should have been awarded the first score of 10 in Women's Gymnastics in Olympics. Oh well. Life goes on and I am so glad you are doing well and are happy and content!...you deserve it for sure!!

@michaelcroly5846

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry Olga. I typed 'Olga Korbut' but it printed 'Olga Lot'??? So sorry!

@depaola63

6 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY !! " 10 " on the uneven bars that she GOT A SILVER for that performance too mind you !! ( TOTAL BULLSHIT !!) * THAT WAS A GOLD PERFECT 10 PERFORMANCE !! *...I am now 55 and remember this little POWERFUL " Olga " GOD BLESS' ..*

@nasreenbasrai7010

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree about the 10

Ольга! Вы фантастика! Вы в прекрасной форме,сильно любим Вас,пусть в вашей жизни,все будет так,как Вы хотите.Счастья,Любви,Здоровья💖🌹💖✌🌻

Ольга гениальна. Это действительно чудо, и найти вторую такую спортсменку невозможно.

She still has the same infectious and charming smile 💕💕

She still remained expressive in her face and really beautiful. What a career!

My Favorite Gymnast of All Time... Was almost 12 in 1972 ...the year my baby brother died and Loved watching Olga at the Olympics...WOW... Loved the OLGAFlip!!!

I remeber watching her at the 1972 Olympics In Munich. Olga Korbut was the first Olympic gymnast that ever scored a perfect 10! She kept blowing the American Commentators out of the water! It's so good to know she moved to America & resides in Scottsdale ~ one of the prettiest cities in the country! So happy she's living a successful life where she's content, happy, and a nice gentleman neighbor met her. They became friends, fell in love, got married and they loves each other so very much!! Olga also takes care of her mother & sister's financially. What a wonderful woman she is! America's very fortunate to have her! 😀😄🙃☺❤🙏🙏🥰❤❤❤

A delight to watch! I have seen her routines a hundred times and they still put a smile on my face.

Thank you Olga. I loved your athletic daring and your photogenic portraits, but mostly I loved your connection with the audience. You'll always be my favorite ☺️👍

Ольга Корбут!это чудо в спорт,гимнастике!сама занималась спорт,гимнастикой и Ольга была нашим кумиром!моё почтение вам!вы великолепны!❤️

Oh Olga we love you! You inspired so many gymnasts! I remembered seeing your back flip on the beam! It was a moment !!!

No wonder US woman gymnastics is currently the best in the world. Many gymnastic legends are living and coaching youngers there...

@honestfriend767

3 жыл бұрын

right, best place to live. Other countries need to recognize that their corruption and low living standards are kicking a lot of talent to other countries. They benefit from improving the life of their citizens because they could keep a lot of talented and innovative individuals, but they don't know this and keep losing people like olga.

@ananina9554

2 жыл бұрын

@@honestfriend767 hahahaha nice joke

@seejayokafor8253

2 жыл бұрын

@@ananina9554 This is my brother's account. I am honest friend. You can call the truth a joke all you want, but the truth still stands. The U.S will keep beating your country till you make your country better. (I know you can't do much to improve the situation but you can try, the effort can spurr more people to try thereby improving the situation)

@mikemacdt1

Жыл бұрын

And now the US gymnastics community is hit with the scandal of brutal treatment and sexual exploitation. So don’t tell me the US is the best country in the world.

@foxfoxer7688

Жыл бұрын

​@@seejayokafor8253God saved Russia from beating. When God will not, that will be The End. End for everyone. And I don't want to see that. Your rich celebrity will make new infections, and demand from people to be vaccinated. They will frighten and terrorize people, until they will be agree with everything. If you are young, you have a chance to see this future.

The best of the best ever in history of gymnastics, love your golden personality, Olga, inside and outside...Lots of love from Greece 🇬🇷❤️🇧🇾

In 1972 I was crossing the street in Washington state during a track meet when I saw you in the back of a limousine (at least it was huge to me). I’ve never forgotten that day, waved like crazy and hoped you’d seen me. Twelve year olds are so naive. I so wanted your autograph. You’re loved!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Olga deserves paradise and every happiness...Thank you Olga for giving us such amazing memories..No one will ever come close....

