Tribute to Nadia Comaneci (Michael Nyman)

A tribute video to Nadia Comaneci, my favorite gymnast, and possibly my favorite athlete of all time. Music is Michael Nyman's "Now That You're Here" (as heard on the film, Gattaca).

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Nadia
• Comaneci
• gymnastics
• Michael
• Nyman
• olympic
• games
• Now
• That
• You're
• Here
• Gattaca

[CoCoNuTsiopatHic]

This montage is just exquisite. Hauntingly beautiful. Excellent work.

But the dismount at 0:46 isn't the "Comaneci" dismount. That was the dismount in the compulsory uneven bars routine for the 73-76 cycle. The Comaneci dismount is an Underswing (Toe-on) to a 1/2 Twist-off into a Back Salto.

[Princessportent]

Good to know - thanks!! I had been misinformed. :) Very impressive dismount all the same. I remember just looking at videos of that routine in awe. :)

[badcoffee87]

great video , great song

great work Princessportent

[Princessportent]

Thank you :-) The music is Michael Nyman...one of my fave composers :)

[junebugmeg]

i thought nadia didn't compete in the 1979 world championships (except for beam) because she had a severe wrist injury?

[Princessportent]

I haven't read all of "Letters to a Young Gymnast"...but I do know that she competed at one championship with a wrist injury and sepsis I believe. She signed herself out of the hospital AMA if I remember correctly...

[morenodelaorilla]

great, Nadia is the best Ever, besides she was perfect she was beautiful too

[duendiable]

Sublimes!!!!!!!! Nadia y Michael

[gabicararusa]

Foarte Frumos !!!!!!!!!!

[pontedupre007]

WOW  !!!!!

[juancho661]

Esa nena es premiada porque yo no he visto ninguna nina hacer las mismas formas sin danarse un hueso y a ciertos tiempos my mal....Bravo para la prodigia. Es maravillosamente incredible...

[1975DMC]

Stunning......

[SergheiRO]

Cut off Romanian and you have a true sentence.

[sahdelfy]

una chica hermosa y un arte precioso

[gymnasticsloverxoxo]

That dismount is not named after her, that is the compulsory dismount on her compulsory routine, the comaneci dismount is in her optionals routine.

[Kappa2sal]

Nadia Comaneci è in assoluto la più GRANDE atleta mai esistita!!!

sal

[AdamLake1]

That dismount isn't the Comaneci dismount, her Comaneci dismount is in her optional routine, the one you show is the compulsory routine.