It’s a shame she didn’t get to do FX in London. I know she was injured and all but the crowds would have loved this. She was actually a good AA athlete.
Eternatty my god, the way people feel pity for her is impressive. There were more atlethes that won much more with that doctor around, she could not even won gold in the only individual competition she was assigned at the Olympics (the favorite to win it, the gold USA was counting on), not very impressive, but oh well.
I hope this comment doesn't come off as insensitive, but I don't think any of the girls were "terrified at every event Nassar was at". That's the thing about the whole situation, they trusted him and most didn't even know what he was doing to them. A lot of them did not realize what had happened until much later in their lives.
Not surprising though, when you consider the height she achieved on the Amanar vault. Great vaulters like her tended to be excellent twisters on floor as well. It’s a shame she didn’t make it to Rio, but I’m not sure we would have actually needed her by then.
This is by far her best floor performance. Like, the way the music gets so intense and the crowd starts roaring after she nails the 3rd pass. It's so epic.
She is special. Soo different from the rest of the americans. Unique. Great heigth in acrobacies, leaps and jumps with beautiful heigth and pointed toes (so rare in americans) Both super powerfull and even without complexity in choreography she is so Nice to watch, graceful. Love her.b
@@saragrant9749 Hi Sara. I thought my comment, and I insist. American gymnasts have never characterized for their artistry, choreography and lines. That's why american gymnasts with such features are very valued. The general quality of American gymnasts is their power tumbling, difficulty, dynamism, consistency and stamina. I'm not saying anything different in my comment. Best
She was mesmerizing on floor. I wish she didn’t hurt her toes before London and I wish she made floor finals in 2013. I really hate how she just left the gymnastics scene after 2013 and insinuated that she would be coming back many times but she never did. Miss her so much
I think she wanted to come back really because she loves gymnastic so much but couldn't because she was dealing with psychologic problem and we know now why.
Her body was wrecked she’s more active abt the things she experienced on Instagram and Twitter and if you listen to interviews she almost lost her leg. The things she was put through by her coaches are insane I would have killed to see her in rio but I’m glad she didnt for her health.
It's like I was never anything but an amateur athlete but I hurt myself repeatedly. I ruined a shoulder swimming, I blew my shins out running and I broke my collar bone and had a compound fracture in my right arm on a bike. That and I cracked my ribs diving for a ball playing softball. I can remember how I felt when I realized that - no - it was NOT going to get better. I could function normally but ... running six miles a day or swimming two miles ... those days were over ... I didn't want to believe it - but they were. I went through therapy and got somewhat better - but never was able to do what I had been doing before. You see that pattern a lot as injuries bring a career to an end. They get some and they go through therapy and try to get better. Sometimes they do and they try to come back. Sometimes the can and sometimes they can't but even if they do - they can get injured again ... and again ... Eventually it just takes to big a toll on them and they realize they aren't coming back and ... it's over. The utterly amazing thing about athletes at this level - is that they are still able to do it at all. You have some athletes that age out or just get tired of having to put themselves through all that training but a lot of them end their careers because of injuries. It's really common - and if you look at what they are doing to their bodies - on a daily basis in training - not surprising at all. My understanding is that McKayla's foot injury came during training. .
@@audramanahan3410 yeah I wish more people would care more for an athletes health rather than seeing them compete with injuries. I cringe every time I watch a gymnast perform with horrible injuries and I know they train their whole lives for that moment, but physical and mental health is important. I don't blame mckayla for not coming back after not only having injuries, but being assaulted by that creep. It's why miss gymnasts haven't returned to the sport and I don't blame them one bit. Why come back to people who forced you through injuries and didn't protect you when you needed them?
Such a talented young woman. My heart breaks that she was abused. Stay strong McKayla. Many women form the #Metoo experience are right behind you cheering you on for being strong and talented.
