Thought I should point out that a 9.987 would be the score if of the 4 middle (score-wise) judges, 3 awarded a 10 and 1 a 9.95. Guttered to miss out by such a small margin on a ten, but shows the judges were (mostly) thinking the right way.
This score is especially irritating given the COP at the time. Huge cowboyed backflips and bad form were ignored. Yes, she did have some leg separation on the dismount, but check out Laschenova's floor routine from the 89 worlds, if you want to see 'cowboying'
if there was any deduction i think it's in the position of her leaps? the split leap right at the start possibly wasn't quite high enough, and the ring later in the routine might not have been high enough either, plus a minute pause in her very first lift to handstand :L apart from that, i think this is absolute perfection, favourite beam worker EVER
@Sephelaye She doesn't do a ring at all in the routine. She does a Yang Bo,which is a different shape. It looks different to a ring (but still contains the arched back), and is a jump, not a leap, while requiring the gymnast to pull her torso parallel to the beam, so shouldn't be high. The split she does is actually a sissone because her chest is bent forward and she lands on one leg. Since she's bent forward, only the back leg should be high (which it is). :)
Maybe if some of the gymnasts these days watched this over and over for several hours a day for about a week...that it would sink in what a beautiful beam routine is SUPPOSED to look like.
This is not one of the best, it IS the best beam routine in the history of the sport. It's magnificent from start to finished. It makes me sad that Bo never got the titles she deserved, but I guess the legacy as the greatest beam worker ever is something....
There was a pause most people wouldn't catch, after her layout step out in her 1st combo. she paused then did the full twisting back straddle down........it should have been 1 arm back hnd. spring >layout step out>full twisting back straddle down. It was a cheap deduction in my opinion yes she paused & took a step forward after the lay-out step out, but she continued the momentium there was no need for .013 deduc
There was a pause most people wouldn't catch, after her layout step out in her 1st combo. she paused then did the full twisting back straddle down........it should have been 1 arm back hnd. spring >layout step out>full twisting back straddle down. It was a cheap deduction in my opinion yes she paused & took a step forward after the lay-out step out, but she continued the momentium there was no need for .013 deduc
@bigbennie96 She didn't always connect the Rulfova to the layout stepout. In fact, she only connected them in 89, and didn't after that. There should have been no deduction, as there was no real break of form and her routine had enough difficulty that she didn't need the connection bonus for a 10-start value.
I have no idea where the judges took an 0.05 deduction... especially back in 1990. There's nothing wrong with this routine by the standards of that quad. What a shame. Even under the current COP, I could only see one or two deductions in her leaps for not being parallel to the ground and that she landed the dismount with her feet apart... all of which are TINY deductions. A truly magnificent beam routine.
@AndromedaAiken But back then??? They didn't take deductions for things like that. Plenty of routines were getting 10s with crazy-ass form breaks (cowboyed or crossed legs, feet apart on landing).
Because it always came down to her dismount, or sth went wrong in the middle of her routine. she was always magnificant in world cups, but when it came to the serious thing, i duno, maybe she was too nervous, but i definitely agree that it is a shame that the best beam worker in the world didn't get a world champion title in her career.
Ha ha, I've always hated that score. It's so annoying and meaningless because it's an average of some judges giving a 10 and others a 9.975. It's silly; if you're going to give a score that high, why not just make it a 10?
Well at least, for once, Elfie wasn't all over the gymnast with criticisms. As to zipping it, I don't think she has ever zipped it. She probably goes to sleep talking.
I think she'd explode if she couldn't say SOMETHING. It's almost as if she has to take everyone else down a peg to make her gymnastics career mean more.
Uhh...where did you hear her "taking down Yang Bo a peg" at all? She raved the entire time! She said it was one of the best beam routines she'd ever seen done by ANYONE. I wouldn't mind commentating like this any day.
