It was Olga Korbut who put gymnastics on the map and made it popular worldwide! Looking at these vintage performances, I am still astonished that the athletes competed on hard, 'dead' equipment, not like today's floors and apparatus which are all spring-loaded!
Not true. It started with Olga! Nadia was able to capitalize and take it up another whole notch! It's been said by many of the announcers back then. She was the one who gave the USSR some humanity when she cried because no one ever saw any of the girls cry, because they weren't supposed to show weakness. And her exciting routines encouraged more girls from the US to get into gymnastics. The US was not able to come close to competing with the gymnasts from the USSR back then. They dominated for years! Russia and Romania were unstoppable. But everyone fell in love with Olga first!
She had real charisma. The crowds loved her back in 1972. She was 17 but looked 10 years old. Thank you for uploading this video. Olga seems to be a wonderful person.
Olga is still the most beautiful gymnast ever and should have received several perfect 10s at the 1972 Olympics. You will never be forgotten Miss Korbut! Thank you for uploading this video.
Perhaps Olga did deserve 10s but judges had never awarded a 10 until Nadia at the 1976 Montreal Games. In fact the scoreboard had to show 1.00 to represent 10 since it had been considered impossible a perfect score would ever be awarded.
I’ve watched these sequences so many times, it’s something special - Olga was and still is just adorable - she deserved every bit of the public’s love and support , amazing !
Exactly! She's achieved a legendary status in gymnastics, yet she seems to be honest and straightforward person. Her Korbut Flip will be remembered for the remainer of all Humanity. 😐
I never realized how kind Erika Zuchold was toward Olga throughout the competition, and how she tried to console her more than one occasion. You think these Eastern Bloc competitors were stoneface mean girls but it looked like she had a soft spot for Olga.
"Легенда"? Лучшей в мире и всех времён была советская гимнастка Лариса Латынина, ДЕВЯТИКРАТНАЯ олимпийская чемпионка. Она является абсолютной рекордсменкой по количеству выигранных медалей на олимпийских играх по спортивной гимнастике, среди женщин и мужчин - 9 золотых олимпийских медалей.
@@strangenoise-mt2zf Простите, но Вы сопоставляете НЕ СОПОСТОВИМОЕ и сравниваете НЕ СРАВНИМОЕ. Не понятно, например, в чём "легенда" Бриджит Бордо? Та же Ольга Корбут - в чём же, по-Вашему "легенда"?
Olga Korbut's dance and execution is superior even by today's standards. What a performer. I have followed gymnastics since 1972 and watching this again blew me away with respect to just how good she was.
Unforgettable! I was 11, and I still remember how amazed I was by her tiny frame and HUGE presence. I love her comment here : "It felt like candy in my heart." Explains why she emanated then - and now - such purity and sweetness. Spasiba Спасибо Olga!
That dismount looks incredibly dangerous!!! I grew up in the 70s and 80s and remember knowing how great she was. It was fun to see this again after all this time. Huge respect and best wishes--
In 1996 during the Atlanta Olympics I had the opportunity to meet many Olympians of many sports from the past, Olga was just as genuine as they come, and so much fun to talk to. I happen to be working for ACOG at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Decatur, a suburb of Atlanta. Each night there was an entertainment spectacle allegorical of the Olympiads. There was a topnotch buffet style dinner and desserts and many athletes attended. It was an amazing experience for someone like me who is an avid Olympic fan. Olga and I talked for a long time. She told me funny stories and who she liked from her teammates and who she didn't like. There was no malice in her dislike for a particular gymnast. She simply resented the way she was treated by Ludmila Turisheva and only because Ludmila was jealous. She may have won the all around title, but Olga was the star. The 1972 Olympics belonged to no one else but Olga. Just like the Montreal Olympics belonged to Nadia Comaneci.
Your gymnastics were stunning. You bonded with the whole world,and we loved you then and still do. I will never forget you. You and I are the same age. After the Olympics, I did not see you, and there was no news about you. This was during the Cold War, and I was afraid something had happened to you. This video is very comforting to me to see you after all these years.I wish you health and happiness.
