Dominique Moceanu - 1996 Olympics Team Compulsories - Floor Exercise

[DC205504]

9.75

[mariana4gymnastics]

she was off beat,...

[zeldafreak701]

Was there a point deduction for which leg they put out at the end. I see some do their left and some do their right. Did that matter?

[metsdudenj]

@zeldafreak701  No

[LMA629]

anyone know her score?

[twistedwikked]

She makes it look so simple... it's amazing

[Missnewyork28]

She is soooooooo cute !!

[37tonya]

I love the way she projects her head throughout the whole routine. It reminds me of when I was a pom pon in high school.

[raichmaneuvers]

and had Mo hit all her events she beats them all, including, Lilia. And you are also totally wrong Dawes had the highest score in the team competition. She had a lower combined compulsory and optional score than Podkopayeva, Miller, and Kochetkova. And the highest optional score in the team competition was not Dawes, it was Simona Amanar.

[moopoo66]

@raichmaneuvers no dawes didn't have the highest scores she came behind miller and lilia in the indivual standings

[PoorPublicSchoolKid]

That first pass looked so much more artistic with a split leap instead of a punch jump after the full twisting layout.

[37tonya]

I love the way little Domi projects her head up throughout the entire routine.

[emmjay2662]

This routine is a show-stopper and she nails it. Wow. Love it.

[cairsahr64]

This was an extremely well-done routine. I give Dom full marks on this, even considering Lilia P. of Ukraine. I think Dom could have taken anybody at this time. And I stand by this statement forever.

[Mikizzle15]

Is it me, or does it seem like Dom did everything backwards??? Like her splits and leaps. She did a left split and everyone else on the US team did a right-legged split. Even her leaps were with different legs.

[crownblkprince]

@Mikizzle15 Yes, she is more flexible on her left side. Shannon is the same way, too. They even use the same compulsory beam side entry, while the other girls use the other end.

[MelleAndKev]

@Mikizzle15 She's probably a lefty.

[lolalycan]

@MelleAndKev

She is a lefty

[MelleAndKev]

@Mikizzle15 She's probably a lefty.

[cairsahr]

Try watching this with the audio turned off, while listening to "Palaestinalied" by Qntal. It is as if choreographed.

All gymnasts work too hard for what they hope to accomplish. Seriously. How do they do it ?

[cairsahr]

A very beautiful performance. I barely remember it; thanks for the upload!

[luv4cookie1]

she had to speed threw some of her dance because she was behind the music

[jamesbug2002]

I thought Moceanu mistimed the move she made before her back roll and the back roll itself..

[uwoeric]

She tired so hard to "sell" the routine throwing her head back and projecting to the audience, but the judges didn't buy it and only gave her a score in the 9.7's. Real artistry/expression takes years to master. She did a decent job though.

As far the AA goes, LP was ending on her strongest event whereas Dawes/Miller were up on VT. Even if they hadn't fallen, I don't think Miller could have gotten it done on vault. Dawes had an outside shot. I think LP would have won regardless.

[agators212]

i think LP would have won cuz she was consistant even though i don't particularly like her beam and bars routine. if it came down to everyone hitting their routine mo huilan would have won. seein how the judges seem willing to hand out a 10 for mo's beam routine. she took a big step/hop backwards onher dismount and she still got a 9.8

[missmouse35]

9.7's is actually as good as it gets for compulsory floor routines,

[uwoeric]

Not really... maybe for the Romanians? The top scores on FX for compulsory was 9.8+ from Lilia Podkopayeva and Kerri Strug. A bunch of other Americans and Russians got mid 9.7's.

[sqekcx]

what happens to her head?

[estelle93]

damn.

Shes the best gymnast i've ever seen

for her age.

[QueenieQue]

I do love Dominique. No, she's not Lilia, but she was only fourteen, and SO talented.

[GlobalGal1976]

@QueenieQue Agree. I realize some would criticize her, but given her height and her age, she was beautiful. Her leaps were gorgeous.

[tomsk14]

Whats the move at 1:04 called? Ive never known and also wanted to do it myself....

[alinetiti]

As much as I love Dominique Moceanu's gymnastics, she just doesn't compare to Lilia Podkopayeva in this floor compulsory. Maybe it's the way it's filmed, but the way she keeps looking up just doesn't do it for me.

