Dominique Dawes - 1996 Olympics EF - Floor Exercise

Dominique Dawes - 1996 Olympics EF - Floor Exercise

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[grafgirl27]

@Mikizzle15 You are right. Dawes was never given the hype of Zmeskal, Moceanu, even Miller, yet she is still called a dissapointment for contending and winning individual and team medals for almost a decade. What a joke. I understand it is a bummer she didnt come through in some of those AAs and a few other EFs but she had a great career. If anyone was a huge flop it was Moceanu. All that hype and she has what to show? 1 Olympics, a team gold, and a beam silver.

[grafgirl27]

@mzmissa Moceanu was one of the most overrated and overscored gymnasts in gymnastics history. She should have even been in floor finals in the first place even with Strug's injury and Miller's mistake in team optionals.

[watercoloursgrey]

Guh, she's just amazing. There's just no doubt about it. <3

[Ineedthat06]

@grafgirl27 she wa soverrated because she came from karoli's ranch, i swear they hype up every gymnast that comes from there

[Ineedthat06]

If she would have hit this in all around she would have been atleast silver ... there is no way she would have beat Lilia though

[dmann3g]

@metsdudenj - I agree that she should've been in ef rightly, but I think the problem was that comps shouldnt have been relative to ef quals. If u wana include it in AA, then ok, but ef is where u wana see event specialists doing their thing..not a gymn who happened to have a balletic line but no specialist skills in a routine..ef should have ALWAYS been void of comp scores imho...

[dmann3g]

@bubblinbrownsugar616 - There will be Latin and Asian presidents sooner than anyone expects..because the US is a country made up of such diverse citizenship..were one of few countries w such diversity...a beautiful thing..along w Dawes' performance ;-)

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

@catchthisbuck "I'm just so glad we have a "nigger" running the country now that all the redneck crackerheads can't stand."

Hell yeah!! I love to know of the KKK's members from the South that are still living, when they go DOWNstairs, they can tell their cronies how a black man is running the country. I get giddy thinking about that!! LOL!! There heads will explode when an Asian or Mexican-American becomes President!

[bubblinbrownsugar616]

@monilove5 Now if THAT ain't the truth!!! I remember 9 years old watching the Atlanta Olympics just in awe. Still in awe :)

[Stonymypony]

I was so happy when she got an individual medal even if it was bronze. She worked so hard and deserved an olympic medal that was all hers.

[0xTRellyx0]

Excellent routine

[skratchvocals]

@akademikn3rd82 She was a role model for black guys in gymnastics like myself when I was younger. Chainey Umphrey was good but was a real force and floor was also my specialty. She seemed inconsistent but it seems she always came thru when the real pressure was on.