ELENA MUKHINA 1978 WORLD'S ALL-AROUND-ALL 4 ROUTINES!
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- ELENA MUKHINA'S PERFORMANCES FROM THE 1978 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WHERE SHE WINS THE GOLD IN THE ALL-AROUND. THIS VIDEO SHOWS ALL FOUR ROUTINES-VAULT-BARS-BEAM-AND FLOOR. UNFORTUNATELY ONE YEAR LATER SHE IS PARALYSED PERFORMING A NEW SOMERSAULT ON FLOOR IN TRAINING FOR THE 1980 MOSCOW OLYMPICS. SHE LIVED A QUIET LIFE IN RUSSIA ADAPTING TO LIFE IN A WHEELCHAIR. SHE PASSED AWAY IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR. SHE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN......please leave a comment on what you think of this video, thanks...
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Many people don't realize what a game changer her floor routine was. She was the first to do a full in and end with a double back on a floor WITHOUT springs. She was also the first gymnast to use a double back dismount on beam. On top of being a powerful tumbler, she was a gorgeous dancer. Such a tragedy she broke her neck and lived the rest of life pretty much in isolation. RIP, Elena, your contributions to gymnastics will never be forgotten👼
Totally agree , made Nadia routines with all her 10s in 1976 look pretty tame in comparison .
Yelena and her coach, who would later be much criticised, came up with the perfect routines ,
To beat Nadia and her own more established team mate Nellie Kim during these championships.
She was lovely. There was NO NEED to push her to do MORE! The world was robbed of the rest of her career...RIP angel
She said that she wanted to retire after winning in the championship shown above, so one way or another, her career would've been cut short.
She didn’t want to compete anymore though. Even after she won, she’d gotten sad because it meant she’d have to keep training and keep competing. She didn’t wanna be a gymnast anymore
Yea you know its bad when your first feeling after waking up a quadreplegic is relief.
@@halfway7690 but at least her life and well-being wouldn't have been 😢
Fuck her career, she was robbed of the rest of her life. One stupid idiot on a power trip completely ruined any chance of happiness she might've had
Her routines have a touch of artistry unmatched with today's gymnasts. Not to diminish today's gymnasts skills, but Elena's movements are beautifully fluid and not just muscle. She was absolutely beautiful.
Sharon C And Unfortunately Dangerous...A lot of her moves are now banned...the Thomas Salto that broke her neck, gymnasts are Not allowed to stand on the high bar anymore, etc. Victim of the Soviet Medal machine. Ironically ANOTHER RUSSIAN GYMNAST WON THE MOSCOW OLYMPICS, THEY DIDNT NEED ELENA! Horrible people. She was wise and completely understood what was done to her. RIP
Points for artistry well deserved she had it all ~ Should have had more Her grace and poise and artistry was a 10
Her Balance is certainly above and beyond~
A gold in the Vault still going
YES She would have received extra points grace and beauty and the Ballet added She was way ahead of her time.. She brings tears just watching her own perfection ~ WE will never forget her When you know her story You know you were looking at one of the greatest .....
Her injury will never stop being heartbreaking to hear about. Never.
She was undoubtedly one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, I find it so sad that no one has ever made a movie about her life , think about the sports stars who have had movies about their careers, IE Eddie Edwards and Steve Prefontaine and nobody has thought about her story ??, For me it's definitely the saddest story in sport , tells you that we all need someone there to look after us when things are hard , sadly Elena losing her parents so young she had nobody to protect her during that sad time in 1979-1980 when she was pushed to do things she wasn't ready for after her broken leg . Rest in Peace Elena Mukhina 🇷🇺
There was a russian movie about her life some years ago. Those who saw it said it was not a complete life story. The actress supposedly resembled Elena.
I agree, the saddest gymnastic story ever. She didn’t deserve to be pushed when she knew her leg wasn’t healed. She knew she could break her neck doing the Thomas Salto and voiced that to her coach. Nobody listened to her and that’s exactly what happened. Very very heartbreaking ❤️🩹
В России он ней снят художественный фильм "Куколка".
How do you know she was pushed?
The bars aren't as close now- you don't see those mounts ,hip spins, or the mukhina flip- she was amazing- she and Nadia ❤❤ they were incredible 🎉
26 seconds of brilliance on those bars, wow...
