Shannon Miller at age 11 on floor

[jentrevors]

Was that your coach steve hugging her?? The coach she had as she was older as well?

[AntoineWalkerFan]

@jentrevors yes it is. Steven Nunno

[anonymousgissele]

@chrissyjoy08. I was 11 and turned 12 a month after being in seventh grade. so its possible she can be 11 and in seventh grade without skipping a grade

[ilovelibertyTYC]

What was that at 1:21 O.o

[ContortionFilms]

she was probably a very high level, I would say 9 bc of the double layout, but I'm only a level 5 gymnast (on my bf's account)

[chrissyjoy08]

Shannon was simply amazing! Love this routine!!!

[simplystreeptacular]

God, even back then she was a superstar.

[csurvivor7]

She has such clean tumbling!!

[sixtypixies]

Chick is the Hermione Granger of tumbling.

[stargaze17]

@sixtypixies Oh my Rowling- You have no idea how much I love your comment!

[gymbug422]

do you know what music this is??

[abrahamnextel]

How did she get that soviet leotard???

[Letissiaskatetapes24]

@abrahamnextel When she was little she trained there for a while. I'm guessing she got it there.

[d33j]

STORMY.... :/

[jessinnful]

Thegame3632 just so you know elite gymnastics doesn't have levels.

[thegame3623]

wat level was she?!

[zoey1641]

you are amazing

[turnfloh1984]

does anyone know this music?

[winkmd]

@turnfloh1984 Something from the Broadway musical Cats...

[turnfloh1984]

does anyone know the music?

[skaterboy3847]

I can not believe that shannon is coming to my gym on Tuesday!!!

[bamc91]

umm yeah...she is totally y favortie gymnast ever!

[marthagable]

WOW!!!

[cheekycatlover47]

WOAH!!!

[swim4scofield]

incredible

[showjumperluvr4]

holy shit i cant believe she did this at 11! go shannon! XD

[elven678]

Plus 5 for using music from "Cats"!

[CheerGirlz2007]

wow! she was definitly born to be a gymnast! that is just absolutely AMAZING! I'm twelve and i can only do a tuck!

[adov100]

im sorry but to be 11 and to be able to do a round off, double layout, double back handspring into a twisting layout is simply amazing to me lol thats a difficult pass even for a higher level gymnast.

[jewellssweety]

Breathtakingly beautiful and graceful.

[gymchicka101]

thats amazing!!!!!:)

[keishaloveschelsea]

She actually hugs Steve in this video. As she got older she didn't seem to want to embrace him that much.

[nicssworld]

music from the jellicle ball in cats !!!!

[theobosking]

Shannon was alot more fun to watch on floor than when she grew up and began performing to weepy violin.

[luv4cookie1]

@theobosking Well do you really thinks he acually picked the music? LOLOl they have like nooo say, Plus international judges don't find it perfessional to dance and tumbel to "cookie cutter" music, they perfer proffesional serious music, notice the soviets and romanians are all violin (mostly)

[gymnastbunny]

i was also going to use her floor routine as my floor music!!:) i was listening, and i was like, hey, i i was going to use that music!!!:)

[gymnastbunny]

wow, she is amazing!!!:) very nice routine!:)

[andro669]

She probably had as much difficulty has Svetlana Boginskaya at the same time!

[PekoeDeLaRosa666]

The tumbling is amazing for an 11 year old. The dance is pretty stilted, but it obviously improved as she matured. I remember watching Nadia becoming European champion at 12 with incredible tumbling and dance.

[gymnastics404]

why did she do double pike twice?

[Sarily101]

extra bonus

[gymlovr828]

I luv the musical that her song is from. I t's called Cats She was reallly Good!!! WEOWOW Even at age 11...

[toriorio09]

she is amazing i can't even do a split yet and im 7

[luv4cookie1]

i know excatly what you mean! lol its anoying how people who are so un-educated about gymnastics comment!

