1984 Olympics AA Ecaterina Szabo BB

A elegância e a destreza com que Ecaterina Szabo executa esta série de trave são emocionantes!
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• 1984
• Olympics

[nicaisleain]

Ecaterina was robbed of the all round gold medal in 1984! I still can't understand why the only gymnast people remember from the Los Angelas Olympics is Mary Lou Retton? Ecaterina completely outclassed her!

[segismundus07]

U.S.A people remember M Lou more but

i think world knows Szabo was better, but of couse US:a overrated M Lou so much that is embarrasing

[wristslitter229]

Mary Lou and Ecaterina were in an epic clash to win the all around gold medal and so for those two girls they just threw out 10s like they were nothing

[JLFAN2009]

Standards were looser back then; a slight hop on the dismount didn't incur the type of deductions you see in today's scoring.  If you look at some of the "10" routines performed by Nadia Comaneci, you'll notice that there were steps and hops as well. The judges still regarded her performances as flawless.

[eastrun]

I love her.the gold should b hers

[NYCBlonde]

@NDBCdancer Thank you! Agreed, some gymnastics fans are completely pathetic, way overinvested in their little champion (who probably couldn't care less 20+ years later). BOTH Szabo & Retton were brilliant at the Olympics & either one deserved it. Retton won according to the rules and she delivered consistently great routines. And then Szabo cleaned up in the EF. They are both champions & people need to stop whining about the results.

[zeldafreak701]

I wonder how she got a 10 with that hop on the dismount =|

Mary Lou overscored? No more than anyone else.

[EuropeanGuy87]

Ekaterina was flying and the way she was moving and executing far better than Marie Lou that looked like a guy doing female gymnastics.. Americans were threatened and of course overrated Retton so make her the first.. I'd like to see Retton competing in Eastern Europe

[alexandrestark]

MINUNAT !!!

[EdGringo78]

I'm so sick of people saying that she was robbed of all around gold here. No she wasn't. Yes, she was a FAR superior gymnast to Mary Lou Retton, but in these days the all around score was made up of scores from the team competition AND the all around competition. Szabo had a fall in team optionals on the bars and couldn't come back from that. MLR didn't have a fall and was able to outscore her here. The way it was supposed to be? No, but that's how competions work day to day. Get over it!!

[pelicanus11]

Mary Lou Retton was a sickening cocky little showoff I just wanted to slap her smug overconfident face. The Eastern block countries are way better!

[kincso87]

She's my aunt and I am very very proud of her as the whole family is!!!