While I appreciate that there's more focus on tumbling now, I think we can sacrifice the 4th pass for better dance/artistry when most everyone is just doing a double back tuck/pike anyway
@@honeyfromthebee I agree plus that would make it easier on all gymnasts. Ones who can't do super powerful tumbling don't have to try to squeeze in a fourth pass to help boost their score, and ones that mainly focus on hard tumbling can have enough energy to add in more turns, choreo, or leaps without being exhausted
@@murasakino101 Agreed. I see a lot of gymnasts doing a double tuck (for example) at the end of their routine but with the deductions for leg separation, flexed feet, landings, etc. factored in, it's just not usually worth their energy. Judging has gotten really strict, but is often more forgiving of dance elements which also require less time and energy to perform. I would rather see a simple double turn, which is easy to execute without deductions (B skill) than an poorly executed double tuck (D skill with almost certain deductions) as a final pass. And, the gymnast would likely get more out of it! It boggles my mind that it's not more common
@@honeyfromthebee I agree as well! I see a lot of double pikes too and they also have many deductions at times. I would love to see more easier turns as well since most gymnasts would rather struggle doing a wolf turn for the difficulty value than a double turn that could be executed a bit easier. Idk why it's not more common either. I've seen too many gymnasts either fall on beam/floor on wolf turns or get heavily deducted for them and it's not worth it. Judging has gotten more strict like you said and they took away back-to-back wolf turns so maybe we'll see more variety this year if they have meets. I thought there'd be a winter cup but I haven't heard anything yet
Yes, during the 93-96 quad. But no one front tumbles like Lilia. She builds up speed and I’ve never really seen another woman come close to front “tumbling” the way that she did. 3 and 4 front tumbling skills in a row. Almost unheard of. Usually people do 1 or 2 consecutively, but not 3 and 4.
In that code she needed to do three skills as she was required to do two tumbling passes and a tumbling pass was defined as three skills then. And the fly spring was credited as a B in that code and combined with a front full or higher she got 0.2 connection bonus.
I’m agree with you selections:Lilia,Boriana,Svetlana and Camelia were incredible gymnastics and their routines captivate the people’s attention for their elegance and well executed routines.
Yes. Also, she is apparently the mother of twerking. Although Lilias twerking was done very modestly, just an elegant show of muscle control, a novelty. Not any cheap sexy show off alike later, less gifted followers, do.
You know what I find almost as great as the athletic skills of these ladies is their concentration levels. The camera an tv give the impression that they are the center of attention and all eyes are on solely on them. But that couldn't be further from the truth. There is so much activity going on around them in the arena with crowd movements, other teams and athletes competing on other aperatices. Different music playing in other sections. It's amazing to me at how focused they are. Incredible really.
Any gymnast will tell you it's actually more nerve wracking to have all the attention focused on you. For instance, no one wants to be the last performer on beam or floor when all the other events have finished their rotation and are just sitting around waiting. These girls are used to training in a noisy gym with lots of activity going on, multiple classes with kids of all levels, all practicing at the same time. They're used to floor music playing while they're on bars. It's much more scary to have the gym be silent while you're performing, knowing everyone's watching you.
Boginskaya yeh it to avente guard routine not many international judges liked. But they gave her a 10 for it in this competition her tumbling was excellent anyway. But her ending pose was like take that to judges she served it to them on a platter lol. VOINEA i think pretty much brought break dancing to Womens floor by her movements and the worm she did yeh absolute control of her body and choice of music,
I prefer these types of routines to today’s more athletic performances with minimal artistic or dance elements. The Russians and Romanians had great choreography in the 80s and 90s.
Dr. Mario! I liked Strawberry Shortcake's the best, she looked like she was really enjoying herself and the music was good. Can I see something on the uneven bars please?
Podkopayeva’s Olympic routine was much more creative. No one to that point could have pulled off the dance, let alone all of those front tumbling passes. Any routine from the 1989 Soviet World team could have been here. They were all different and they were phenomenal. And what about Oksana Omelianchik? That birdie routine started the whole double pass craze.
This Lilia's routine and her 96 Olympic final one both are basically the same, but I think her team is smart change this music to the one used in Olympics, which help makes it more coherent and cohesive, and it became one of the best floor routine in women's gymnastic!!
Oh, and back when artistic gymnastics had ART in it. Not suggesting they ditch the emphasis on skills and codes / points but I would like to see a new event added so that there is- dance in floor routines, like back when there were compulsaries...gymnasys could choose even - floor A, focus on skills, Floor B, focus on dance, and artistry. Make it a separate event
Kinda wish this could have been a 'top 5,' and Milo's '92 perfect 10 Olympic routine would have been one of these; I had never seen a routine like that before. That was phenomenal!
