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Comment on The “Ultimate” Sport by Gymbit

Gymbit — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:37:29 +0000

Another gymnast who was able to make a smooth transition to another sport is Britain’s Beth Tweddle. The Olympic bronze medalist on the uneven bars recently competed in Dancing on Ice and won with her rendition of Bolero. Check it out!

Comment on Gymnix 2013 by RJL

RJL — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:16:48 +0000

Too bad the men’s part of this competition has been cancelled. They had some good names a few years ago. Nice that the Russians and Romanians have sent some of their top juniors in recent years.

Comment on A New Quadrennium by RJL

RJL — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:45:43 +0000

Hooray for a new post from Gymbits! Thanks for the videos during the post-Olympic gym lull. Sandra’s floor routine was my favourite of the Olympics…so disappointing that she fell. She could have won two golds otherwise! Wow!

Comment on The “Ultimate” Sport by Melissa Putterman

Melissa Putterman — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:14:26 +0000

These videos are just stunning. It really goes to show all the hard work and dedication that goes into being a world class gymnast.

Comment on Top 10 Floor Routines Ever by Kat M

Kat M — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:18:40 +0000

Wow – I am fascinated by this. I have not done gymmastics in a LONG time (like over 25 years), but I had this vague memory of the most beautiful floor routine I had ever seen. It was so vague, it was like a dream you had once and you can barely remember it. And here I find, to my amazement, that someone else had the same dream and remembers the same routine! Natalia Frolova was brilliant. That routine of hers was just perfect in so many ways. I love it.

Comment on Top 10 Floor Routines Ever by Gymbit

Gymbit — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:48:59 +0000

Wow, that's a great list of floor routines - thanks! I remember loving Dina Kochetkova's floor from the 1994 Worlds as well, and I thought it really suited her. At the 1996 Olympic Games she performed this one in Team and AA, but busted out the 1996 Worlds routine again for Apparatus Finals. Dina Kochetkova (RUS), 1994 Worlds EF Dina Kochetkova (RUS), 1996 Olympics EF Ekaterina Lobaznyuk (RUS), 2000 Olympic Games TF - The Russian floor line up was awesome that year because they all had completely different styles. Don't you think the team would have been unbeatable if the 5th and 6th members were Yevgeniya Kuznetsova and Yelena Dolgopolova?! Tatiana Lysenko (UKR), 1991 Worlds AA - one of my sentimental favourites Olga Strazheva (URS), 1998 USA vs USSR Yelena Shushunova (URS), 1998 Olympics AA (at 8:38) Camelia Voinea (ROM), 1987 Worlds Natalia Laschenova (URS), 1988 USA vs USSR Svetlana Boginskaya (URS), 1989 World AA Dominique Moceanu (USA), 1996 Olympics TO Dominique Dawes (USA), 1991 Nationals EF Henrietta Onodi (HUN), 1990 Goodwill Games AA Svetlana Khorkina (RUS), 1995 Worlds AA Daniela Silivas (ROM), 1988 Olympics TC

Comment on Top 10 Floor Routines Ever by Janice

Janice — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:10:35 +0000

Thanks so much for your list! I’ve also thought, over the years, about what routines would make up my list of top 10 all-time favorites. I agree with several of your choices – Mitova’s routine has been one of my faves ever since I saw it in 1991. I also love Mo Huilan and Podkopayeva’s routines. (You’ll see I’m partial to routines done by gymnasts from the U.S.S.R. and its republics). Sadly, routines these days have to pack in four tumbling passes, which is at the cost of the dance and artistry that characterized these wonderful routines from the 1980′s and 1990′s.

A few more that I’ve always enjoyed (in no particular order):
Dina Kochetkova – 1994 Worlds EF
Ekaterina Lobaznyuk – 2000 Olympics (don’t know if it’s AA or EF)
Tatiana Lysenko – 1991 Worlds AA
Olga Strazheva – 1988 USA vs USSR
Elena Shushunova – 1988 Olympics AA
Camelia Voinea – 1987 Worlds
Natalia Laschenova – 1988 USA vs USSR
Svetlana Boginskaya – 1989 Worlds AA
Dominique Moceanu – 1996 Olympics Team
Dominique Dawes – 1991 Nationals EF
Henrietta Onodi – 1990 Goodwill Games AA
Svetlana Khorkina – 1995 Worlds AA
Daniela Silivas – 1988 Olympics Compulsory (yes, compulsories – she just did this routine SO much better than everyone else – everything was perfectly synchronized to the music)

Comment on 2012 Olympic Games – Prelims by Gymbit

Gymbit — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:26:21 +0000

I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that Chusovitina won medals for the Soviet Union!!! She’s just amazing.

Comment on 2012 Olympic Games – Apparatus Finals by RJL

RJL — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:56:59 +0000

Another great post! Thanks for all the work you’ve done throughout the Olympics.

Comment on 2012 Olympic Games – Women’s All Around by RJL

RJL — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:57:17 +0000

I feel bad for Raisman too. The tiebreak rule is unfortunate in any case, let alone when it’s the difference between a medal and no medal. There are a whole bunch of steps to breaking a tie but if the scores remain tied after all the steps have been taken, then multiple medals are awarded. So if it’s possible to give out more than one medal (albeit a very remote possibility), why not just do it in the first place??