i'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the old style of bars routines is far more interesting to watch. Everything now looks like I've seen it a billion times before, even the real "difficult" transitions and dismounts...There was something more artistic about the old way they thought up their routines
And my understanding is Nelli Kim herself has had a lot to do with how the sport and code have evolved to this point? Doesn’t she currently serve in some leadership role? I’m sure she’d be able to explain the logic behind the changes. But yeah…Agreed. Miss the ART in artistic gymnastics!
The tricks of today are pretty astounding. Some of the moves you see here are no longer physically possible because the bars have been moved so far apart to accomodate bigger tricks, sadly eliminating numerous stunts from possibility.
Wow: very different! If I was still coaching I'd be showing some of these older routines to my gymnasts and encouraging them to try some of these novel moves. One can get tired of so many giants in a row.
Mindrolling did your kids do beat, cast, and fly backwards catching top bar behind them? If I were coach I would be a nervous spot. Not so much on floor.
Best gymnast ever in my opinion. The grace and technick is never seen anymore. Plus she was an example for sovjet sport and special for gymnastics. To much underrated in my opinion in compare with comaneci.
I agree 100% and though I was terrible I was in gymnastics and I'll never forget that Olga did that slip through from the high bar but this was after she did the flip. Has anyone else done that?
how comes gymnast dont do routines like this at all? and we are in year 2012. such a let down LOL.im almost bored watching gymnastics this year. olympics has been like okayyyyyy can we see some tricks or something. dammmmmmmmm
Ela deveria ter sido o primeiro 10 Olímpico lá em Montreal, ela realizou um salto que a olho nu não tinha erros além de ter uma boa dificuldade! Sem falar daquele solo nas finais, ela entregava tudo mesmo até próximo da aposentadoria (Copa da URSS e Olimpíadas de 80 provam isso)
Nelli used to have different routines for almost every championship. For the Olympics she has a different one she took away some elemnts like the handstand and she add new ones. But compared with others rotines of the competition it look inferior.
While other five finalists got 9.90, Nelli got 9.85 and got no medal. I guess the right decision. Melita Ruhn and Steffi Krakker had more difficult routine. Filatova was really lucky to tie for bronze with them. Nadia, in spite of perfect 10 in AA, was not in the final.
I don't know how anyone could call Melita Ruhn's routine on bars difficult and I have read that word more than once. Kraker yes, but Ruhn had no releases or saltos in her bar routine. All she does is swing and swing.
Firstly, this is uneven bars, not balance beam. Secondly, the bars were much closer together then than they are now, allowing for types of skills that are not possible now. Thirdly, the code of points has drastically changed.
You are overly touchy. You asked for what I thought, I provided you with facts about how the bars and code of points had changed (with nothing malicious said), and you freaked out telling me to get a life. You obviously cannot accept that someone knows more about this sport and merely tried to inform you. Grow up.