[luv4cookie1]

this routine is not harder than her 1996 olympic floor routine are you CRAZY? she does a double layout in 1996 double pike here, and she does two WAY MORE DIFFIUCLT tumbling passes then her easy double twist in 1996, plus a full twisting double back dismount in 1996 opposed to this double pike. that is crazy if you think this routine is more difficult then her 1996 routine

[nbonacci1982]

Kuddy is prolly thinking of her compulsories routines.. its shocking to me how many people have no idea what compulsories are-- they think that they were optional routines lol

[GymSkateFan]

@kuddygymnast12

No she isn't lol She did a double layout and a full in in 96 and she was injured

[Peaceplatform]

Wow. I'm sure the US coaches knew back then they had a champion in the making.

:-)

[GymTruthTeller]

That isn't what you say when you attack her under 5 different names RussianSkatingFan

[Jilll93]

i need some music for little gymnastics (7 years)

i like this song. Does anybody know it`s name?

[FlippinTitan2010]

It's from the musical Cats.

[FireFrogI]

I had no idea that they had those type of announcers like that back then

[thegymnastz]

what competition is it?

[AntoineWalkerFan]

I am not sure but I think it was a US Classic.

[kimpactor]

can you still get that leotard? i love it!

[iloveyourstory]

Wow her and Nunno have had a long relationship!

[squishy13]

Wow, I can't believe she is 11 and doing all this. Amazing

[havarahel]

wasn't jordyn wieber doing all this skills when she was 11?

[AntoineWalkerFan]

Probably but 2005 and 1988 are two different era's of gymnastics. Not a lot of people back in the 80's at Miller's age were capable of full ins.

Now a days everyone is.

[havarahel]

true!

[NarcissisticFish]

Actually, lots of kids this age that are training for elite are capable of full-ins but rarely compete them, especially for Level 10. Even these days that would make a great Level 10 routine (she would probably add something front tumbling related for compositional purposes, though).

[AntoineWalkerFan]

Back in 1989 not a lot of gymnasts her age were training these moves. Kim Zmeskal was a year older and she did them but that was about it.

[FlippinTitan2010]

CATS!

[PaigeChapman6]

i meant to say level 8 calm down budd

[okhan001]

AMAZING for an 11 year old

[cookiesrock1112]

what level is she

[AntoineWalkerFan]

I believe she was an elite here

[TDIDUNCANFAN100]

Actually i think she was like a level 9 but she could be an elite!!!

[dgymgril10]

she is the best!! and i love her music in this its from the play "cats"...i wish i was that good when i was 11!!

[3TalentedSuperstars]

Shannon was a star even when she was 11! Shannon and Nastia Liukin are my favorite gymnasts in history. Shannon's mom,Claudia, wrote a book .You people should read it its wonderful! Oh ya it's called "Shannon Miller My Child, My Hero"

[awsumgymnast95]

what level is she in, in this routine

[marieked]

Junior B Children's Division

[maxy7792]

she has got to be in level 10 to do a double pike

[dgymgril10]

no you dont i competed a double pike in level 9

[Samich66]

hello people two eras of gymnastics. 80s and 00s

[mka800]

What a little cutie! She's almost as big here as Mo Huilan was in 96.

[ballethoney]

I'm guessing a full twisting BHS step out?

[ShellieRH]

A double pike @ 11! I've only just got my layout and im 16!

[AntoineWalkerFan]

She could actually do a full in at this age but Nunno rarely had her compete it.

[dancelife450]

she's the world's greatest gymnast! what else can you expect

[ChoFrog09]

Holy...wow. She's eleven?

[LMA629]

wow...that second tumbling pass....for an 11 yr old.....WOOOOOOOOW......

[ConcreteAngelx3]

WOW! .. she's great

[Listaday]

She was amazing at that age! But is it just me, or do her feet look really reall y arge, like she hasn't grown into them yet?

[TuesdayPillow]

I never noticed that! Better for balance though eh? What an awesome talent she was.

[j0rdann0]

what is this song called ? i love itt.

[AcroGirl1234]

The song is called The Jellicle Ball. It's from the musical Cats.