[garyj79]

totally agree with you....very 14yr old ish.....or Karolyish'........one or the other, 4 yrs seperated her and Podkopayeva, but this looked like a lifetime watching this!having said that are there any US gymnasts that had any artistic expression @ Atlanta to compete with LP?

[tomsk14]

Well, no, because then they might've won the AA wouldnt they :-D......

Nobody compared to LP, and thats why she won, but I would say few US gymnasts have been great artists.... I liked Courtney McCool alot though in that respect....

Moceanu does hold her head so far back too much of the time, but shes so cute you've just gotta love her own charm and finish on everything.

[turckhater]

Part of the reason why none of the US gymnasts won the AA that year is because they had uncharacteristic falls during that part of the competition. THAT had nothing to do with whether or not they were artistic enough to win. Perhaps you should actually know what happened in the meet before you make comments like that.

And for the record, I was glad Lilia won and absolutely idolized her. I just wish she would have won with ALL of the "favorites" being flawless, rather than how she did.

[luvhelmet]

agreed. Shannon and Dominique Dawes were going head to head for first until they both messed up on floor and Moceanu blew it on beam....all uncharacteristic for all three. I don't think Lilia would have won or it would have been close if the US girls were on their game that night.

[raichmaneuvers]

@luvhelmet dream on fool. Shannon cant outscore Lilia on any event except bars. Dawes cant outscore on any event other than bars and maybe beam if Lilia is off. Moceanu probably cant outscore her on any event period, beam if she is lucky maybe. Lilia is the only one who could score 9.9 range on floor, the Americans were all mediocre on vault even at their best, Moceanu and Miller were weaker on bars. If everyone had hit Mo would have won with Lilia 2nd, probably Amanar 3rd.

[raichmaneuvers]

@turckhater none of the Americans would have won the AA that year even if they had hit. Lilia didnt even do her best but she still did well enough none of the Americans would have beaten her. Miller cant outscore Lilia on anything except beam, Dawes cant on anything but bars and maybe beam if Lilia is off, Moceanu cant on any event really. And if everyone had hit in the AA none of the Americans would have even medaled. The top 3 would have been Mo, Lilia, and probably Amanar.

[raichmaneuvers]

@turckhater none of the Americans would have won the AA that year even if they had hit. Lilia didnt even do her best but she still did well enough none of the Americans would have beaten her. Miller cant outscore Lilia on anything except beam, Dawes cant on anything but bars and maybe beam if Lilia is off, Moceanu cant on any event really. And if everyone had hit in the AA none of the Americans would have even medaled. The top 3 would have been Mo, Lilia, and probably Amanar.

[bojohns77]

@raichmaneuvers wow dude did you forget that  dawes and shannon were one and two halfway through respectively. and as bad as you say americans were on vault both dawes and miller were in the vault final. actually dominique dawes had the highest all around in team competition, i remember them showing that stat before the ind. all around started. it wasnt artistry or difficulty it was nerves on floor that did them in. i luv lilia she brought floor to another level. but those are the facts dude.

[raichmaneuvers]

@bojohns77 no I didnt forget that. Dawes was 1st and Miller was tied for 2nd with Kochetkova, not 2nd alone. The reason those were the top 3 is they all started on bars. The favorites Lilia and Mo started on vault. Had everyone started on vault Miller, Dina, and Dawes would have been behind Lilia and Mo the entire final. In the last rotation Lilia scored a 9.887 on floor which would have blown her past the mid 9.7s Miller and Dawes were capable of on vault.

[poetrisha]

wow shes so tough

[evoandy]

between her and shannon, I really think that this U.S. team isn't as overrated as people say.... Both of their FX and BB complusory routines are EXQUISITE gymnastics. I can't believe she had this amplitude and refinement in her dance elements at this young age. What a stunningly talented gymnast....

[willsbob123]

I would have scored her: 9.750.

[Lauri08]

what's this song called?

[HJA1982]

Die Fleidermaus Overture

[laurendee21]

Thank you! I've only been trying to find out the name since the '96 Olympics!

[yaoidanyboy]

This is the '96 Olympic Games, compulsory floor routine...

[lefteye02]

isnt this routine identical to shannons routine?

[missjpace]

It's compulsories; they all do the same routines during preliminaries. They don't do compulsories anymore.

[Eugenie404]

She would have amde a wonderful ballet dancer!

[Lauri08]

that is very true! I used to be a ballerina and she definitely has "it".

[nodumbblond]

she's amazing

[Imaginary114]

My goodness, she's so graceful and performs each move so naturality and with such ease.

