Catalina Ponor - Euro 2006 - Floor

[xrictinagymnastics]

Please Catalina bring back that double scorpion spin, please be that amazing at the olympics

[xrictinaaa1]

This choreography is so beautiful, we usually she those kinds of moves like 0:45 to 0:51 and scorion turns in rhythmic gymnastics. WAG is my favourite sport and will always be but I think that if gymnasts used in their floor routines some RG moves and spins it would be even more more beautiful to watch than it is.

Catalina is amazing, I' m so excited for her comeback

[SonicGem5]

I'm in love

[LMA629]

Gorgeous switch ring! Look how far back she throws her head!

[ShawnVikaKomova2012]

BEAUTIFUL CHOREOGRAPHY! I wish more people did the double scorpion instead of those laborous double Ls or the boring triple turns. I'm getting sick of Memmels as well.

[GymnasticsFan1144]

Lovely spin!

[apollo4272]

@LMA629 It's worth a D, although it's not specifically stated in the code of points, it is valued as a D in competition.

[strawberryrainbow]

Gosh I LOVE this routine so much!! She should incorporate some of these skills in Worlds and in the Olympics.

[djprojectus]

@strawberryrainbow i agree,she should incorporate some o of these skills,they so much interesting

[arabiandouble]

Ugh, I love that full twisting straddle jump at the end. So pretty.

I feel she could do better as far as music selection is concerned. Better music would enhance the performance!

[NoNamelessNo]

omg this is magnific!



[MadeleinePhillips666]

THank God she's back. I watched her training videos, and she's almost that Catalina of 2004.

[warriorgr]

Can someone please tell me what's the name of this music?

[KseniaSemenovaFan]

one of the most original routines of gymnastics.

[iheartcheese111]

What is her music? It's very nice music, and dance, and flexibility.

[AndeeDeeKate]

She's back after almost 5 years!!! <3 [2007 dec - 2011 April]

[dmolena]

@AndeeDeeKate is she back ?? realy?? OMG????? When? how? [freaking out]

[BeautyGodesses]

@AndeeDeeKate is that true? OMG!!!! I can't wait to see her in the 2012 olympics!!!!!!

[AndeeDeeKate]

@dmolena This year....today she had 2 finals at the nationals : balance beam and floor. She won gold at BB and silver on floor [despite the fact she had better execution that Porgras, who won gold. The dificulty of Porgras was higher, but the techique...lower that Catalina's]

[MrJST94]

She looks a little bit like Vanessa Ferrari :)

[aleksrnv]

For Godsake... she's a queen! Gymnastics has lost with her retirement. What a flexibility!

[djprojectus]

@aleksrnv but now she is back and more determined than ever,very exciting

[sammyskater2010]

stop at 0:47 she looks amazingly flexible!!!! WOW

[showjumperluvr4]

beautiful dance abilities :)

[chidiashleyokonjo1]

wow!!! im starting gymnastics

[Hathor9901]

I love her double pike

[agators212]

this routine is more about elements rather than dance and skills that blend with the music. its better than her 2004 routine, that spin was gorgeous, but again she's no raducan.

[KVHolland3]

What turn is that at 0:33. Isn't it like what Anna Pavlova does except double? Or is it more like the Semenova/Afanasyeva.

[ispaht]

@KVHolland3 Scorpion turn. That's more difficult that what Pavlova does. Ponor's foot goes over her head.

[razvan343]

doar pt ca esti romanca

[gymnasttumbler]

This doenst look like her

[rorioshi]

estab enojada? faaaaaaaa +power+

[vscanzi]

I don't usually like her on floor. But I'm not a purist and I have to agree this routine IS more than great! The spin at 0:300 is really superb! :)

[vscanzi]

@vscanzi ops, 0:30

[frogger37]

Awesome combination of flexibility and power!

[daniielaaa93]

nice routine i love it! I watched it five times xD

[HailieNichole1995]

This isn't her last competition she competed in 2007 at Worlds.

[KseniaSemenovaFan]

@HailieNichole1995 but first she retired after euros 2006 and than came back in 2007 for worlds and than retired again due to health problems!

[KevinCali24]

That should be a perfect 10!

[Peaceplatform]

What was her score here? A really solid (and yet artistic) routine!

:-)

[Natalie9911]

i love her leotard

[Koubenlin]

the choice of music could not have been better

[icygloss]

was she once a rhythmic gymnast? shes so flexible.

[BrittanyxKilla]

nope, she was always an artistic gymnast

[NewMinako]

@icygloss she is  flexible for an artistic gymnast but she is not flexible at all for a rythmic gymnast^^" I don't think she did rythmic ever

[ryzardini]

I have this song on my channel.

[toomuchgoingon]

such a beautiful spin at 0:33...love love LOVE!!!

[LMA629]

@toomuchgoingon I know!! I've never seen an artistic gymnast do a double ring pirouette before! What's the difficulty value on that?

[toomuchgoingon]

@LMA629 i believe in the current COP it's a D element but i could be wrong.

[LMA629]

@toomuchgoingon it's gotta be more than that. isn't a double turn with the leg at horizontal a D? This has got to be an E, but hey i could be wrong too,

[toomuchgoingon]

@LMA629 no idea sry lol :)

[Felipemajo]

Excellent routine!! I realy like it. It reminds me the old days of gmnastics. She is a great dancer and her style is like Shannon Millers or Gutsu, obviusly with differences on dificuty.