[rAiNbOw12134]

Ha ah i love that musical XD

[animallkinz]

one of my teammates used this as her floor music WAY different routine

[iluvgymnastics663]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.­

[maxy7792]

coolll!

[amigozz4l]

That shows why she is called 'America's best' :D She's so cute and uncredibly talented

[cupcakejunior]

she is very good at gymnastics. and also this is really really rare video

[jennifer78676]

thAts not normAL FOR AN 11 YEAR OLD GYMNAST

[jmseles]

Wow, pretty impressive ~

[mrparke007]

She's wearing the same leo the UKR team had in 1995... right? LOL

Srsly, though, this routine is so good. Just watch the detail she shows in her hands, even. She was SO mature for her age.

[maxy7792]

damet fricken shit i would loveee to be able to do that

[mka800]

I can do the part where she stands on one knee at the end.  I think.

[xXruby123Xx]

omg

[jennifer78676]

god damn at age 11

[NellieR0se]

AMAZING!!!!

[GymDog990]

wow she is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gymnast216]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM­MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM­MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM­MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM­MMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG­GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG­GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would kill to have been able to do that in 5TH GRADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheHorseyGymnast]

Im 11 and a 7th grader. I hav barely worked on a tuck. Im only level 5. shes awesome. Back then, that must've been true talent. go shannon.

[gymnast216]

Ya she was amazing!!!!!!!!!

[Rogerslevel8Gymnast]

11 and a 7th grader? i don't think so!

[TheHorseyGymnast]

I am a 7th grader. Shannon Miller was a 5th grade

[njhorselover]

it said 5th grader

[AntoineWalkerFan]

She was born in 77 and this was 1988. My math says 11.

[CAROLINEsvetlana]

hahaha !!!

[abbythegymnast98]

@TheHorseyGymnast I know exactly what you mean. I am going to be in 8th grade and I am in level 5, too. Shannon was absolutely amazing :)

[TheAviator8289]

@TheHorseyGymnast Back then? If I saw an 11 year old perform like that now I would probably be in disbelief :-P.

[chrissyjoy08]

@TheHorseyGymnast what'd you do? skip up 2 grades? I'm just trying to figure out how on earth you can be 11 and in 7th grade?

[TheHorseyGymnast]

@chrissyjoy08 Haha, this is such a random comment. I skipped 1 grade and turned 12 before I finished 7th grade. Now just turned 14 and am a high school freshman. :P

Watching this video for the first time since, and holy cow, she's amazing at that age!

[gymnast0010]

WOW that is freaking amazing!!!

[gymbug001]

Fuck! holly shit she was good for an 11 year old

i can only nearly do a double twist and im 13 lol

[glenndelossantos15]

what kind of an 11 yrs old is this. no wonder she's one of the greatest gymnast in history. hahah

[Gymnasticsgal97]

What was her score??

[SUGARrushx8]

bahaha!

freaking 11 years old!

wow amazing:)

[girlrok]

that was a really good handstand pirouette

they r sooo hard

[v6n3s5a]

WOW

[alexandcoleyramazing]

OMG! i would have never been able to pull those move off!!!!!

[fishfriend11]

omg she did all of that and shes only 11!!! she did a double pike!!!

[adhfan75]

Footage of Shannon Millier from 1987 or 88? Too cute! Good job!

[X3lulasX3]

i met shannon miller at lake owen

[turnfloh1984]

what is the name of the song?

[PoorPublicSchoolKid]

its music from the musical "Cats"

[sunsun621]

omg 11 years old???!!!!!!

[tramberly]

oh my god, she's soooo adorable here. i love the end where she spunkily walks away back to her coach. so cute.

[dunk247]

that is the cutest thing i've ever seen!

[codymun]

she is amazing and in 5TH grade

[cheerchc215]

wat was her score?

[MsMFTW]

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bruinsgirl79]

What a cutie!!! Good job!!!!

[akuonye]

she married a nigerian man

good for her

[belathequeen]

What are you trying to say?

[ralucagymnast]

I didnt realise she had been under Steve Nunno's tutelage for such a long time! Was he her only coach from when she first started gymnastics?

