SHANNON MILLER ON BARS- 1993 WORLDS EVENT FINALS

[AngelicPhantom]

Thanks for the upload :) Nice to see one I haven't seen before.

Awesome routine and beautiful form.

[simplystreeptacular]

Absolutely agreed. You couldn't slip paper between Shannon's legs unless she wanted you to. I wonder if we'll ever see her like again? With all this emphasis on specialization and the loss of the perfect ten, I have to wonder - will we ever see a gymnast who can compare to Shannon Miller on any event, let alone as an all-arounder? Frankly, I doubt it. She was the gymnast of a century.

[mileycyrusroxsduh]

"perfect landing" more like perfect routine(:

[LeilaLilzMathy]

her landings amaze me. always sticks them

[bamc91]

absolutely the best US gynast ever!!! =D

[wcgymnastics]

The reason Steve gave her so much info right before she did her routine wasn't because she needed the info. Believe me, Shannon could do this stuff in her sleep. The reason he did it was to distract her and keep her mind from spinning around on its own axis until she finally imploded. Steve knew how to handle her.

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

@wcgymnastics It seems more like he was doing it because he himself was nervous. He was a very tough, intense competitor as the commentator noted. She doesn't even seem to be paying attention like she is staring off concentrating on her own thoughts of her routine.

[ApolytonGP]

way better than Nastia-mess.

[russianskatingfan]

Who are the commentators?

[andro669]

One of her best bar routines ever! Good for Shannon Miller!!

[gymnasticsfan14]

I'm reading that book right now! I love it and I could watch Shannon all day!

[luv4cookie1]

the book is called Shannon Miller my child, my hero. it is a marvoleous book about her whole life, all her winnings when she was young, to her winnings when she was older. It shows you being a gymanast isent all about glory. She went through some really hard times in her life. AND DEFFINTLEY not a perfect relatonship with her coach, they had MANY fights but steve was the only one who could deal with shannon and make her a champion. and he suceeded

[gymnasticsfan14]

Yes, I'm reading that book right now and I love it!

[GymFloozie]

Taking nothing away from Shannon's awasome skill, I don't think she would have gone as far with any other coach. She and Steve just clicked, even though they had their share of problems together. (Read Shannon's mom's book.)

[dstilley11]

Do you the name of the book?

[GymFloozie]

I'm sorry I took so long here. The name of the book is "Shannon Miller: My Child, My Hero." It's by Claudia Miller. Hope that helps.

[yngtxtopbear]

Thanks Gymfloozie! Now I have to buy that book as well!

[gymnasticscuteyy]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[memyselfandialwayz]

i cant see how they got 9.887 i think it shld b 10. i h8 how they gave 10s to nadia so generously and i think shannon deserves one more than nadia ever did.

[iowas22]

that is oksana chusovitina?!?! so young

[panicandfoblvr]

omg i think so! i saw her in the olympics and then i saw her just now and wow! i admire her for her age competing in this years olympics. :)

[uggymnast1796]

haha double straight back

[xwhaddafxckup]

Steve Nunno talks a lot

[GymBuggey]

So Kick Ass!

[kiley9810]

Awesome

[maxy7792]

asome

[csurvivor7]

WOW! I love this routine, it is very unique! LOVE IT! What a great job Shannon did!

[ferency98]

Shannon's legs are glued together. Gymnasts now cannot glue their legs like that. A lot of them keep the feet together, but bow their legs- it doesn't look good, but Shannon had flawless form on giants and kips.

[tcseeme]

"A lot of them keep the feet together, but bow their legs-" If someone has bowed legs, that is their skeletal structure and there's nothing they can do about it. Some gymnasts do sickle their feet and don't touch their heels together which will create a bigger gap between the legs whether they are straight or bowed.

[MeanestCoachEver]

@ferency98 Actually, Miller always bent her legs just slightly in the tap of her giants. She was still a great gymnast, so I'm not knocking that.

[tmwalkerm]

@ferency98 I totally agree, her form is amazing. Its difficult to watch gymnasts like Strug and Dawes because their legs always look so sloppy, Dawes' legs look extremely bowlegged, especially on bars.

[tramp4life08]

tht was a good routine

did she go to the olympics eventually??

[laughandlove2]

This was 1993, so at this point she had already been to the 1992 Olympics and won a ton of medals...she narrowly missed the AA, but was still extremely successful. She then returned to the Olympics in 1996, helping the Magnificent 7 to win the first AA team gold ever for the U.S.A. - and winning her own gold medal on the balance beam. :D

[cherrymangocitrus]

It was great but did you see she didn't get too much height/ lift on her double layout dismount as compared to for example, moceanu's (watch her 1995 nationals)

[todosobretodo]

But Miller landed it absolutely perfectly! Besides, Shannon's form was so far superior to anyone else's, particularly Moceanu.

[FireDannyAinge]

Well said.

[GymBuggey]

Both of them were awesome gymnast! Bet you can't do nothing they can.

[andro669]

I think this was the best routine of the Championships

[russianskatingfan]

Extremely nice routine. Definitely deserved gold here.

[todosobretodo]

Yes! We agree again! I only wish that Lisenko had been able to do what she was capable of, as she would have medalled as well! Spasiba (??), russianskatingfan!

[HoneyGotMeHooked]

very good transitions. VERY good.

[showjumpingxXxella]

that has got to be the best u/b routine i have ever seen.

[todosobretodo]

What a routine that was! Perfection! Shannon had some of the purest gymnastics ever! This bar routine exemplifies that!

[gymnasticschica183]

Hey don't offend Nuno he is the owner of my gym!

[xxpehbcemm]

Nuno has to be the most obnoxious coache of all time, you just want to tell him to shut up already

[lostlyrarose]

It's amazing how strong she was on bars in 93, and then by 96, it was her weakest event. She really has a great routine there, and hits those handstands nicely.

[FireDannyAinge]

She had really bas tendinitis in 95 and 96 and never recovered from it. She could barely swing the bars. That prevented her from upgrading on this event. Her 2000 routine was great and full of skills she had never done before.

[Stinkyfart]

She was an amazing gymnast, too bad Nuno never laid off her.  I mean she knows the routine as well as she did. It made him look like he thought she didn't have a brain and couldn't think without his constant play-by-play input.

[TuesdayPillow]

Talking through the routine is very common way to calm the gymnast and keep them focused while waiting for the judge to signal them. As Shannon got older, he didn't have to do it so much - same with once a gymnast becomes accustomed to the pressure at their level, you rarely have to tell them anything before the routine anymore.

[boytoyville]

I LOVE the free-hip hect with the hapf turn. Why don't people do that now days?

[mrparke007]

Yes!!! I agree. I think it was devalued, though. Lysenko was the only other gymnast during this time that did that move, then it kind of vanished.

[rfillangi]

Shannon always had great form.

[missyc79]

Thank-you! Don't look if it is out of your way and you have enough to do!

[missyc79]

Do you have Chusovitina's bar routine?

[GYMANGELS]

hi thanks for all your lovely comments. i will have a look at the weekend

[Stinkyfart]

Yes, I'd like to see it.