Ioannis melissanidis 96 olympics event finals floor routine

[buntonboy]

He was gorgeous in this routine, a lot of people could call him faggy or effeminate but you can't say he doesn't did a marvelous floor routine :D !!

[MrPanoSalonika]

i megaliteri poustra ston athlitismo...ousttt mori kounistra.....

[chaidi14]

@MrPanoSalonika dokimasena kaneis otikaneikai an tokaneis kalitera vriston!

[fireandsilver]

Incredible

[MsFanieh]

Amazing performance!

[andian65]

"GREEK GOD AND SEXY DIAVOLO" --CNN......this "naughty golden boy" make me speechless

[desmont13]

Flawless!

[theQuest88]

Τι έκανε ο άνθρωπος !! Πωπω !! Τώρα για το τι κάνει στο κρεβάτι του,τι μας νοιάζει;;Το θέμα ήταν πως τότε πανηγυρίσαμε και θα ήμαστε πάντα περήφανοι..Ενώ τώρα ΣΚΑΤΑ ! Παλαιότερα περιμέναμε με ανυπομονησία Ολυμπιακούς,Παγκόσμια,Ευρωπαϊκ­ά για να θαυμάσουμε τους αθλητές μας και να ζήσουμε μεγάλες στιγμές...Τώρα...

[spyros07]

@theQuest88 Τώρα τελείωσε η ντρόγκα και δεν έχουμε ποιον να χειροκροτήσουμε... Ωιμέ τι συμφορά!!!

[theQuest88]

@spyros07 Αυτό ισχύει για όλους....Ίσως δεν υπήρξε ποτέ 'καθαρός' αθλητισμός σε επίπεδο Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων...Πολύ μεγάλο θέμα...Πάντως δεν πιστεύω να διαφωνείς πως κάποτε περιμέναμε τους αγώνες για να δούμε κάτι,ενώ τώρα δεν βλέπουμε κανέναν Έλληνα να ξεχωρίζει....

[liukin95]

Did he win?

[PeanutButterGtr]

@liukin95 Yes. He earned gold.

[marthaelisa10001]

@liukin95 Yes, he did!

[titika1862]

Ο Μεγαλυτερος Ελληνας αθλητης-ως επιδοσεις,ως προσωπικοτητα,καλλιεργεια!Πρωτ­α ξεχωρισε για την αψογη εκτελεση των ασκησεων του.Ηταν τεχνικα αρτιες κ εμμετρες ταυτοχρονα αποπνεοντας εναν εξαισιο "αισθησιασμο".Κ στο CNN αντι να προβαλλει ως ενα ακομη "παιδακι θαυμα",εγινε ο ιδανικος πρεσβευτης της Ελλαδας.Αποστομωσε με την επιβλητικοτητα μεγαλου πολιτικου το ανθελληνικο CNN διατρανωνοντας απροσμενα κ επιδεξια πως η ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ ειναι ελληνικη!Ολυμπιονικες πολλοι,ΜΕΛΙΣΣΑΝΙΔΗΣ ενας κ ανεπαναληπτος!

[dwarnick123]

@kouvidaros21 yes he is very hot, i luv that body

[dwarnick123]

He is so hot

[kouvidaros21]

@dwarnick123 Wtf??? You must be guy! Right?

[prutsikas]

Μας έχουν λείψει αυτές οι στιγμές...

[hearme]

It's a double.

[21najafast]

Is his second tumbling pass (the side pass) a whip triple or whip double? I really can't tell cause he twists so fast :)

[TheImmortalMythos]

Οι προσωπικές επιλογές του καθενός είναι δικές του και αυτό δεν αλλάζει το γεγονός πως ο άνθρωπος τίμησε αυτό που έκανε και την χώρα που εκπροσώπησε με τον καλύτερο τρόπο και σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο με άλματα που φέρουν και θα φέρουν το ονομά του. Τίποτα παραπάνω απο αυτό.

