Dominique Moceanu - 1998 US Nationals Finals - Floor Exercise

Dominique Moceanu on floor exercise at the 1998 US Gymnastics Championships in finals

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• Dominique
• Moceanu
• 1998
• US
• Nationals
• Floor
• Exercise
• Gymnastics

[lostlyrarose]

I thought she was better than atler at this comp. and I thought atler was overscored. but both of them couldn't complete a solid bar routine, though moceanu had at the goodwills.

[rballettom]

if only she was looking like this in 2000!

[tmwalkerm]

@yankees5297 thats true

[yankees5297]

@tmwalkerm I think she was better in every aspect on UB. Her consistency was off across the board but when she hit she's a much more complete gymnast than Atler. Not bashing on Nessa she was a phenomenal gymnast as well. Too bad neither of the ever reached their potential.

[tmwalkerm]

@lostlyrarose yeah I guess so, at least as far as consistency goes Moceanu was better. Although Moceanu was injured whereas Atler wasn't, they could have used her on the other 3 events.

[lostlyrarose]

@tmwalkerm Gotta disagree. Moceanu was far more capable on bars by then.

[tmwalkerm]

@lostlyrarose Atler was much better on bars than Moceanu, especially considering how much she usually struggles with bars, at least she stayed on and didn't fall off.

[sassenach311]

This music is from Riverdance...excellent choice!

[tmwalkerm]

@rballettom I know, and this music suits her perfectly now. She grew up to be so graceful and elegant, no more cutesy little girl.

[espinaca79]

I wonder why she did not attempt double saltos anymore. She used to have the power and the skills. In 1995 she was trying double layouts and her piked full-ins were always great. It's sad she did not have the chance to really peak.

[skywindnight]

@kwan4life No, she was given credit for her triple on day 1. The reason her day 1 score is lower than day 2 is because this meet used Competition III rules (normally reserved for EF) requiring your last pass contain an element of at least a D rating. She and Luminita weren't aware of this until she got her day 1 score. So she switched the order of her 2nd and 3rd passes to fulfill the requirement. The hardest element in her typical end pass is a front full (C). The triple full is an E.