I never said she did. She couldn't cut anything up because the routine was so perfect. Elfie is usually harping on everything. That's all I was saying. And besides I don't think it was Elfie anyway.
i think the 0.5 comes from her spin her standen foot is a tiny bit out but 0.5 for that i wouldnt have took it sometimes the judges r evil lol i would have given it a 10
Remember - that's how Nadia did it. So gentle and controled on her flips. Compared to, say, Dominique Dawes who sounded like a canal horse every time she hit the beam. (I like Dawes, but she was no Nadia or Yang Bo.)
Not exactly correct. Chen Cuiting (1988)and Mo Huilan (1994-1996) were both extremely talented and medal contenders/medalists on vault and floor. Ji Liya and Kui YuanYuan (Floor World Champion) were also very strong on floor.
if that is not perfect, I do not know what is. Yang Bo is so beautiful, shame she never was able to land that dismount when it counted in the ef
IseCastles 2 months ago
she normally connected the layout step out to the rufolva perhaps thats why they didnt give her a 10
dahighbar 2 months ago
Thought I should point out that a 9.987 would be the score if of the 4 middle (score-wise) judges, 3 awarded a 10 and 1 a 9.95. Guttered to miss out by such a small margin on a ten, but shows the judges were (mostly) thinking the right way.
bernardmvella 2 months ago
How elegant!
amengxx 3 months ago
Poetry in motion. No one can touch Queen Yang Bo on beam.
nicki446 4 months ago
This score is especially irritating given the COP at the time. Huge cowboyed backflips and bad form were ignored. Yes, she did have some leg separation on the dismount, but check out Laschenova's floor routine from the 89 worlds, if you want to see 'cowboying'
ericmaine 4 months ago
quite possibly the greatest beam routine ever, performed by arguably the most exquisite beam worker ever.
philipcwong 5 months ago
@philipcwong yes.she & dudnik
1963pina 4 months ago
position of her landing on dismount as well? legs apart? idk. still incredible otherwise!
Sephelaye 6 months ago
if there was any deduction i think it's in the position of her leaps? the split leap right at the start possibly wasn't quite high enough, and the ring later in the routine might not have been high enough either, plus a minute pause in her very first lift to handstand :L apart from that, i think this is absolute perfection, favourite beam worker EVER
Sephelaye 6 months ago
@Sephelaye She doesn't do a ring at all in the routine. She does a Yang Bo,which is a different shape. It looks different to a ring (but still contains the arched back), and is a jump, not a leap, while requiring the gymnast to pull her torso parallel to the beam, so shouldn't be high. The split she does is actually a sissone because her chest is bent forward and she lands on one leg. Since she's bent forward, only the back leg should be high (which it is). :)
bernardmvella 2 months ago
@bernardmvella - well that clears things up :) i didn't realise there was so much variation in it ahaa, i'm not great with names either :P
Sephelaye 2 months ago
Only the best routine ever. I demand a 10.0 for Yang.
ShawnVikaKomova2012 6 months ago in playlist Chinese female gymnasts
it is like poetry!
Sweetcleopatraa 6 months ago
full twisting ... backhandspring ... swing down.
FlicTuckFull 6 months ago
That's the most beautiful beam routine I've ever seen.
vloeber1 8 months ago 3
10!!!
iheartcheese111 9 months ago
stunning
ccaruso81 9 months ago
indeed, it was perfect. she didn't even totter after any of those landings. impressive.
khalwatetanhayi 10 months ago
lol if yang bo messed up this dismount, i'd be mad at bart for jinxing her :)
zhangshinyi 10 months ago
WHERE THE HELL DID THEY DEDUCT THE 0.013 FROM? THIS WAS PERFECT!
SchmidSteven 11 months ago
The MOST beautiful beam routine in history!
MoniqueHenry1968 1 year ago
Maybe if some of the gymnasts these days watched this over and over for several hours a day for about a week...that it would sink in what a beautiful beam routine is SUPPOSED to look like.