[Mrmartinnico]

is that a man ? that things looks like a woman !

[buntonboy]

@Mrmartinnico and so what? he was the best perfomer on floor it doesn't care if he matches or is better than the others competitors :)

[angelic79fly]

δεν μπορω να καταλαβω ρε παιδια στον δικο σας μπαινει??? ο ανθρωπος ηταν εξαιρετικος αθλητης και μπραβο του! και ηταν και ο μονος που μιλησε σε συνεντευξη του στην Αμερικη και μαλιστα live για τη Μακεδονια!

[phaidrolympics]

He is THE YOUNGEST MALE OLYMPIC CHAMPION IN GYMNASTICS HISTORY ,THE FIRST GYMNAST FOR GREECE  EVER to win a medal at the Olympic games , World and European Championships, and is considered to be the MOST SUCCESSFUL GREEK ATHLETE OF ALL TIME.

My deepest respect and admiration!!!

[leelee993195]

ive met him before he was my coaches friend and he is sooooo nice and funny..... he told stories about this meet and he said that it was exilerating and amazing.. he was so happy to get that gold medal

[KuriosMetallica]

re min mperdeyete to palikari me kati valianatous poy bgainoyn sthn thleorash kai ekseftelizoyn kai tous antres kai tis gunaikes.

o anthropos ekane tis epiloges tou kai zei opos goustarei. Den prizei kanenos ta arhidia gia tis epiloges tou.

alla sourgela mas ftaine kai ohi kapoios pou ektos apo athlitis thelei na einai kai aplos anthropos.

o melisanidis den einai valianatos kai sia.

[djapal]

@KuriosMetallica θα συμφωνήσω μαζί σου. Δικαίωμά του να κάνει ό,τι γουστάρει από τη στιγμή που δεν ενοχλεί κανέναν. Κάνει τις επιλογές του ο άνθρωπος.

[roch202020]

I know you'll hate me for what I'm about to say, but still, I don't mind, this exercise is what is known as "text book", artistic gymnastics, "picture perfect" and it's true that occasionally some may say, this looks mannered, I disagree with that notion, but that's my opinion, as you see here in this video, good extensions of the arms and legs, good posture, hard skills, and pointed toes, in my opinion, this was excellent!

[roch202020]

@roch202020 Btw; I'm a fan of Shawn Johnson, which I think should have won gold in Beijing, good form, hard skills, and stronger routines, I agree, Nastia has more grace, but Shawn is in a league of his own!

[Gr33nkiwi]

@roch202020

I'm sorry, but no Shawn Johnson did NOT deserve gold in 2008 on floor. She was lucky Cheng Fei was having a bad day and got silver TBH. She had big skills but NO flexibility or dance skills. I wouldn't have be able to support an Olympic floor champion who can't even hit her splits.

[TheJordy456]

@Gr33nkiwi your an idiot shawn didnt get the gold on floor she got it on beam!

[Gr33nkiwi]

@TheJordy456

If you're going to call me an idiot, at least do it with correct grammar, or you completely contradict yourself.

Also, I was replying to someone who said Shawn Johnson deserved gold on floor. So, I said: Shawn Johnson did not deserve gold on floor.

Please, stop embarrassing yourself.

[TheJordy456]

@Gr33nkiwi haha im not embarrassed at all. :)

[protathlitis18]

peite oti thelete gia ton melissanidi alla itan apisteutos

[sylvia4everMJ]

WE LOVE YOU IOANNIS,WE MISS YOU HERE IN GREECE AND WE WILL ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO GYMNASTICS-YOU MADE US PROUD AND WE WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER!