First time I've seen her kind of smile, too.
That asymmetric bar routine will always be legendary. Best of the best..
Elena was the perfect mix of artistry and power. Nobody now can touch her artistry. RIP, Elena. ❤️
A beautiful girl with a tragic story. Rest in peace champion❤️
That floor exercise should have earned her a 10. When I think of the way 10s we’re just handed out a few years later I am a bit miffed that she was never awarded one. She landed the full in double perfectly, in addition to a double back to dismount. She muscled those tumbling passes, the floor and the vault weren’t springy like they are now. She interpreted her music beautifully, today’s gymnasts lack this. There’s such a drastic difference between the previous world champion, Ludmilla Tourischeva and Elena Mukhina. So much changed in those four years.
Actually, Nadia Comăneci got the perfect 10 score in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal which is 2 years before this performance. Nadia had impeccable technique. It is a sad tragedy what happened to Elena - so young and so much pressure to perform dangerous gymnastic moves and routines.
Amazing, amazing athlete. She was so incredibly graceful and fluid. But she always looked so sad...even when she was smiling, she looked sad. Such a shame what happened to her. RIP Elena.
I watched her in the 1977 Prague European Championship and in Oviedo and it is amazing how much she improved her performance mainly in the balance beam. I think she looked relaxer and happier back in 1977 i didn't see Klimenko at all during those events only Tourischeva was with her. She was so good and I am really sad she didn't attend to Moscow she really deserved an Olympic Medal .
Unfortunately the sport is funded by the country and the coaches have pressure to bring home medals. So, they put tremendous pressure on the athletes to win no matter the cost.
Wentworth Prison Edits what happened to her ?
The Soviets, or Romanians, for that matter, didn't tend to look that happy, probably due to the oppressive regime
@@marywharton2311 She was practicing the Thomas Salto and under rotated which resulted in her neck snapping leaving her paralyzed. She was healing from a leg or foot injury & her coach insisted they remove her cast prematurely before it completely healed because he wanted her back to competing for the 1980 olympics.
When ballet meets gymnastics it's called Elena Mukhina. 🔟 🔟 🔟 🔟
And Sylvie Guillem...
Ballet. And grace difficulty presentation. She was wonderful. Afull program.
Yes, you are totally right!!!
Very true.
I was thinking the same thing
I too lost all my skills due to breaking my neck in 1996 and am in a wheelchair. 1980 was tragic for my family also. I know you Elena, I love you Elena. I shall see you Elena. I shall not forget you Elena.
❤️❤️❤️
I am so sorry!❤️❤️❤️
❤️❤️❤️🥺 I am deeply sorry...
❤️❤️❤️
❤❤❤
She not only performs tricks on the beam but she dances on the beam!
I hope you are somewhere in paradise with a happy smile on your beautiful face. I hope you are now running through fields of sun kissed flowers and free of your broken body. God love you Elena. We will always remember you 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Bob UK well put
Hermosas palabras ,yo espero lo mismo 💗💓💖☀️🙌😭
@@missmoxie9188 Thank you. I really hope she is at peace
@@alejandrinag.v8933 💚💛💜
@Blue Sapphire It's such a sad story x
What a jewel, so tragic, she is an angel
She was so graceful, faultless, a beautiful dancer and ballerina. One of the greatest gymnasts ever. So sad what happened to her. I hope she got some justice before she died.
In my opinion this performance was the high watermark of artistic gymnastics. The perfect combination of artistry, athleticism, grace and skill. Apart from a slightly shaky vault it was a flawless performance and beautiful to watch also. Maybe it was of no consolation to Elena but at least she had a moment in the sun and what a majestic moment it was.
cilldroichid She didn’t CARE to win she said, it just put More pressure on her to win the 1980 Olympics which sounds like she didn’t want to go if that’s the relief she felt laying on the floor w a broken neck, so sad.
i know Im quite off topic but does anybody know a good place to stream new series online ?
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All so true yet shes been almost forgotten and her story swept under the rug. Her voice is one that shouldn't have been silenced. She speaks to all bullied athletes.
