Ivana Hong 2009 Cover Girl US Classic FX

[rballettom]

The choreography of this routine has always bugged me. She does great gymnastics with wonderful form, but she's given choreography that in no way fits with the music. Ivana deserves better than that.

[noblegymnast]

im going to miss her old floor music

[noblegymnast]

im going to miss her old music

[fullblowngenius]

Maybe the best ever....

[missmouse35]

whats the point of making the new CoP more dance (leaps and spins) oriented if they r making the tumbling passes be landed with no lunges? or making the girls land in the center of the vault land mat?

[Mantaproductions]

why do they put the mat out on the floor?

[Jessicakingxxxx]

@Mantaproductions for extra protection when performing hard skills that they may not be used to!!!

:)

[Mantaproductions]

jessicakingxxxxx is correct. if they did't have the mat, the gymnast can get a more serious injury than without if they mess up a trick

[Jessicakingxxxx]

lol you knew the correct answer but you asked any way lol :)

[Mantaproductions]

lol, that wuz my sister. she hacks my acount sometimes B-)

[Jessicakingxxxx]

lol ha ha :)

[dilemmababe3462]

i saw ivana at worlds today :) she messed up on bars - she was way past handstand before going into the tkachev, and she stopped half way through her full piroutte before going doing to the low bar, bent her knees and split her legs. then she landed the dismount on her knees :/ i think she'll make the beam final though, the routine was pretty solid, a little bit shaky on the turn and the dismount was a bit under rotated but it was the best of the day :)

[Sublue]

It's crazy how these gymnasts move all around the country, trying to find the best gym. They must have really hard lives. They're so young!

[theurbansoul]

how could she keep her double front out of this?

[Ankholympios]

what's the name of this gorgeous music???

[No1ZmeskalFan]

its called "My sweet and tender beast" by Doha..Sasha Cohen used it in 2002 for her GORGEOUS short program (check out the 2002 olympic short prog on youtube..its GORG). BLR gymnast Galina Ivanets uses it now as well although its a different mix....

[fasgay]

can't believe you didn't mention Irina Baraksanova...she used it and it was one of the best floor routines ever

[No1ZmeskalFan]

well I just figured that most people wouldnt know who Baraksonova was...(Gasp!) So i just made mention of someone who was currently using it. BUT I agree.....Baraksonovas was beautiful!

[jenkayl]

she's awesome^^ btw, how old is she??

[ausgymnastics87]

Same music as Alexandra Croak from 2000 olympics from Australia and i think nicer choreography...

[xllamasrhawtx]

aww to bad on the last past she was supposed toconnect the the 2 1/2 twist to a punch front lay out.

[Gr33nkiwi]

Love the ending move.

[TuesdayPillow]

Why all the weird Nastia-like poses in such a beautiful, slow piece of music?! I think they need to look into using a variety of choreographers. This music has so much potential and Ivana just does a punch of poses that have little to nothing to do with the music.

[KenzieDawne]

I miss her double front:(

[sus611611]

mee too

[KenzieDawne]

:*(

[Gymchamp2]

Personally i miss her double front, but her pike full in is beautiful. I like all her events better now she's at WOGA except for her beam. It reminds me to much of Nastia's.

[surfer5111]

The reason she went to WOGA is because she think Valerie can make her a part on the 2012 team, as a nineteen year old, like Nastia. And i agree with her, he is capable, but thats only part of it, she got to up her talent all together as well

[espinaca79]

OMG! It's Baraksanova's music!!!!!!

[AdelkaDibelkova]

I know! And is the music of a great russian movie ! My sweet and tender beast ! I love this music ! They really know in WOGA the good stuff ;)

[Dunntosh]

Alexandra Croak from Australia also used this music. I have always loved this piece of music.

[espinaca79]

Yeah! If only they could give her better choreo...This gurl can dance but choppy moves, straight legs & arms and no synchro with the music won't make this program memorable.

[Davylp]

How awkward werent her old coaches at this event? Gosh tension!!

