Nadia Comaneci - First Perfect 10 | Montreal 1976 Olympics
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In the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded the perfect score of 10.0 for her performance on the uneven bars.
Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women's events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men's programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men. =========================================
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funfact: "the scoreboard manufacturer was led to believe that it was impossible to receive a perfect ten, thus the scoreboard was not programmed to display that score. Comăneci's perfect 10 thus appeared as 1.00"
The scoreboard manufacturer was Omega.
"You had 1 job..."
Sadly the 1.0 was the real score. But nobody have the courage to ask him...
I still remember that, I was watching the whole games for weeks, I remember her score 1.00 for the aforementioned reason. History was in making...
Printing a 10 would require an additional digit, maybe not that useful ?
The fact that she was just 14 has me dead 💀
@Nun with Gun me too
These atheltes are trained from the moment they can walk, so they can be very young and compete in the Olympics
That’s how I felt in 1976. I was also 14 and watching Nadia made me feel like I was a total failure at life. Yet at the same time it was inspiring.
@@neoisis9373 you're the same age as nadia?
Most of the gymnasts are aged 12-18. Most of Their career end when they reach 25.
Shes a pride for us romanians and we are always proud to say the first perfect 10 was made by a romanian.
Tengo 62 años y recuerdo el día q la vi en la televisión ver su rutina me pareció ver un ángel volando nunca olvidaré ese día soy mexicana pero reconozco que nunca habrá otra persona que haga lo q ella hizo nunca lo olvidaré Felicidades rumanos Felicidades Nadia si vives todavía
Mulțumim mult 😅@@anaisabelbrisenomendez4042
Facts
@@anaisabelbrisenomendez4042 Muchas gracias. sí, Nadia aún hoy vive igual de hermosa y elegante...y cuando camina por la calle la reconoces!!! mucha salud y que dios te proteja
NADIA COMANECI IS THE BEST EVER ❤
50 years later and still a breathtaking performance for the ages.
I agree.
As it is.
is she still alive?
@@reginadionessaddi6961 Yes, she is.
After seeing her perform, one must wonder "She's amazing. Is she still alive?" having been awed by such proficient skill.
The way she lands is so soft, it's almost like she's floating.
Yep you said it, the harmony in her movements and landing just pure magic
I think that's what people call mastery, it looks so effortless but to reach that level she surely has to train for years
Not to mention the floor was way harder back then, so to look smooth and effortless is way more difficult.
NADIA COMANSCI IS THE BEST EVER❤
Di una perfezione sconvolgente,lei sembra non appartenere a questo mondo,non conosce nemmeno la forza di gravità alla parallele asimmetriche,un esecuzione che la consegna all'immortalità.@@giffysstiffy8874giffytuck
When sport becomes art.
Yes
actually, gymnastics was really form an art before they included it to Olympics.
Like rugby
Now all that matters is allowing biological men to compete against biological women. That’s all.
NEDIA COMANECI IS THE BEST EVER❤
She looks like she's having so much fun! Her dance movements are so lively and energetic. So different from the mechanical dance routines gymnasts perform today. She is a performer, not just a gymnast!
or the other way around, not a performer but just a gymnast. 😂
And she was hating gymnastics and being forced to perform by lunatic coaches and government. Some people will romanticize and glamorize anything to make it seem so deep.
@@DefMe008 She was ready to pay the prize to be No.1 with commitment. effort, sacrifice and sweat. Mature enough to escape from a communist country risking everything and putting her life on the line. The winners´ aura who light the path of the greatness. Honor and pride to those who pursue their dreams in the infinite and beyond.
I agree, today's gymnastics lacks grace, it's pure muscle, Nadia was magnificent.
The best forever!!!!
I don't recall any gymnast capturing the heart of the public like Nadia did back in 1976. She even had a song named after her - "Nadia's Theme".
how about Olga Korbut? audience booed for minutes after she was not given a perfect 10 in ‘72. her performance was effortless, and much better, in my opinion, as well
@@michelleheinrichs6336 You have your facts wrong. The audience didn't boo the judges cause they wanted a 10, they just wanted a higher score (9.85, 9.90 or sum like that)
@@SkintitaApril Yes, it was named after her. The author of the song changed the name AFTER her soo
@@yuly8913 Correct. And the song, being re-titled "Nadia's Theme" was released in August of that year and reached #8 on the US charts according to Wikipedia.