@@0given658 She is still speaking out with her story Lessons for all ... how sad
70’s gymnastics was superb and Elena was simply magnificent, such talent. She is missed
Ive just learned about her story, watching this now with tears. It could have been avoided, they rushed her from the hospital, forced her cast out, she wanted to heal, she knew she is not healed yet, it was too early!!
Fluid…Naturally talented!!! 🤸🏾♀️
She is fantastic unbelievably magnificent excellent performance l am fascinated by her it is so pity she has ended so sadly she will never be forgotten.
She deserved a perfect 10 for the bar routine. It was so difficult and she executed it to the perfection. Her story is so sad! ❤️
I just love her and this era. In my opinion the most magical era of gymnastics was 72 up to early 2000s. More artistic and elegant
I've been obsessed with Elena Mukhina for a long time now and she was, without a doubt, talented. It was a big shame that she severely injured and wasn't able to compete in the 1980 Olympics and show the rest of the world how hard she has worked all her life for that moment and give her country the gold medal they so greedily wanted (that costed her life) I love you Elena and rest in peace!
Birdie Bae13 h
MoonlightBae I'm with Elena, I'm glad she never performed at the Olympics. She was not ready, and she would have severely injured herself on the world stage. Glad it was behind closed doors.
She is one who a person can become obsessed with. One feels admiration for he immense talent and for her goodwill toward fellow competitors, and great sympathy toward her for what happened to her.
@@Warewolfgirl1 , Please tell me why you said that? Did you know Lena personally? Tell me, did she want to perform at the -80 Olympics or was she forced to do this somersault?
Yes ,rest in peace ,tremendous athlete
So much grace!! REST IN PEACE BEAUTIFUL ELENA!
enydnightshade what it the cause of her death?
prince extortion she fell on her neck in training but died aged 46 of complications caused by the injury
prince extortion Yeah, like Say What has commented - she died of complications of being quadriplegic. Sadly, her quadriplegia was caused by snapping her neck in 1979, during training. Despite her status as one of the best gymnasts of all time, her coach put her under a stupid amount of pressure, to add the 'Thomas Salzo' move to her routine.
It is a very dangerous move, which is now banned. At the time, few female gymnasts could achieve it - and Elena herself complained to her coach, how much danger she was in. Regardless, the Soviet sports authorities continued to pressure the hell out of her. And then sadly, the inevitable happened during training (whilst practising the move). She broke her neck, and became permanently paralysed.
Crazy Hai are you German? 😅
@@crazyhai6554 she fell on her chin.
that replay of her floor choreography at the end is still some of the most beautiful gymnastics ever, in my opinion. that jump she does at the very end of her routine is simply gorgeous. One of the all time greats. It's so sad to think that this was only 2 years before her accident.
bbhouk1 yes that split leap at end! I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed how gorgeous it is.
She is still speaking out. what a beautiful and talented performer I have no doubt she would have changed the history of gymnastics. Perfection artistry in dance and Grace points would have put her over the top. Of the world in points. We need more of Grace beauty. Facebook for Elana can't find website
Beautiful ballet style split leap.
Леночке Мухиной светлая память.
Только узнал о такой трагедии.. Как так то все забыли и умерала одна, зато наши плешивые каналы кучу дерьма в эфир подают а не о такие людях передачи
Какими людьми страна Советов была богата. Но "дамоклов" меч уже висел над страной...
Леночка--лучшая в мире! Ее петлю больше никто не повторил(с поворотом на 360 градусов).Гордость СССР! Жалко девочку,звездочку нашу,а какая сила духа! Царствие небесное🙏Спи спокойно!
Be in heaven lovely Yelena...be happy for ever..🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️
her bar routine is just... INSANE! It's amazing! Her story is so sad, she was so talented and would have done amazing things if not for her accident.
Салем с Екибастуза и Шымкента - это Казахстан, кто не знает географию! Почти каждый день просматриваю выступления Елены Мухиной! Леночка для меня Самая Красивая, Самая Лучшая, Самая Гениальная, Самая Великая Гимнастка в Мире! И каждый раз плачу! Это же Наше Солнышко! Золото! Царство Тебе Небесное! Как Тебя не хватает нам , Бриллиантовая Наша! Казахи Любят и Помнят Тебя! Ты Всегда С Нами! Ты Супер! Ты Лучше Всех в Мире!
