Top 5 Favourite Bar Routines

[PrincessOfZambia]

0.26 it looks like she just turned her body inside out :p But these routines are beautiful.

[ElodieMariecee]

2:47(L)

[brycehelmer]

If Li Li rotated a little faster, she couldve done a magana or maybe not lol

[91andRWforever]

I they hadn't banned so many moves and that the bars were still close like before. The way bars are today makes it hard to do the beautiful moves :/

[jena2398]

Now a days gymnast just aren't creative anymore. I just wonder what happened to all of that creativity.

[AMY1310LUCY]

she sure likes straddles!

[gymgoings]

@bucket3333 anyone makes the people on make it or break it look awful

[3Axel1996]

I'm surprised you went with Ma Yanhong's 84 Olympic routine over her 81 Worlds Event Finals routine...

[ThePianist2396]

0:20 through 0:23 was so badass o:

[goldenspygirl]

Elena Mukhina and Kim Gwang Suk were AMAZING...

[milbil3]

How old was the girl for #1 she looked only about 12 years old!

[kpenda]

@milbil3 She was 12. There was a whole controversy about her age (her coaches said she was 16 at the time... ha, ha), and North Korea wasn't allowed to compete internationally the following year.

[3Axel1996]

@kpenda Following year, meaning after the 1991/92 competitive season, right?  They did compete at the 92 Olympic Games in Barcelona...

[ULibby]

I'm guessing that all that slamming into the bars is not necessarily good for females... seems like it would be a lot of bruising and internal injuries. I read at one point they were concerned about fertility and such later due to so much pelvic/abdominal scarring...

[centralviva]

number 4 and 1 are off the wall

[EdGringo78]

@GymnasticsGirl20 the bars are too far apart in today's gymnastics to be able to do those kinds of moves.

[unevercalled]

@GymnasticsGirl20 think they were considered dangerous

[kpenda]

@GymnasticsGirl20 Her coaches claimed she was 15, but while no one knows her exact year of birth, it's believed she was 12.

[gymnasticscanbe4ever]

didnt really like number 3 mate

[mack20cats]

those poor vaginas.

[supergymnastkendi]

1:03 - 1:05 was amazing!

[percypizzalon]

PAF PAF PAF

[itstheapocalypse]

Kim Gwang Suk's routine was awesome but she looks like she's 8 years old.

[PhenixJoe]

The decision to move the bars further apart was the best decision ever. I hated all of that hip-banging and ass-tapping on the low bar.

[maddimayhem15]

What about Olga Korbut?

Agh, Kim's knees on those straddle releases.

[maddimayhem15]

What about Olga Korbut?

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

Have to say I am surprised at your first choice. You seem to be a stickler for pointed toes and nice form and the such. Gwang Suk had those infamous bent knees.

[hollywoodgymnast2421]

I like number 4 and 1

[481095ymg2]

A fabulous routine but how old was kim? 8?

[Erica110598]

The second one was amazing!

[JBBieleiber]

The 1st one that girl is soo young seesshh

[mexicanchica109366]

I love the forth one that's the best

[ilovesyou306]

of course theyre all asian..... ;)

[bernardmarianovella]

@ilovesyou306 The Asian gymnasts (specifically Chinese) have the undisputed best work on bars, if this was floor, I'd bet you there'd be mostly Americans (Although the Russians are a tad more artistic and elegant there).

[brycehelmer]

The second one was great.

[makT890]

kim gwang suk would definately be 1 on my list! good choices

[buffytariq]

aww the last girl is so tiny!

[hotwaiter]

is it some regulation that the bars HAVE to be far apart now? or is that just the way it's progressed? I really miss when the bars were closer and the gymnasts could do such spectacular transitions from one bar to the next. If a modern gymnast brought back to closer bars that would rock.

[edward8489]

Ha yeah it does make them look bad ...halarious

[bucket3333]

this makes the people on make it or break it look awful!