Olga’s smile can light the world. 😃

Love her! ❤❤❤ There will never be anyone as good as she was...

Her gymnastics were a beautiful game changer for this sport. She brought amazing flexibility, amazing moves, and personality to the games.

Miss Korbut may I say with all due respect you are still the greatest woman gymnast in the entire world I watched your routine in the 72 Olympics in Munich Germany and may I say you have revolutionized the sport of women's gymnastics God bless you

When she performed, the Korbut flip, it seems like she is flying like a bird. Olga, in my opinion, deserved the first 10 at the Olympics in Munich.

Olga, you were magical to me when I was 10 years old watching you while holding my breath! You were and Always will be a SPARK⚡️ I still watch gymnastics and you are always, always in my thoughts while I do.

What a fantastic and artistic human being she is. Love watching her performances. Thankyou Olga x

Cette gymnaste est vraiment extraordinaire de souplesse, d'élégance... A ce niveau....des heures d'exercice Félicitations !!!!!🤸👍

I’ve always loved and admired Olga. How wonderful for her to live the life she wants.

A LIVING LEGEND. unforgettable

I was watching this in real time on television. I was 15 years old. When Olga did the aerial on the beam, when she did the release on bars, the skipping on the floor, all of it, I thought "No one has ever seen anything like this." And I was right. It was breathtaking. When I watch beam work today, yes it's all astounding, but nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is better than the lovely artistry of Olga's mount, that split & the perfect fluid hand movement punctuating it, and I always think, "Well they may be able to do acrobatics on the beam now, but something has been lost," and I always miss the beauty (I detest Wolf turns), and I always think of Olga Korbut, and Daniela Silivas, my two stars.

@lynnenewell2016

6 ай бұрын

Nadia Comanche was the 10. Olga was the 10. No one else compares! Floor, Nadia. Balance beam, Olga. After that, they changed everything. The uneven bars have become boring. The balance beam is boring and the floor bugs me. The guys only show strength, but the girls have to dance. Either the boys should have to dance too or the girls should only have to show strength.

This is what makes gymnasts from the eastern european countries more entertaining and interesting to watch. Their doll-like appearances plus slim physiques make the execution more graceful and artistic, not just a boring acrobatic show.

She has a beautiful smile. I am the same age as Olga and always admired her, still do. What a life she has had!

Awesome memories of watching Olga in the 1972 olympics… age 7 ! They will live with me forever ❤ the greatest gymnast of all time xx

Ольга Корбут, наша легенда, на все времена, это просто нечто невероятное, счастья тебе, Оленька !

@ebenburger111

3 жыл бұрын

We love you Olga!

@SamsungSamsung-km9it

2 жыл бұрын

Присоединяюсь к пожеланиям, для Ольги Корбут. Она просто ЧУДО.

@user-gv7mb3rn2l

Жыл бұрын

@Tony TheBrave иди за руzким кораблем

@fromUrals

Жыл бұрын

@Tony TheBrave Не воняй здесь, тролль. Провокаторам только больные на голову верят.

@MikhnevichNatalya

Жыл бұрын

@@user-gv7mb3rn2l 👍👏❤️

My Russian teacher showed me your performances and brief history. We love you!

Cuanto trabajo, cuanto sacrificio toda una lucha de superación para una joven de 17 años en Múnich 1972, toda esa gracia y simpatía demostraron su gran carisma y amor por este deporte, bendita seas Olga, inspiración y belleza de alma y cuerpo!!!

"Smile from the Heart".....BAM!!! Right There. I watched you in the '72 Olympics Olga......it was that smile that captivated me.

That smile is still infectious and carries the hope of erasing so many tensions of the modern world. Legend Olga Korbut lives on forever in our memories.