@@yuly8913 Correct. Audiences never expected what was considered an unthinkable perfect score before it was given to Nadia in 1976. And it caused a shockwave when it did happen. A huge moment in gymnastics it was.
What???She was just 14 and did all of this?! incredible, I’m shocked
July Uhlarikova in fact it is easier when you are younger you have more flexibility and less weight to carry also. Female gymnasts are considered old when they reach 21-22. So basically if you want to participate in 3 Olympic Games you must start in your first Olympics around that age
And here i am, 17 and doing nothing
@@Ana-im4dz you dont have to be anyone but yourself
@@plagueangel true but you have to do something a little more than just yourself if you want to be someone special
July Uhlarikova .....what planet have you been on?
She is not like other gymnasts it looks just like she is having fun out there
She is not like other gymnasts...except one : Olga Korbut.
Vasilije Aleksic Well she said herself once that during this routine she felt no pressure as she was just 14 and nobody knew her yet. You can clearly see that! She’s floating around as light as a feather and she has a genuine smile on her face
Livelifelaugh there is a book about her, you are definitely wrong, nadia herself helped the writer for the book
@@VanRijn1963 no,because Nadia was seven 10
@@candela2112: no, because Olga Korbut performance was tainted with errors, but fundamentally, Olga was superior to Nadia : she achived exercices Nadia couldn't.
Every once in a while, I come back to this video. Nadia’s level of perfection and gracefulness has yet to be achieved
I am from her birth city, so nobody will touch her level. That city is special:P
Happy birthday Nadia Comăneci! She turned 60 today!!!
She makes it look so easy, doesn't she? And her moves are not like anything the girls are doing now. Wow!
A lot of these moves aren't allowed anymore that's why. They changed the rules.
+Dominique Ivory oooh... why aren't they allowed?
+Rachel It's more to do with changes to the apparatuses and the scoring system. The bars are a lot closer together, so the gymnasts all did those belly bang moves whereas now they are able to do giants, etc. and gain more speed and so do more difficult moves including a lot taken from the men's high bar. They now use a spring floor so are able to do much more difficult tumbling passes than she could. Same with vault and the table vs the horse. The other big change is the way scoring now favours difficulty over perfection and artistry.
+Catherine tt She's from Romania, which was a comunist country, but not part of the Soviet Union.
Yeah. Such a legendary athlete!
It's astounding that humans are able to do this. She trained hard, and achieved peak gracefulness.
Gracefulness was something she was born with I believe. Not talking about skill. Gracefulness. She is graceful.
Shes a Romanian, she can do this and much more.
@@fabiandanesti1497 "she's a romanian" psshhh OK DUUUDE
@@fabiandanesti1497 are you saying that only romanians can do it?
@@fabiandanesti1497 it was epic for 1976 for any country
I don't think we will ever see another gymnast of this caliber. She's light as a feather with every movement. I was seven when she achieved this. I remember watching her on the TV and wanting to be just like her.
I was & still am, a clumsy oaf....but I dreamed of being Nadia!
It was an awesome performance!
She inspired you!
What about Simone Biles?
hahahaha no jokes please@@joshweiner4645
@@joshweiner4645 you don't see this videoclip ? What you thing?
"Nadie como Nadia" "Nobody like Nadia", that was the slogan on Mexican newspapers at that time
Why?
"Nobody is like Nadia" would be the correct translation
Whatever
Sophie Morgenstern He said it correctly.
Y esa frase se sigue usando, aunque muchos ya no conozcan el orígen
For the naysayers who reckon that Nadia's routines were "easy", may I point out that the equipment was completely different back then. The beam, as you can see in the video, is just a block of wood. No springs and no padding. Same with the floor - it's just that, a floor. The strength needed to do the tumbles and passes Nadia did so beautifully, and off a "dead" floor and beam no less, is phenomenal. And they used the old vaulting horse rather than the modern day vaulting table. I would venture an opinion that if Nadia were competing today, she would absolutely be up there with the best.
+ChooseYour Poison the old vaulting horse used to cause serious injury even death....