Her wold turn was actually elegant. What a gem.
Best gymnast ever, she literally gave her life to her sport
Sleep well princess, you will always soar
I'm sorry but she's not the best Dominique Dawes... Came after her had a graceful career and is still here with us healthy she never pushed the bounds and still is a flawless gymnast
@@biancabright1710 that was so unnecessary
Still true ‼️
@@biancabright1710 I hope you're not insinuating that the accident was her fault! It certainly was not. She fought to let her broken leg heal and not overwork it.
@@biancabright1710 there's some moments in life that you have to just be quiet and girl, you missed that
Elena was absolutely amazing! What a talent!
The fluidity of her movements is astounding..... such a gorgeous gymnast who was used until they couldnt use her any longer. So heartbreaking. They didnt care about her, as she said, they only cared about the medals she could bring them.
Наша легенда. Честь и хвала нашей непревзайдённой звезде
Лучшая гимнастка всех времён, даже сейчас через 42 года такое вряд ли кто повторит.
Без допинга не повторит никто
Она была идеальной гимнасткой
Уникальная гимнастка, но с очень тяжёлой судьбой.
👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Смотрю её вольные упражнения и кажется всё тютелька в тютельку, выглядит настолько идеально, что смотрится лучше всех современных выступлений гимнасток. Акробатика идеально совмещена с танцами. Но я даже примерно представить себе не могу, каких огромных нечеловеческих усилий всё это стоило 😢 И ради чего? Спи спокойно, Лена.
There was no one like Elena Muhkina, and never will be. She was incredible and extraordinary. Beautiful artist. Such skill and grace. She is truly unmatched. Just breaks me that she suffered so much.
Can’t watch this without being sad. She was ahead of her time. It would be years before some of the standards she set would be passed up. People were doing double tucks off beam for decades after this. That’s how hard it was. It was a perfectly acceptable dismount for generations. It still took years for full-ins on floor to become more common. Icon
Лена Мухина...сверстница моя😓ей жить да жить😪😪😪не устаю ею восхищаться❤️
Когда она ковала свою славу я еще даже не родился, но тем не менее знаю и вспоминаю эту великую гимнастку с очень трудной судьбой, но сильнейшим характером, такая очаровательная девчушка, она заслуживала иной жизни, чертов профессиональный спорт!
They were so much more artistic and elegant in the 70s.
Right?! Nowadays is more like gymnastic skillistic
All the way to early 90s.
Nowadays it's more like a cheerleaders' competition.
@@Fernando-dt8je yes especially the floor routines.. way too much tumbling for my liking. it’s just not elegant anymore
Elena Mukhina, such unique qualities! Effortless effort, she makes it look easy. In slow motion we see how organic is her flow of movement. I am moved so much by her brilliance, by her grace. Rest in peace dear beautiful Elena you are a world champion but deserved so much more from this life. I will remember you forever.
ЕЛЕНА ВЯЧЕСЛАВОВНА МОЯ САМАЯ ЛЮБИМАЯ ГИМНАСТКА❤ ЛУЧШЕ ЕЛЕНЫ В ГИМНАСТИКЕ НЕТ И НЕ БУДЕТ ❤..СОЛНЫШКО МОЁ ❤ САЛЕМ С АСТАНЫ 🇰🇿 КАЗАХСТАН 🇰🇿
So elegant! Truly a great champion!
What grace in her floor routine. That is so missed in today's artistic gymnastics
Что то кто нибудь хоть когда то сможет повторить? Величайшая Елена Мухина!! Умничка! И герой ссср.
I remember in an interview Elena mentioned one of her favorite gymnasts was Olga Korbut and I can see it the more I watch her. Not just because her bar routine but her overall grace and the way she carries herself on the floor. It’s beautiful. I noticed she even has the same floor music as Olga did during her Olympic routine. Watching them both perform gives me so much joy & goosebumps lol
And the Korbut flip which she truly mastered!
@@luiz4430 She even added a twist to Korbut flip, insane!
Все добилась великим трудом.
Мы помним тебя Лена. Помним!
