didn't they smack their stomachs on the uneven bars back then? (i think they're called stomach beats). how could she have done that pregnant? and she doesn't look 5 months pregnant at all!!
@LMA629 ...you actually didn't hit your stomach but the fold of your leg on the bars, and they didn't do those back then (Larissa ended her career having never done one). Those bars were very stiff and hard and broke a lot. It wasn't until more flexible rails came in during the 1960s that you started seeing that (the earliest film example I have is from 1966). If you look at Larissa on the medal platform, it's kinda funny, she stops sucking her gut in and this "pouch" shows up
@chocdave Just to round out your information I watched some footage of her doing that move at the 1964 Olympics and I suspect she did the same routine at the 1960 Olympics too.
It wasn't the full stomach beat, but she hit the lower bar with her hips and did a circle round it.
I don't know, it doesn't seem that difficult to do what she did at this specific competition. Let's realize that even before she was pregnant, she could do the splits, split jumps, back handsprings, fulls (on floor), etc easily. Seeing as these skills probably weren't pushing these athletes to their physical limits, since gymnastics was more artistic back then, I don't see how this was very difficult. Please correct if I'm wrong.
@AngelCutums Well, I could see when a woman is pregnant...any type of strong movement can make you feel ill, so that's an extra challenge to be dealt with. Plus, you're more easily tired. I could see that having an effect.
@bbhouk1 What'd she say? I remember she said something about Korbut to the tune of "a real champion never falls" or something like that. Well easy for her to say when the highlight of her beam routine was, like, walking across it...
oh i know that, the romanians were rarely better than the soviets, with the exception of 1987 worlds. im talking about the all-around, Daniela was underscored in the team event, and before the new life rule, scored carried over.
@CoCoNuTsiopatHic if "the highlight of her beam routine was, like, walking across it..." and with that she won more gold medals than anyone in the Olympic history, then CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT others were doing on the beam?!
Larissa Latynina has won more Olympic medals than any other athlete. She competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the 1960 Rome Olympics, and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. She won a total of 18 medals, including 9 gold.
I like Larissa's beam mount. To me it is an Olympic worthy mount versus the simple tuck jump mounts certain young gymnasts are doing today at the elite level. Sigh..
You can't tell she's pregnant at all!! Amazing she could do vault, bars, everything. What a champion! I read about this years ago but I forget-was this an Olympics or Worlds event?
Was this the competition where she was pregnant by her daughter?? Wow. 5 months pregnant?? Wow. I read it was 3 months but just being pregnant at all-it's amazing. I read in a book 'she managed to hide' her delicate condition and win the event. And her daughter told people for years she and her mom won all the medals. How cute! :)
didn't they smack their stomachs on the uneven bars back then? (i think they're called stomach beats). how could she have done that pregnant? and she doesn't look 5 months pregnant at all!!
LMA629 8 months ago
@LMA629 ...you actually didn't hit your stomach but the fold of your leg on the bars, and they didn't do those back then (Larissa ended her career having never done one). Those bars were very stiff and hard and broke a lot. It wasn't until more flexible rails came in during the 1960s that you started seeing that (the earliest film example I have is from 1966). If you look at Larissa on the medal platform, it's kinda funny, she stops sucking her gut in and this "pouch" shows up
chocdave 8 months ago
@chocdave Just to round out your information I watched some footage of her doing that move at the 1964 Olympics and I suspect she did the same routine at the 1960 Olympics too.
It wasn't the full stomach beat, but she hit the lower bar with her hips and did a circle round it.
AngelicPhantom 5 months ago
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Why was she competing while pregnant?
Stonymypony 8 months ago
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Stonymypony 8 months ago
Michael phelps is gonna beat her record
KevYuuuu 11 months ago
I don't know, it doesn't seem that difficult to do what she did at this specific competition. Let's realize that even before she was pregnant, she could do the splits, split jumps, back handsprings, fulls (on floor), etc easily. Seeing as these skills probably weren't pushing these athletes to their physical limits, since gymnastics was more artistic back then, I don't see how this was very difficult. Please correct if I'm wrong.