Mark Peter Yes, that is why they now use the vaulting table
um the floor has lots of springs no offense
Bella Barbee That's OK, no offence taken. Yes floors today do have lots of springs. But the floor here is the old padded floor. They are a leftover from the times when the Soviets dominated gymnastics. Although the modern sprung floors allow for more powerful tumbling, I kind of miss the grace and artistry that the old simple padded floor routines had.
+ChooseYour Poison oh thank you. I had no idea that happened, I'm sorry.
She is the best ever.
Nadia=perfection. Her routines were flawless and graceful. People say that her routines were easy, but let them try and achieve 7 perfect 10's at 14.
Different times... Let's admit that it was a simple routine, nowadays it is really impossible to get a 10. The demand is greater 😊
@@markdog912She is more skilled and graceful and closer to true art form by far than any gymnast today. There will never be another like her, there will definitely be more Simone biles however
She looks like she just having fun and not worried about competing
U sound like that quitter herself
Yup, I quit calling your mom back
Turn down for what..
@@gvue4396 bruh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
She looks like she's happy because of her successfulness. Trust me she wasn't having that much fun training and doing it
She performs like a ballerina: smooth, flawless and effortless.
She makes it look like it's just so simple and she looks like she was enjoying showcasing her talent.
Brilliance at its best.
Poetry In Motion
That's why it's called artistic gymnastics. Not the masculine body building gymnastics.
@@katerinapatiniotis5598 Simone biles
@@rabbigoldbergsilverstein2899 LMAOOO YES SIMONE BILES
@@rabbigoldbergsilverstein2899 Hahaha robot. Human elegance will always be better than a robot.
My childhood Montreal memory!!! AMAZING NADIA
The way Nadia runs and just bounces like a feather is her unique style and is part of what makes her the greatest ever.
NADIA COMANECI IS THE BEST EVER ❤
am cel mai mic baiat
Lmao
True 😂❤ that's awesome=)
Kkkkkkkkkkkk
Same with my back
Even the fact you edited this comment makes me smile and laugh.
Her uneven bar routine was incredible! And that floor exercise? Outstanding, creative, and pristine. She truly might have been the best Olympian gymnast I've ever seen.
Olga Korbut was far superior.
yiddishlion hm, never heard of her. I'll check it out!
+Anisa Antoinette nadia famous for 1976 olympic meanwhile olga famous for 1972 olympic. olga is the first female gymnast that do back tuck on beam. but during 1976 games, olga not in her A game. at that time, nellie kim, her USSR team is more superior to her
No she wasn't. I'm not saying Nadia was beter, but Olga was not far superior.
She was incredible, but it's difficult to compare gymnasts from different eras. Simone Biles is as good as anyone!
I cry every time
The way she makes it look so easy is astonishing... The best ever
Nadia degree of perfection has not been reached yet - Magnificent.
no creo equivocarme al pensar que badia es un antes y un despues en la gimnasia olimpica ,nacio para ser grabde entre los grandes oersohes del siglo xx,con todo el cariño. al recordarla,mis mejires deseos para ella y su familia ,sin plvidar a su entrenador
McKayla Maroney, made nadia comaneci look like a little baby. this was in no way a perfect 10 by comanec compared to McKayla's Vault. McKayla showed everyone how a perfect 10 is suppose to look like!!! Wished McKayla had been there in 1976 she would've blew nadia comaneci out of the water!!!
@@JM-po7fr you are out of your mind. In no way can she reach her. In no way can you even compare them. Back then, and especially with Nadia, it was so much more graceful and balletic. It was real body control, gymnastics, dance. Nowadays it is more about athletics and muscles only. Who can jump higher, faster, stronger. Nadias performances were just beautiful to watch.
becau7se difficulty has increased noob
What a stupid argumentation if you're Romanian it does not mean it's true , she is not the best
Just read her story on BBC Magazine, a legend and well deserved 10!
*Fun Fact : The scoreboard only had three digits (9.99 max), so when the judges awarded her a perfect 10, there was no way to display the score on the board, the board flashed up "1.00" instead, and make everyone confused at that time.