Yes, the two basically the same and her team is smart to change the music and the dance in between, the music they've used in Olympic makes her floor routine became one of the best and a classic in women's gymnastic!!!
The more of your videos I watch, the more I'm starting to wonder if you're like my long lost little sister!😂😂😂😂 we seem to have tons of the same faves and we seem to appreciate similar attributes! Thank you for the hard work you put into these. I love the video game vibes💖💖
@@amplitood5731 *facepalm* see, that's what I get for assuming. I apologize darlin.😭 I'm an old school fan- a best of Shannon Miller (my all time fave) would be awesome. Here's an idea I've rarely seen people do: comparison videos of a gymnast's time in elite vs NCAA. But of course, make what YOU want to. I'm gonna support it regardless💖
A tumbling ballerina what she programmed to do i mean that front tumbling amazing. But some of the dance moves sort of weird uncomfy but well it was all refined by 1996 Olympics.
I cannot stop thinking about how tiny and thin these gymnasts are, and I'm so happy the aesthetic trend changed, and bodies like Aly Raisman and Shawn Johnson are now fully accepted, and even expected by the judges and general public now. It amazes me these old gymnasts could pull off these gymnastics.
You have to choose, and these exercises are very good, especially, for me, the ones of Boginskaya and Voinea, but also could be added other, Shevchenko, Shushunova, Izbasa and Biles, perhaps, it,s only my opinión, I,m only a spectator
From the 80’s, I would definitely add Olga Strazheva ... but Biles no way. She has fantastic acrobatics but the artistry is not there ... and not only to her fault, the current code of points seems not to request it, nor actually seriously penalize its absence.
There is nothing dixieland about Biles' for. Her choreo is bland and except for two tricks she does the same tumbling passes everyone else does. Definitely not unique
Making comments in the 80s like “being almost 5’4” which is giant for a gymnast is an ignorant thing to say. And deterred kids and parents from signing up for gymnastics. Any height can participate in the sport.
Pods routine was horrible in that she does nothing but pose, prance, and do a double handstand pirouette for 25 secs. If she did not do that first pass no one would care about her. She is so overrated IMO.
Camelia Voinea is really impressive. Very rare contemporary dancing skills, great upper body movements
Back in the days when floor had DANCE in it ... 🕺🔙
While I appreciate that there's more focus on tumbling now, I think we can sacrifice the 4th pass for better dance/artistry when most everyone is just doing a double back tuck/pike anyway
@@honeyfromthebee I agree plus that would make it easier on all gymnasts. Ones who can't do super powerful tumbling don't have to try to squeeze in a fourth pass to help boost their score, and ones that mainly focus on hard tumbling can have enough energy to add in more turns, choreo, or leaps without being exhausted
@@murasakino101 Agreed. I see a lot of gymnasts doing a double tuck (for example) at the end of their routine but with the deductions for leg separation, flexed feet, landings, etc. factored in, it's just not usually worth their energy. Judging has gotten really strict, but is often more forgiving of dance elements which also require less time and energy to perform. I would rather see a simple double turn, which is easy to execute without deductions (B skill) than an poorly executed double tuck (D skill with almost certain deductions) as a final pass. And, the gymnast would likely get more out of it! It boggles my mind that it's not more common
@@honeyfromthebee I agree as well! I see a lot of double pikes too and they also have many deductions at times. I would love to see more easier turns as well since most gymnasts would rather struggle doing a wolf turn for the difficulty value than a double turn that could be executed a bit easier. Idk why it's not more common either. I've seen too many gymnasts either fall on beam/floor on wolf turns or get heavily deducted for them and it's not worth it. Judging has gotten more strict like you said and they took away back-to-back wolf turns so maybe we'll see more variety this year if they have meets. I thought there'd be a winter cup but I haven't heard anything yet
Lilias 3 front tumblings passes is a rare sight to see in WAG
There was a time in the 90s when front tumbling was a required part of every routine due to the code of points
Yes, during the 93-96 quad. But no one front tumbles like Lilia. She builds up speed and I’ve never really seen another woman come close to front “tumbling” the way that she did. 3 and 4 front tumbling skills in a row. Almost unheard of. Usually people do 1 or 2 consecutively, but not 3 and 4.
In that code she needed to do three skills as she was required to do two tumbling passes and a tumbling pass was defined as three skills then. And the fly spring was credited as a B in that code and combined with a front full or higher she got 0.2 connection bonus.
I’ve also not seen Oksana doing back handsprings recently on floor.
Ikr, it's just spectacular to watch~
WOW!! CAMELIA VOINEA IS FANTASTIC HERE. SO ORIGINAL, AND SO BEAUTIFUL ELEMENTS FROM CONTEMPORAN DANCE!!!!!!!!