[judyangymnast]

@bucket3333 they r actors not real gymnasts. If shawn, sacramone, mustafina, and nastia were on that, every gymnast would watch it

[DarkHybridxx]

@judyangymnast They are real gymnasts, perhaps you should learn first before clarifying. I'm glad you only know you're very recent, completely overrated gymnasts. All their routines are basically generic versions of each other anyway.

[goldenspygirl]

@DarkHybridxx just to clarify what @judyangymnast said, I think they meant that the show can't show a ton of real gymnastics because the actors have to have stunt doubles who don't look exactly like the actors they are performing for...

[horseback1999]

@bucket3333 i know

[crazykenz101]

Omg I love Li Li! And who was number one and how old was she?? She was awesome!!!

[WhereLaughterBegins]

WOOOOOOOW!!! HOW OLD IS SHEE??? DAAAAANG!!

[antonia012857]

i love the second ones dismount!

[Blimekid212]

Wow. Why don't gymnast do these kinds of things anymore? So amazing.

[shannonigan9]

@Blimekid212 They don't because the bars are set farther apart, therefore they can't do stomach rips anymore(unless you're super tall!). I wish the hip circle would come back though.

[unevercalled]

@Blimekid212 a lot of those moves are now banned

[judyangymnast]

@Blimekid212 because the Gymnastics national comitee made the bars further

[pandaxseal3]

@Blimekid212 I agree with you! Now every bar rountine that I see looks the same!!! But alot of these moves have been banned like standing or sitting on the bars and now the bars arent as close anymore

[sigaljarby]

Wow how cool was the second routine??

[insert8name5here]

the asian gymnasts are soooooo good but really how old are they????

[b05620]

i think its fair to say... the chinese ROCK at bars :D

[fashionoverflow]

This all blows my mind... back standing twist off on the bar ? Death defying !

Girl in the baby blue leotard... impossible !

[stepitup25]

I love how you most admire technique and artistry, as well as skill and difficulty.

[jrlassiter]

very enjoyable.

[maddiecass]

How come they dont do anything like the routines here now? I always thought they were SUPER amazing. Then that, compared to the average competitive wg routine now, (not bashing, just noting- still LOVE gymnastics) It looks a little simpler. Any insight? Just curious if I missed some MAJOR trend change. (wasnt alive when these routines were originally executed) ;) XD

[twistedelegance78]

That little girl you put as your number 01 was FIERCE!

[summerbaer25]

@twistedelegance78 What a routine! But she can't be 16 like they said. You even can make out that she's missing a tooth. Her age makes it all even more spectacular!

[zeldafreak701]

Amazing choices. I was a little disappointed that there wasn't any Khorkina but then again she is all about being unique and these are just so beautiful.

[TheWatakick]

How old was that top 1 girl she SUCKED!!!!!

[EdGringo78]

@TheWatakick Well, the North Korean government claimed she was 16 as those championships believe it or not!! Bela Karolyi at the 92 Olympics said "I think she's 11, her milk teeth are falling out."

[ravel111]

How come they don't do tricks like these in modern day gymnastics anymore? So much cooler!

[brettamy1]

I like watching close bars but im glad i don't compete it. #5 luv the tecatcha eagle grip thing

[gymnasticsstar12345]

that last girl was still a baby!! shes soo cute!

[FallenRose101]

Aw, Kim Gwang Suk is so tiny! Seriously, she looks like she's only four feet tall! Her routine is excellent and very interesting to watch. I like your choices. :)

[julie1995able]

i think He Kexin is the best but okay

[Theia787]

yelena mukhina is absolutely incredible i love her

[blingiton99]

The girl doing the last routine looks so little!!!

[cargobud]

Its just incredible how boring nowadays UB routines became.

[sshanan1]

No. 5, 4 and 2 are absolutely fabulous.... not the usual ones we see these days. Bravo!!!

[pouuia]

These are absolutely wonderful! Thanks for uploading!

