I love how they say her dismount was by far the most difficult dismount being done..double arabian is a G level dismount..ponor did a full twisting double back which is also a G so really they're just exagerating and being biased as usual , common for nbc
@kyle887923 I think it is because Carly's dismount was done in combination. She had two direction changes in the dismount sequence, and the BBC commentator said it was the hardest dismount she had ever seen.
At the time, the Arabian double front WAS rated higher. (Super E vs. E for the full-in.) Now whether or not one is actually more difficult from a gymnastics standpoint is a totally different story!
I can't believe someone sid for form is bad - she has perfect form - she is an absolutely amazing gymnast and I hope she makes a comeback for 2012! What an unbelievably difficult routine!
It's a shame how many empty seats there are at the olympics. I know it depends on the event, but if the seats aren't filled by a certain time, they should give away freaking tickets so people could have the privilege of watching this.
@snazziest212 Svetlana was a straight up bitch who expected everyone to kiss her feet when she walked into a gym, thanks but I'd rather remember Carly who at least showed grace and humility when she lost, and didn't throw a temper tantrum like Khorkina did.
There is no deduction for performing slowly, as long as her connected elements don't have a gap of time between them. So, if she's supposed to do two jumps in a row, and she does them slowly but smoothly, without changes in pacing, it's ok.
However, if she *pauses* between the connected jumps, there's a deduction.
Looking at this again, I am surprised that Carly was given the sheep jump; the feet are supposed to touch the hair, and Carly's feet were nowhere near her hair. I dont think she would be given in nowadays.
Saulyboy09: Khorkina will be remembered for the grace and lines for other gymnast had. She has a move named after her on every event, the only gymnast to do so. She has a some kind of elite gold from every event. Carly is a great gymnast, but you can not deny Khorkina was just special.
theurbansoul:I agree w/you 100% on that. but im just talking about the olympics AA comp. Carly vs Khorkina. Carly out performed her. Is Carly as succesful as khorkina? No. But I do think Carly was the better gymnast the olympic year. and im going to go as far to say she wouldve beat khorkina @ worlds the year prior if it werent for her vault. Both are great gymnasts and there will be no on like khorkina.
Yes I do think Carly deserved her AA title as well...Khorkina was felling her age by 2004 while Carly was new and fresh and put on a nearly flawless performance and deserved the gold and the Wheaties box.
Not quite. Anyone who knows anything about gymnasts would agree sveta's aa vault score was WAY underscored and carly's floor was overscored. those judges did everything they could so svetlana wouldnt win.
Gutsu and Raducan were great gymnast, but I would not say that are more widely remembered in gymastics history than any other gymnast. The only gymnast that continue to really stand out in history are Nadia Comaneci and to a lesser degree Olga Korbut.
although she and mary lou retton won the olympic aa champion but both of them had no influence in the gymnastic history at all except winning fame and money in usa
I totally agree!! Don't get my wrong, I'm American and I'm very proud of our gymnasts, but I don't like Patterson at all!! I think she should not have won the AA, Khorkina deserved it more and has worked a lot harder than Patterson. I think this girl is a moron and you haven't heard a word about her since these games!! She got lucky on one night,, and she hasn't done anything before or since!!
She's actually been working quite hard since the Olympics, she is trying to become a singer - LOL. I think she should give up after four years of minimal success, most of it related to gymnastics anyway.
I have nothing against power gymnasts, I love Shawn Johnson's work but it has has character and something special but Carly is so robotic while Cata Ponor is a real beam virtuoso, still difficult in 2008 and with less errors than most of the 2008 finallists. Carly won AA because Korkhina made errors on floor, if she has gone clean it would have made the difference...
I think people are forgetting that this is ARTISTIC gymnastics: Cata's routine was far more ARTISTIC! Her connections were more creative: her Omelianchick skill where she drops down to the beam was so lovely and artistic: her acro connections were cleaner and flowed more. Cata was far more artistic, whereas Carly's routine is athletic. Cata deserved gold, no question:)
i think if carly would have kept her bhs step-out full twist on beam (which i think is probly pretty difficult) she could have won the gold. i dont thik she had enough difficult in the routine . cata did but not in the dismount.
I think a full-in dismount is pretty damn difficult!!Apart from Carly's standing Arabian, and her dismount, her routine wasnt anything special really. Cata had nice, distinctive combinations, and her routine just "flowed" better.
I think carly deserved to win, ponor had a hop on her landing too and if you look at ponor's form, it is aweful especially in the knees, they are not straight at all!