HERE SHE IS THE BEST!! ¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m agree with you selections:Lilia,Boriana,Svetlana and Camelia were incredible gymnastics and their routines captivate the people’s attention for their elegance and well executed routines.
Camelia Voinea’s floor routine is EPIC!
Lila's routine is excellent. I have never seen another like it. Very elegant, difficult, perfect ... artistic.
Lilia's is the first wolf jump I've ever seen that was legit pretty.
Yes. Also, she is apparently the mother of twerking. Although Lilias twerking was done very modestly, just an elegant show of muscle control, a novelty. Not any cheap sexy show off alike later, less gifted followers, do.
You know what I find almost as great as the athletic skills of these ladies is their concentration levels. The camera an tv give the impression that they are the center of attention and all eyes are on solely on them. But that couldn't be further from the truth. There is so much activity going on around them in the arena with crowd movements, other teams and athletes competing on other aperatices. Different music playing in other sections. It's amazing to me at how focused they are. Incredible really.
Any gymnast will tell you it's actually more nerve wracking to have all the attention focused on you. For instance, no one wants to be the last performer on beam or floor when all the other events have finished their rotation and are just sitting around waiting. These girls are used to training in a noisy gym with lots of activity going on, multiple classes with kids of all levels, all practicing at the same time. They're used to floor music playing while they're on bars. It's much more scary to have the gym be silent while you're performing, knowing everyone's watching you.
@@AdeleiTeillana Great point. I assume you've been there then! Still incredibly impressive though.
Fantastic! All of these ladies are off the charts.
Fabulous!
I'm not a gymnast, and I don't know what or why these routines are considered "the most unique." But I do know they are fun to watch.
"shes almost 5'4" which is GIANT for a gymnast"
me, a 5'8" 15 year old gymnast who's still growing
I'm a gymnast and I'm almost 5'11...I was growing until early 20s. 😅 Currently I'm almost 30 and I the older I am the more I love this sport.
I have a friend who’s a gymnast and she’s 5’11
I'm almost 5' and i'm not a gymnast; tbh, that's sad
Haha I’m 5 6 and I’m so much taller then all the other gymnasts and coaches. Wonder how u feel
I’m 4,0 and I’m 11
Boginskaya yeh it to avente guard routine not many international judges liked. But they gave her a 10 for it in this competition her tumbling was excellent anyway. But her ending pose was like take that to judges she served it to them on a platter lol. VOINEA i think pretty much brought break dancing to Womens floor by her movements and the worm she did yeh absolute control of her body and choice of music,
I prefer these types of routines to today’s more athletic performances with minimal artistic or dance elements. The Russians and Romanians had great choreography in the 80s and 90s.
Dr. Mario!
I liked Strawberry Shortcake's the best, she looked like she was really enjoying herself and the music was good.
Can I see something on the uneven bars please?
You nailed it
Svetlana's truly unique. Love Boriana's leo.
Podkopayeva’s Olympic routine was much more creative. No one to that point could have pulled off the dance, let alone all of those front tumbling passes. Any routine from the 1989 Soviet World team could have been here. They were all different and they were phenomenal. And what about Oksana Omelianchik? That birdie routine started the whole double pass craze.
He said "Nicely Done." for Svetlana... That was ICONIC.
This Lilia's routine and her 96 Olympic final one both are basically the same, but I think her team is smart change this music to the one used in Olympics, which help makes it more coherent and cohesive, and it became one of the best floor routine in women's gymnastic!!
YESSSSS! Dr. Mario music!!! 😂🥰👍
Oh, and back when artistic gymnastics had ART in it. Not suggesting they ditch the emphasis on skills and codes / points but I would like to see a new event added so that there is- dance in floor routines, like back when there were compulsaries...gymnasys could choose even - floor A, focus on skills, Floor B, focus on dance, and artistry. Make it a separate event
This is why I love watching rhythmic gymnastics. The crazy skills, the accuracy, the dance, it's a beautiful package.
Kinda wish this could have been a 'top 5,' and Milo's '92 perfect 10 Olympic routine would have been one of these; I had never seen a routine like that before. That was phenomenal!
Lilia's front tumbling is so gorgeous 😍
like Podokopayeva's 96 Olympic routine much more than this one...but interesting to see something different.
Yes, the two basically the same and her team is smart to change the music and the dance in between, the music they've used in Olympic makes her floor routine became one of the best and a classic in women's gymnastic!!!
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I LOVE THESE TWP PARTS
Air guitar and the back worm .hell if I new that I would be a badass gymnast. All these girls are badass looks hard as hell to do
The more of your videos I watch, the more I'm starting to wonder if you're like my long lost little sister!😂😂😂😂 we seem to have tons of the same faves and we seem to appreciate similar attributes!