[gogirls1998]

your number 1 is amazing

[abbyandpaigers]

Number 9 was amazing!:D

[brigymnast247]

i like the 2 one

[JoaoZamae]

man, hit the bars with the stomach over and over must hurt like HELL

[ivybop]

@JoaoZamae - No it doesn't. You don't hit your stomach, you hit just under the hip bones and it doesn't hurt. That is, it doesn't hurt if the bars are set properly. If they're not, you smack your hip bones and that hurts like HELL. The bar never hits your stomach.

[AlmightyOwl]

Last one was CRAZY!

[ivybop]

Great choices. I really miss having the bars close together. The transitions were so creative back then.

[QuirkyGirl10]

@ivybop I absolutely agree with you. Nowadays, it 's about women trying to imitate men on the high bar.

[lostlyrarose]

I can't even figure out Ma Yanhong's dismount... free hecht, in/out 1/5 tuck?

[myplaylist1238]

jeez. the bars sound like theyre about to break in Wu Jiani's routine

[gymnastandchocolate]

omg these bar routines are like amazing!!!!! they are so cool!!!!!!!!

[camelia160]

On voit que tes francophone. Routine en anglais sa prend pas de S pis Barre en anglais sa prend toujours un S...

[Rynryn99]

Yeah the last girl was definitely under age. There were like 3 different birth certificates found on her. Bela swore she was underage cause she had no teeth, but her coaches said she knocked them out on the bars...

[gymnast857]

i agree, this is a really nice video, all routines fir in the the right places. Btw, how old was the last girl??

[iwinyoulose101]

@gymnast857

no one knows for sure what year she was born in

[nchllltmr]

@gymnast857 she actually was proven to be underage years after she competed at the olympics because she competed as 15 years old like 3 years in a row, so north korea was like banned from world competitions for a couple of years, i believe. and the little girl disappeared for a while; some people thought the government "got rid of her" because she got them in trouble but she popped up at the '08 ceremony

[Hasoginy]

Mukhina did the korbut flic with how many twists? @@ that is so scary.

I somehow feel the bars now are rather boring--mount, pirouettes, usual releases, pak salto down, toe on transition up, pirouettes, double layout or tsukahara dismount. Is it me or Tsukahara is really the newest trend for dismount?

I hope more innovative uneven bars routines come up. :D great choices.

[finfelagund]

Nice selection, only that there are a little bit too easy dismounts in all those routines.

[KsiezniczkaTatusia]

as much as I agree that those routines were more creative... this belly beating thing really freaks me out

[LoveGym96]

How old is the last girl?

[KsiezniczkaTatusia]

@LoveGym96 no one knows ;) from wikipedia: Due to her small stature and the fact that the North Korean Gymnastics Federation listed her given age as 15 for three consecutive years, questions arose about Kim's age and eligibility for senior competition. While her real age was never ascertained, it was discovered that the Federation had submitted inconsistent birth year information for her at least three times at three separate international competitions

[mgl71594]

great montage, i would be interested in a montage of modern uneven bars with the bars seperated full distance. i would have to say my favorite would probably be amy chow's performance at the 1996 olympics

[kasaikun619]

I like the bar better then they were close...Mostly cause the dismount possibilities were more vast ^_^

[hihibyebye27]

is it just me or are is high bar for li li wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy higherr?

[MrThomas2999]

@hihibyebye27 good point but i think it's the angle

[boomail99]

oh my godddd !!!!! ur actually right maybe she is really tall, or she has more space to do her dismount ! <3

[SqueakyPanther]

lol, I'm so tall that if I could do a kip, I'd be able to do li li's mount without the springboard. ^_^

[FABHEL]

agree, even if she was actually 13 she was the best !!!!!

[SuperMrpuffy]

Kim Gwang Suk is amazing. I can't stand it when people say she cheated and didn't deserve her UB title. Whether she was too young or not, she was still the best.

[Zamolodchikovafan16]

Oh my goodness SO amazing! I LOVE the last routine, and how old is she?! She looks so young!!!

[bubblesandbackflips]

My jaw is quite literally on the floor

[jamarsano]

Watching Mukhina makes me want to cry. Poor girl.

[randomsmilezzz]

@jamarsano wat happened to her??

