Oksana Chusovitina - 2008 Olympic Games - Qualifications FX

[MegaSpiderman5000]

terrific shushonova!!

[xrictinaaa1]

It doesn't matter what's her start value or her score. It doesn't matter how many mistakes she makes or if she medals or not. Oksana Chusovitina is a gymnastics legend!

[MegaSpiderman5000]

can someone please telll me, what what that cool move at 1:26 she kinda plot to floor! I thhink It was cool> She is a very good gymnast

[Parparim61]

@MegaSpiderman5000 It's called a Shushunova, after Elena Shushunova.

[julie1995able]

she should try some muture classic music

[Stonymypony]

The second pass...wow...and she is 33 years old. Amazing work!

[kurojin97]

new gymnastic scoring system is gay.

[MadeleinePhillips666]

Ahn...Sorry, but I really don't love her. Her body shape on twists is just awfull. And she didn't deserve the silver on vault. I don't like Sacramone too, but she deserved the silver.

[AVeryPotterFreak]

That was bitchin at :32. Hahaha and her music is Pirates of the Caribbean! Or maybe Pirates got it from her. Who knows! Hahahaha she did a great job tumbling but her dancing.........

[msms68]

she reallly cant dance but hey shes in her thirtys and has a son so its not too bad that she cant dance

[johnnycaboosehead]

She was 33 years old in 2008 !

She is amazing !

[PoorPublicSchoolKid]

Highest double layout in those olympics.. i take it back.. in probably all of history.

[gregorygutkin]

she looks like a man to much but shes a hero cuz she is doing it even though she is older she gives people hope that no matter how old you are you can fulfill dreams

[gregorygutkin]

she looks like a man to much

[arabiandouble]

great half in half out

[gy9402]

I would have the following deductions: 0.1 Legs separation on double layout 0.1 Piked down on double layout 0.1 Legs separation on full twisting double tuck 0.1 Legs separation on double twist 0.3 Big step on front full twist 0.1 Lack flexibility 0.1 Legs separation on double pike 0.1 Uncontrolled landing on dismount D 5.800 E 9.000 Pen -0.100 Score 14.700

[gy9402]

I would have the following deductions: 0.1 Legs separation on double layout 0.1 Piked down on double layout 0.1 Legs separation on full twisting double tuck 0.1 Legs separation on double twist 0.3 Big step on front full twist 0.1 Lack flexibility 0.1 Legs separation on double pike 0.1 Uncontrolled landing on dismount D 5.800 E 9.000 Pen -0.100 Score 14.700

[MissRoseDarrensAngel]

Love her floor music, sounds like DJ Tiesto's "He's a Pirate" from Pirates of the Caribbean 2 Dead Man's Chest soundtrack....

[garyj79]

Amazing tumbler BUT must be the only former soviet gymnast who cant dance to save her life.........

[evoandy]

gutsu was a disastrous dancer as well....

[markedexclusive]

@garyj79 Gutsu's dancing abilities for a Soviet gymnast come to mind.

[Holycani]

@garyj79 yeah, it's like she is just posing lol. Actually if you look at her 1992 fx event some of her poses are the same! But i have the greatest respect for this gymnast :)

[garyj79]

@Holycani - so do I - I take it shes continuing for her son.......I fail to see why she would continue to put her body through all of this for any other reason!

[TamarjanFan95]

@garyj79 She has said she does it because she loves it. When asked about London in 2012 she said, "Why not? I'll only be 37." This to me comes from a woman who loves what she does.

[cherylannemason]

@garyj79 I couldn't have said it any better!

[garyj79]

@cherylannemason - if she continues to compete she will be lucky if she can walk properly by the time she hit the big 50 !

[camjay8]

@garyj79  Wait she's German right?

[IsMaithLiomEmma]

@camjay8 she competed as part of the unified team, which would have made her a soviet gymnast.

[camjay8]

@IsMaithLiomEmma Oh I see I thought she had competed on a Soviet team in the past and come back to Germany...

[IsMaithLiomEmma]

@camjay8 i know, the whole unified team thing is so confusing!

[3Axel1996]

@IsMaithLiomEmma Chusovitina is from Uzbekistan. Originally competed for the Soviet Union, which with the fall of communism in late 1991, the individual republics competed as the Unified Team (under the IOC flag) for both the 1992 Winter & Summer Olympic Games. She then competed for her home country Uzbekistan. She later competed for Germany in order to earn money and sponsorships to help treat her son's cancer (leukemia?).

[MiiAmoure]

1:13

Pavlova on beam?

[HailieNichole1995]

@MiiAmoure yes

[Guateangel]

This woman is amazing, a true inspiration!

[cutelilazngirl1]

She's good for being like 31! I dont think Shawn or Nastia can do it this well at 31.

[MisanthropistPro]

I'm 100% sure that they're not going to, but who's to say they *can't*?

[Gymya100]

in her dreams

[Gymya100]

not with sloppy line

[duonoaikouka]

Thank you for posting this!! I've been wondering who was using that music ever since I heard it in the background of NBC's coverage. She's an amazing gymnast, isn't she? What an athelete at 31 (?)!

[Gymbasa]

14.450

she deserves 15.000 or more

[hitsugaya1001]

i dont think it would be that high =/

when i saw this routine, i marked off 1.2 on execution