Not on beam. Her form is atrocious only on the twisting elements (her oh-so-lovely tucked triple full) and she had a very obvious leg separation on her dismount. Apart from that, all of her skills had max amplitude (her back flexibility is unmatched even by today's gymnasts). Plus, Carly's form is no better (flat feet, poor extension on the leaps&sheep jump and cowboy on the dismount) and her choreography is non existent. Don't get me wrong, Carly's a wonderful BB worker. But so is Catalina!
Her form is atrocious, huh? I'd like to see you do better. If you can't, you shouldn't really be talking.
Like Catalina better? Get off this page then. People come here to see Carly and positive comments about her. No one likes people who troll pages and flood them with negativity.
@itstheapocalypse I totally agree with you! Carly was one of the best beam performers ever. I love how light she made all the movements look rater than forced. She was awesome and I am still hoping she makes a comeback. How can anyone say she had bad form? They are out of their minds - thankfully they are not a judge!
i don't even think it was the step on the dismount... her connections were really slow... and the judges CAN take off on those if they want. now, the judges are REALLY mean when it comes to connections - she probably wouldn't even be getting those counted as connections today
I agree, should have been gold. Her double front Arabian trumps Ponor's full twist, 2back any day, all day long and they both hopped on the landing. Ponor had a lot of little breaks in the air--Carly was fluid and steady.
She had a score that would have qualified her for bar finals but because of the two athlete per country rule, she didn't compete. She was the first alternate for floor finals because of a mistake on a dance element. But, she had the highest vault score of the US during qualifications, but because she only competes one vault, she couldn't qualify for that final.
yeah she messed up on a cat leap- 8( She could have got the gold seeing how ponor only got a wat? 9.75 plus the silver medalist only got a 9.5 something!!!
good routine :)
luv4cascy 9 months ago
@snazziest212 lol svetlana had a personality?? she was acted like a childish brat
luv4cascy 9 months ago
@luv4cascy she did say personality. but not a good one
MrLalol123 4 months ago
she scored better on this beam performance than she did in the AA, even with that little hop at the end :)
jandj094 1 year ago
what a roboT
jcisneros7 1 year ago
I love how they say her dismount was by far the most difficult dismount being done..double arabian is a G level dismount..ponor did a full twisting double back which is also a G so really they're just exagerating and being biased as usual , common for nbc
kyle887923 1 year ago
@kyle887923 I think it is because Carly's dismount was done in combination. She had two direction changes in the dismount sequence, and the BBC commentator said it was the hardest dismount she had ever seen.
peejes 1 year ago
@kyle887923
At the time, the Arabian double front WAS rated higher. (Super E vs. E for the full-in.) Now whether or not one is actually more difficult from a gymnastics standpoint is a totally different story!
PeirsolFan2 9 months ago
i have carly's autograph on my t shirt :) i still love her :)
ilyedward29 1 year ago
What awful sheep jump.
alexzjay 1 year ago
I can't believe someone sid for form is bad - she has perfect form - she is an absolutely amazing gymnast and I hope she makes a comeback for 2012! What an unbelievably difficult routine!
pappysprite 1 year ago
@pappysprite she won't make a comeback, she has back problems, that's why she quit
bbhouk1 1 year ago
It's a shame how many empty seats there are at the olympics. I know it depends on the event, but if the seats aren't filled by a certain time, they should give away freaking tickets so people could have the privilege of watching this.
muckraker87 1 year ago
@snazziest212 Svetlana was a straight up bitch who expected everyone to kiss her feet when she walked into a gym, thanks but I'd rather remember Carly who at least showed grace and humility when she lost, and didn't throw a temper tantrum like Khorkina did.
tmwalkerm 1 year ago
really good
stavrinou1998 1 year ago
yal come on shes slow and steady
mmoran3 2 years ago
She is absolutely incredible on beam!
pappysprite 2 years ago 3
There is no deduction for performing slowly, as long as her connected elements don't have a gap of time between them. So, if she's supposed to do two jumps in a row, and she does them slowly but smoothly, without changes in pacing, it's ok.
However, if she *pauses* between the connected jumps, there's a deduction.
talkahuano 2 years ago
Perfect routine but she is so slow....There is no deduction for performing everything so slowly?
AliciaDupres 2 years ago
Looking at this again, I am surprised that Carly was given the sheep jump; the feet are supposed to touch the hair, and Carly's feet were nowhere near her hair. I dont think she would be given in nowadays.
ralucagymnast 2 years ago
soooooooooo close!!!!
GosfordAbercrombie 2 years ago
ughh, i hate her form! Her backward series sure resembles the one in Nastia's 2008 routine. =)
moosegirl69 2 years ago
well, they did come from the same gym
khollaway 2 years ago
It's the WOGA compulsory beam routine! Although I do really like her dismount.
