Oksana Fabrichnova - 1994 Worlds EF - Balance Beam

[Lystaria]

She was so lovely and graceful, I wish she had made an Olympic team.

[LaVoix555]

This is probably one of the most original beam routines ever!

[LCAmarkymark]

She was great. She would have been great in Atlanta..but then we would have never seen Liapina lol. Russia was stacked back in the day and now that they are stacked again watch out lol..just think if Produnova was in Atlanta as well.

[kras118]

@LCAmarkymark agree! and can you imagine if the Soviet Union had stayed together....so many great gymnasts to choose from!  Wish Fabrichnova could have been in Atlanta, but at least we get these routines to savor!

[markoparko]

I wish she would have competed until Atlanta. She was very good on every apparatus.

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

Amazing, she should have tied for silver.

[iheartcheese111]

@gymnasticsloverxoxo I agree.

[emmyjo720]

I have never seen anyone copy the move on to her back, it has to be so dangerous to practice.

[QueenieQue]

@emmyjo720 Khorkina did it early in her career. It's called a cradle.

[orlyswa76]

She does her acro series soooooo fast it looks crazy!!!.....UNBELIEVABLE!

[SvetlanaBaitovaFan]

How on earth did she ever manage to stay on the beam after doing that front tuck? Her legs were so cowboyed so it makes a gal wonder

[Summonearth]

I have a question. Which one is harder, backhandspring to three layouts or backhandspring to layout to backhandspring to layout.

[irichluck21]

BHS to 3 LO. when you add the 2nd BHS it allows the gymnasts to put their hands down on the beam to right themselves. 3 LSO in a row is extremely difficult because you can go offline so easily.

[Darkangel127]

Maybe because Lyssenko was Ukrainian. But, I totally agree, she was an amazing gymnast and a very underrated one!

[shamu23gt]

Love that cradle. She also used it in her floor routine. Her trademark move.