Lol seriously 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
actually more interesting fact, nadia n bela ( the coach) were confuse at the beginning because why 1.0? is nadia got big error somewhere before they realize its a 10.0 actually
Christian Wangke Lol, that's funny
Lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
In an interview Nadia said that the first thing that came up to her mind when she saw the 1.00 was " I havent done it that wrong, have I?" And I somehow finde it kinda cute
Simply the best!
She made the impossible possible. #1
the floors had no bounce like they do now, so the landing was harder, and she had to actually use all her leg strength to flip that high
For sure. The floor routine looks like the gymnists are on a trampoline these days. Very different.
They use trampoline floors now which help the gymnast to bounce higher which looks amazing but if you analyse the floors used before, you need to have great leg power to push yourself up for the tumbles. Thats why Nadia is amazing.
@@MsAZYou And what about the landing? That was harder too.
@QPHashSS77 you spoiled ham sandwich, that's not what they're doing. They're saying that compared to modern performances, her routine is even harder.
@QPHashSS77 I honestly have no idea how Simon Biles's body stays together given the insane stuff she does. Today's gymnastics are crazy difficult. But it's good to look back and see this kind of old school grace ane elegance. Nobody I know nails landings like Nadiya.
I'm not an expert in gymnastics but this girl was truly remarkable compared to any gymnast I've ever seen. She did everything perfectly.
I agree with you that she was remarkable. She was remarkable for her time, but she cannot compete with the gymnast of today. She would not make the weakest of teams. Nevertheless, Nadia is and will always be a legend in the sport.
+BDP I think if she was that age today and trained like the other gymnast today she would be the best her training was the best they had at that time I can't imagine what she could do now
+Jasmine Mouton that's a very good point!
She didn't have the 'natural power' that some of today's athletes have. Certainly she was graceful and could dance as well if not better, but she could not soar like a Simone Biles. Jesse Owens with today's advantages still would not outrun Usain Bolt. Some people simply have physical advantages that others do not have.
+BDP You can build power by working out at the gym. Having such flawless grace and elegance is much harder to achieve. I'm not interested in watching a 'powerful' gymnast
My little Nadia was so fierce!!!
I have never cried in awe as much as I have watching her performances
She’s just mesmerizing 😍😍😍
Aún no nace otra Nadia comaneci😢
what wasn't mentioned was not only was she the first gymnast to receive a perfect 10, but she did this at just 14 years old!
Yep
And she did it without springboards!
She’s having so much fun. This looks so easy to do for her it’s like she’s having a laugh!
I actually read somewhere that she had to be taught how to smile...
the smile took away from her the infamous communism
Ikr so efortlessly how she does
@@helenfotopoulou5125 and I don't doubt it. She was most likely being abused by her coaches and the Romanian goverment. Glad she fled that country later on.
@@livioska561 it was actually her coach and other people.
Sublime Nadia ✨✨✨✨✨
It's incredible that almost 50 years latter we are still in awe of this performance!
nobody in the history of the world has ever moved so gracefully.
Multumesc pentru o sincera si corecta apreciere!
Лучшая гимнастка всех времен и народов - Надя Команече 🇦🇩
Her build compared to them now is crazy. She's so small. Maybe it's because she was 14. The way she landed is so gentle
Yeah 4 years later at Moscow she gained a lot of height and her overall structure was more like an adult compared to here, but still she won 4 medals and looked incredible as always!
Comaneci suffered fron bulimia and anorexia nervosa. Most gymnasts have eating disorders for this exact reason. Smh
I suppose the training is less harsh now for the wellbeing of the gymnasts. But both gymnasts now and before are mesmerising to watch.
@@BashfulBaybee Are you saying they starve themselves to stay small?
@@jamese9283 that’s exactly what they’re saying
Elevates my mood to see her so happy doing what she is doing. Anybody will fall in love with any art if the artist performs and enjoys at the same time like Nadia did. Its just beautiful.....
La plus grande de tous les temps 🥇
In 1976 Nadia was more than a gymnast; she was a super star. She had everything; great gymnastic ability, balance, grace, beauty, and elegance. There have and will be lots of great gymnasts; most will be replaced and soon forgotten. There may never be another Nadia and like Jim Thorpe, she will never be forgotten.
I don't know that Nadia is the best of all time but she was certainly the best in her in her time. No one before or since has accomplished as much in creating interest in women's gymnastics in the USA and in the world as Nadia. The spark that Olga Korbut started Nadia turned into a blazing fire.
