Thank you for posting this! I have always wondered what happened to Gutsu in this competition, or if she didn't compete. Thanks for explaining! KimZfan if you have the Semi finals on DVD and would like to trade it for another gym DVD or costs, please let me know! Thanks..
Gutsu competed in the Preliminary round of competition in UB, BB, and FX. She failed to advance to the Semi-Finals in UB and FX, placing 48th in UB and 30th in FX. She did, however, qualify 1st in BB.
Ironically, her teammate Roza Galieva qualified to the Semi-Finals in UB, BB, and FX, placing 2nd in UB, 3rd in BB, and 4th in FX after Prelims. However, she was unable to compete in the Semi-Finals due to a sudden illness. Galieva alleges she was poisoned by a teammate...
If Galieva was competting for CIS, then I wonder who might have done that, maybe Gutsu, since she stole her AA spot later on...Or was she competiting for Uzbekistan?
Her teammates Tatiana Lysenko and Svetlana Boginskaya qualified ahead of her. Boginskaya had an automatic qualification into the event finals as the reigning World Champion on beam from the previous year. Lavinia Milosovici and Oksana Chusovitina also benefited from this "free pass" into the event finals (in their respective events). Gutsu was a victim of this rule and the two-per-country rule.
In my opinion, this is the most difficult beam routine of all time, regardless of the change in requirement
Planetimage2 3 days ago
Since when did the reining WC's on events get a free pass to the finals?
MTVMANN 1 month ago
Remarkable dismount; why nobody does this today???
ralucagymnast 6 months ago 2
this routine probably would beat shawn johnson's in d score today!
afgymnast96 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this! I have always wondered what happened to Gutsu in this competition, or if she didn't compete. Thanks for explaining! KimZfan if you have the Semi finals on DVD and would like to trade it for another gym DVD or costs, please let me know! Thanks..
annamax80 3 years ago
Damn, that dismount STILL blow my mind.
dyingproof 3 years ago
2nd.
bettycoltrane85 3 years ago
Wow, I've never seen this round. Do you have Onodi, Mitova, and Gogean from this round?
thewho76 3 years ago
not a great comp for gutsu
redsoxgirl0280 3 years ago
galieva was never given a chance to shine.
redsoxgirl0280 3 years ago
and why she didn´t compete in other finals? like uneven bars
Audrey22 3 years ago
Gutsu competed in the Preliminary round of competition in UB, BB, and FX. She failed to advance to the Semi-Finals in UB and FX, placing 48th in UB and 30th in FX. She did, however, qualify 1st in BB.
Ironically, her teammate Roza Galieva qualified to the Semi-Finals in UB, BB, and FX, placing 2nd in UB, 3rd in BB, and 4th in FX after Prelims. However, she was unable to compete in the Semi-Finals due to a sudden illness. Galieva alleges she was poisoned by a teammate...
KimZfan 3 years ago
If Galieva was competting for CIS, then I wonder who might have done that, maybe Gutsu, since she stole her AA spot later on...Or was she competiting for Uzbekistan?
metsdudenj 3 years ago
Galieva was competing for CIS.
KimZfan 3 years ago
Unfortunately, Galieva has a history of blaming all her misfortunes on everyone else.
TuesdayPillow 2 years ago
yes, getting poisoned by a teammate looks like a soap-opera to me.
espinaca79 2 years ago
Yeah, like she blamed the judges in Atlanta for favoring the American Gymnast. Thats when Russia had 3 or 4 falls.
andro669 2 years ago
@TuesdayPillow Seems to be common of Russian gymnasts. Like Khorkina!
Tribute2the80s 1 year ago
@KimZfan Wow, is Galieva crazy or is there some truth to that?
lostlyrarose 1 year ago
@lostlyrarose - who knows BUT judging by other guys comments on here Roza had a history of complaining.........from the judging to the crowds!
garyj79 1 year ago
Why didn't she compete in finals? Thanks for posting vids from this meet. Keep 'em coming! :-)
tide32athlete 3 years ago
Her teammates Tatiana Lysenko and Svetlana Boginskaya qualified ahead of her. Boginskaya had an automatic qualification into the event finals as the reigning World Champion on beam from the previous year. Lavinia Milosovici and Oksana Chusovitina also benefited from this "free pass" into the event finals (in their respective events). Gutsu was a victim of this rule and the two-per-country rule.
KimZfan 3 years ago