[maddimayhem15]

@randomsmilezzz Broke her neck doing a banned move and was paralyzed.

[superabczyx2]

@jamarsano what do you mean?

[cekcooking]

@jamarsano so so sad.......

[xxbabyblacknessxx]

@jamarsano what happened?

[iowagymnast5568]

how old is number 5 at that time?

[POCKETPROTECTORS77]

li li is awesome!

[schill2002]

Jiani Wu is the coach at the Caquatto sisters' gym, right? I'm surprised they aren't better on bars...

[dragonmaster97531]

He Kexin and LiLi looks so similar XP

[Jay777L]

Holy crap thats crazy!!!!!!!!

[uchihasavenger]

OMG WOWOW amazing.

[MrMini454]

WOW! How come we never see routines like these anymore?? really amazing moves!

[ThatRomyKate]

The move at 1:04 is awesome but how do they not hurt themselves when they keep hitting the bars?

[Kayioat]

@ThatRomyKate They are womans. Womans have guts.

[Tilara]

excellent collection i feel as though gymnastics back them was way better than it is now.

[smkiki14]

These were amazing. Isn't it incredible how much bar routines have changed now? I think your choices are awesome, such unique routines, and mind blowing how close those bars were back then, huh?

[W0AHLIN0]

Li Li & He Kexin could seriously be twin sisters.

[goonergirl96]

Why do gymnasts like beth tweddle shawn johnson and nastia liukin not use any of these moves surely they are more than capable?

[KoreAtreides]

Those moves are dangerous as hell. Beautiful though, gosh I miss this kind of gymnastics!

[Tilara]

i wonder the same thing, i feel that they were more creative back then and that the moves done now are kind of not up to par.

[SuperMrpuffy]

He Kexin is WAY better than all of these people

[missmouse35]

so? he kexin may be better to u maybe, but to mostepanova fan not. its her opinion, no need to judge. next time, i would leave a comment like this to urself

[SuperMrpuffy]

u suck

[SuperMrpuffy]

@missmouse35 I kind of did mean it to myself. And I only said it because she mentioned her in the description. Sorry if I did anything wrong

[Pagan1123]

I admit that Khorkina is very skilled, but no matter how many of her routines I see I can never shake the feeling that she looks a little stilted & awkward. She was undeniably exceptionally gifted but other people are far more pleasant to watch

[PekoeDeLaRosa666]

Thanks so much for these beautiful videos of your favorite routines. I realize that these are all opinions, but I think that your bars favorites is the weakest of the group. Several of your choices have obvious form/rhythm breaks. And any list that doesn't include Svetlana Khorkina has to be highly suspect. Her combination of difficulty and beautiful line has never been matched,  I would also have included Olga's 72 Olympic routine that changed Gymnastics forever.

[MostepanovaFan]

You will notice that these are my favourites, not yours.

[MrsShazziePepper1996]

@MostepanovaFan I think your choices are very good. I absolutely love Yelena Mukhina!!

[Jameshistory]

@MostepanovaFan To:MostepanovaFan ....Good for you!!!.. and that is all I am going to say! BTW Thanks for all the great post!

[lostlyrarose]

@PekoeDeLaRosa666 it's also so hard to compare bars in the 70s & 80s, to the 90s and now... very different looks. I don't think I can limit a list to 5 of anything, so I enjoy seeing someone else's.

[AlyssaGymnastHot]

@PekoeDeLaRosa666 ur a tard no one cares

[AlyssaGymnastHot]

@PekoeDeLaRosa666 ur a tard no one cares its HER video not YOURS as much as wewould all just lovvveee to har ur a opinion ( which we dont ) keep it to ur self okkk?

[AlyssaGymnastHot]

@PekoeDeLaRosa666 ur a tard no one cares its HER video not YOURS as much as wewould all just lovvveee to har ur a opinion ( which we dont ) keep it to ur self okkk? u dont nned to be writing a profecialal comment on here

[The67Russia]

@PekoeDeLaRosa666 

you got owned

[FlicTuckFull]

@PekoeDeLaRosa666

Svetlana Khorkina, although innovative, was rather messy. IMO her only bar truly worth remember was her 2000 EF.