MaebySurelyBarely 2 years ago 2
please do...id LOVE to hear your opinion. tell me how khorkinas bobbles on beam and shaky landings on her jumps on floor beat pattersons routines?
saulyboy09 2 years ago
Saulyboy09: Khorkina will be remembered for the grace and lines for other gymnast had. She has a move named after her on every event, the only gymnast to do so. She has a some kind of elite gold from every event. Carly is a great gymnast, but you can not deny Khorkina was just special.
theurbansoul 2 years ago 2
theurbansoul:I agree w/you 100% on that. but im just talking about the olympics AA comp. Carly vs Khorkina. Carly out performed her. Is Carly as succesful as khorkina? No. But I do think Carly was the better gymnast the olympic year. and im going to go as far to say she wouldve beat khorkina @ worlds the year prior if it werent for her vault. Both are great gymnasts and there will be no on like khorkina.
saulyboy09 2 years ago
Yes I do think Carly deserved her AA title as well...Khorkina was felling her age by 2004 while Carly was new and fresh and put on a nearly flawless performance and deserved the gold and the Wheaties box.
theurbansoul 2 years ago
Not quite. Anyone who knows anything about gymnasts would agree sveta's aa vault score was WAY underscored and carly's floor was overscored. those judges did everything they could so svetlana wouldnt win.
BrittanyxKilla 2 years ago 2
just kidding never mind :0
georgiapeach87165 3 years ago
was this in team competition?
georgiapeach87165 3 years ago
no, it was in the event finals
khollaway 2 years ago
love her leotard!
theramblingscot 3 years ago
I don't like Carly much but her beam is Extrodinary!
pretzal702 3 years ago
omg she's awesome
thegymnast96 3 years ago
She gets HUGE HEIGHT on her layouts.
missjpace 3 years ago
she only have the olympic title but no other
classic routine at all
and the quality of her routine is very bad
but quite difficult and constant
she deserve the title but no other
huayoulqq 3 years ago
i unsertand it is called ARTISTIC gymnastixcs. i think that why cata won the gold. plus cata had a little more difficulty.
eMthegymnast 3 years ago
Gutsu and Raducan were great gymnast, but I would not say that are more widely remembered in gymastics history than any other gymnast. The only gymnast that continue to really stand out in history are Nadia Comaneci and to a lesser degree Olga Korbut.
prettyleaf 3 years ago
although she and mary lou retton won the olympic aa champion but both of them had no influence in the gymnastic history at all except winning fame and money in usa
huayoulqq 3 years ago
i don't like her at all!she is almost the worst olympic all around champion since 1988
tatiana gutsu lilia andreea raducan are much better than her she does't have the charm of other olympic aa champion
huayoulqq 3 years ago
I totally agree!! Don't get my wrong, I'm American and I'm very proud of our gymnasts, but I don't like Patterson at all!! I think she should not have won the AA, Khorkina deserved it more and has worked a lot harder than Patterson. I think this girl is a moron and you haven't heard a word about her since these games!! She got lucky on one night,, and she hasn't done anything before or since!!
EdGringo78 2 years ago
She's actually been working quite hard since the Olympics, she is trying to become a singer - LOL. I think she should give up after four years of minimal success, most of it related to gymnastics anyway.
NonMatchingUnderwear 2 years ago
Ponor is in a different league to Carly...
I have nothing against power gymnasts, I love Shawn Johnson's work but it has has character and something special but Carly is so robotic while Cata Ponor is a real beam virtuoso, still difficult in 2008 and with less errors than most of the 2008 finallists. Carly won AA because Korkhina made errors on floor, if she has gone clean it would have made the difference...
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rebonding 3 years ago
Who gives a crap about Ponor and beam.. Carly won all-around which is THE thing to win. Let Ponor have her gold on beam
Fireleigh 3 years ago
Ponor won team gold and gold on floor and beam... She didn't compete AA, like Cheng Fei, she is weak on bars...
