1978 WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-ALL-AROUND-PART 3

[demc67]

love how everyone talks as if the American women didn't do anything before Mary lou/84...had we not boycotted- I think we would have medalled on a few event- Rhonda Schwant was a contender on vault, Fredericks and McNamara on bars and Johnson on floor...I think Marylou/etc would have medalled in 84 with the Russians there- just not the golds- Mostapanova and Yurchenko would have battled out the AA/etc.....

[isa1285]

When Nelli is performing in the beam and the comentator is quiet i can hear another comentator.

Shame they didn't show Shaposh's fall from grace, from the beam.

[sochisochi]

@isa1285 I think Shaposh's fall was due to her anger from the score on bars

[lostlyrarose]

up until recently, many elite gymnasts were abused by their loser coaches who wanted to be the next bela karolyi.

[gw2012ogm]

was that a half in half out that mukhina did?

[GYMANGELS]

certainly was amazing stuff. r.i.p mukhina

[gw2012ogm]

YEAH WHAT A SHAME

[TuesdayPillow]

First woman to perform a full-in.

[ilextree]

Look up Kathy Johnson in Wikipedia. She was abused by her coach and now works with a group to assure that athletes have human rights, esp. for children used as athletes. I think she even testified before Congress. Will have to reread.

[gw2012ogm]

damn your right! it says that she was verbally and emotionally abused...thats not right

[No1ZmeskalFan]

I always think of recent Ukrainian gymnast Oksana Knizhnik when I see Johnson perform. Oksana always reminded me of her

[loaugust]

No Other American gymnasts are as graceful as Johnson

[rfillangi]

Thanks for posting this. It's a lot of fun to get to see Kathy Johnson in competition.

[GYMANGELS]

thats okay Kathy was a beautiful gymnast and her career was unusually long i am glad she won an olympic bronze on beam in 84, it mean't alot to her.