ПАМЯТИ ЕЛЕНЫ МУХИНОЙ
Сон тревожный рассеялся зыбко,
Унося мой душевный покой:
Снилась девушка с грустной улыбкой
В гимнастическом синем трико…
Боль застыла во взгляде усталом…
Тонкий вскрик отразился от стен…
Вновь и вновь ты летишь с пьедестала
Сразу в гипса безжалостный плен!
Покатилась слеза по веснушкам,
Не сомкнёшь ты глаза до зари…
Лишь со штампом казённым подушка
Знает беды и страхи твои.
Жизнь - не сказка: ни принцев отважных,
Ни морали о зле и добре…
Твой удел - быть не Золушкой даже -
Чьей-то ставкой в медальной игре!
Твой волшебник в тщеславном азарте,
О грядущем триумфе трубя,
Ставит всё на смертельное сальто,
Что однажды сломает тебя...
Страшной боли короткая вспышка…
Камнем в горле застывший вопрос…
Отвернулся взлетающий Мишка
И надежды с собою унёс…
И осталась квартира пустая...
Голых веток угрюмая тень...
И звезда, что упала, сгорая,
В неподвижности стылую темь...
Ты сумела смирить укоризну
И принять этот жуткий излом,
Всё в твоей искалеченной жизни
Разделивший на "до" и "потом".
И ушла по вечерней прохладе
Воспарив над землёй высоко!
Чемпионка с грустинкой во взгляде
В гимнастическом синем трико…
Beautiful poem
Beautiful!!!
She didn't reach the Olympics but she will ALWAYS remembered ❤️ too young to be gone in her upcoming career, she still a legend ❤️😔 imagine she did all those moves that's already banned today in gymnastics
She was absolutely perfect. May she RIP
She said she didn't believe she had got a gold medal. She was nerveous if they changed the result... her floor and beam routins are so smooth and fluent!! Rest in peace😢
Best routines I have ever seen! So much talent, A legendary athlete!
Необыкновенно грациозная гимнастка! Вечная память!
One of the amazing gymnasts who fueled my teenage love of gymnastics. Olga, Elena and Nadia were my idols so I was devastated when I finally learned the shameful truth about what really happened to Elena. I hope gymnasts are better cared for now. Rest in peace
Маленькая девочка. Такая хрупкая, и такой стойкий человечек.
Незабываемая спортсменка.
Воспитывала бабушка.
Тренер был через чур строг. А когда случилось несчастье, уехал за границу.
Лена на тренировке сломала шею и ей вовремя не оказали помощь.
Спортсменка стала инвалидом.
Умерла молодой.
Жалко до слез.
Светлая ей память.
Неповторимая.
Клименко только жаждал медалей и славы, а бедная Елена заплатила цену
Леночка , еще прожила почти 20 л , когда бабушки не стало , сиделки ухаживали за ней .
Прошу заметить в "благословенном"СССР дело было, ну это там где лучшие врачи и самые человечные и добрые люди
@@lva2005 , ты сама то в жизни многим помогла? После несчастья она прожила ещё много лет, благодаря добрым людям.
@@user-vc1jk8ol9p благодаря и добрым она получила высшее образование, участвовала во многих проектах, в тренерской работе.Сильная духом и вечная память Леночке
She should have received a "10" on those bars, for her Bar-routine was Perfect. Well, I give her a "10" anyway, lol.
And she gets a "10" on her dance routine.
And, she gets a "10" on the Balance-Beam. (wow, she was very comfortable on there too)
The girl is badd. No doubt!
me TOO
She was perfect her performances always looked so effortless.
Three is no "dance routine" In artistic gymnastics. But if you are referring to her floor exercise... Yes , she was absolutely stunning!!! Miss her so
and her bum gets a 10 too!
I always felt that she deserved a ten for the floor exercise in the all around. She won a silver in the balance beam final behind Nadia that should have been gold, her ballet training really shows. Her dismount from bars is my favorite and I have never seen anyone else do a somersault off the low bar.
Спортсмени СССР не забудемо Львів!
Elena was Perfection! Uneven bars ,was amazing Why she didn't get a 10 ?
Elena Mukhina was fantastic! Deserved a better fate.
Леночка ты была лучшая
Леночка - прекрасная гимастка с чистой и светлой душой. Любим и помним. Царствие небесное Елене.
