I think the feelings from a lot of people here about Svetlana being an unlikeable person or unpleasant or rude etc are unfair. I have seen her and I know what incidents people are refering to. At the time of her career it was the very serious, straight faced, unemotional girls from Romania (entirely due to Belu's ''style'') against the balletic and soviet trained but Russian competing girls from Russia, Sveta just happened to be the only person who was probably human + emotional, like 99% of us.
I always have mixed feelings about Sveta (love her work, dislike her personality sometimes) but *damn* if she doesn't know how to DANCE and pick some gorgeous, *mature* (not cutesy) floor music! This was beautiful.
only if she would have had that full in like in the team final..Love the routine anyway
LCAmarkymark 3 months ago
Love that ending!!
GymnasticsFan1144 7 months ago
IMPOSSIBLE. IT CAN NOT BE POSSIBLE.
MultiRATON2 9 months ago
She looks so much better in 96 than she did in 2000 or 2004. At the other two Olympic games, I thought she was too skinny.
itstheapocalypse 1 year ago
porque habra ESCOGIDO ESE CAMINO
MultiRATON1 1 year ago
Such a cute finish! :)
JTGPCFL 1 year ago
should have been a 9.8 and a 9.8 for beam as well..the judging was so terrible
LCAmarkymark 1 year ago
I think the feelings from a lot of people here about Svetlana being an unlikeable person or unpleasant or rude etc are unfair. I have seen her and I know what incidents people are refering to. At the time of her career it was the very serious, straight faced, unemotional girls from Romania (entirely due to Belu's ''style'') against the balletic and soviet trained but Russian competing girls from Russia, Sveta just happened to be the only person who was probably human + emotional, like 99% of us.
tomsk14 1 year ago
I always have mixed feelings about Sveta (love her work, dislike her personality sometimes) but *damn* if she doesn't know how to DANCE and pick some gorgeous, *mature* (not cutesy) floor music! This was beautiful.
NYCBlonde 1 year ago
The golden age of gymnastics.
mrspupcake 1 year ago
so pretty and dramatic!:)
afgymnast96 1 year ago
If that's not artistry...then I don't know what it is...marvelous...
edelamm 1 year ago
what a goddess!!
tchachinafan 3 years ago 2
I love the end. Katarina Witt died at the end of her Carmen...but not Svetlana!
okhan001 3 years ago 18
SO SO GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
alliangzhang 3 years ago
I love the ending I think its dramatic and it suits her...
tomsk14 3 years ago 9
An interesting character... left with a bitter comment. But a true artist in Gymnastics
KUCHUKOO 3 years ago 3
it's like a horror movie at the end
yiudiumui 3 years ago 2
she had a different opening pass in the team optionals, i wish she would have kept it in. that triple twist is beautiful.
gymfan06 3 years ago
no she wont compete in the 2008 olympics 2004 was her last
Sammyleigh320 4 years ago 2
plis, svetlana khorkina participe to olympics 2008??
(sorry my inglish)
badasgay 4 years ago
funny end ;DD
MariaAnLiu 4 years ago
That's my favourite floor routine from her.
fruityliciousrhubarb 5 years ago