[cutigymnast2]

Wow she is just so amazing!

[bulgaria4]

OMG!! I can't do ANY of those things, and i go to gymnastics, but we don't train for the olympics.

[annietart]

How cute! Her music was a medley from Cats, that made me chuckle. Wonderful gymnast.

[NastiaLiukinFreakMmM]

holly crap shes good im 12 and i dont think ill ever be able to do that i liked the thingys at 107to 113 and 119 to 123.

[NastiaLiukinFreakMmM]

holly crap shes good im 12 and i dont think ill ever be able to do that i liked the thingys at 107to 113 and 119 to 123.

[Circusgrl93]

omg! wat level was she in @ the time??

its amazing 2 c an 11yr old do a double back!

[gymnasticslover3000]

wow shes just amazing for her age i cant beleive you got this.

[buffytariq]

she had bad hair then

[pokeyartfun22]

Everybody did. It was the eighties.

[Circusgrl93]

haha so tru!

[buffytariq]

she had bad hair then

[llyssalu]

wow i see jorden weiber

[1213crazygrl]

Man! when i was 11 i was only level 9!

[theramblingscot]

holy crap, i was one!!

[Jezzak84]

11?!! holy crap!!!

[eMthegymnast]

OMG HOW THE HECK DID U GET THIS!!!! wow. so consistent and powerfull not as much grace as later on though. it kinda sounds like dominique or tasha comenting but in know it wouldnt be.

[todosobretodo]

If I'm not mistaken, I think that it is Tracy Talavera doing the commentary.

[eMthegymnast]

shje reminds me on little dominique.

[tramngu]

how adorable.

[emmmiillyx3]

Shes amazing! for an 11 year old. I wish i could do that when I was 11.

[catgirl01]

it's actually easier to be flexible when your younger. so don't be so surprised by the age.

[amaliasnightout]

lol isn't it funny that she did that same first tumbling pass at the 92 Olympics?

[FireDannyAinge]

No she didn't. She did a full in in 92 and only a DP here.

[No1ZmeskalFan]

I think maybe they meant that she did that first pass IN her Olympic routine, but not as the first pass. That was actually her second pass in Barcelona in '92, but it was in her routine

[gymnova93]

easy to flip if you less than 20kg and 1m

[lllllchiklllll]

beautiful!

[oxluv2cheerxo]

she has a gift! that is AMAZING that she can do that at 11!

[andipandi8]

11? holy shit! that's amazing! lol

[emilillie]

She is great!

Keep Rocking,

Emilillie

[tallrob11]

omg so cute!!!! lol...

[NastiaLiukinFreakMmM]

WOW

[xshyeyes44xx]

I got to meet shannon miller it was SWEET

[theaterwillow]

How old is she now?

PS Gymnast455 is my friend and she's really good at gymnastics and she's 11!

[MiCHAYLEA]

wow she was ment for gymnastics

[EMTQueen]

Aw, little Shannon! So cool to see one of the big names of gymnastics long before she became big.

[molly2222]

Shannon Miller is the only American gymnast who earned the respect from non American fans. From 91 to 93, she was impeccable. Nice posture, routines packed with difficulties and clean execution.

[Gymnasticsluver01]

wow.

[vermillionss]

holy crap that was impressive, an 11 year old doing double pike and double twist is crazy impressive.

[lostlyrarose]

her music is totally from the Nadia movie, when they are training. i loved that music, what's the name of it?

[Yprkia]

This is from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats", the overture. You may be able to find it easily.

[ChixxKC]

I knew it was from The Nadia Movie, Love that music I'm pretty sure they play it during her Olympic Bare Routine in the film aswell great Movie and Great Gymnast.

I loved this Routine the degree of difficulty in her tumbling at such a young age is amazing she truly was one of the best Gymnasts

[sillabub]

It's a mix of the Jellicle Ball from the musical Cats!!! <3 <3 Tumbling to Cats, go Shannon!!!!!

[UPUPAli]

Very Nice, I've seen alot of Shannon Miller but not that.

[boytoyville]

cute