Excellent achievement with a remarkable personality and smile; we’ll always remember Olga Korbut

Olya my hero, I remember seeing you on tv in 1972 and it was just amazing to see you. I'm from the UK and I knew nothing about the USSR, Later I married a beautiful woman from Novosibersk because she reminded me of you. Thank you.

I started following Olympics from 1972 on just because of her.

What a classy lady. Still has that famous smile . She paved the way for today’s gymnasts. ❤

An awesome athlete and an incredible woman. I recal with the utmost clarity your uneven bars and floor exercise from the 72 Olympics - It was heart stopping stuff. I still get teary when I watch your uneven bar routine even now nearly 50 years later. You were and you remain the most important gymnast ever. Thank you for sharing you skill and your smile.

Живая легенда! А какая улыбка! Легенда гимнастики с легендарной улыбкой.

@ever_forever

6 ай бұрын

Американская легенда? Иноагент ?

@belaborok5615

6 ай бұрын

Тупой коммент .@@ever_forever

@LauRa-re9un

6 ай бұрын

@@ever_forever If it wasn´t for her and Nadia and may be some others, United States gimnastics wouldn´t win any medal in gimnastics. They taught them all their secrets.

Olga Korbut is a queen.

No one living in 1972 was not aware of Ms Korbut’s accomplishments. She was so talented, yet she seemed so tiny and vulnerable. Olga still has that beautiful smile that set her apart. How weird is it that of all the places in this huge earth Olga has been living in Scottsdale 15 to 20 miles from me.

@theknitwit7098

4 жыл бұрын

Really!? I’m in PEORIA! I had no idea...

I was about 5 feet and 5 inches tall as a 10 year old when I saw Olga at Munich . I went outside and did a cartwheel and some handstands just from seeing her. it was more contagious than measles LOL Other girls showed up on my lawn for the same reason and we immediately formed a little :Gymnastics club' That's the power of smiling from the inside . It touched us all . you're always a winner Olga. I read your (Auto ?)biography and still remember :" Be first , be careful , be joyful " Words to live by. you were 4' 10" I am 5' 10 ' and you made me feel like a sister Thank you for your warmth and courage - especially even speaking against abuses(athlete A) You are still a role model and inspiration.

Уважаемая Ольга Фантастическая Корбут - мы Вас просто любим.

@karma-yoga-institute-level-2

4 жыл бұрын

Вы мне ответили?!!! Низкий поклон.

Absolutely brilliant and still loved and adored 50years later lolx 😀❤😀

Sra. Olga mis respetos y admiración a tan hermosa trayectoria. Soy su admiradora.

Thank you Olga Korbut for your smiles from your heart and soul,and sharing with the world all your poetry in a form of gymnastic and charm ! 2020

Olga was the Queen of flexibility back when I 1st saw her as a young teen. Us girls tried to mimic that flexibility, she was the inspiration of majorettes and cheerleaders. We all loved her. I still do.

The lady is a true champion. When she faltered once, twice she did not give up. A true inspiration to many young girls.

@terry7893

2 жыл бұрын

Check into her stealing cheese and other items from Publix grocery store. She's been banned from ever going there again. And her son was printing counterfeit money.

@onesong2001

7 ай бұрын

​@@terry7893 Isn't it the norm now in the USA to steal your groceries?

@terry7893

7 ай бұрын

@@onesong2001 I guess Olga was starting a trend. That and "First White person to steal groceries".

I love watching her. The energy, the passion, the kindness and joy she brings to gymnastics and life just makes me smile. Those kids are so lucky to have Olga as their coach.

I'm imagining myself enrolling in a gymnastics class and suddenly learn that my coaches are Olga Korbut, Nadia Comaneci, Nelli Kim, Yelena Mukhina and Loudmela Touresheva.

Thank you for this - this girl touched my heart (and the world,) in 1972, and I will always admire her. Some of her routines were so dangerous. Tough soviet people. Superstar.

