Vanessa Atler - 1999 Worlds AA - Uneven Bars

Vanessa Atler - 1999 Worlds AA - Uneven Bars

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[gayskatingfan]

Vanessa should have not been doing bars at all. She should have been built like Cheng Fei, Sacramone, and Ponor. Athletes who would compete of 3 of 4 events and just not do bars altogether. Sure you dont have any shot of the AA, but if you stink at bars you have no shot anyway. As we see from Fei and Ponor especialy you can become legendary gymnasts anyway.

[TuesdayPillow]

Was it? I think Luikin could have helped more but she changed gyms too late. I watched year after year and the Rybacki's did not change her routine. As a long-time optional level coach, if your child makes a difficult skill with no problem in practice but cannot hack it in the meet time and time again, you take the skill out and have them compete something they are confident in. Instead, I believe they were too stubborn and did little to help her in that respect.

[LCAmarkymark]

@gymnasticsloverxoxo it did and its so crazy because she could do it in practice but not in competition...very sad

[ULibby]

@unevercalled So true. She should not have been made to keep doing the commenici. They could have subbed a plethora of other things for that move yet they just kept berating her. She is the BEST floor worker I have ever seen. It's not about her tumbling she just draws you into the routine, it's danced so well. You can't take your eyes off her on floor. I haven't seen anyone since her that is so amazing on the floor.

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

This event destroyed her.

[unevercalled]

If they took out her commenici release skill sooner, maybe she wouldn't have lost so much confidence on bars. I'm sure they are plenty of other release skills the coaches could have substituted.

[bernardmvella]

I wish I could agree with the person who said she shouldn't have competed bars, and focused on the other three. Except this was 1990's. The 5 - 4 format makes it difficult when you have a gymnast who will drag the team down if she competes, even if her score is eliminated. She was frankly fantastic on the other three, it's a pity she was a competitor before 3 - 4.

[russianskatingfan]

@missmouse35 well she never should have been an AA gymnast.  Her bars stinks, even in the miracle she hit it perfectly with the Commaneci in it like the 98 Nationals she would get a 9.2 something at a World even probably. She should have been a 3 event specialist like Sacramone, Cheng Fei, Ponar and others. It should have been recognized early she couldnt do bars so there was no point in making her an AA gymnast.

[TwisterFlipp95]

I know exactly how this poor girl feels, I'm a mens gymnast and am deathly afraid of the high bar and very unconfident on it. It's different for a bar event beause when you feel unconfident, you feel REALLY unconfident.

Poor Vanessa :[

[sprinklefriend]

ahh, right. my apologies. i didn't read the title. my mistake. :-P

[missmouse35]

this was all-around, she didnt have a choice.

[sprinklefriend]

why on earth would someone put vanessa atler up for bars?

don't get me wrong, i've always loved her & think she's amazing... i'm just saying bars wasn't exactly her strongest point.

too bad she wasn't part of today's gymnastics where you can specialize...