[sylvia4everMJ]

ΕΙΧΑ ΤΗΝ ΤΥΧΗ ΝΑ ΓΕΝΝΗΘΕΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣ ΑΛΛΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝ ΑΤΥΧΙΑ ΝΑ ΕΠΙΒΕΒΑΙΩΘΕΙ Η ΦΡΑΣΑ ΤΟΥ ΟΤΙ Η ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΤΡΩΕΙ ΤΑ ΠΑΙΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ...ΚΑΤΑΦΕΡΑΝ ΝΑ ΤΟΝ ΚΑΝΟΥΝ ΝΑ ΦΥΓΕΙ,ΦΑΙΝΕΤΑΙ ΜΑΣ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΕΥΟΥΝ ΕΔΩ ΟΙ ..ΙΔΙΟΦΥΙΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΜΑΣ ΚΑΤΕΣΤΡΕΨΑΝ...ΕΝΩ ΕΚΕΙΝΟΣ ΜΑΣ ΕΚΑΝΕ ΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΥΠΕΡ ΤΟ ΔΕΟΝ,ΓΙΑ ΠΟΛΛΕΣ ΦΟΡΕΣ.ΤΟΝ ΘΑΥΜΑΖΩ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΝ ΕΚΤΙΜΩ ΑΠΕΡΙΟΡΙΣΤΑ,ΜΑΚΑΡΙ ΝΑ ΥΠΗΡΧΑΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΛΛΟΥ ΤΕΤΟΙΟΙ,ΟΧΙ ΜΟΝΟ ΑΘΛΗΤΕΣ ΑΛΛΑ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙ.

[sylvia4everMJ]

ΚΑΙ ΕΡΧΟΝΤΑΙ ΚΑΤΑ ΚΑΙΡΟΥΣ ΚΑΠΟΙΑ ΑΣΗΜΑΝΤΑ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΑΚΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΕΧΟΥΝ ΤΟ ΘΡΑΣΣΟΣ ΒΑΣΕΙ ΚΑΚΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΖΗΛΕΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΟΛΜΟΥΝ ΝΑ ΣΧΟΛΙΑΣΟΥΝ ΑΥΤΟΝ ΤΟΝ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟ?ΤΟΝ ΧΡΥΣΟ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟΝΙΚΗ,ΤΟΝ ΓΙΑΤΡΟ,ΤΟΝ ΚΑΛΛΙΤΕΧΝΗ?ΠΟΥ ΣΕ Ο,ΤΙ ΚΑΝΕΙ ΔΙΑΠΡΕΠΕΙ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΙΣΤΟ ΒΑΘΜΟ?ΕΔΩ ΜΙΛΑΜΕ ΓΙΑ ΞΕΧΩΡΙΣΤΗ LEAGUE,ΓΙΑ ΕΝΑΝ ΥΠΕΡΑΝΘΡΩΠΟ ΚΑΙ GENIUS,ΟΛΑ ΤΑ ΑΛΛΑ ΠΟΣΩΣ ΜΑΣ ΝΟΙΑΖΟΥΝ ΚΑΙ ΔΕΝ ΜΑΣ ΑΦΟΡΟΥΝ.

[sylvia4everMJ]

Η ΕΠΙΤΟΜΗ ΤΗΣ ΤΕΛΕΙΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΤΙΚΗ,Ο,ΤΙ ΚΑΙ ΝΑ ΣΧΟΛΙΑΣΩ ΠΑΡΑΠΑΝΩ ΘΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΠΛΑ ΠΕΡΙΤΤΟ.ΕΙΧΑ ΤΗΝ ΤΥΧΗ ΝΑ ΤΟΝ ΣΥΝΑΝΤΗΣΩ ΣΤΟΝ ΔΡΟΜΟ ΚΑΙ ΗΤΑΝ ΣΕΜΝΟΣ,ΕΥΓΕΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΞΙΑΓΑΠΗΤΟΣ.ΘΥΜΑΜΑΙ,ΗΜΟΥΝ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΟ ΟΤΑΝ ΜΑΣ ΕΙΧΕ ΚΑΝΕΙ ΤΟΣΟ ΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΟΥΣ,ΟΤΑΝ ΕΙΔΑΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΣΗΜΑΙΑ ΜΑΣ ΨΗΛΑ,ΕΚΕΙ ΠΟΥ ΑΝΗΚΕΙ...