AngelCutums 1 year ago
@AngelCutums Well, I could see when a woman is pregnant...any type of strong movement can make you feel ill, so that's an extra challenge to be dealt with. Plus, you're more easily tired. I could see that having an effect.
cgkitti 8 months ago
@AngelCutums You try getting out of bed during a difficult pregnancy. You're not even meant to lift a heavy box let alone your own body weight.
And also realize that none of what she did was on padded or sprung floor.
AngelicPhantom 5 months ago
i love her gymnastics but i have no respect for Larissa as a person anymore
not after i heard what she said about Nellie Kim......
bbhouk1 1 year ago
@bbhouk1 What'd she say? I remember she said something about Korbut to the tune of "a real champion never falls" or something like that. Well easy for her to say when the highlight of her beam routine was, like, walking across it...
CoCoNuTsiopatHic 1 year ago
@CoCoNuTsiopatHic apparently before Nelli's career really took off, Larisa said quote
"she has no future" unquote.
Larisa said that in 1970, after Nelli's competition results had been less than satisfactory
but then again i don't respect Nellie anymore either, not after what SHE did to Daniela Silivas.
bbhouk1 1 year ago
@bbhouk1 What did she do to Silivas?
violaroadkill 1 year ago
@violaroadkill
she underscored her and all other countries as a judge, possibly causing the loss of the gold medal
bbhouk1 1 year ago
@bbhouk1 In which competition? If you mean Seoul, the Soviets were clearly the best and deserved the gold.
violaroadkill 1 year ago
@violaroadkill
oh i know that, the romanians were rarely better than the soviets, with the exception of 1987 worlds. im talking about the all-around, Daniela was underscored in the team event, and before the new life rule, scored carried over.
bbhouk1 1 year ago
@bbhouk1 Well, she was overscored in the final, so I guess that made up for it. Which routines was she underscored on?
violaroadkill 1 year ago
@violaroadkill
compulsory vault and optionals beam
bbhouk1 1 year ago
@CoCoNuTsiopatHic if "the highlight of her beam routine was, like, walking across it..." and with that she won more gold medals than anyone in the Olympic history, then CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT others were doing on the beam?!
Simply Standing by it, lol
malyshbrat 1 year ago
What was her silver?
Elemarth 1 year ago
Fascinating!
HSMusicMom 1 year ago
She made the artistic gymnastic sport
sochisochi 1 year ago
Woops!!! I meant 'with' her daughter!
Darn Ytube-no edit feature!
audie83 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing all of those wonderful old school gymnastics which I love!♥♥♥
Awesome to think Latynina was pregnant and still able to compete. Those deceptively 'easy' acrobatic elements are NOT easy to the average Jack or Jill
PhillyGal4Ever 3 years ago 7
Is that good for the baby to be doing all that?
MalenkyGoblin 3 years ago 3
She must have been only 3 months along. It couldn't have been five. The doctors wouldn't have let her go.
galveston 3 years ago 3
Larissa Latynina has won more Olympic medals than any other athlete. She competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the 1960 Rome Olympics, and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. She won a total of 18 medals, including 9 gold.
BillBrd1 3 years ago 13
I like Larissa's beam mount. To me it is an Olympic worthy mount versus the simple tuck jump mounts certain young gymnasts are doing today at the elite level. Sigh..
audie83 3 years ago 7
You can't tell she's pregnant at all!! Amazing she could do vault, bars, everything. What a champion! I read about this years ago but I forget-was this an Olympics or Worlds event?
audie83 3 years ago
@audie83 the olympics are every four years. so, naturally, this is a worlds event
i know this comment is really old but still :)
bbhouk1 1 year ago
Was this the competition where she was pregnant by her daughter?? Wow. 5 months pregnant?? Wow. I read it was 3 months but just being pregnant at all-it's amazing. I read in a book 'she managed to hide' her delicate condition and win the event. And her daughter told people for years she and her mom won all the medals. How cute! :)
audie83 3 years ago 12
holy crap, five months pregnant? This was her first kid right? How old was she?
focacize 3 years ago 5