I'm a few years older than Olga, and I did some gymnastics when I was young but my older brother was a state finalist in it. Olga transformed women's gymnastics. The popularity of women's gymnastics in the US exploded after her '72 Olympics, all because of Olga's radiant performances. Today, her old performances are still remarkable to watch because of the quality of her skills, and the joy in her performances.

You, Olga, changed my life @ 7, although I didn't start gymnastics for 2 yrs....how do I thank someone for that?? I am 56 now. I still do gymnastics on KZread...I owe just about everything to you. You will live forever in gymnastics!!!! No one will ever come close❤️

I was born in 1970 so I don't recall the 1972 olympics but I do remember Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci in the 1976 Olympic Games and all the girls at my school pretending they were olympians in my school playground.

@amylynnhunt55

5 жыл бұрын

Me too :0) I tried gymnastics briefly, in '78 or '79, realized there was no way that was happening (I have an autoimmune illnesses that was starting to drain my energy even then), but always loved watching. And getting a little peek into how incredibly hard these young women worked to be so great. I love that Nadia & Bart Conner live nearby now, that would have blown my mind as a kid!

I love you Olga..from the Philippines

@jimmyyoyo5847

5 жыл бұрын

I love you from Nepal

@lovenote1336

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@leoyleosss9949

4 жыл бұрын

Soy de Ecuador

Had a major crush on Olga in '72 as did the whole world I seem to remember; especially after her floor routine! Saw her and Ludmilla Tourischeva at Wembley in '73.

@professorr.5427

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for remembering Ludmila. We felt bad for her. Her style was more classical and she didn't shine like the little pixie Olga. One of those crossroads in history; one wave goes out as another comes in.

1972- 1975 учился в Гродно. Занимался боксом, стадион "Красное знамя". После тренировки заходил в зал гимнастики посмотреть на тренировку О. Корбут

@tatianakotenko9578

3 жыл бұрын

Вам несказанно повезло увидит живую легенду, жаль что её не оценили по достоинству на Родине

@asadwest1798

2 жыл бұрын

لقد كنت فى مونتريال وحضرت مبارياتها في الأولمبياد كانت كالفراشة هى ونادية

Легенда советского спорта!!! Гордость страны!!! Браво Ольга!!!😀

Wow...what a beautiful person!! She has such a wonderful attitude toward life. Her smile is heartwarming. A legend in gymnastics!

I’ll never forget that performance on the parallel bar. I was with my family and we were all awe struck.

Look at them working on the simple techniques. That’s what I loved about the Soviets and the Romanians. Attention to detail.

Love her I was 11 yrs old when she came to the Olympics, Olga was the 1st to inspire gymnastics in the USA. Before that there were limited choices for girls gymnastics.

@nspector

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was born in '67 and though I did not see the Olympics until Nadia's time, I realize now that it was Olga Korbut who made all of us American girls want to take gymnastics.

Lovely smile! The same as 40 years ago!)

I was 22 when I saw you in the ‘76 olympics. I felt an immediate connection to you. Growing up during the Cold War, I was taught that the soviets were a tough and unfeeling people. You changed my perspective. But I did not hear anything about you after the olympics. It was as if you fell off the edge of the world. I was so worried about you, wondering if you did not have the freedom to come and go as you wished. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent and infectious smile. And what you did with the sale of your medals is so admirable, and inspiring.💞

Yooo, imagine having Olga Korbut as your gymnastics coach. Are there actual people who get to say that?

@idioticoutburst4165

2 жыл бұрын

She can’t hand them her flexibility

@mamag58

2 жыл бұрын

I would imagine lots don't know who she is. Just like people who don't want covid shots have never heard of Polio. She was my favourite, I watched the whole Olympics in gymnastics that year it was wonderful.

Loved to watch the joy on her face during her performances. So many don’t smile until they’ve completed a difficult tumbling pass, and then, it’s a smile of relief. Olga performed from the sheer delight of movement. Or, so it seemed. Still enjoy watching all the footage of her and each and every time I want to get up and dance! She was a doll!