[bougatsas]

this is the best Greek gymnast of all time..the first who won olympic gold medal but also his routine in floor is one of the best of all time ..today still they dont do such routines ..he is the greatest despite what they say about his style... he is a classic gymnast like kato andrianov ceci ...........

[MrSkaramanga]

Ok yea the guy's gay, who cares , he won. Ok VERY gay lol, still he won.

[rukaras]

Great

[stellomello]

this is thanasis kapnidis his coach back then. does anybody know why chris kasiolas took over later?

[sexygal17]

Sex for my lifetime. *Loves* Melissanidis. Whip, double layout, punch front why don'tcha! xoStephy :P

[nefelycherry]

he is such a great athlete.. i m proud of him..

[ralucagymnast]

He has such grace. And the best flexibility. His Y-scale actually hits the 180 degree split, beautiful.

[GosfordAbercrombie]

did he do it with alexei nemov?!?!! ugh so lucky!!!!

[enedra]

what a man! ....i love him...

[blackberryhill63]

At times it seems judges take off tenths just so that they never give a 10. Where were the .15 of deductions? Can someone tell me?

I've seen this before where a vault looks perfect in everyway ,but the judges give it at 9.9. The fact that in world-olympic competition we haven't seen any execution scores of 10 tells me something fishy is going on.

In a scoring system thats so deduction based (and comes down to tenths), there is no room for people to 'resist' giving a 10 if there aren't errors.

[jeyzi]

The reason judges don't give out tens is because 1. judging has become stricter (i.e. form errors aren't looked over anymore like in the 80's) 2. over time more deductions were added to judging. Now with video replay, it's easier to see small deduction, so we won't be seeing any more perfect scores.

Also, this routine had some leg separations in it (-.05 each time).

[omegalavender]

I agree whole heartedly, there was that All Around Optionals Women's 96, where Amanda Borden didn't have a 10 value beam routine, but with her being so confident & no balance checks, they should've just awarded the girl a 10. these judging spectators can take a shotgun blast up the ass, cause these deserving athletes that put their body parts on the line in every practice deserves recognition when they do the outstanding...

[daboss1221]

.1 - legs apart in front flip

.1 - small hop after double full

.1 - slight bend in the legs as he arches the front full side

.1 - legs apart on the dismount front flip

these are the standards we live up to now. before they were more lenient.

[JLFAN2009]

Well: he didn't score a perfect 10 -- even though that system was still in operation, back then. Think of it this way: 9.85 may be lenient, from our standards; but back inthe 1980's, he likely would have been awarded a 10.00.

[tolisarta13]

I can say a lot of things about his character but I have to admit that he's a great athlete.I prefer guys like Ioannis than athletes who use drugs.Well done.

[professorgentzel]

I remember being absolutely floored when I saw this guy's routine. He's got achilles' made of steel (whip double layout punch-front!). Plus the amplitude is huge.

[ralucagymnast]

I know; its absolutely amazing. He makes it look SO easy as well. Wonderful athlete. And what grace he had too:)

[klashtar]

I saw this when I was in atlanta at the qualifiers, when I saw it on TV, I was liek "holy crap, he made it!"

cool olympic moment

[phaidrolympics]

Ο ΣΠΟΥΔΑΙΟΤΕΡΟΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣ ΑΘΛΗΤΗΣ ΜΕ ΑΓΕΡΩΧΗ ΑΙΣΘΑΝΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΥΠΕΡΗΦΑΝΙΑ!!!ΠΑΡΑΜΕΝΕΙ Ο ΝΕΩΤΕΡΟΣ ΧΡΥΣΟΣ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΕΝΟΡΓΑΝΗΣ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΟΛΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΕΠΟΧΩΝ!!!!!

Μ Π Ρ Α ΒΟ ΡΕ Ε Λ ΛΗ Ν Α ΡΑ!!!!

[orl2111]

@phaidrolympics mparvo re poustara parta malaka ellinara kai su

[jimdais7]

ΜΠΡΑΒΟ ΚΟΡΙΤΣΑΡΑ ΜΟΥ!!!

[RandomCoked]

hmm how come his double back layout to front somer was repeated in his last pass?

[jg0484]

The first was following a whip (no hands), the second only a flip (hands touching the mat). I say 'only'... 0.0

[RandomCoked]

oh, that's considered as 2 different moves even if the double lay out itself is done twice?

[jg0484]

Under the code of points for back then, I think the value of the combination (double layout punch front) is raised one difficulty level, from E to super E, if done from a whip. So I guess they were considered two different passes. I have no idea whether the current system would recognise the routine similarly though.

[RandomCoked]

oh i see, thanks!

[phaidrolympics]

SPOUSEOS ELLINAS me fisiki omorfia, esthadikotita ke dinato malio!!!....Ena alithina xryso metallio pou den mporei na episkiastei apo kamia ypopsia peri ntoping.... gi auto kai mono mpravo tou.OLI OI PRAGMATIKOI ELLINES SE EUXARISTOUME APO TIN KARDIA MAS!!!EUGE OREE ELLIN!!!

[katcatgr88]

μιλαμε μονο στα ελληνικα βιντεο πεφτουν τετοια βρισιδια στα σχολια..ελεος ρε παιδια..

[Cavaradossi1981]

min to psaxneis file...gi'auto pame kata diaolou

[ludwigdragon]

He didnt even do any flare sequences on the floor...man what were the judges thinking...Li Xiaoshuang should have repeated his championship...if he had done the Triple Back flip like what he did in 1992, nobody would have a chance of beating him...period!

[toomuchgoingon]

damn...i wish he had a different last tumbling pass and some kind of strength move like a planche or press or something, but he was freaking amazing...the first and last tumbling passes were freaking outstanding...i just wished that there was a little more variety in his tumbling...like a double twisting double layout...ooo...that would be nice...

[PaigeChapman6]

he's SUCH a fruit, but he's so good

[antinoolympics]

ALL the GREEKS around the world are VERY PROUD and GRATEFUL this GREAT and HANDSOME athlete!!HE IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR NATIONAL HISTORY!!!

IOANNIS IS THE FIRST GOLD OLYMPIC WINNER FOR GREECE IN100 YEARS and the YOUNGEST one in the WORLD HISTORY OF MEN'S GYMNASTICS!!1

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART!!!!

[heywillieYUM]

lmfao he looks so gay

[MEK1909]

He was patently the best. A contemporary Greek man who revered Greece. Shame on his compatriots who ridiculed him here or on greek media.They can't understand that today they don't have any cause for ethnic pride.

[MEK1909]

Είναι ο καλύτερος.Τίμησε την Ελλάδα και με το παραπάνω.Σκατά στους ρεζίληδες ελληναράδες που τον χλευάζουν.Κάτσε Ελλάδα να αναπολείς την αρχαία φιλοσοφία κ το πολιτισμό σου γιατί σήμερα δεν έχεις ΚΑΝΕΝΑ λόγο να είσαι υπερήφανη.

[girolle01]

Li Xiaoshuang definately should've gotten the gold!

[surfiechicnic]

All i know is those shorts are much to short and too tight for my liking

[Raghav91]

he did a RO whip double layout- punch front in the first line

and he did a RO BHS double layout in the last line.

isn't it considered as a repetition?

[PaigeChapman6]

yea you're right

[Raghav91]

do repetitions become deductions?

[ludwigdragon]

He didnt even do any flare sequences on the floor...man what were the judges thinking...Li Xiaoshuang should have repeated his championship...if he had done the Triple Back flip like what he did in 1992, nobody would have a chance of beating him...period!

