Cathy Rigby is obsessed with her, it was incredibly done, definitely one of her best. But Cathy completely ignored the leg separation on the dismount and instead said the judges didn't know "didly" .
@gymnasticsloverxoxo Cathy Rigby is not the commentator in this video. It's Kathy Johnson. Also, Mary Lou did not step out of bounds on her second pass in the all around competition (I saw your comment about it). ;-)
@KimZfan Haha your right it is Kathy Johnson, same commentator as the 1991 worlds, where she also went crazy over yang bo. And lol =) but I think that is debatable.
@gymnasticsloverxoxo leg seperation in the tuck position wasn't an enforced deduction in 1990 at ALL. The Romanians in particular were cowboying their tuck positions like CRAZY, WAY worse than here, and scoring 10s left and right. It's a travesty that this routine didn't earn a 10 in 1990.
A true artist!! None of the recent robotic Chinese girls could ever match her elegance. I'm afraid that these performances will never be seen again, the new code of points pushes gymnasts to be lifeless robots.
Okay, so it ranks right up there. The execution and form during the interior of her routine is really impeccable. You won't find many other routines as nice as this one.
I'm not discounting Yang Bo. There are certainly a lot of gymnasts attempting to emulate her jumps today. The Soviets produced some of the most magnificant routines I have ever seen.
The Soviets, while setting the standard for the sport, did in fact make some technical sacrifices. Although they always made sure to have good form, they did not get as much height on leaps because they knew acrobatics were more important. Or in order to fit 3 layouts on beam you HAVE to undercut, but Bo always got equal height and distance on her layouts. The Soviets were fabulous, but in my opinion, Bo was just a little better. It's subjective though.
Cathy Rigby is obsessed with her, it was incredibly done, definitely one of her best. But Cathy completely ignored the leg separation on the dismount and instead said the judges didn't know "didly" .
gymnasticsloverxoxo 1 year ago
@gymnasticsloverxoxo Cathy Rigby is not the commentator in this video. It's Kathy Johnson. Also, Mary Lou did not step out of bounds on her second pass in the all around competition (I saw your comment about it). ;-)
KimZfan 1 year ago
@KimZfan Haha your right it is Kathy Johnson, same commentator as the 1991 worlds, where she also went crazy over yang bo. And lol =) but I think that is debatable.
gymnasticsloverxoxo 1 year ago
@gymnasticsloverxoxo leg seperation in the tuck position wasn't an enforced deduction in 1990 at ALL. The Romanians in particular were cowboying their tuck positions like CRAZY, WAY worse than here, and scoring 10s left and right. It's a travesty that this routine didn't earn a 10 in 1990.
evoandy 1 year ago 2
A true artist!! None of the recent robotic Chinese girls could ever match her elegance. I'm afraid that these performances will never be seen again, the new code of points pushes gymnasts to be lifeless robots.
sassyfloridian 1 year ago
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I'm sorry, but, yes this is good, but it is NOT the best beam routine in the history of gymnatics!
tristalista 3 years ago
Okay, so it ranks right up there. The execution and form during the interior of her routine is really impeccable. You won't find many other routines as nice as this one.
tide32athlete 3 years ago 5
You are crazy. By that time THIS routinas WAS the best one during that era. I want to see you perform like that.
espinaca79 3 years ago
Impeccable. Just perfect!!!
Lilia96 3 years ago 3
I'm not discounting Yang Bo. There are certainly a lot of gymnasts attempting to emulate her jumps today. The Soviets produced some of the most magnificant routines I have ever seen.
tristalista 3 years ago
The Soviets, while setting the standard for the sport, did in fact make some technical sacrifices. Although they always made sure to have good form, they did not get as much height on leaps because they knew acrobatics were more important. Or in order to fit 3 layouts on beam you HAVE to undercut, but Bo always got equal height and distance on her layouts. The Soviets were fabulous, but in my opinion, Bo was just a little better. It's subjective though.
OnoSpin 3 years ago 3
One of the best beam routines in the history of gymnastics!
isa1285 3 years ago 10
I agree.
spartyutube 3 years ago 2
Best beam routine ever!
tide32athlete 3 years ago 4