1985 Worlds Olga Mostepanova Compulsory Balance Beam

[mka800]

Olympic organizers during the 84 Soviet boycott: Oh, my God - we need more comptition, this is horrible.

Olympic organizers during the 80 U.S. boycott: What are we going to do with all these extra rooms?

[woofiegrrl]

Honestly I am a little confused here. When you watch Silivas do this routine, there are some elements that definitely end in scales, but on those elements I keep seeing Mostepanova just put her foot down, no scales. Is that not a deduction, to not end in a scale where there is supposed to be one? I would rate this more of a 9.95 than a 10 personally, though of course this was the era of handing out 10s like candy. :)

[Vermontist]

I believe that the scales were a stylistic choice, not a requirement, but I could be wrong. Silivas also had yet to develop the flexibility in her split positions that she had later in her career. She also, of course, had a hop on the dismount.

[faeryquene]

That is correct on the stylistic choice-it was the same on beam where I think a gymnast could keep their leg up on a back handspring then set it down, or a cartwheel in compulsories. It certainly left a better impression on the judges.

[spartyutube]

Hate to say it, but the 1984 Soviet women's team was prolly the strongest ever- they would have killed everyone if they went to the 84 games.

[audie83]

When I watch Mosty's routines-she is the 1984 Alternate Games Champion-and then watch the 1984 Olympic AA 'Champion's' .routines-Mary Lou Retton's-well let's just say it makes me want to dig my eyeballs out. That is all.

[metsdudenj]

Omelianchik had a much better compulsary routine than this

[gymerin]

mostepanova is just stunning at all times, i cannot say enough about her

[ardianworld]

Wow, she is flexible and strong!