[chakramagician]

bullshits!

[NewMinako]

whip double layout punch front wow...

[sexygal17]

Loves it!!! BEST FLOOR ROUTINE EVER!!! Best floor worker ever. In love...

XOXO Lisa :D

[RandomCoke]

haha he faltered on the simplest of movements at 0:29 xD

[stb040487stb]

mhn krineis gia na mhn kri8eis!

[costarelos]

Paixtaras

[ralucagymnast]

What an amazing routine that was; he was so light on his feet and graceful too.Wonderful toepoint, virtuosity, everything. Oh, and the tumbling wasnt half bad too;)

[misopogon10]

mpravo koritsara mou

[chakramagician]

oust kwloellina!

[misopogon10]

ante gamhsou re tourkospore.

[ChewWah91]

beautiful!!!

[quorthon1940]

paidia gia ton HELLADISTAN pigaine ayto...min pareksigithei kapios allos..

[mstavra]

Megalos athlitis. Megali malakia tou pantos pou sta prokrimatika sto sydnei filise ton proponiti tou sto stoma. Itan malakia pou me ta paratragouda pou eginan meta borei kai na tou kostisan to metallio, afou sta prokrimatika eixe ton kalytero bathmo. Malakia fysika kai olon ton kanalion pou ta kanan toso megalo thema. Ton biasan ousiastika, alla bros sta noumera ta grafoume sta arxidia mas ola.

[geov15]

Eleos re paidia akoma kai to 2008 mas fainontai periergoi oi omofylofiloi???? Afhste pou einai kai pantelws asxetes oi sexoualikes protimhseis enos an8rwpou me to ergo tou... Gi auto phgainoume me bhmata xelwnas se ola, kapoios kanei kati ki oloi peftoume panw tou na ton fame!

O I.M. pera apo exairetikos a8lhths(me olh th shmasia ths lexhs)einai kai an8rwpos me proswpikothta ki auto einai akomh pio shmantiko. Makari oloi na tou moiazame estw kai ligo se kati apo ta polla tou xarismata

[grodac]

ti malakes ellinew eimaste...panta vriskoume ena logo na malousoume metaksi mas ma pote kanena na eimaste enomenoi...kaimeni elladara

[ikazlar]

Αυτός χοροπηδούσε σαν το κατσίκι και σεις δεν μπορείτε να μάσετε τα πόδια σας.

[merda2004]

k liga tou les bre alex marine...se opoia elliniki epitixia auto to idio pragma leei pantou.

[AlexMarine]

re ti komplexikos eisai sy reeeeeeee

[Darkangel127]

Μπορείς να μου πεις τι σχέση έχει το σχόλιό σου (που μάλιστα θεώρησες τόσο έξυπνο ώστε του έκανες copy-paste από άλλα βίντεο) με την άσκηση του Μελισσανίδη; Άλλο κριτική (έστω και κακοπροαίρετη όπως στην περίπτωσή σου) κι άλλο τρία πουλάκια κάθονται...

[quorthon1940]

aderfaki mou esi i prepei na eisai kanenas apo thn fara ton anarxo-kommouno-aytonomon pou brizei sinexeia thn patrida tou i aplos prepei na sai POLI kompleksikos...Skata sta mutra sou kai ston tafo sou paliogamimene...

P.S. opos milas tha sou milao

[chakramagician]

poso kairo exeis na kaneis sex??? mi to kathistereis allo...se xalaei!

[Tanblondalex]

Such a great moment

[drthess]

με χαροποιει οτι στεναχωρει τους τσιφτετελληνες και τους παπαδες, γαμωτο

[drthess]

οι παπάδες δεν πάνε τις αδερφές μια...τους θεωρούν άρρωστους γαμώ το σπίτι σου

[kikabxr]

ΕΕΕ!!! ΟΧΙ ΚΑΙ ΑΓΟΡΙΝΑ ΜΟΥ!!!!!