Nadia exuded femininity. Olga portrayed a more masculine style to her routine. Most all female gymnasts today still want to act like males in their routines to acquire points and the attention of the judges, but Nadia's coaches thought otherwise and won her heaps of gold by training her so.
How to rectify the mindset of female gymnasts today? So that they don't want to act like guys?
I don't know.
except her magic is real :P
stooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop
Yes she's the Muhammed Ali of gymnastics.
Creator Detected How exactly do most modern day female gymnasts “act like males”?
1:23 She did that without springs in the floor O.o
Purely momentum !!!
Makes me appreciate her talent even more !
@@em_mkay 1:23 What's the name of that move Nadia did there?
@@sweetlife031 double Back twist
The perfect 10! Amazing girl !
I love reading all of these wonderful comments about Nadia and i hope she knows we all still love that young girl and admire her to this day!
These routines literally are the embodiment of artistic gymnastics. All other recent greats have been powerful, but non this fluid and articulate in her body posture 👌🏼
This was real ART! Not acrobatics
Its true people may do slightly more difficult moves today, but they look almost robotic and lacking fluidity.
When I look at people like Simone Biles, the main emphasis is body strength and musculature. Even at Rio, Biles wobbled. None of the gracefulness you see here. I think Comaneci’s uneven bars routine was harder than anything I saw in 2021. I fail to understand why Biles calls herself the GOAT.
@@susanc4622 she calls herself? Or others do?
@@aesinam Considering that she had it sewn into her outfits at one of the gymnastic meets, I would say that she does.
Arguably the the greatest female Gymnast of all time, never seen anyone better, before or after her era. These internet trolls who say she would not qualify today, just want an argument.
Right on
not even arguably. dead set the best female gymnast of all time
Ikr the comment trolls are so stupid because she did gymnastics during a different time period and based on gymnastics back then and they shouldnt be comparing it to gymnastics in the present
I get tears in my eyes watching her. She is perfection.
There will never be another like her. She was built for this. Absolute thrill to watch her perform on tv when I was a kid. Simply stunning.
how beautiful and graceful , watching from Bucharest !
She looks like she can fly
She did: see bars
She really did. Especially on her perfectly executed beam routine
Proud of Romania.
Andrei Stroie z2
Andrei Stroie DAAAAA!!!!!🇲🇩
Dumitrescu Valentina 🇷🇴🇲🇩Basarabia e România!
Mee too!
Si eu !
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Nadia Comaneci 🌹🏆👏👏
I love how happy she is going this!!!
I still get chills watching her perform...
Me Too
I am on fire watching her perform
She was, she is, and no matter what they say, she will be always the best gymnastic in the world
Adriana Leon in b
So true is a good gymnast
She is the best gymnast in the world and is Roumanian
Adriana Leon gymnast*
no Simone biles is
I don't think there will ever be anyone as perfect as this young girl again in gymnastics. I remember watching the Olympics that year, it was history in the making.
Unforgettable and incomparable Nadia Comaneci. She was like a feather floating in the air and with such ease. She went down in history.
NADIA COMANECI IS THE BEST EVER ❤
No offense, but gymnastics today really sucks. Standards and routines are too stiff and strip away any grace. Just watch the gymnasts performing. They always look so serious and focused. I love how Nadia incorporated dance, grace, and attitude into her routines!
Yes
I totally agree with you. I grow up in Hungary, did gymnastic throughout my school years, and the sport was fun. And graceful, which I loved. We actually had ballet class regularly, with a ballet teacher, not with our coach. I am 52 but i still have my grace, posture, and my stomach is pulled in all the time. We were taught to do that. Nowadays to serious, to much acrobatic, and, they do not look like, having fun. We did. I love the sport!