... как тут в комментариях написали: _Ленусь... наша Ленусь._
Лена... ну и судьба выпала этой девочке... Жизнь разделилась на "до" и "после"... Всех, кто родился в СССР, история Лены не оставит равнодушными. Хочется, чтоб был снят фильм об этой сильной спортсменке.
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Было бы очень интересно посмотреть
Да да и фильм и школу ее именем ,чтоб подрастающее поколение знала о ней.я уже 3и часа смотрю про нее и плачу. Судьба ее тяжелая очень ,оченььь😢😢😢
@@araratararatyan5460 осталась в памяти людей какая короткая ,но яркая жизнь, совершила подвиг пример всем людям оставаться человеком до конца !Нужно снять фильм и школу ее именем назвать
@@araratararatyan5460 , ой не говорите, я тоже посмотрел и проникся до глубины души. Господи... моргенштерны, милохины... как же нас опускают и принижают пропизивая в наше мировоззрение этот хаос... сердце сжимается от этой драмы, что произошла в жизни _нашей Ленусь_ и тренер конечно виноват, вот только человека увы не стало.
Легенда советского спорта...🌷🌷🌷🌷
... безусловно.
She was the most graceful and fluid gymnast I’ve seen
Wow, she was amazing on the uneven bars!
Qué gran gimnasta fué Elena Mukhina y qué enorme tristeza me da el saber de su tragedia..que haya terminado así..Te recordaremos con cariño y admiración Elenita . Descanza en paz.
Yo he conocido recientemente su historia, me he quedado consternada, es una martil esta mujer.
Помним любим скорбим,супер Леночка
Елена Мухина невероятная спортсменка. Такая великая и светлая! Царствие небесное великой гимнастке!!!
Did she really just do a Full twisting double back on a floor with no springs? WOW!!!
I think the full twisting double back was named for her. Don’t know if it still is the Mukhina though.
Bork PomPom yep i believe it was named after her but i dont know if people still call it the mukhina
Svetlana Korol, She was practicing the Thomas salto when she got injured
They didn’t start using springs in international competition until 1978. I was a gymnast that is insane.
Robert McMullan It is formally known as the Mukhina but no one calls it that in the sport.
Помним и любим тебя, Леночка!
Не уберегли тебя солнышко😢..покойся с миром🌟
how could she not get ten in uneven bar.....
A little leg separation
@Carla Apezzato-Chimenton It was a tedious ultra-dificcult routine, I agree
@Carla Apezzato-Chimenton Yes but compared to how they were scoring other routines and some of the ridiculous 10s, it still should easily be a 10. If you don't give that a 10 everyone elses scores should be dropping from what they were giving.
Pretty good is an insult
Because she was URSS, simple.
Amazing. So sad what happened to her. She could have been a legend if they just hadn’t pushed her too far.
She performed all those impressive and difficult moves like a total master, it was a piece of cake for here, she didn't need anything strange to impress, God, perhaps if her leg will have a proper time to heal, rest and then train again without any rush, I'm totally sure she could have performed the salto thomson, God how much I admire her, she deserved a much better life.
Rest in peace, beautiful Elena Mukhina. I love you so so much and you inspire me (and so many others) to keep going. We will never forget you and I hope that you are in a happy, peaceful place now - you deserve so much more than what you received in life. I love you, sweetie
Елена Мухина великая гимнастка чемпионка мира 1978 года в многоборье петля Мухиной на брусьях очень сложный элемент двойное сальто с поворотом на 360 градусов впервые исполнила Елена Мухина помним любим скорбим владислав Хван город Караганда
Земля ей пухом. Она невероятна!
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She was fantastic
She sure was! 😍😍😄😄
She would have been 61 today. Happy Birthday, Elena.
Великая, девочка... И такая несчастная💋💋💋
Но если бы не ужасный тренер
... наша _Ленусь._
Леночка ты легенда,ты жива и будешь жить пока жива человечества!
Little angel..nobody was there to protect you..that's sad..I'm sure now you have the peace you were asking for..God bless you😥😥
2020.11.26. Помним скорбим.
Спи милая Леночка Мухина.🙏😢
Леночка Мухина- непревзойденная, Великая гимнастка! Царствие Небесное!!!