Thank you for the hard work you put into these. I love the video game vibes💖💖
I'm a guy 🤣🤣. But I do very much appreciate your praise. I should have a new video out soon. In the meantime, any suggestions?
@@amplitood5731 *facepalm* see, that's what I get for assuming. I apologize darlin.😭
I'm an old school fan- a best of Shannon Miller (my all time fave) would be awesome. Here's an idea I've rarely seen people do: comparison videos of a gymnast's time in elite vs NCAA. But of course, make what YOU want to. I'm gonna support it regardless💖
i love the music you added :)
They actually dont add the music! The gymnast performs with it!
A tumbling ballerina what she programmed to do i mean that front tumbling amazing. But some of the dance moves sort of weird uncomfy but well it was all refined by 1996 Olympics.
Extrêmement moderne et original. C'est très vivant et agréable à regarder. En même temps toutes les difficultés sont là. Bravo
Awesome artistic gymnastics!!
Yes, yes it is
I did that once coming out of bar in Okinawa....
landing was a little rough on the concrete..
Of these four, I think Svetlana took line honours.
Daniela Sillivas??
Now, this is like the routines I did when in elementary school competitions in the 1960s!
Which one?
When floor routines had DANCE!!!
Tabitha yims 04 floor was definitely unique as well
Silvia Mitova’s 1992-1992 floor
Is that the one with all those crazy difficult jumping passes and that weird blues-tune?
Yes we need a another video with Tabitha Yim's routine. It stood out for all the right reasons.
All excellent. Today I discovered the second one. I love the music and the passion on dancing movements.
Cool
Beautiful
Svetlana Boginskaya was fire!
Agreed!
This is the best video I’ve ever seen
I cannot stop thinking about how tiny and thin these gymnasts are, and I'm so happy the aesthetic trend changed, and bodies like Aly Raisman and Shawn Johnson are now fully accepted, and even expected by the judges and general public now.
It amazes me these old gymnasts could pull off these gymnastics.
Лилия Подкопаева!
there are no degrees of uniqueness. you can be unique, you cannot be more or less unique than anything else.
So it "the wurm" a gymnastics skill???
I remember it being taught in my gymnastics class back in 1959.
Boginskaya was amazing..rare to see a performance like that!
And then we have Celine van Gerner with her cat makeup on for her floor routine at the 2018 Worlds.....not distracting at all. 😁
You didn’t notice her makeup. She shone with her routine.
You have to choose, and these exercises are very good, especially, for me, the ones of Boginskaya and Voinea, but also could be added other, Shevchenko, Shushunova, Izbasa and Biles, perhaps, it,s only my opinión, I,m only a spectator
From the 80’s, I would definitely add Olga Strazheva ... but Biles no way. She has fantastic acrobatics but the artistry is not there ... and not only to her fault, the current code of points seems not to request it, nor actually seriously penalize its absence.
I really thought Silvia Mitova would be in this list.
There is nothing dixieland about Biles' for. Her choreo is bland and except for two tricks she does the same tumbling passes everyone else does. Definitely not unique
Please add Dominique Dawes 92 routines with her back to back tumbling passes
Making comments in the 80s like “being almost 5’4” which is giant for a gymnast is an ignorant thing to say. And deterred kids and parents from signing up for gymnastics. Any height can participate in the sport.
Would have liked to have seen Chelle Stack 1988, Tracey Talavera 1980, or Viktoria Komova 2011.
I ve always liked Voineas routine. But watching womens gymnastics in general i hated cathy rigbys commentary so so much!
Product of her own eating disorder. Terrible back then, but worse still bt today's standards!!!! Can't handle the talk of "body lines" 🙉🙉🙉🙉🙉
Wheres Daiane dos Santos?
The wiggling in lilia's was awkward to see...everyone calls it dance tho. 🤷♀️
I liked the tumbling in her routine!
Lilia's dance at 1:05 has always bothered me. When I think of her gymnastics, I ALWAYS think of that awkward part.
Could Nadia Comaneci do these piroustats that gymnasts do these days
Where is eythora from Netherland
Where is Dominique Dawes
Podkopayeva's was my least favorite choreography I have ever seen. It made me so uncomfortable
What the heck no
@@gymworld8609 It was SO much weird posing, slow movements, and awkward walking
Pods routine was horrible in that she does nothing but pose, prance, and do a double handstand pirouette for 25 secs. If she did not do that first pass no one would care about her. She is so overrated IMO.
A Miller fan talking about other top gymnasts being overrated. OK, LOL!
@@douglasbrown5671 I did not know i was known for being a "Miller fan" but ok.