1978 USSR Gymnastics Champs. Elena Mukhina bars

[brdbarreira]

My fav "old" bars routine

[NinjaKittyRules1]

Great Beauty comes at such a price : (

[MyDeadCatBUDBUD]

sHES amazing!

[milkdudslover63]

wow gymnastics has really changed.. all i see that is modern is a kip

[smexymichaelx2]

Sad :(

[missmouse35]

i think its so sad to know that she could have been in equal rank with olga and nadia had she not been injured training a thomas salto. RIP

[StormMirror]

Hm? I cannot understand! is there another distance between the bars today? When was it changed? and why?

[iwatchyutube]

AMAZINGG ^____^

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

The korbut flip with a full twist was neat but I like it just regular better

[scarletsmith]

That dismount from the low-bar is just incredible. A marvelous talent, stolen from us too soon. #sigh#

[gymnasticslover3000]

R.I.P

she was amazing for the time she lasted.

[KarenLopo]

just when i thought olga korbut was the best.

[audie83]

Olga was-for her time. Mukhina's era began in the late 1970's-after Korbut retired.

[KarenLopo]

Did mukhina retire? When?

[audie83]

Mukhina was forced to retire just 2 weeks prior to the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. She was paralyzed after after she mistimed an element on FX and landed on her neck. She died in December of last year-2006. There are several tributes to this great champion right here on Youtube. :)

[KarenLopo]

Do you know what day in December? Poor thing! :_(

[audie83]

I am sorry I was not more specific. Yelena was reported to have died on December 22, 2002. The website "Find A Grave" has some photos, and brief bio on the late champion, as well as a place for tributes from her fans. :)

[audie83]

Woops! Typo! I meant the year 2006 not 2002!

[wolfie196]

scary but kool

[BradyQuinn]

god damn! holy... go CCCP!