I wouldn't say that it sucks, because it is still really cool and amazing, but I think that modern gymnastics is not really the same gymnastics as it was back then... But I think it's a little harsh to say that it"sucks"
I agree that what I said was harsh. I do respect modern gymnasts. My post makes it sound like I don't. I respect the performers because what they do is amazing and incredibly hard. I couldn't physically do what they do because of my own physical limitations. But modern gymnastics itself is different. That's why I criticized it and not the gymnasts. Gymnastics today has increased in difficulty. But difficulty does not make something more beautiful to see. It's just harder. If you watch gymnasts back then, they walk onto the platform and begin their routine without hesitation and with striking confidence. Today, because gymnastics is just hard, gymnast walk onto the platform and wait and wait and wait until they are ready. To me, they look like the routine is daunting and their whole life depends on it. When I watch the routines, I see stiff faces and stiff everywhere else. It's like I can feel their tension and unease. So, that is why I said, "Gymnastics today sucks." There is no grace. Just another daunting routine each gymnast has to complete.
Carraway Daron She actually looked happy, full of joy, while performing.
9 month later, almost all of the girls birth in province de Québec was named Nadia !
Belinda Babette I Hope you somehow in one point of your life get educated on Islam and realize how wrong you have been thinking the entire time, mostly influenced by the media
@Musaaud Al-hawaly what about if all the babies in Iraq were named Eric and were baptized christian?
Pierre Morin lol
@Musaaud Al-hawaly they'd probably be Christians
@Belinda Babette yet I have two friends called Nadia
Nadia is the GOAT of GOATS, the best ever
Nadia Comaneci is my inspiration role model for being a gymnast and I just love her she's the best I will never her she will not be forgotten she is the Goat .. greatest of all time.💜🔥👑✊🏾
I like this so much better than most of today's 'routines' because this really is a floating routine. She almost never stands still, it's all one piece, with skills incorporated in it.These days they just pause and stop and pause and stop to show off skills. There's barely a routine left.
Very well said 👍🏻
Great remark. There is flow, does does feel like most athletes (you see this in also e.i. skating where you FEEL there is a checklist of figures to do and they're "checking them off" one by one and it feels odd in between. Also: GRACE! Beyond athletics, there is finish to the movements from toes to fingers, nothing stiff, artistic touch. BRAVO!
And she’s got some height to her. For some reason I feel like most of today’s successful gymnasts are short
@@meow-vk7uq I think they used different tape measures in 1976.
Nadia is listed as 4’11” and Nellie Kim as 5’
i wonder what makes gymnasts these days so bulky. back then they were all so....small? i dont know how to explain it but i hope you get what i mean.
I would get a perfect zero if I attempted any of this.
you can actually get a negative
+Kate DiLiberto lol same
+skycanth1969 I would get a perfectly broken bone ...
+marce90r tru
I'd get a perfect broken neck.
She was made for this... Thanks Nadia for the fantastic model you were for many girls...
The best of the best ❤️🤸💪🙌
Regardless of Biles, this still holds up. There's something about her effortlessness and grace, like she's just having fun out there.
this is better than Biles if u ask me
I agree, I know almost nothing about gymnastics, but something that immediately caught my attention is how easy it seems for her to perform.
Gymnastics back then was more ... enchanting.
+WAG true
purveyoroffinefoods laszlo true!! watching biles makes my mouth drop but watching nadia just puts a smile on my face and gives me chills
I don t like how this sport has changed, like you can see her enjoy everything she did and she was very artistic and graceful, nowadays gymnasts are so robotic by comparison😔
I know what you mean, because it is more like a dance but maybe you should research about her life and how the regime, her trainers, and so many other people used and abused her. I'm happy the sport has changed and it is more about power than elegance
@@louisakempten5165 That's true about the abuse, Olga had that happen to her too, but has nothing to do with taking the elegance and gracefulness out of the sport.
@iiDonutGamezz 35 how did you come up with that one ?
@@marel6279 it’s bad for the spine, that’s why the sport has changed.
@@kiwicrush24 I can see them changing it for that reason or if a move is too dangerous. You can still be graceful though.
It was incedible to see her routines at the time , perfect
Thank Nadia for inspiring the whole world...
For anyone who says there are better gimnasts than Nadia i tell you one thing, you can't beat perfection. Maybe just get to that level.
There is nothing higher then what Nadia did.
True
No one's better than Nadia
I mean..Nadie como Nadia
@@mariafulga1308i totally agree
I like her gymnastics, but I prefer modern gymnastics. You can't say that nobody can be better than she because what she does is extremely simple for Olympic gymnasts ! Now it's so much harder, so yes you can be better than Nadia.
