Nastia Liukin - Balance Beam - 2008 Pacific Rim Championships

[crazyfishlegs]

Flawless. I still prefer shawn over Nastia. But I do know shawn is a power gymnast and nastia is more artistic. Shawn could never pull off someone of what nastia does and vice versa. She is amazing here.

[bernardmvella]

After watching again definitely convinced the other tenth was for the wolf 1/1, the second half of the jump is nowhere near in proper position, but if it wasn't that I'm guessing her L-turn was considered to have a balance check or not held at a 90 degree angle enough. Foot definitely comes above the head in the switch ring, but she may not have pulled the head back enough which is the other possibility. All of those deductions would have been a .05 previously. Absolutely stunning though.

[bernardmvella]

I think the tenth that wasn't for the crossed ankles was for the wolf 1/1, she didn't hold the position long enough. Can't find anything else.

[cheddarpretzels]

2 tenths off....just wow. 0.1 for switch ring and 0.1 for crossed legs.

[Gr33nkiwi]

@cheddarpretzels

The tenth would be fore the wolf 1/1 over the switch ring. Of course this is overscored anyway, but still a lovely routine.

[17biggus]

she is just perfect. :D



[parteenpink]

the lady in the background screaming NICE after each move

[CassidyMcComb2010]

if she didn't cross her ankles it would of been a perfect score for her start value a perfect 16.600

[cheeseygrl99]

Amazing:) I am a gymnast and I want to be just like her<3

[cheermkd]

i wish she would finish her moves a little more gracefully

[HeheGymnast]

'she does it as well as anyone?' I think he meant to say that 'she does it better than anyone?'

[XxjceeT6xX]

Start value?

[iZlash]

@XxjceeT6xX 6.6, which means she was only deducted to tenths of a point.

[GlidingArt99]

amazing!



[xxLOlliPOPLUVERxx]

@gabriellesgirl i dont think they deduct for that.

[bernardmvella]

@xxLOlliPOPLUVERxx Pretty sure they do.

[Floatie114]

@xxLOlliPOPLUVERxx Yeah they do deduct for crossed ankles. I watch this routine every few months or so...amazing set.

[gabriellesgirl]

Only deduction I saw was crossed ankles on the dismount. But this routine was AMAZING.

[Leshamajigga]

her landing <3

[jerseyguy41ife]

who disliked this...?!?

[iHaTeSwEeTtEa]

the BEST routine shes ever done if she had competed that in the beam final in bejing she would have beaten Shawn...dont get me wrong im glad for Shawn i lover her...but this was amazing!!

[algae787]

Poor head release on the switch ring leap (would downgrade to D), slightly under horizontal on the L-turn, and a slow connection on the Onodi + wolf 1/1, but otherwise a very solid routine.

[GymnasticsFan1144]

I love this routine! Flawless!

[NicoPiri95]

She deserved a 10!!!!

[xGymnastxElliex]

wow,that was absolutly amazingg<3

her form was so perfect and she didn't even wobble once!:)

[freeBITCH0]

there was also an awkward finish to her turn, however Idk if the judges would deduct, she covers small bobbles/difficulties with choreography well.

[Lilhoney22100]

HO HO HO HO HO WOW! lmao

[illjustleavethen]

shes really hyper exxtended in her legs

[AlterEgoFan]

Ok. Not trying to be an expert. I absolutely love gymnastics because... it's just cool.

but that flippy twist thing she did at 1:00 ... WHOA!!!! Almost didn't see it. FANTASTIC! And her moves are so fluid. (if that's the right term) just... awesome.

[LoadsOfMakeUp4You]

@AlterEgoFan i think you meant fluent, hehe. Yes she is an AMAZING gymnast

[ShawnVikaKomova2012]

@AlterEgoFan Onodi.

[jessicacarmon]

One word: WOOOWW

[showjumperluvr4]

she is flawless!

[aznshockjock]

absolutely beautiful.. Go NAS!!!

[XpurplepeopleeaterXX]

if that wasnt a 10, then i dont know what is! i literally, no matter how hard i tried, couldnt find any deductions (:

[LigafanPotteriana]

P E R F E C T I O N!!!! <3

[zgeorgiegeorgez]

WOAH That was insane :) I hope Nastia comes back for 2012 ;)

[tracyx11]

the best evaa!!!!!!!!! i saved it to my favorites lol :D

[peaceluvcheer97]

The only deduction i saw was when she dropped her arm a little early on the turn.....thats it

[TheJordy456]

what was her start value??

[ziineb333]

No offense but, she has been doing this routine since she was..i dont know what age but since she started competiting. id like to see her pull off a new routine. This one's just perfect sincerely ! but yeah.. practice makes perfection..

[prettysingah]

I think the problem was that she crossed her legs on the dismount.

[possefever]

Best beam I've ever seen from her.

[EIZvideos]

this was a perfect routine!!

[hockeygirl789]

omg, this was the best performance i've seen by her.

[itstheapocalypse]

Best I've ever seen Nastia on beam.

[jovani2293]

The only deductions I saw were the knees on the wolf jump and the crossing of the leg on the dismount.

[chrislindsey14]

Correct me if I'm wrong.. wouldn't the judges take off 0.1 on her wolf jump full because her knees were not together?

[leeny11]

What the HELL is wrong with the judges? WHY didn't they give her a 10?!?!?!

[frndrmgym]

@leeny11 who knows...it's ridiculous. that routine was even better than the one she competed at the Olympics in the all-around. the ONLY deductions i really saw were the crossed feet on the dismount and the really small wabble when she did the front arial to arabesque

[Missnewyork28]

@leeny11 because of the crossed legs on the dismount and the wrong position on the wolf jump

[triplefull368]

@leeny11 Crossed legs on dismount, poor position in sheep jump and ring leap. But other than that, it was perfect.

[freeBITCH0]

@triplefull368 I don't see a poor position in the sheep jump. I see her front leg come down substantially before the back in the ring leap (I'm assuming that's where her deduction is), but I'm seeing no issue with the sheep jump

[mycajona]

The Deduction i think were the bent legs. But I still think she deserves a Ten on this. Especially her stuck dismount.

[MisanthropistPro]

So, pretty much her only deductions were on the crossed legs on the dismount and maybe a missed split (which is rare for her, i know)?

[MisanthropistPro]

@MisanthropistPro Never mind. I take that back. She hit all of her splits.

[GyMnaddict]

@MisanthropistPro I think it was either her full turn wolf jump or her scale. Either way this performance was amazing!

[mydogwearsacape]

whenever anyone unfamiliar with the sport asks me about nastia, this is the performance i send them to. incredible.

[anapavs]

16.400 if I am not mistaken xP

[gymshiv]

wow. Flawless.