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1980 Olympics Natalia Shaposhnikova compulsory FX

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Uploaded by on Oct 15, 2006

Soviet gymnast Natalia Shaposhnikova performs the compulsory floor exercise at the 1980 Olympic Games.

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  • Vibrant, dynamic and captivating! She makes one reminisce about the good times.

    Natalia Shaposhnikova was undoubtedly one of the best gymnasts during this great period in gymnastics.

  • Exquisite! Natalia Shaposhnikova's FX compulsory is comparable to Daniela Silivas' in 1988. Impeccable and spectacular!

    She seems to puncture the air when performing the basic tumbling with such precision, amazing toe point and amplitude.

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  • Countries used different music back then, but they performed the same choreo.

  • Oh this is just sublime; why oh why oh why dont gymnast perform compulsories now???? Even something like a simple back walkover looks exquisite with wonderful flexibility like this. How many gymnasts now can do it as good as this???

  • Yes, but I noticed from 80 Moscow the Soviet and Romanian teams had differnt compulsory music, though the dance is the same.

  • The different Federations would play the music differently. The piano players would be told to accent certain parts of the music and I'm sure you'll hear it played in higher and lower octaves. If you listen to the 1988 Compulsories, for instance, you will notice differences in how each team's piano player performs the music.

  • really? because until now i've heard three different versions of music for this compulsory set.. so this is the correct one?

  • Nadia's music sounds different because there's audio problems in the coverage of her routine.

  • i absolutely love this routine.. but i have no idea why comaneci's compulsory floor seems to have different music.. is it just me or does anyone feel the same?

  • Add Mostepanova to that list. :)

  • I dreamt since childhood of seeing videos of Shapo-I only could look on in awe at photographs of her and her amazing balances on beam. Youtube and wonderful posters like MizMamie made that childhood dream come true!! :)

  • I've only seen videos of Yelena Mukhina wearing a blue leotard with flowers. But perhaps a vid of Natalia is out there with a similar leotard?

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