[safarihk]

i just want to say that all rounties just stunning.

[sochisochi]

was kim 9 yrs old ?

[auswriteratheart]

Here she was probably about 13. It's thought that she was 11 at the 1989 Worlds.

[qlavi]

Woooow!!! Kim Gwang Suk is AMAZING!!!

[ekateri28]

Kim Gwang Suk is BS. She is a kid with baby teeth. BS. How about Bogi? Korbut is not as good as Mukhina?

[cl200913]

What is the name of the release she does after the tecachev? or however you spell it

[cl200913]

Why did they move the bars further apart?

[purplelover81]

so the gymnasts could do arial transitions to the different bars... i kinda like the belly bumps that they used to use to transition though :] it takes a lot of skill!

[welshforever92]

Love all your videos!!

I love it when the bars are closer together, the ruitines just seam more full and exciting!!

I know this is the wrong place to ask but could you possibly put together a guide for nastia liukina nd anna pavlovas floor ruitines please? it would be great if you could!

[ChelsCarey]

I have to agree with your choice for number one. One of my fave bar workers ever! So aggressive for being SO young

[GymnasticsISlife96]

can you please tell me what Kim Gwang Suks tarrif would be?

[MorgiMD]

That last girl didn't have grips on!!!!! WOW.

[missmouse35]

the mounts on the bars when they were close together are really cool

[missjpace]

Kim Gwang Suk moves sooo fast! She doesn't second guess a thing.

[Yangyun4ever]

Li Li and He Kexin look alot alike!

[magicallymc]

Can you do a "A-score guide" for these routines? I know they didn't have A-scores during the times of these preformances but it'd be interesting to see how they compared to the A-scores of olympic routines.

[lingketon]

i think some of the moves are banned or even impossible to perform anymore nowadays because of the distance between the bars.

[ApparoDei]

I love the routine of the 1st gymnast. She really works it. I have to agree with kim gwang suk as the no. 1. Nobody does the counter kim nowadays.

[Gymbasa]

Kim Gwang Suk Deserved it

Counter Kim

Tkatchev to Comaneci to Full Twist Down

10.000 Tarrif

[TuesdayPillow]

There was no Comaneci in her set.

[99emii]

the girl that came 1st was amazing, she is so powerful for such a tiny gymnast.

[keli59]

I love Mukhina's

very good!!

[itstimetostudy]

holy shyt kim gwang suk O_O

[tilted666]

Didn't all that hitting the bar with their hips do damage????? I would have thought it would be painful?

[dagymnast13]

WOW. Number 5,4,2 were amzing :)

I LOVE Nastia's though! But no way as interesting as these though!!!

x

[vsklovesyouu]

Not trying to sound racist or anything... but Asian people make Americans look like shit.

[ClevelandTigersVB5]

the romanians were also really good but to me, theyve been slacking off the past few years. if you watch nadaia or elena, you see stars!

[lingketon]

romanians slackin off the past few years? you mean the past two decades hehe

[ClevelandTigersVB5]

haha well, the past few olympics games lol but they had amazing style

[GymFloozie]

Kim Gwang Suk blows my mind every time I see her. Thank you for this! You are a real fan. These are truly some of the best bars routines ever!

[ClevelandTigersVB5]

i didnt think #2 deserved the spot although hr dismount was crazy! the lil girl in the first was a such a tiny powerhouse. but i thot lili's routine was amazing considering the fact that she could have dislocated her shoulders!

[intldawn]

Well, Ma Yanhong is one of the best bar workers of all time, but I don't think her routine form '84 really showcases it. Watch her stuff from '81 worlds and '79 worlds then you'll really what she can do.

[toomuchgoingon]

the first girl has a freaking straddle!!!

[Izzzi99]

2:40 is a cool dismounts.

[mistybabe5489]

will you do your top 5 vaults next? its the only apparatus you haven't done.

[lizzle7654]

Wow... anyone else think that He Kexin and Li li look alike?!