Lo máximo Elena Mukhina, la mejor de todas
Times, when gymnasts had beautiful feminine bodies, and programs were difficult and graceful in the same time!
Beautiful, talented Elena, RIP! I am so sorry it happens to you...
One of the best gymnasts of all times!💖
As opposed to?
She was something else, boy!
I do not know how much the translation will be correct. "In 1975, during the Games of the peoples of the USSR, which took place at the gymnasts in Leningrad, Mukhina landed badly on her head in a foam pit. When X-rays were taken, it turned out that during the fall there was a separation of the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae. Lena was taken to the hospital, but every day after the medical round, the trainer came and took her to the gym, where, taking off the orthopedic collar from her neck, Mukhina trained until the evening.A few days later, for the first time, she felt that her legs began to go numb while training and there appeared a feeling of some strange weakness that no longer passed.
In 1977, when Mukhina trained at home before the World Cup, she struck sideways on the lower pole of the boards so that she split. “I felt like I broke my ribs,” Lena later said. “But then, after sitting for ten minutes on the mats, in a semi-conscious state, I also worked freely and the beam. "You are always looking for a reason to do nothing."In 1978, two weeks before the All-Union youth games, Mukhin on the uneven bars knocked out his thumb so that he completely left the joint. Correct it himself - clenching his teeth and closing his eyes. But the injuries did not end there: during the warm-up before the competition, she did not calculate the run-up (the floor was washed in the hall and the marks made with chalk were destroyed), fell on landing from a jump and hit her head. The choreographer, secretly, in order not to attract the attention of the trainers, wore salah with her, and Mukhina, getting off the next round, clamped the wadding in her palms.Without a warm-up, from the sheet, she worked everything - and won.
She won the world championship. First - in the team, and after a day she became an absolute champion, beating Nadia Comenech, an absolute champion of Games-76, among others.This insane tension could not pass without a trace. When Mukhina and I met periodically in the hall, she looked inhibited, often crying. She once said that she didn’t manage to completely cross the avenue in front of the CSKA sports complex while the green light was on - she lacked strength. At the same time, its free program on almost all shells continued to remain the most complex in the world.
In the fall of 1979, Mukhina broke her leg at a demonstration in England. A month and a half passed in a cast, but when it was removed, it turned out that the broken bones had dispersed. They were put in place, they put the plaster back on again, and the next day (the coach insisted on it) Mukhina was already in the gym - she worked on shells, landing on the tipples on one leg. Two months after the cast was removed, she had already made all her combinations.On the last gathering in Minsk, Mukhina arrived with ankles, knees and sores from overload, and besides, she developed inflammation of the articular bag of the hand. According to one of the coaches, she broke up because she just missed her run, the injured foot.When she told me about it in that nine-year-old conversation, I asked in horror why she hadn't quit gymnastics before?
“I don’t know,” was the answer. “I saw my fall in a dream several times. I saw how they carried me out of the hall. I understood that sooner or later this would really happen. I felt like an animal being driven by a whip along an endless corridor. But again and came to the hall again. Probably, this is fate. And they do not take offense at fate. "
ТРАГЕДИЯ ДЛИНОЙ В 26 ЛЕТ Елена ВАЙЦЕХОВСКАЯ
only, I beg you, do not make any political intrigues out of this commentary, we are talking about the fate of a particular person, a particular girl
RIP Elena... you will never be forgotten.
I cant get over how amazing this girl was. She perfomed her routines perfectly. Such grace, such flow, such talent. Ive watched so many other gymnasts, but she stands out to me as something rare and spectacular. You just dont see beautiful routines like this anywhere else. If she went to the Olympics imagine how amazing she would have been. ❤
This is when gymnastics was about beautiful artistry! I love the athletes of today, but artistry is definitely lacking!😘💜💜💜
Gone but never forgotten. Gymnastics biggest triumph and tragedy, she deserved so much more from life. Fly high Elena, fly high!
Светлая память Леночке! Какая страшная судьба! Покойся с миром! Мы тебя помним!
It surprises me she is not in the hall of fame. She deserves to be.
Я влюбился в неё... 💔 45 лет спустя
She's so beautiful ❤️🌏