The girls this year were great, but this girl seems as if she barely has to think at all...lol it just comes naturally...

I know we won the gold for the All-Around Women's, and congrats to Nastia Liukin she deserved it...

But Domnique is such a NATURAL...it's uncanny!

[iceisverynice]

co-sign

[Imaginary114]

huh?

[iceisverynice]

' ditto',' agreed', ...i can ' co-sign' on the statement u just made' lol

[Imaginary114]

lol OHHH. haha. I've never heard that word used in that particular context before. lol

thanks for clearing that up for me. :)

[natethegreat920]

dont u have to be 16 to be in the olympics? was she?

[AerinAlanna]

They only added that rule after the 1996 Olympics, so it did not apply at the time of the 1996 gymnastic competitions. It also did not apply in 1998 for the figure skating, for reasons I have not been able to discover, as proven by Tara Lipinski's gold medal in women's figure skating at age fifteen.

[jaszmina9]

I love this routine!

[glidersvalentina]

Man, i totally love the choreography!! and her gracefulness

[audie83]

It was important to try and show some personality out there in these compulsories to help the gymnast stand out from all the others and Dominique certainly succeeded. Silivas was a master at it. I think this particular compulsory fx was perfect for Lilia Podpokayeva who truly loves the ballet and it showed.

[UsagiChan86]

Uh..she's so beautiful i love her work

[apluskel]

she's almost too showy in this routine, I know you're supposed to be and that's the way the coaches trained her but it looks forced, not natural, could be toned down a little other than that her dance and skills are flawless

[audie83]

I agree-Lilia Podkopayeva was beautifully subdued yet joyful and elegant as this particular movement in the ballet should be. :)

[tvloonie111]

she totaly rocked the compulsaries!!!

[andrycrisiana]

Impossible not to love her!!

[luisafernandasanchez]

what is the name of the song??

[audie83]

I'm no ballet expert but isn't this from Swan Lake? Perhaps the ballet experts out there could let us know. :)

[gouber123]

she is a beautiful gymnast i want my gym  routines to be as gaceful as hers

[eMthegymnast]

OPEN A NEW WINDOW AND WATCH THIS USERS VID OF SHANON IN COMPULSORIES AT 96 OLYMOPICS!! pause domies at :2 then pause shanons at :5 then make sure u paused it to where its them doing that same pose then pres play on shanons then domies. it might work better if you pause shanons on the close u p of her head. then rpess shanons then doms. its cool. look how diff they r even in compulsories.

[ZSFHUJ]

It's great but I prefer Lilia Podkopayeva...

[adventuregirl76]

Hard to believe she is now married and pregnant! I'll always think of her as a little girl : )

[krrustygym]

she had the baby on christmas day! a little girl! carmen

[gouber123]

i no she was a beautiful gymnast she is my idol

[xtropical2]

haha

you sound like she died or something. =P

[tvloonie111]

compulsaries are so fun to watch! everything is more relaxed and the performers look more happy.

[rank101]

The fouetté hold was good (probably the best--even podkopoyava didn't hold it) but too much gratuitous throwing back of the head--looks way too forced and uncontrolled. Plus she's got crow's feet for hand carriage and placement. Exquisite? Hardly.

[ShadowElf005]

Lmfao I guess you don't know what real gymnastics is then I'd like to see you do any of that.

[gilles574]

She is absolutely not graceful, not a pinch of elegance... Too much robotic... Awful work !

[tynnya]

your stupid shes a much better gymnast than you could ever be todays gymnastics is robotic thats graceful

[ShadowElf005]

She's so well together she's the perfect gymnast <3 her

[roxyejam]

she so graceful.

[dzzz80]

this is an beautiful compulsory routine! Wow!

[crazybrunette94]

wat was her score?

[jiyunheo]

wow it is the best thing i ever saw in my whole life!!

[bigmdm2006]

she was so beautifull

[anulay]

Wow! I never saw that...so simple but still so exquisite; she had such beautiful form on ALL events. I could watch her all day. Thanks for downloading! =)

[FireDannyAinge]

Not on beam. Bent knee's galore

[anulay]

You know, I believe it was her execution and confidence that made up for any errors.

[FireDannyAinge]

Not really. She was grossly overscored. Butt wiggling is not presentation

[ccb226]

what was the score?

[tvloonie]

ha! id like 2 see u do better.

[dzzz80]

Hahahahaha!! Me too!!