ΜΑΛΛΟΝ ΚΟΡΙΤΣΑΡΑ ΜΟΥ!!!!

Ο μπαμπας του Γιαννακη ηθελε αγορακι...

Η μαμα του Γιαννακη ηθελε κοριτσακι....

και ο ΘΕΟΣ εκανε και στους 2 τη χαρη και τους εδωσε το(τη) Γιαννακη(Γιαννουλα)

[Stasi78]

Eisai pragmatika ilithios. Evge. Efxomai na meineis panta etsi asineiditos kai na min antiliftheis pote tin anoisia pou se dernei.

[mrflipz]

Dang.

How many elements where they alowed to repeat back then?

[SOKIN200]

spoudeos athlitis k exeretiki prosopikotita.mpravo tou.

[hellenic81]

ena xryso metallio pou den mporei na episkiastei apo kamia ypopsia peri ntoping.... gi auto kai mono mpravo tou!

[audie83]

Thank you for posting this. This is my all time favorite men's floor exercise. I was rooting for Ioannis because I wanted the Greeks to win a medal-the Olympics was there gift to the world after all. I was overjoyed when he won. Well deserved. :)

[nikolaspapa]

ALL the GREEKS around the world are VERY PROUD and GRATEFUL for YOU!!YOU ARE A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR NATIONAL HISTORY!!!

IOANNIS IS THE FIRST Gold Olympic Winner for

Greece in 100 YEARS and the YOUNGEST one in the HISTORY OF MEN'S GYMNASTICS!!1

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART!!!!

[Lefkiotisa111]

Osa then ftanei n alepou, ta kanei kremastaria.

[RoboDancer]

daaamn that guy rocks, he is the best by far

[RandomCoke]

when i watched li xiaoshuang's 1996 fe, i thought it was unfair because he was the best possible. (i still stand by that) but i thought this was a better routine indeed. however, li xiaoshuang is more polished but i love this guy's moves!

[Darkangel127]

Li Xiaoshuang is an amazing gymnast, but NO ONE is more polished than Melissanidis!

[TuesdayPillow]

I think this deserved a 10, honestly.

[audie83]

Agreed. It was a perfect 10.00 in my book. Such an innovative routine for men's floor exercise.

[violinGR]

ma eimaste me ta kala mas..?htan yperoxos...kai exei proswpikothta san atomo...sto katw katw ti sas endiaferei ti kanei ekeinos...18 xronwn paidi htan kai eixe akousei tosa...einai kataplhktikos...kai as koitame kalytera tis dikes mas epityxies..k na krinoume ekeines...einai mallon h nootropia twn ellhnwn na exoun parapona gia olous k gia ola....

[2882000]

Ioannis deservinly represents the "GREEK PERFECTION" of BEAUTY and STRENGTH!!A very GRACEFUL and POWERFUL routine!!A master piece of art from the "SEXY PRINCE" of gymnastics...

[jessjay123]

he's good but...... gay

[emma2710gymnastics]

does it matter?

[fatalbeauty]

What matter is his perfection!

[artisticgymnastics]

IOJODH3EWN

[marine64594]

tha ithela poli na do tous "andres" edo pera pou koroidevoun ton olibioniki mas ti exoun prosferei autoi stin ellada peran tis tsabas magias. karagiozides

[tanialupin]

H ntroph ths ellados file moy einai poy thn endiaferei perissotero h VITRINA apo oti h pragmatikh aksia. Oi olympiakoi mas athlhtes mono poy den plhronoyn monoi toys ta eishthria gia to pekino alla emas mas plhgonei to ethniko ego to an o melissanidis phdaei 10 gkomenes th mera kai ftynei sto dromo opos oloi oi "antres".

Gia balte protereothtes paides ths ellados.

