she could have gone to the Olympics five times just like Chusovitina...
she qualified for 1940 but it and 44 were canceled. she qualfied for 48 but missed it due to injury. she finally went to the olympics in 52 and also competed in 56.
she was even age-eligible for 36 olympics but even though she was hungarian national champ she didn't go
she could have been the only gymnast to compete in 6 olympics! :(
Yeah, the kind of stuff they're doing in Beijing is insane! Something that I find odd is that back then they were mature women... now they're anorexic 15-year-old dwarfs. It can't be easy to have so much training and such an unsettled life at such a young age, probably a little bit physically dangerous too.
She is 90 years old.
MsOHsvideos 1 month ago
She was 35!!! when she won
pelicanus11 3 months ago
she is so inspiring
she could have gone to the Olympics five times just like Chusovitina...
she qualified for 1940 but it and 44 were canceled. she qualfied for 48 but missed it due to injury. she finally went to the olympics in 52 and also competed in 56.
she was even age-eligible for 36 olympics but even though she was hungarian national champ she didn't go
she could have been the only gymnast to compete in 6 olympics! :(
(she will be 90 on Jan. 9th! Happy Birthday!)
bbhouk1 1 year ago 2
hm ügyes a csaj :-)
MyDeathDream 1 year ago
lol this is so hysterical! this is like preschool gymanstics!
flippingfirmys 2 years ago
in those days, weren't most of the gymnasts trained ballerinas too?
deniserogue 2 years ago
normally they started as ballerinas and then went to gymnastics, because they were so alike.
idefyustars 2 years ago 3
It's sad that she had to go into hiding because of her religious beliefs.
markelov 3 years ago 5
Yeah, I just read about that on Wikipedia. Quite an amazing story that she came back to win after all those years.
barkingtree88 2 years ago
nothin like a floor routine on a bar routine lol.
and they say long sleeve leos are old school haha
tynnya 3 years ago
No, it definitely isn't.
TGF
thegrammarfairy 3 years ago
Not bad for a 35 year old woman.
wolfmanjim 3 years ago 2
Nowadays you could see that done by a 12 year old at your local gym.
barkingtree88 3 years ago
It's incredible, isn't it? what changes have been wrought in fifty years of raising the bar, bit by bit by bit.
TGF
thegrammarfairy 3 years ago
Yeah, the kind of stuff they're doing in Beijing is insane! Something that I find odd is that back then they were mature women... now they're anorexic 15-year-old dwarfs. It can't be easy to have so much training and such an unsettled life at such a young age, probably a little bit physically dangerous too.
barkingtree88 3 years ago 2
She'd have to be a giant to do those moves on today's bars.
wc213 3 years ago
more like a four year old...haha
PeaceLuvGymnasticz 2 years ago