*it's just my opinion
Polaroïd acrobatique wow i hate people like you.
Those who are saying her difficulty is not hard at all, please remember that this is when the floor didn't have springs. So they are very hurting when doing a dismount.
She was doing double backs when Ludmilla and Olga was doing a single twist.
She is the reason I am proud to be romanian
....the grace!!! ....just fantastic!!!
Yeah, some of her skills were banned in Gymnastics today because it's very dangerous. Nadia is a legend.
which ones? im curious!
Kata Ban the flipping and switching from bar to bar is banned.
Sofea Hisham bar apology but change is not forbidden
The Comaneci salto on UB is still an E skill. And she did it when she was 13 before the 1976 Olympics. There are no other skills in the 1976 Olympics that is still rated an E.
I just got to meet her at the Nadia Invitational in Oklahoma City. She was incredibly kind, or was such an honor.
The scoreboard made it look like she got a 1.00 because they had never had a perfect 10 gymnastics routine ever until then. She became basically the Y2K of the Olympics. lol
ITS BEEN 50 YRS NADIA AND I STILL LOVE YOU ❤
Nadia Comaneci was another great one. From Romania if my memory is correct. She was fascinating.
Unfortunately almost every move she made in her bar routine was banned for being considered dangerous, but in my opinion these moves were banned because of the large number of envious young gymnasts who did not have the ability to train enough to perform those moves .
Or because the equipment is completely different then it was, making it near impossible to even do...
You haven’t see the ones of Olga? That was extremely dangerous
alia li It did not cause infertility. I was a gymnast in the late 70’s and I have had children. It doesn’t hurt to hit the bars if they are set at the proper distance.
Surely, repeated hits like that during training can't be good for a girl. @@peanutandoreobasset1859
Peanut and Oreo Basset no I think it’s fine I hit the bar once it hurt for a second
The one thing I noticed was how unglamorous the outfits of these athletes were. They looked so real and stress free without all that caking on their faces and the weight of the sequin on their bodies.
***** I was watching it the other night live. Have u seen some of these girls now days? Jesus, Theyre bigger than me. quads just bursting outa those tights.
+Catherine tt She had to be like this, slim but at the same time toned and strong so her moves would appear flowing and ethereal
Can someone explain why Nadia's body seems to be more slim and not so muscular as current gymnasts?
She was 14 and it was 1976. There was different equipment and training back then. Nadia may not be considered the best ever anymore, but for many, she is the only reason that we may watch gymnastics every four years.
+Gigi B it all factors into the reason for Nadia's perfect 10 and why the 10 point system was eventually phased out in favor the currently code of points(COP). The 10 point system favored execution WAY more than difficulty as long as the maneuvers in the routine were considered a part of elite gymnastics, and Nadia's routines set a standard for gymnastics for almost 30 years. While creating an elegance and appreciation for form comparable to that of ballet dancers, this standard slowly became more and more controversial as gymnasts with greater strength and stature were edged out of competition in favor of their smaller, younger, and more graceful counterparts. Compare Vera Caslavska in 1968 (28 years old) to Nadia(14). Women of Vera's age and stature like Aly Raisman of the U.S. and Catalina Ponor of Romania probably never would have made the Olympic stage 20 years ago because they have body types that favor difficulty.
The greatest of all time, proud to come from the same country as her 🇷🇴
I remember back then how stunned I was to see the performances by Nadia and Olga... when Nadia finished, I remember realizing I had stopped breathing... she literally took my breath away.
Such artistry and dynamism!
I'm no gymnast, but even I can tell that she is flawless! She's a joy to watch! No fuss, no drama! She just does her thing with a smile on her face and boom! No wonder she got perfect 10s, she's faultless!
I do like watching her routines, but her smile and apparent effortless has definitely been coached into her as was the case with Olga Korbut. Her smile is not a product of her joy. In that sense I do like the fact that nowadays it is okay to look focused and in pain when doing your routines as this is more real to me.
MZ83 effortlessness I meant
MZ83, from what I heard at the time, Olga Korbut was NOT encouraged to do all that smiling and waving at the audience because attracting personal attention was discouraged by trainers who focused on team oriented effort. In fact, it was the general Soviet attitude in all then-Communist countries, Romania included, to focus on the team--not personal adulation from the audience. Korbut simply enjoyed the cheers of the crowd and returned it with her engaging personality, but privately, she was rebuked for doing it.