I will always remember you!!! The way you did your gymnastics took my breath away and I had never watched the Olympics before, but I've been watching ever since. There have been many great ones (None as great as you) but none have affected me the way you did!!! ❤
This was an excellent video true reflections of being in that moment . She is a beautiful person - gymnast, truly changed the world of gymnastics. We will always love you and your fabulous smile 🌹
The best gymnast ever in my opinion, she was pure gold inside and out, there will never be another gymnast who was idolised like she was, and rightly so, 😊😊😊,
I was only five yrs old in America when she competed but knew who she was my whole life. Her grace and style is missing in todays gymnastics. Olga is a treasure ❤
Beautiful documentary! Exciting, reliving this unforgettable competition from so many years ago! Olga 'routines changed this sport and marked its evolution
I was a gymnast myself and used her music for my floor routine...that says everything, I loved and admired her...thx for this documentation, made my day
Loved seeing this legend who inspired us all, who we watched as this historic moment happened walk through her memory of her glory. We emulated her. There was nothing like her heart, joy, bravery, brilliance, spectacular mind blowing moves, grace, flexibility, control...it was incomparable and inspiring and made gymnastics explode.
I've never seen such moves in any other gymnast so far,,she made it look so easy,so clean and perfect!..she is a legend!if she was doing that move in todays generation,she'll rock and be viral everywhere👏👏
I remember watching this as a child and being fascinated by the flips and twirls of gymnasts. I always wondered if your hips or stomach hurt when they hit that low bar. It just seemed painful to me. The Russians and Romanians ruled back then.
The whole world fell in love with Olga. She launched 10,000 little girls dreams of being a gymnast. Olga Korbut did this all by herself. Her routines were so physical, dynamic and unique. She was amazing.
Dearly loved watching her when she made history. She was beloved like no one else. Seeing this show was a true delight, thank you for doing such a great job. PS...Has it really been 50 years, it seems like just yesterday -the happiest of memories. I am so glad things turned out so well for her; I wish I could tell her what an impact she made, but, happily, she knows🙂
This segment is superbly presented with its inter-spreading of ABC TV's coverage juxtaposed with Olga's personal reminiscence of the events. A truly insightful documentation of this historical event. Thank you for uploading this valuable piece of history so that viewers can forever have the opportunity to appreciate the magic Olga brought to Munich.
You're welcome! This short documentary was broadcast on Eurosport 1 in the evening on Christmas Eve 2022. I recorded this while browsing through tv channels , so it was a pure coincidence that I had it taped! A few first minutes of this footage aren't included here I guess, but I was lucky anyway to record all the rest. I'm glad I could share it with all of you interested in gymnastics. Greetings😐
I was 13 during the 1972 Olympics; I remember all of us girls talking about Olga at school. She was able to perform genuine ARTISTIC gymnastics with the beauty of grace and ballet and still demonstrate skills. She should have won the All Around but the Soviet Eastern block judges felt it needed to go to Ludmilla Turchieva; Ludmilla herself in later years as a senior admitted that Olga was the better gymnast. What a lovely performance from Olga, with each apparatus. Thank you for posting this
I guarantee those judges regret not giving her the gold medal. She was an absolute pleasure to watch. There is no doubt she captured the heart of the entire world at those games. Thank you for posting this amazing video
потому что ее запретили... ((( А в те времена несколько гимнасток исполняли, разумеется, гораздо позже Ольги. А несчастная, но незабвенная Лена Мухина еще ее и усложнила. А вообще, честно говоря, странно слушать, что абсолютной королевой гимнастики упорно называют Надю Команечи. Она, конечно, великолепна, но в 72-м, когда Ольга совершила настоящую революцию в гимнастике, Нади еще и в помине не было, будучи 12-летней девочкой.
Cuándo OLGA KORBUT tuvo su fallo en las barras asimétricas.. Y luego fue a llorar en la silla.. MILES de MILLONES en el Mundo la amamos.. y cuando se repuso Y volvió a participar de manera Perfecta..vimos su fortaleza de carácter.. 👍🇦🇷🇷🇺✌️
Minhas musas eternas da ginástica olímpica: Nadia Comaneci e Olga Korbut. Inesquecíveis! A leveza é segurança dos movimentos são inigualaveis. Parabéns para essas atletas e muitas outras em um esporte tão belo, difícil e perigoso. Minha eterna gratidão.
Olga: a mis once años te Vi en competencia por primera vez y fuiste mi primer estímulo al igual que Savao Kato ,que por verlos a ambos me enamore de la Gimnasia Artística para Siempre...aun entreno como cuando niño y te mantengo en mi mente como una Campeona Pionera...Olga Korbut...QDTB....
this documentary makes my cry, it's beautiful, the same documentary was made for comaneci coming back in Montreal after 40 years. have you noticed how Toursicheva hated her? she NEVER congratulated with her, never when she won, never when she cried in sadness. not very nice froum tourischeva this behaviour
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