She would have replaced Kyla in qualifications and jordyn or gabby in tf but if gabby hit in quals she definitely would have made EF over jordyn because gabby scored over 15 in tf and aa
She did but due to here toe Martha told here we just need your vault in this case becouse one vault is easier than a floor routine having and Injuerd toe
That first tumbling pass is GORGEOUS. Beautiful form in the air, excellent landing, made it all the way around instead of doing one of those awful 3 1/4 layouts.
Just WOW! What an amazing young talent we had the privilege to watch. And we only got to see a sparkle of what this young woman had inside of her. Truly a wonderful person with an amazing heart.
Definately miss her gymnastics. She was one of those on the US team that stood out really and should have shined this quad. It's a shame. One of my last favorite American gymnasts.
I miss McKayla Maroney, and wish she would have been an all-arounder or continued on to NCAA gymnastics. Her career was way too short for me. On that third tumbling pass, I think she never really grasped the concept of keeping the 1.5 lower to the ground as she continues through to the double tuck. She takes it sky high like all of her other tumbling passes, which is beautiful, but it loses forward momentum. But that 3.5 is sky high -- best I've ever seen that tumbling pass -- including the Chinese gymnasts. Nobody takes it as high as she does. She could have easily pulled off a quad.
One of the very precious few American gymnasts since Shannon Miller to perform with elegance and show clear balletic skill. Her vaulting was so unbelievably state of the art, her other skills were often overlooked. Always enjoyed her beam work too.
I have always thought that the 3. 5 should be a G element. its clearly more difficult than the triple and for some reason almost anyone do it. Similar to triple spin (c) and quad (e), FIG should see it
Leandro Araujo I thought so too until I saw the Chinese... Almost everyone does it but adds a front tuck out of it to get even more points. Shang Chunsong basically has an H opening pass because of connection value. If it was upgraded to a G, then she would have an I which in my opinion is far too much
Disney582 yes, could be. and what do you think about the chinese vaults? i dont see why they cant, at least shang, throw more doubles or even an amanar when they are capable of a 3. 5. I know it also requires more skills apart from the twisting one... but its quite strange
Leandro Araujo yeah it is really odd... I think it's partially not being able to run fast enough and transfer that to the board. Shang lands on the board really flat, so she doesn't really pop off. It's so weird though because in 2008 all the Chinese had doubles/amanar.
+Disney582 I think Shang just doesn't have a good block technique, and apparently she had a nasty accident with the vault when she was younger and has a bit of a mental block on it- I think she's the exception. Mao Yi also does the same 3.5 tumbling pass as Shang and she has a solid DTY. The Chinese have had DTYs pretty consistently imo- at Rio they had Mao and Tan with DTYs and Wang with her double tsuk. I don't think China has ever had a gymnast consistently throwing amanars except for Cheng Fei. Tan Jiaxin and Huang Qiushuang trained amanars but never had them consistent enough for competition. Only other one I can think of is Jiang Yuyuan, who did have a pretty good amanar in 2008 briefly but ended up not being able to land it in Beijing due to a shoulder injury - I don't think she ever competed the amanar after that :/
I know, she is my favorite gymnast interview. McKayla is a mentally tough athlete & she is very intelligent..I hope she writes a book, and does a book tour/speaking tour. She's very motivational.
she is really good on floor and beam also .I wonder why she didn't compete in anything else but the vault.I also wonder if she takes ballet lessons because she is very graceful on her floor routine.
Denise Pau I don't think she ever took ballet... She is quite elegant and has rhythm but she definitely does not have any ballet technique. Anyway, apparently she has quit gymnastics because of her surgeries.
+Denise Pau I think she has really good form, but her floor routine and beam isn't consistent enough to risk putting her on it. Definitely my favorite floor routine though! Reminds me of nastia!
Idk why everyone is losing their minds over Simone I think they’re making her out to be way more than she is We’ve had other athletes that are equally phenomenal
The power these young women exhibit is nothing short of amazing! Bravo Makayla you deserve every accolade that gymnastics can bestow. Good luck in your future and God Bless you and all of our American gymnasts.
She was going to do floor in qualification instead of Kyla Ross but she hurt her toe in training one day before during a beam routine. Very sad for her.