[uwoeric]

I thought her last competition was 2007 Worlds?

[creegordon]

uwoeric this was posted in 2006 and after Europeans she did retire I believe, but then she briefly came back in 2007 and competed at Worlds and then retired again...I wish she would have stuck around for Beijing :(

[Ankholympios]

That's correct... but in 2007 she had to retire due back problems :(

[sollidsnake1]

0:48 HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?!

[Zamolodchikovafan16]

I love both Catalina and Daine... When Daine got it right her tubaling was AMAZING..... Really amazing.... Catalina is an AMAZING performer, her dance and elegance... She really knows how to draw the audiance into her routines... So I like them both! :-)

[Yangyun4ever]

OMG i love ponor now :)

[edufrena]

what ugly routine... i think she was better in the old code of points...

[lara9114]

Catalina, I totally agree, is very beautiful and very elegant.

But Daiane WAS gifted. Because now she isn't anymore. She W-A-S gifted and very talented. And she did wonderful solos, HappyOannyBunny. She was indeed very good. But her "quality" visibly lowered after the problems with her knee. She isn't a machine, but a person, and after so many problems and surgeries on her knee she couldn't do it so good anymore.

[lara9114]

Well, Daiane is better than Catalina, that's all

[ispaht]

Definitely better at going out of bounds.

[lara9114]

She is very good, but Daiane dos Santos is WONDERFUL

[HappyOannyBunny]

what? =)))))) ur kidding.

[lara9114]

she is better than Catalina, that's all

[HappyOannyBunny]

no, she isn't. catalina was the best gymnast in the world, u must see the athens olympics and see her! and daiane is not better, what she did at beijing?? NOTHING.

[lara9114]

Well, HappyOannyBunny, she IS. she even created a doppeltwist, which Catalina DIDN'T. Catalina wasnt the best in the world, Daiane also not.

But Daiane had more impulse than any other, and could jump high than any other ohne effort...

[HappyOannyBunny]

yeah, she jump veeeeeery high, and then she falls or she lands wrong. well, look at romanian gymnasts floor routines. and look at sandra izbasa`s floor on beijing. THAT`S HARD. And there are lots of gymnasts who could jump high 8-| D'OH. no one gives a shit about daiane.

[lara9114]

WELL:::: LOW LEVEL ARE YOU.

I never used rude words as you do. Daiane is better than Catalina, that's all. She was gifted, talented a d very strong. At SOLO she sure wins Catalina, at the other things

[HappyOannyBunny]

my dear, can`t u understand?

Gifted with what? with words like: " congrats daiane, that land out was PERFECT! "

She can`t be better than Catalina 8-|. God, u really can`t understand? And btw, Cata is very elegant. And beautiful too. And i remind u that Catalina is the queen of the Balance Beam. So, shut up.

[danyelaelena]

yeah you're right

[GymCampos27]

A better tumbler yes, Catalina is a better performer and dancer. Overall I like Catalina better then Daiane even tho Dos Santos had huge skills

[xordage]

she´s just sexy!!!

[pupsyoyo]

shes sooo good! she dances to the music!

[JohnM3D]

I'm no specialist, but from all I've seen, I think she was the best ever.

[brookenicole222]

i love that leo! the scorpion spin was WOW!

[lilcreet]

she is soo fine, and a great gymnast, sad that she has to go

[kakosarpa]

So perfect ..

[chrispalmist]

You could tell her 'heart' wasn't quite in it, but over her career she's been a wonderful and  consistant gymnast.

What is it like to attend a gymnastic competition 'live' ?

Whats the atmosphere really like ?

[becka2891]

She competed in germany this year i saw her she finished 4th on beam. It said she was going for a place on the 08 team

[gymmerz]

Beautiful! Still worthy as ever of an Olympic medal here. Pity this is the last we shall see of her. =X

[vancheto1]

Whats the name of the first song ???

[NastiaLiukinFan]

The song that she have used in Athens? Is called "Gia Egyptian Disc".

[NevadaRoja]

underground, the truman show =)

[NastiaFan101]

I wonder what made her stop spinning with her arms above her head

[mihaimoldo]

Proud 2 be romanian ! :D 10x for the video

[Penguin888]

Still has crappy form.

[dzzz80]

Wow! After all the growing she's done, she is still great!!! After all, this is WOMEN'S gymnastics, right?

[cheekychick105]

she is amazing but if i'm honest i have seen much better, but hey thats just my oppinion

[flyinggymrat62]

i like that thing where she does the thing into her splits

[andfranca]

wow she's working hard! but it's not as it used to be!

[Shikaloverkim]

omg awsomeness! i love the song and her routine! it all came together perfectly

[potatoes152]

Pshhhhh wow id give ANYTHING to do that! :D

[ZanshinStudios]

yay

[ram83160]

cool double turn!

[gymnast768]

i know, that was amazing!

[ellenluvsellenpompeo]

SHES AMAZING. LOVE HER LONGTIME

[sacherie]

she is one of the most beautiful gymnasts

[tomsk14]

She is beautiful, Its such a shame gymnasts have such a short lifespan these days, not like the 80's and early 90's anymore...