I met him without knowing who he was in circumstances completely outside the gymnastics world, months later I found out and all I can say is, he's one of the most humble, sweet, caring and generous (he does a lot of social work) people I met.
Δεν υπάρχει μεγαλύτερη τιμή για έναν αθλητή απ' το να φορέσει το στεφάνι ελιάς με το χρυσό μετάλλιο στο στήθος. Το γεγονός αυτο σημαίνει ότι είναι ο καλύτερος αθλητής παγκοσμίως στο άθλημα του για 4 χρόνια !
What an amazing routine that was; he was so light on his feet and graceful too.Wonderful toepoint, virtuosity, everything. Oh, and the tumbling wasnt half bad too;)
δεν μπορω να καταλαβω ρε παιδια στον δικο σας μπαινει??? ο ανθρωπος ηταν εξαιρετικος αθλητης και μπραβο του! και ηταν και ο μονος που μιλησε σε συνεντευξη του στην Αμερικη και μαλιστα live για τη Μακεδονια!
ive met him before he was my coaches friend and he is sooooo nice and funny..... he told stories about this meet and he said that it was exilerating and amazing.. he was so happy to get that gold medal
I know you'll hate me for what I'm about to say, but still, I don't mind, this exercise is what is known as "text book", artistic gymnastics, "picture perfect" and it's true that occasionally some may say, this looks mannered, I disagree with that notion, but that's my opinion, as you see here in this video, good extensions of the arms and legs, good posture, hard skills, and pointed toes, in my opinion, this was excellent!
.1 - legs apart in front flip .1 - small hop after double full .1 - slight bend in the legs as he arches the front full side .1 - legs apart on the dismount front flip these are the standards we live up to now. before they were more lenient.
I agree whole heartedly, there was that All Around Optionals Women's 96, where Amanda Borden didn't have a 10 value beam routine, but with her being so confident & no balance checks, they should've just awarded the girl a 10. these judging spectators can take a shotgun blast up the ass, cause these deserving athletes that put their body parts on the line in every practice deserves recognition when they do the outstanding...
damn...i wish he had a different last tumbling pass and some kind of strength move like a planche or press or something, but he was freaking amazing...the first and last tumbling passes were freaking outstanding...i just wished that there was a little more variety in his tumbling...like a double twisting double layout...ooo...that would be nice...
Well: he didn't score a perfect 10 -- even though that system was still in operation, back then. Think of it this way: 9.85 may be lenient, from our standards; but back inthe 1980's, he likely would have been awarded a 10.00.
For someone who is making comments about someone not having any class, you certainly aren't showing any class yourself by trying to insult people for being gay.
@roch202020 Btw; I'm a fan of Shawn Johnson, which I think should have won gold in Beijing, good form, hard skills, and stronger routines, I agree, Nastia has more grace, but Shawn is in a league of his own!
@spyros07 Αυτό ισχύει για όλους....Ίσως δεν υπήρξε ποτέ 'καθαρός' αθλητισμός σε επίπεδο Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων...Πολύ μεγάλο θέμα...Πάντως δεν πιστεύω να διαφωνείς πως κάποτε περιμέναμε τους αγώνες για να δούμε κάτι,ενώ τώρα δεν βλέπουμε κανέναν Έλληνα να ξεχωρίζει....
Υπηρξε καποια ρηξη μεταξυ τους -διοτι οταν επεσε χρημα μετα τους Ολυμπιακους της Ατλαντα κ το χρημα αλλοτριωνει...Δεν γνωριζω ποιος ευθυνεται...Ο Καπνιδης νομιζω πηρε υψηλη θεση στην ομοσπονδια...Ειναι κριμα διοτι μαζι περασαν τα πετρινα χρονια κ δεχτηκαν αγριο κυνηγι απο τον τοτε ΣΕΓΑΣ του Στρατου Μολυβα(πριν την ιδρυση ξεχωριστης Γυμναστικης Ομοσπονδιας).Για ενα διαστημα ο Καπνιδης προπονουσε τον Μελισσανιδη αμισθι ως απολυμενος κ με επιμονη του Μελισσανιδη επαναπροσληφθηκε. ΑΚολουθησε το μεταλλιο κι ο πυρετος της δημοσιοτητας... Καπου εκει ηρθε η ρηξη κι ο μελισσανιδης απεςυθυνθηκε στον Κασσιολα. Δυστυχως ομως ουτε ο Καπνιδης ανεδειξε αλλον αθλητη σε προσωπικο επιπεδο ουτε ο Μελισσανιδης προχωρησε ως θα του αξιζε...Ειχε σοβαροτατους τραυματισμους κ δεν ξερω αν ευθυνεται ο Κασιολας λογω τεχνικης ή απλα η κακοτυχια... Ηταν κριμα για ολον τον ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟ ΠΟΥ ΕΣΠΑΣΕ ΑΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΔΙΔΥΜΟ... Οι σχεσεις ΚΑΠΝΙΔΗ ΜΕΛΙΣΣΑΝΙΔΗ αποκατασταθηκαν αργοτερα! Ωστοσο, παντα ο Ιωαννης δημοσιως αναφεροταν με πολλη ευγνωμοσυνη στον καπνιδη που τον αποκαλει "Πατριαρχη" του...
Dude, I didn't mean to respond so many times to your comment. It's not spam, I just kept getting an error code and it wouldn't let me leave my comment so I kept trying. The problem is I can't see the comments unless I logout so I can't erase them. I thought it was because of the link so I kept trying to send it differently. Sorry I didnt' realize it was sending one every time. Peace.
Mallon εχεις και το ονομα κ τη χαρη κ πλαθεις κι εσυ ευφανταστες και κακογουστες ιστοριες...Αλλιως ζητα τα λεφτα σου πισω απο τον ΩΡΙΛΑ σου! Το βιντεο, που αναφερεις ειναι το ΣΥΝΘΕΤΟ ΟΜΑΔΙΚΟ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΔΝΕΥ-πρωτη μερα των Ολυμπιακων Αγωνων του 2000 οπου ο Μελισσανιδης προκριθηκε στο Αλμα ως τεταρτος για τον Τελικο του Αλματος. Ο ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ ΚΑΣΙΟΛΑΣ (πατερας τοτες ενος μωρου) λεει ΞΕΚΑΘΑΡΑ ΜΠΡΑΒΟ ΠΑΛΙΚΑΡΙ ΜΟΥ! Τωρα ο ασπασμος στο στομα του προπονητη που ηταν παρρμηση οσο κι αν μας ξενιζει ειναι κατι συνηθες στα αθλητικα δρωμενα κ χωρις ερωτικες προεκτασεις...
I'll give you that, it's a low blow & pretty adolescent thing to do but if he were a block head looking jock I would have insulted him just the same. I don't mean to offend gay people as I don't have anything against people's sexuality or lifestyle etc. I do however hate the fact that Li Xiaoshuang was cheated of a well deserved victory! I'm sure he's moved since then but I apparently haven't lol!!! Good luck to you & thanks for pointing that out to me as I don't want to come across as a bigot.
Absolutely nothing I just wanted to insult him anyway possible and he looks very feminine so I just added that in when I saw him prance around like an idiot when he supposedly won. I did this because if he had any class he would have agreed that Li Xiaoshuang should have won not him. I don't care how hard I work at something, I would never accept a prize in a competition that I didn't deserve!
