Absolutely beautiful to watch. Such amazing lines and grace. Her body moves so perfectly and elegantly. One of my most favourite gymnasts ever. I remember watching her like it was yesterday.
I wish more people did the Mostepanova element on floor. It looks ridiculously elegant and athletic and it would be a welcome and fresh change form the same formulaic tumbling passes everyone does now.
it's really too bad that they pulled her from the all around. She qualified top 3, and if she hit, she would have possibly won with Yurchenko and Szabo's mistakes! She is really one of my all time favorites
@javajunkie6 The official reason was that she was injured. In an interview many years later she confessed that the Soviet coaches quite simply believed Oksana Omelianchik (her replacement) had better chances of taking a medal, so they pulled her out after a long intra-squad talk....
Absolutely beautiful to watch. Such amazing lines and grace. Her body moves so perfectly and elegantly. One of my most favourite gymnasts ever. I remember watching her like it was yesterday.
Dar0922 1 year ago 2
I wish more people did the Mostepanova element on floor. It looks ridiculously elegant and athletic and it would be a welcome and fresh change form the same formulaic tumbling passes everyone does now.
happyjellyfish 1 year ago 6
it's really too bad that they pulled her from the all around. She qualified top 3, and if she hit, she would have possibly won with Yurchenko and Szabo's mistakes! She is really one of my all time favorites
javajunkie6 2 years ago 6
@javajunkie6 The official reason was that she was injured. In an interview many years later she confessed that the Soviet coaches quite simply believed Oksana Omelianchik (her replacement) had better chances of taking a medal, so they pulled her out after a long intra-squad talk....
MrMartinportnoy 1 year ago
@MrMartinportnoy yep...Alexandrov knows what he wants and is usually right...he still doing it today lol
LCAmarkymark 3 months ago
One of the great Soviets-a Legend.
faeryquene 2 years ago 9
So beautiful!
Vermontist 2 years ago 9