[lylaha]

I'm gonna miss her PERFECT double front :(

[gymnast7225]

Maybe she just hadn't trained it much. I really hope she will get it back.

[Davylp]

Cleanest double front I have seen on floor! :(

[arabiandouble]

@lylaha I know. We can now enjoy her full-in.

[bamagym]

um, what is up with the choreography this year, her movements don't even go with the music, it's all hard repeated poses....interesting

[yeunkim]

The video is not properly synched with the audio. Plus, it's her first time performing this routine, so she's probably rushing/lagging on some of her movements. If you look at a better, properly synched recording, you can see where an arm sweep or a pose was half of a beat off.

[sus611611]

i don't like it :/

[suegirl145]

Male is John Rothelisburger, long time US National and Olympic team member

[gymnast4life86]

Thank you :)

[gymnast4life86]

Who are the commentators?

[nikirififo]

The woman is Tasha Schwikert, I've already heard this man, but I don't know his name

[gymnast4life86]

Thanks so much!!!

[snazziest212]

Tasha Schwikert and Bart Conner are the commentators.

[Gymchamp2]

Tasha and John Rothelisburger are the commentators

[JuicyPrincess45]

she did great even with her last tumbling pass but for being out for 4 months as the people said thats is amazing! I saw my coach she was judging floor.:D

[torti2011]

i hope she puts her front handspring double front back in her routine. she diid that pass so so so pretty

[Temptresstoo]

It actually looked like she slipped during her last pass.

[mrflipz]

ive heard this music somewhere? anyway this was an aabsolutly beautful routine! i loved the ending! and she almost did that woga thing after the routine coming off the floor! haha

[itchyorion]

it's sweet and tender beast; sasha cohne used it as her short program music in 2002

[torti2011]

I love her. im so glad that she switched to woga its such a great gym for her. i hate gage they were just holding her back. go ivana hope u do amazing at nationals and worlds

[iAngelaKara]

hmm thats weird haha I completely disagree I think woga was one of the worst choices because it was kind of a big jump after being out for a time and getting older and maturing physicaly such a precise gym may upset her body

[amzluvsgym]

except for the little wobbly part on her last pass. :/ , i still love her!!! :D

[amzluvsgym]

Beautiful routine. (:

[gymnastdory]

gorgeous! im so glad shes at woga now :) it seems to be working well for her

[TsubasaDreams]

John Roethlisberger and Tasha Schwikert make a good team for commentating! I think Ivana has improved since moving to WOGA!

[kickingitgymstyle]

I really hope Ivana does a good job at nationals. I really would like to see her at another worlds.

[FLACSC74]

she is like Semenova now...more mature and beautiful

[nenative]

Ivana, what were u (or valeri) thinking?

where's that gorgeous double front? put it back pls.. and keep the first pass 2 though

[NonMatchingUnderwear]

I agree, but she is probably not at full fitness after being out of training for so long! I would like to see her do: Full-in piked, double front, 2 1/2 punch layout and triple full!

[yeunkim]

Ivana's recovering from an injury and was supposedly only back to 80% health in this competition. A double front is not a pass would want to compete unless you're 100% healthy. You can easily land on your face.

[FLACSC74]

so ridiculous to get rid of the lunge ( sp ? )

step back....gymnasts always landed this way

[glibster]

While the routine wasn't bad, this music will always belong to Irina Baraksanova.

[gymnast7225]

Yeah, she owned that music.

[glibster]

Old-school gymnastics fans rule! : D

[FLACSC74]

Croak did a good job to this music as well

[glibster]

Hmm, I've never seen her routine to this tune. I'll have to look it up. Thanks. ;-)

[FLACSC74]

type alexandra croak, and watch 2000 olympic team qualifying

[glibster]

Just watched Alexandra Croak's routine...while Baraksanova's is still my favorite, Alexandra did a nice job, too. And I think that Ivana's routine will look better after it's gained some mileage. : )

[gymnast7225]

They all used it so well. Such a gorgeous song.