Dixie Burge I watched a documentary on Olga Korbut here on CZcams (can't remember which one, though) in which she even admitted to being encouraged to smile during competition.
MZ83 I agree, however smiling all the way adds on the difficulty level. Looking at an athlete smiling all along such performances adds a LOT to the seemingly fluidity and ease etc. : so much more impressive, it's like looking at a godess doing her stuff as if it was NATURAL...
guys she's 14 years old here
Really? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
get your mind out of the gutter
If she's 14, I am 14
age requirement : 14 at this time, then raised to 15 in 1981, and 16 in 1997.
herbert van rijn why did they raise it? Isn't gymnastics better when your younger?
She represents highest limit of gymnastic
Inouï... La perfection... La grâce... La beauté pure... La puissance... La maîtrise... Sublime !
I dunno how many times I've seen this video over the years, but I'll never get tired of it, and I'll never get over how effortless, how strong, yet soft and graceful her movements are. She's immaculate. I remember my history teacher pushed us to learn so much about the world around us, and the people who made impact in the world, and find who inspires us... and as I searched for those people. One of them is definitely Nadia Comaneci.
What you have just said it's true. Love from Romania
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I have to watch it at least five times a week I love her so much even when she waves to the crowd she did it perfectly she pivoted on her foot and waved and then pivoted back and waved and pivoted this way and waved her lines were so perfect she was just perfect I mean you just can't say much more than Miami dolphins Floyd Mayweather Jr Rocky Marciano Secretariat and Nadia Comanche top five athletic achievements of all time I guess you could throw Wayne Gretzky and babe Ruth and Henry Aaron in there
This is a beautiful definition of "being success"
@@basiccarrot413 she makes that mug Simone Biles look pathetic.
I saw this live 1976..was exctatic..A moment of grace in one's life! It was magic! Even more so!
So proud ❤️🇷🇴
Amazing Nadia!!!
Diest PERFECT 10..... She has engraved her achievement in the history of the Olympics.
Respects from INDIA.
Nadia is the best gymnast in world.
Ever !
@@viorica0808 Simone biles is better
@@d4v1do Maybe in terms of vertical leap, yeah. Nadia was more fun to watch though, call it a human vs robot thing.
@@d4v1do troll
@@d4v1do Compared to Nadia simone is just too stiff, Nadia did have art
Gymnasts today could not perform her uneven bars routine like Nadia did for the simple fact that no gymnast, or at least very few, can do a straight handstand on the uneven bars to save themselves.
Really? Your going to base that off your name?
Ella _ My favorite UB of all time is Nadia's and Ma from China. He Kexin is not quite as enjoyable to me. Although I am no fool, He Kexin's dd rival is ridiculous. Although I prefer Nadia and Ma's routines. They are more exciting and artistic... my opinion.
@Ryan
"Lame skills".
This was the skill level at the time you fool. I'm not comparing degree of difficulty, I'm comparing one of the most basic and fundamental skills on the uneven bars- a handstand. You go watch some gymnastics videos and tell me the proportion of gymnasts that perform so technically perfect as Nadia did for her time. Gymnastics now isn't about being artistic or performing your skills technically accurate, it's about pulling off difficult skills no matter how graceless. To me, that's "lame".
Ella _ You can always spot a troll when they start attacking and calling other poster derogatory names...
@Vette
Agreed.
Her performances were beyond the realm of gymnastics - graceful, powerful, effortless, joyous, disciplined, fluidity, perfect proportions and timing… what a gift to mankind!!
Nadia Comaneci was an amazing and beautiful athlete.
One of the most amazing of the physical artists.
To see her smile, her gracefulness, paired with this music, makes me tear up every time 😭
Same here!! And she’s so cute! A little baby!
Única e irrepetible NADIA ‼️
yah she seemed so somber and uberserious but when you see her smile ☆☆☆☆☆
Her transitions at the uneven bars are so graceful :D
Her flips like floating in air is perfect 10.
Every single movement is perfect. Pure athleticism, grace, art, class. 10/10