@@puffball4484 I'm not sure but I think Martha wants everybody has to be ready on each event in case one gymnast will hurt. But you're right. Who knows?
That 3 1/2 twist gives me LIFE
+Isabella Hatkeinennachnamen I agree
SAME!
Time Machine Needed no she only competed vault
Her twists are executed so nicely. No obvious cross feet that several other gymnast have when doing fast twisting.
It’s a shame she didn’t get to do FX in London. I know she was injured and all but the crowds would have loved this. She was actually a good AA athlete.
People really don't give her enough credit. She's a very elegant gymnast, and is capable of so much.
She was an excellent AA gymnast, and very artistic.
Tree Hugger elegant hahaha lol never
She was always very underrated. I always wonder what she could have done on bars and beam with maximum difficulty. She has beautiful lines.
yes, I agree. McKayla did an amazing floor routine. It is too bad about the many injuries...too common scenario for these young women.
Very true.
Imagine the strength it took to achieve all she did in her elite career, while being terrified at every event Nassar was at. She is amazing.
Eternatty my god, the way people feel pity for her is impressive. There were more atlethes that won much more with that doctor around, she could not even won gold in the only individual competition she was assigned at the Olympics (the favorite to win it, the gold USA was counting on), not very impressive, but oh well.
Araceli •Chely• please tell me your joking
I hope this comment doesn't come off as insensitive, but I don't think any of the girls were "terrified at every event Nassar was at". That's the thing about the whole situation, they trusted him and most didn't even know what he was doing to them. A lot of them did not realize what had happened until much later in their lives.
@@Andrew-pf5fj *slowblink*
@@aracelichely2954 This is called being a bitch for no reason.
Her amazing twisting form on vault translated very well to floor. Her 3.5 is astounding
I feel like if anyone could pull off a quad twist, it's her
She was a severely underrated gymnast. Look at the height she got at 0:20. That is unbelievable.
Agreed. If she had a proper coaching team and support from USAG, she would have been one of the best all around gymnasts in USA history.
@@beckyy584she would’ve been able to compete with Biles !
Underrated!? She's probably the best vaulter of all time!
@@createchaosgossip underrated on the other apparatus. She could’ve been a great all around gymnast.
Not surprising though, when you consider the height she achieved on the Amanar vault. Great vaulters like her tended to be excellent twisters on floor as well. It’s a shame she didn’t make it to Rio, but I’m not sure we would have actually needed her by then.
This is by far her best floor performance. Like, the way the music gets so intense and the crowd starts roaring after she nails the 3rd pass. It's so epic.
ohhhh I miss that 3.5!! I also miss that Double pike. she actually pikes right from take off, which is rare
She is special. Soo different from the rest of the americans. Unique. Great heigth in acrobacies, leaps and jumps with beautiful heigth and pointed toes (so rare in americans) Both super powerfull and even without complexity in choreography she is so Nice to watch, graceful. Love her.b
“So rare in Americans?” Wow- try watching many other countries and you’ll see it’s more than just one country. Talk about bias much.
@@saragrant9749 Hi Sara. I am not saying it doesn't happen in other countries.
@@AleaTeo I think you need to think about what you’re saying before it comes out of your mouth- or onto your keyboard.
@@saragrant9749 Hi Sara. I thought my comment, and I insist. American gymnasts have never characterized for their artistry, choreography and lines. That's why american gymnasts with such features are very valued. The general quality of American gymnasts is their power tumbling, difficulty, dynamism, consistency and stamina. I'm not saying anything different in my comment. Best
@@AleaTeo and of course, their sportsmanship. Something many European countries can’t claim in any way, shape or form- ever.
That third pass always gives me heart palpitations.
The 3.5 twist OMG so high, and easy for her!
Man I miss having her in the gym world...
Well maybe she'd still be in it if her coaches weren't abusive cunts both psychologically and physically.
I miss her dumper.