[Darkangel127]

Η "ντροπή" της Ελλάδας έχει προσφέρει στη χώρα του Ευρωπαϊκά, Παγκόσμια και Ολυμπιακά μετάλλια και 2 ασκησεις στον Κώδικα. Εσύ τι κάνεις για τη χώρα σου; Βρίζεις έναν αθλητή που την τιμάει και τη δοξάζει όσο λίγοι. Λίγος σεβασμός!

[radomer]

@Darkangel127 panta eiha aporia ti egine telika me ekeino to fili ? pou einai? iparhei video? giati egine tosos hamos. krima pantos gia ton athliti auton. eihe toso mellon kai stamatise

[Darkangel127]

@radomer Δε ζούσα στην Ελλάδα εκείνο τον καιρό και δεν έχω ιδέα. Πάντως, δε σταμάτησε γι'αυτό. Στους Ολυμπιακούς του 2000 προκρίθηκε στον τελικό του άλματος με τραυματισμό κ τερμάτησε 7ος αλλά κάποιοι τραυματισμοί τον ανάγκασαν να αποσυρθεί (αφού πρώτα παρουσίασε 2 άλματα που φέρουν το όνομά του)!

[kkontoprias]

to gegonos na vlepw enan andra na kanei ti

gynaika me lypei afantasta!

pali petaxtikes mwrooooooooooooo!!!

[kkontoprias]

poustaaaaaaaaaaaaara

[artisticgymnastics]

Historical and unforgettable routine!!He almost touched the perfection.I really admire and adore his ARISTOCRATIC,PASSIONATE AND THEATRICAL style which is a very unusual and an extraordinary combination.I know that he still has a personal ballet teacher.

It's also amazing that Melissanidis was the only gymnast among the other finalists whose start value was 10.20!!!!

BRAVO IOANNIS!!!!

[nikolaspapa]

bravo

[nik2817]

9.85 only ???

He deserved 10

Bravo Ioannis

[shananigans5619]

wat a flaiming homo

[akawhippy]

fuck you

[greenglance183]

perfect! pragmatika teleio!

[violinGR]

He is the best greek athlete ever!!!!He is charismatic and wonderful!!!

[arlinda1986]

My God i was looking for this person for years! Thanks God for youtube! I had a crush on him in 1996 whne i was 10 yrs old, and i still have a crush on him!I finally see him since 1996!

[natcomber13]

he only did one BHS in the whole routine!!

[dragu88]

woooooooo, good routine

[gymnasticsforever17]

whoa!!!!! whip double layout punch front!!!!

[racergr]

And now it is about time (10+ years later) to see what this gold metal meant for greek -then- youngsters.

[akawhippy]

can you post the rest of the men's competitions,event finals, and team finals and preliminaries?

[tajobe]

It's true that this routine didn't look as flashy as some of the others, but this it was completely flawless. No steps, no balance checks, absolutely perfect landings. And it Was a very difficult routine. It ranks right up there with Bilozerchev's comback in 85.

[kommisar]

I gotta say, these routines really aren't that interesting except for a combination or single skill or two. Still, fun to watch.

Not sure if Xiaoshuang should have won but, agreed, very close.

[mellowboy23]

who ended up in 2nd and 3rd place?

[dursunmoore]

Li Xiaoshuang was a close second, pretty controversial. Nemov took third.

[Darkangel127]

He can even do a double layout full-twisting punch front and a tsukahara-punch front! Gr8 tumbling combined with amazing elegance and grace!

[kleidaras]

The last jump is a trademark move called Melissanidis move of course :)

[annaj8]

Hello, best floor routine in history. This floor routine has been my favourite for almost a decade... Go Ioannis! You kick the ass! KICK IT!!! WHIP DOUBLE LAYOUT PUNCH FRONT!!! AND STICK IT!!! I"M LOSING IT!!!

[proudofjonathan]

Yeap, our guy kicked a** in Atlanta! ha ha ha

[whipback]

That was a veary good routine and a veary good score 9.850!