Yuri92001 1 year ago
@Yuri92001 Yes! Yes!Yes!
ayrescaxias 8 months ago
This is not one of the best, it IS the best beam routine in the history of the sport. It's magnificent from start to finished. It makes me sad that Bo never got the titles she deserved, but I guess the legacy as the greatest beam worker ever is something....
getnasty08 1 year ago 4
This was 20 years ago and I've yet to see anyone else match the beauty of this routine. Absolutely gorgeous.
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There was a pause most people wouldn't catch, after her layout step out in her 1st combo. she paused then did the full twisting back straddle down........it should have been 1 arm back hnd. spring >layout step out>full twisting back straddle down. It was a cheap deduction in my opinion yes she paused & took a step forward after the lay-out step out, but she continued the momentium there was no need for .013 deduc
bigbennie96 1 year ago
There was a pause most people wouldn't catch, after her layout step out in her 1st combo. she paused then did the full twisting back straddle down........it should have been 1 arm back hnd. spring >layout step out>full twisting back straddle down. It was a cheap deduction in my opinion yes she paused & took a step forward after the lay-out step out, but she continued the momentium there was no need for .013 deduc
bigbennie96 1 year ago
@bigbennie96 She didn't always connect the Rulfova to the layout stepout. In fact, she only connected them in 89, and didn't after that. There should have been no deduction, as there was no real break of form and her routine had enough difficulty that she didn't need the connection bonus for a 10-start value.
QueenieQue 1 year ago
@bigbennie96 There is no such thing as a .013 deduction. That series wasn't supposed to be connected. She only connected the three skills in 1989.
EdGringo78 1 year ago
@EdGringo78 Yes there is. When 4 judges give 10 and 2 give 9.95. u drop the highest and lowest and there u go.
sigaljarby 10 months ago
@sigaljarby LOL, I misworded my comment. What I meant was there is no such thing as a single .013 deduction :-) Thank you for noticing!!
EdGringo78 10 months ago
What dick took .013 off her?
getnasty08 1 year ago 3
that deserved a 10! where was the deduction?
afgymnast96 1 year ago
Down to her fingertips. Everything was beautiful down to her fingertips.
amaihito 1 year ago
It sickens me that Yang Bo didn't receive a ten for that gorgeous routine. What were the judges thinking? What a travesty!
pappysprite 1 year ago
She was so great but just didn't pull together during the big meets. I think its kinda sad. But she is still remembered simply for her skill.
theurbansoul 2 years ago
I could watch Yang Bo all-day-looong! *sigh*
choustonlv 2 years ago
I have no idea where the judges took an 0.05 deduction... especially back in 1990. There's nothing wrong with this routine by the standards of that quad. What a shame. Even under the current COP, I could only see one or two deductions in her leaps for not being parallel to the ground and that she landed the dismount with her feet apart... all of which are TINY deductions. A truly magnificent beam routine.
mrparke007 2 years ago 2
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Well if she was wearing a Romanian or Soviet leotard, she would've likely gotten a 10.
ispaht 2 years ago 4
@mrparke007 Could it be because her knees were not locked together at the dismount?
AndromedaAiken 1 year ago
@AndromedaAiken But back then??? They didn't take deductions for things like that. Plenty of routines were getting 10s with crazy-ass form breaks (cowboyed or crossed legs, feet apart on landing).
mrparke007 1 year ago
@mrparke007 Wow, then I don't know. I was still a baby in 1990! :) But you can't deny she has very very beautiful form and lines on the beam.
AndromedaAiken 1 year ago
However, can you all believe, Yang Bo, this talent girl never win any of World Champion Title in her career, yes, that is true.