She was mesmerizing on floor. I wish she didn’t hurt her toes before London and I wish she made floor finals in 2013. I really hate how she just left the gymnastics scene after 2013 and insinuated that she would be coming back many times but she never did. Miss her so much
I think she wanted to come back really because she loves gymnastic so much but couldn't because she was dealing with psychologic problem and we know now why.
Her body was wrecked she’s more active abt the things she experienced on Instagram and Twitter and if you listen to interviews she almost lost her leg. The things she was put through by her coaches are insane I would have killed to see her in rio but I’m glad she didnt for her health.
It's like I was never anything but an amateur athlete but I hurt myself repeatedly. I ruined a shoulder swimming, I blew my shins out running and I broke my collar bone and had a compound fracture in my right arm on a bike. That and I cracked my ribs diving for a ball playing softball. I can remember how I felt when I realized that - no - it was NOT going to get better. I could function normally but ... running six miles a day or swimming two miles ... those days were over ... I didn't want to believe it - but they were. I went through therapy and got somewhat better - but never was able to do what I had been doing before.
You see that pattern a lot as injuries bring a career to an end. They get some and they go through therapy and try to get better. Sometimes they do and they try to come back. Sometimes the can and sometimes they can't but even if they do - they can get injured again ... and again ... Eventually it just takes to big a toll on them and they realize they aren't coming back and ... it's over.
The utterly amazing thing about athletes at this level - is that they are still able to do it at all. You have some athletes that age out or just get tired of having to put themselves through all that training but a lot of them end their careers because of injuries. It's really common - and if you look at what they are doing to their bodies - on a daily basis in training - not surprising at all. My understanding is that McKayla's foot injury came during training.
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@@audramanahan3410 yeah I wish more people would care more for an athletes health rather than seeing them compete with injuries. I cringe every time I watch a gymnast perform with horrible injuries and I know they train their whole lives for that moment, but physical and mental health is important. I don't blame mckayla for not coming back after not only having injuries, but being assaulted by that creep. It's why miss gymnasts haven't returned to the sport and I don't blame them one bit. Why come back to people who forced you through injuries and didn't protect you when you needed them?
It’s even more sad when you realize it wasn’t a broken toe, it was a broken foot :/
She stands straight up when she lands that 3.5 twist what the heck. Amazing.
Underrated on floor.
Wow. She’s just as good as any floor specialist.
Incredible strength, power, beauty. One of my favorite gymnasts of all all time.
Such a talented young woman. My heart breaks that she was abused. Stay strong McKayla. Many women form the #Metoo experience are right behind you cheering you on for being strong and talented.
With that air position, she would make an AMAZING figure skater.
omg wouldnt she just
One of the best floor performances of all time
so sad she couldn't contribute this floor routine at the olympics
beatrice lim and she's a good all around we.
Yeah I think she would've been used over Gabby for floor considering Gabby's qualification floor
Andrew She would’ve replaced Jordyn but did not because she competed on a broken toe in london.
She would have replaced Kyla in qualifications and jordyn or gabby in tf but if gabby hit in quals she definitely would have made EF over jordyn because gabby scored over 15 in tf and aa
She did but due to here toe Martha told here we just need your vault in this case becouse one vault is easier than a floor routine having and Injuerd toe
How I wish she wasn't injured during the Olympics. I would've loved to see this in TF and Floor finals, and see her possibly medal
God she was great.
This is what makes Mckayla special, she is an amazing twister!! ❤️❤️❤️ (wish if we saw more of her gymnastics)
That first tumbling pass is GORGEOUS. Beautiful form in the air, excellent landing, made it all the way around instead of doing one of those awful 3 1/4 layouts.
It was the translation of her twisting prowess on vault that gave her that ability. Many great vaulters were also excellent twisters on floor.
@@saragrant9749 She's an excellent twister, yes, but it's also her height and power--she goes straight up!
Just WOW! What an amazing young talent we had the privilege to watch. And we only got to see a sparkle of what this young woman had inside of her. Truly a wonderful person with an amazing heart.
