Svetlana Khorkina Floor routine in event finals 2000 olympic

[bikkutoria98]

IS She Rusian?!?

[joystixxify]

once a year we have the states championship where i live and im roped into helping out so im forced to watch a lot of gymnast wanna-be's with their horrendous floor routines and zero expression. the times when you had to sell yourself on the floor are apparently gone. khorkina was the master of it.

[runnerboy081]

I love the commentary at the end with her wanting to be an actress. very appropriate comment 

[TheOrlandocool]

she dont have a 10.000

9.812???????

my opinian is 9.565

[hinginator]

What a perfect combination of dance and tumbling. I love that she doesn't telegraph her tumbling passes. The grace and technique is really out of this world.

[ymeche]

the name's song

[RAWRRR2365]

i love sveta, but seriously, how did she score so high with a messy landing like that?

[missmouse35]

what place did she get?

[getnasty08]

2nd place behind Elena Zamolodchikova. Sore to come second, but happy it was a russian who took gold. Love Sveta.

[faeryquene]

Never indeed!

I have a place in my heart for the newer girls who loved the sport enough to train and keep it out there-but imo we so desperately need another Sveta=she's a Rock Star. :)

[faeryquene]

In an earlier age Sveta would have scored a 10.00 with her AA FX routine at Sydney. It is my favorite of hers although I get teary-eyed with Sveta's final Worlds performance at her retirement.

[MelisandMags123]

i agree,floor is now all about tumbling and high power jumps and leaps, i miss watching the different types of grace and artistry each gymnast can bring,svetlana is sooo graceful she is amazing :)

[sochisochi]

I love my queen Sveta .

[konaldoo]

you just feel its gonna KICK in at 041 seconds...and it does. her slash movement sirens the entrance of the music, and thus, music in symphony with elegant, feline finesse begins to relentlessly flow.

[konaldoo]

spinechlling. thats what she is. she brings a totally different approach, line and technique. no other gymnast can touch her on the floor routine. look at her. like a swan on ice.

[vermillionss]

i think i would go as far as saying this is my favorite floor routine of hers.

[EdGringo78]

mine too!! I absolutely LOVE the reactions the crowd gives her

[mrparke007]

Moreso than her Carmen routine? I <3 her Carmen. It's fabulous.

[kakumei77]

Notice that she only does three passes and yet scores in the 9.8's! I guess she is that good! I wish every routine was as dramatic as hers! Good music and presences!

[gymnasticsbabie]

my favorite routine ever.

[cryssbest]

"She wants to be an actress" LOL

So she was just "act" when she almost left the floor not once, but three times ?

Probably that`s why she was overscored

(9,812)!

[gutsfinky]

That was her sister shown at the end, right?

[emmanuell80]

yeah was her sister Yulia

[FreeFallin1976]

How tall is she?

[emmanuell80]

She is 5-5 1.65 m. not so tall, but she has a very long legs

[EdGringo78]

@emmanuell80 at 5'5" she was a giant in gymastics but absolutely beautiful!!

[skatekwan6]

does anyone know the name of that song? i love it

[NastiaLiukinFan]

yes is called "Pistolero"

[NastiaLiukinFan]

I really like Sveta's tumblings and her music. Her best floor routine ever!

[ooplopoo]

ready for her close up? that old, washed up actress character on that movie was freaky! svetlana is not crazy and will never fade away, maybe her weight though...

[DYWK]

Haha yes Carmen I would remember. I would remember the Besame Mucho for 99 as well, it's just SO whorish (I mean it in a good sense), and her ending pose on FX at 2003 Worlds... And her screaming during the 2000 Olympics.

[khorkino]

just exquisite. this is what we'll remember when we think of the Queen.

[mrparke007]

I'll always remember three things about Khorkina. 1)her innovation on bars, 2) her floor routine to Carmen (1995ish), and 3) her constant complaining about never winning the all-around in the Olympics (96, 00, 04)

[lepetitpoulet]

me too! completely share that point of view, i would just add:

4) her amazing half on vaults (she's the one who brought them to the fore) especially with the 1.5 twisting tuck sommersault off. Very intricate!

5) her gainer work on BB, gainer full twisting flic, gainer full twisting sommersault (rarely attempted but you shoud check it) and gainer 2.5 twist dismount.

[mrparke007]

Touche about #5. Her gainer work was innovative. Have you ever thought about joining wwgym(dot)com? It's a great gymn board where the real nerds talk about current meets, past greats, etc. Check it out some time.