How rediculis it is. Can you just believe that???
richiefaye 2 years ago 4
Because it always came down to her dismount, or sth went wrong in the middle of her routine. she was always magnificant in world cups, but when it came to the serious thing, i duno, maybe she was too nervous, but i definitely agree that it is a shame that the best beam worker in the world didn't get a world champion title in her career.
yellowbanana104 2 years ago
9.987. Where did the 0.013 disappear to?
yuuhidokka 2 years ago 5
Ha ha, I've always hated that score. It's so annoying and meaningless because it's an average of some judges giving a 10 and others a 9.975. It's silly; if you're going to give a score that high, why not just make it a 10?
intldawn 2 years ago
Wow that routine definitely deserved a 10.0!
ditaesther816 2 years ago 28
Where's the 10!?!?!?
chrislindsey13 2 years ago 21
elfi, zip it!
metamoo 3 years ago
Well at least, for once, Elfie wasn't all over the gymnast with criticisms. As to zipping it, I don't think she has ever zipped it. She probably goes to sleep talking.
mka800 3 years ago
I think she'd explode if she couldn't say SOMETHING. It's almost as if she has to take everyone else down a peg to make her gymnastics career mean more.
aquarianbabe 3 years ago
Uhh...where did you hear her "taking down Yang Bo a peg" at all? She raved the entire time! She said it was one of the best beam routines she'd ever seen done by ANYONE. I wouldn't mind commentating like this any day.
QueenieQue 2 years ago
I never said she did. She couldn't cut anything up because the routine was so perfect. Elfie is usually harping on everything. That's all I was saying. And besides I don't think it was Elfie anyway.
aquarianbabe 2 years ago
@aquarianbabe That's Kathy Johnson doing the commentary. She is so much better than Elfie
hankm77 1 year ago 3
hahaha
Patosza 2 years ago
That's because that's not Elfie. It's Kathy Johnson Clarke :-)
EdGringo78 2 years ago
its actually Kathy Johnson-Clark commetating not Elfi...
creegordon 3 years ago 9
Not Elfi, retard.
TuesdayPillow 2 years ago
i think the 0.5 comes from her spin her standen foot is a tiny bit out but 0.5 for that i wouldnt have took it sometimes the judges r evil lol i would have given it a 10
hezzzzzzzzzz21 3 years ago
beatiful elegance, even down to the hands
patpathkg69 3 years ago
i can't even hear her hit the beam...DAYUM!
aquarianbabe 3 years ago
Remember - that's how Nadia did it. So gentle and controled on her flips. Compared to, say, Dominique Dawes who sounded like a canal horse every time she hit the beam. (I like Dawes, but she was no Nadia or Yang Bo.)
mka800 3 years ago 6
LOL! Canal horse!!!LOL!! True though; Bo was as light as a feather, same as Nadia.
ralucagymnast 2 years ago
I can't find any deductions... any one else wanna try??
88chalky88 3 years ago 2
I found, she's Chinese ¬¬ Dumb judges.
nikirififo 3 years ago
Oh if only she had done this routine at 91 Worlds or 92 Olympics! Best beam worker ever.
TuesdayPillow 3 years ago 9
fantastic so much poise and balence. I have noticed that alot of Chinese people are contorsionists.
DANCERR1700 3 years ago
What was her final score for this routine?
Angkaili94 3 years ago
9,987 as it is written in the description...
skata524 3 years ago
Thats a shame. 4 of the 6 judges gave it a 10.
I dont know where those other 2 got the 0.05 deduction from?
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i bet her vagina was sore the first time she tryed all that
jpartr 3 years ago
i love her sky high layout stepouts. and she's so "sticky"! like a lizard :)
sgymnast1991 3 years ago
her floor and vault are her weak events, that's why she was 4th in the all-around. Henrietta Onodi was fantastic in this competition, as I recall.
Kevinsf 4 years ago
Floor and vault have always been weak events for the Chinese, until 2004 when Zhang Nan and Cheng Fei emerged....
emmyjo720 3 years ago
Not exactly correct. Chen Cuiting (1988)and Mo Huilan (1994-1996) were both extremely talented and medal contenders/medalists on vault and floor. Ji Liya and Kui YuanYuan (Floor World Champion) were also very strong on floor.
greyserf 3 years ago 2
It was Lysenko, Boginskaya, Onodi, and Bo, I think...
sjpavlova 2 years ago
Cheeses Crust if she only got 4th with that something's wrong.
Brindabella24 4 years ago
It was an all-around competition...
skata524 4 years ago