Ponor on beam is an exhibition of how to do beam.. she is fluid, has extra difficulty she doesn't need and it looks natural and easy..
emmyjo720 3 years ago 2
I think people are forgetting that this is ARTISTIC gymnastics: Cata's routine was far more ARTISTIC! Her connections were more creative: her Omelianchick skill where she drops down to the beam was so lovely and artistic: her acro connections were cleaner and flowed more. Cata was far more artistic, whereas Carly's routine is athletic. Cata deserved gold, no question:)
ralucagymnast 4 years ago
i think if carly would have kept her bhs step-out full twist on beam (which i think is probly pretty difficult) she could have won the gold. i dont thik she had enough difficult in the routine . cata did but not in the dismount.
eMthegymnast 4 years ago
I think a full-in dismount is pretty damn difficult!!Apart from Carly's standing Arabian, and her dismount, her routine wasnt anything special really. Cata had nice, distinctive combinations, and her routine just "flowed" better.
ralucagymnast 4 years ago 2
No questions about it Carly SO TOTALLY DESERVED the Gold Medal!!!!
polkadots816 3 years ago
that's true
danyelaelena 3 years ago
I think carly deserved to win, ponor had a hop on her landing too and if you look at ponor's form, it is aweful especially in the knees, they are not straight at all!
flipnchick3824 4 years ago
Both routines started out of a 10. As for Ponor her form is horrendous, and the judges don't take off nearly enough on her dismount.
Patterson beat Khorkina fair and square, no question about it. NOt even close, if you can't see that then you're blind.
arlhello 4 years ago 3
Yeah, I never liked Carly "the robot" Patterson. She was lifeless.... and forgettable
HoneyGotMeHooked 4 years ago 3
OMG, I really like her dismounts
NastiaLiukinFan 4 years ago
She deserved to beat Ponor. Ponor has the most horrible form of any gymnast I've ever seen.
Penguin888 4 years ago
Have you heard of Kristen Maloney?
briaberger 3 years ago
Not on beam. Her form is atrocious only on the twisting elements (her oh-so-lovely tucked triple full) and she had a very obvious leg separation on her dismount. Apart from that, all of her skills had max amplitude (her back flexibility is unmatched even by today's gymnasts). Plus, Carly's form is no better (flat feet, poor extension on the leaps&sheep jump and cowboy on the dismount) and her choreography is non existent. Don't get me wrong, Carly's a wonderful BB worker. But so is Catalina!
AnnaPavlovaFan 2 years ago
Her form is atrocious, huh? I'd like to see you do better. If you can't, you shouldn't really be talking.
Like Catalina better? Get off this page then. People come here to see Carly and positive comments about her. No one likes people who troll pages and flood them with negativity.
itstheapocalypse 2 years ago 11
How exactly "Carly's a wonderful BB worker" is considered a negative comment I'll never know...
Plus, I was referring to Ponor's poor form on the twisting elements in response to Penguin888's comment. Please read the whole thread before posting!
AnnaPavlovaFan 2 years ago
@itstheapocalypse I totally agree with you! Carly was one of the best beam performers ever. I love how light she made all the movements look rater than forced. She was awesome and I am still hoping she makes a comeback. How can anyone say she had bad form? They are out of their minds - thankfully they are not a judge!
pappysprite 1 year ago
Champion gymnast, gold-deserving routine, awful leotard. Those poor girls!
HeyButtahfly 4 years ago
i don't even think it was the step on the dismount... her connections were really slow... and the judges CAN take off on those if they want. now, the judges are REALLY mean when it comes to connections - she probably wouldn't even be getting those counted as connections today
theused1786 4 years ago
So Close!! ponor: 9778 and carly got a 9775. Darn Close!!!
likkala 5 years ago
no way ponor's routine was amazing, kills carly
scatteam2 5 years ago 3
I agree, should have been gold. Her double front Arabian trumps Ponor's full twist, 2back any day, all day long and they both hopped on the landing. Ponor had a lot of little breaks in the air--Carly was fluid and steady.
uncchristine99 5 years ago
almost a clean routine..
zinikas 5 years ago
she looks pissed though...sure a gold medal is what she wanted but silver is great also, i guess. this is also the most nervous i've ever seen her.
gw2012ogm 5 years ago
She had a score that would have qualified her for bar finals but because of the two athlete per country rule, she didn't compete. She was the first alternate for floor finals because of a mistake on a dance element. But, she had the highest vault score of the US during qualifications, but because she only competes one vault, she couldn't qualify for that final.
cutsiepie6388 5 years ago
yeah she messed up on a cat leap- 8( She could have got the gold seeing how ponor only got a wat? 9.75 plus the silver medalist only got a 9.5 something!!!
gw2012ogm 5 years ago
she did a yurchenko double and a piked 1/2 (start value 9.6) when she was junior
gw2012ogm 5 years ago
She was going for FX finals too, but ended up as a reserve because of her mistake in qualys :)
starlightescape 5 years ago
Woo. I completly typed that wronge. I ment Im pritty sure it was two.
whipback 5 years ago
iM PRITTY SURE IT WAS 2
whipback 5 years ago
shouldve been gold IMO
danfraz09 5 years ago