[lingketon]

"my sweet and tender beast". baraksonova did one of the most beautifully choreographed routines to it.

[YurchenkoLoop]

True...but still, I love her even more now that she's using it.

[ItsNastiaFan101]

I'll have to see how the routine goes with the audio in sync before I judge it

[glaubernicolau]

i didnt like this routine at all

i'm kind of scared now for usa women gymnastic,with alicia and chelsie out of the picture ,nobody know if shawn is coming back ,nastia is not in a good shape ,ivana,sam and rebeca are not lokking that good

who knows what is going to happen

[carriemydear]

we didnt get to see rebecca that much because she had an injury in training. In the online webcast of this competition they were talking about how some of the " top dogs" wont be in their best shape yet.

[nikirififo]

Thank God there's no team final this year, hahhahaha

But Sam and Ivana are coming very strong, I'm really hopeful about them, and Bridget, of course!

[minutrax]

I'm so glad that the girls are gonna be deducted now for those steps on floor!! Its about damn time!

[damcbrazil]

Does somebody knows what happened to Rebecca Bross?? She was scheduled to compete there, whasn't she?

And does somebody knows the name of Ivana's song? I remember Nastia used it in one of her last year's Gala presentation in the floor...

Last, but not least: thx for posting the videos!

[EB3140]

Rebecca Bross hurt her ankle doing a beam dismount.

And the song is called My Sweet and Tender Beast. :)

[damcbrazil]

Can't believe this girl got another injury!!! =(

Hope that's is not serious and that she can recover in time to compete at Visa Champs...

[gymnast7225]

What injury? Are you talking about Rebecca Bross?

[damcbrazil]

Yes,

I asked abou Rebecca and i was told she has hurted her ankle...

[gymnast7225]

Yes, but this is Ivana performing, not Rebecca.

[damcbrazil]

I know... but I haven't found any video of Rebecca by the time I've posted questioning about her. Just did my question here because I know she and Ivana are teamates at WOGA.

Now I just found your video with Rebecca's UB. Thx

[gymnast7225]

Welcome:)

[elong10]

Yes, she hurt her ankle during practice so she only did UB minus the dismount to save her ankle until Natls

[gymnastics46]

Rebecca did compete on bars though (with no dismount)

[tcseeme]

"It's a good idea to get rid of the step." I actually thought they did that like two codes ago. I don't know if it was suggested and retracted back then and now they are reinstating it or what.

[apluskel]

i think ivana made a good move, but on another note, I get SO TIRED of seeing WOGA's cookie cutter floor routines - they all look the same! The choreographer is excellent no doubt but has no variety in her talents

[gymnastics7710]

yeah, if you could upload the whole thing that would be great!! thank you so much! :)

[alexandergntl]

can you upload the whole thing please thankyou

[jenngsa]

Not a fan of the music, but BEAUTIFUL choreography

[cwgcGymnast]

i hope she goes to 2012..! and her odubel fornt was amazing but u only need one double sumersault run and her fucl in pike out covers that so.. maybe she doesnt need to do the double fornt cuz she covers her forward summersault by going 4wards with twists

[hlm64]

i love the woga leotards :) and thanks for uploading, i am in the UK and got a bit messed up with when to watch it so eventually missed it :(

[sacherie]

yaaa thank you i wanna see it, too! :)

[ApolytonGP]

It's a good idea to get rid of the step. It is more sporting for the athletes and more understandable to the audience. And no one "dances" out of a full in. Being able to step is a method of controlling non-perfect tumbling. It's a step.

[wheresyourheadatt]

thank you soooo much!!

[gymgirl115694]

did u get any other routines? i missed the whole thing :(

[gymnast7225]

Yeah, I got the whole thing, I'm uploading some more now and will get the rest tomorrow. :)

[gymgirl115694]

omg thank you thank you thank you!

[EB3140]

I LOVE this new routine!! The music is really amazing! I just wish she still had her double front :( I wonder if there is any chance she's going to bring it back at nationals?