8 years is a long time ago I wish you all the best
Definately miss her gymnastics. She was one of those on the US team that stood out really and should have shined this quad. It's a shame. One of my last favorite American gymnasts.
yes, I agree. there's no artistry any more. just flip after flip, which is boring.
ok, but can we talk about that perfectly executed proper double jazz pirouette?
She will become more and more of a legend in gymnastics as time goes on
I miss McKayla Maroney, and wish she would have been an all-arounder or continued on to NCAA gymnastics. Her career was way too short for me. On that third tumbling pass, I think she never really grasped the concept of keeping the 1.5 lower to the ground as she continues through to the double tuck. She takes it sky high like all of her other tumbling passes, which is beautiful, but it loses forward momentum. But that 3.5 is sky high -- best I've ever seen that tumbling pass -- including the Chinese gymnasts. Nobody takes it as high as she does. She could have easily pulled off a quad.
The elegance of Nastia mixed with the power of Shawn and a touch of the showmanship of Laurie...
I wish she could have performed floor at the Olympics on team final.
she has the russian style with the power from the americans
that three and a half twist was BEAUTIFUL
Miss this queen 👑
Lmao apparently I commented on this a year ago and the sentiment still stands😂
Outstanding tumbling, beautiful turns and leaps. Love watching her perform this beautiful routine. It showcases her power and her grace.
One of the very precious few American gymnasts since Shannon Miller to perform with elegance and show clear balletic skill. Her vaulting was so unbelievably state of the art, her other skills were often overlooked. Always enjoyed her beam work too.
Yup, great balance of skill, grace, and power.
Beautiful and talented young lady
She is perfect !
She could compete on floor as well as on vault .she was a greate gymnast !!!
McKayla was hands down the most DRAMATIK on FX out of the Fierce 5.
Period
I would have loved to see her compete in NCAA. I feel like she would have really enjoyed it.
The power she has!! Loved her
One thing I've always gotten a kick out of her was that self-confidence and utterly smug look that was always on her face..
she is lovely and has a great spirit for her love in this sport!!!
She flies so high in the air.
Amazing gymnastics.
I do like her for one of the greats
I wish she was one of the three that competed on floor in the team final.
+Thien Dinh Just so naturally elegant yet clearly an athlete with power and so much fire in her eyes.
Me too... But she was injured during the Olympics :-( so I think that's also why they saved her for vault.
I have always thought that the 3. 5 should be a G element. its clearly more difficult than the triple and for some reason almost anyone do it. Similar to triple spin (c) and quad (e), FIG should see it
Leandro Araujo I thought so too until I saw the Chinese... Almost everyone does it but adds a front tuck out of it to get even more points. Shang Chunsong basically has an H opening pass because of connection value. If it was upgraded to a G, then she would have an I which in my opinion is far too much
Disney582 yes, could be. and what do you think about the chinese vaults? i dont see why they cant, at least shang, throw more doubles or even an amanar when they are capable of a 3. 5. I know it also requires more skills apart from the twisting one... but its quite strange
Leandro Araujo yeah it is really odd... I think it's partially not being able to run fast enough and transfer that to the board. Shang lands on the board really flat, so she doesn't really pop off. It's so weird though because in 2008 all the Chinese had doubles/amanar.
Leandro Araujo have you seen the men's code? Some people (probably including myself) would go ballistic if even more wag tumbles were upgraded
+Disney582 I think Shang just doesn't have a good block technique, and apparently she had a nasty accident with the vault when she was younger and has a bit of a mental block on it- I think she's the exception. Mao Yi also does the same 3.5 tumbling pass as Shang and she has a solid DTY. The Chinese have had DTYs pretty consistently imo- at Rio they had Mao and Tan with DTYs and Wang with her double tsuk.
I don't think China has ever had a gymnast consistently throwing amanars except for Cheng Fei. Tan Jiaxin and Huang Qiushuang trained amanars but never had them consistent enough for competition. Only other one I can think of is Jiang Yuyuan, who did have a pretty good amanar in 2008 briefly but ended up not being able to land it in Beijing due to a shoulder injury - I don't think she ever competed the amanar after that :/
Her interview on the Gymcastic podcast was great
I know, she is my favorite gymnast interview. McKayla is a mentally tough athlete & she is very intelligent..I hope she writes a book, and does a book tour/speaking tour. She's very motivational.
