Svetlana Boginskaya - 1991 Worlds EF - Floor Exercise

[meadowlane37]

her body fits that leotard perfectly.

[QuadPencheeTurn]

One of my favorite routines from her. Very avant garde.

[kras118]

@QuadPencheeTurn agree! love the risks she takes, that only she can take! she always turns in memorable routines

[Produnova]

What´s the name og the music?? Is it from Carmen??

[TuesdayPillow]

Boginskaya was a true gymnast. Case closed.

[bela516]

she was a wonderful gymnast - I just thought the choreography was strange. No need to get all huffy. It just seemed more like performance art. Has nothing to do with her gymnastics.  Sorry if my opinion doesn't match yours.

[TuesdayPillow]

That wasn't being huffy, I can assure you - hey at least I didn't thumb you down for having a different opinion, like some people do around here :)

[bela516]

I remember seeing this routine and thinking that the choreography was just plain weird. BTW - my user name has nothing to do with Bela Karolyi

[TuesdayPillow]

Why, because she wasn't wiggling her butt at everyone and shaking her hands frantically?

[gemmalover]

i was never impressed by her

[Lakuilera]

why? boginskaya is one of the greatest floor workers ever...

[Darkangel127]

Let me guess who's your favourite gymnast: Kim Zmeskal?

[gemmalover]

no, but thanks for assuming. Actually, my favorite gymnast is Omelianchik. so there. You must be one of those fans that dislike all american gymnasts.

[Darkangel127]

Actually, I'm not! I respect many American gymnasts for their power and consistency (Zmeskal, Miller, Dawes, Memmel, Johnson), but very few have stolen my heart. Being a huge Soviet/Russian fan, my favourite gymnasts are Dudnik, Groshkova, Podkopaeva and Kotchetkova, but I can't deny that Sveta on floor was spectacular! Plus, I had a major crush on her when I was a little boy ;-)