She always finished her arms and hands perfectly...
Now that is what you call a beautiful and strong gymnast.
Miss her❤️
She is such a BADASS gymnast!!! AWESOME!!!!
One of my favorite floor routines ever.
That 7/2 twist was EPIC.
I really think a 3.5 should be G skill. It’s definitely as hard as a Silvias is you ask me, which is an H, and it’s currently only F?!
Just...wow! beautiful form
She's amazing. 🤩
Diva forever
Beautifull
What an outstanding routine!
Apart from that amazing 3 1/2 twist, did anyone notice how she just did a 2 1/2 twist from just a round off !?
She’s an amazing gymnast and very beautiful
i miss her
She could have been such a great AAer really!
Very elegant and just sails through the air.
imagine her with an exercise like : 3.5, dlo, 2.5 and full twist, double pike. I would have loved to see that!
Leandro Araujo she was throwing a gorgeous double layout in 2013 :( miss her
I Love This Girl.
LOVE THE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS SHE MAKES ON HER COMMERCIAL
she got a 15.2, damn
She can retrieve my frisbee anytime
I love her!... she's fabulous!!...👌❤😁
That 3 1/2 is so amazing!!
Legend in USA gymnastics
AWESOME ! !
Perfection!!
I love her.
she is really good on floor and beam also .I wonder why she didn't compete in anything else but the vault.I also wonder if she takes ballet lessons because she is very graceful on her floor routine.
+Denise Pau She had an injured toe at the olympics so she could not put any more pressure to it. Otherwise, she would have done floor as well.
Do you know if she also takes ballet lessons because she is so much more elegant than alot of the other gymnasts
Denise Pau I don't think she ever took ballet... She is quite elegant and has rhythm but she definitely does not have any ballet technique. Anyway, apparently she has quit gymnastics because of her surgeries.
That's to bad .she is very good.I know she wants to act and sing.have you ever heard her sing is she any good
+Denise Pau I think she has really good form, but her floor routine and beam isn't consistent enough to risk putting her on it. Definitely my favorite floor routine though! Reminds me of nastia!
youre my favorite deputy
Seriously underrated. So, so disciplined. It's why I think the olympics are a popularity contest rather than skill.
Brilliant!
Mind like steel.
she did so good here.
Talent
so good!
Her and Nastia are my favorite.
You can tell that she's had belles training cause her technic was amazing
0:11 AHHH SUCH AN ICONIC POSE LOL REMINDS ME OF JOJO POSES HAHA SHES SO FREAKING COOL
Insane!!!!!
The most graceful gymnast of the last decade
Perfeito
Idk why everyone is losing their minds over Simone
I think they’re making her out to be way more than she is
We’ve had other athletes that are equally phenomenal
She’s beautiful
She's got an ad now on TV. Hope she's making some money with her skills.
The power these young women exhibit is nothing short of amazing! Bravo Makayla you deserve every accolade that gymnastics can bestow. Good luck in your future and God Bless you and all of our American gymnasts.
床運動はダイナミックで大変素晴らしい演技ですね我々
I don't get why she wasn't chosen to perform floor at the Olympics. Her routine was beautiful. Honestly she would have been a great dancer.
She was going to do floor in qualification instead of Kyla Ross but she hurt her toe in training one day before during a beam routine. Very sad for her.
@@rio-mh6eo why was she doing a beam routine when she wasn't going to compete it? they had alternates there...
@@puffball4484 I'm not sure but I think Martha wants everybody has to be ready on each event in case one gymnast will hurt. But you're right. Who knows?
I wish she performed floor at the olympics I think she would’ve made the finals in my opinion
Artistic Gymnastics Channel that TOE! It's sad a toe got in her way
I am in love 😍.
@julio Silva Me too 0:58🤩🥰👊🏾💍🌹