IMO Shawn is the best beam worker ever. The insane acro series, the standing full, the front pike, later skills done 3 in a row, then double full dismount. The sound the beam makes when she lands...just awesome.
She was pulling a bit of a face like an immersed violin virtuoso. But she's not alone. Have to respect that complete result though. More should learn about the technicalities and variations of the sport but like learning musical notations, unless you have a good reason; it will either give you an unnatural strain or put you to sleep.
As far as tumbling goes, Shawn is #1 by a mile. Her split leaps lack some flexibility and height, which holds her back a little. Shes definitely top 3 all time and arguably #1.
late but agree! I also think in 2008, she was the best AA'er by a shade, even though Nastia did win fair and square by coming at it with a huge bar routine. But at least she got a gold on beam final :)
What's funny is according to her this isn't perfection. She said she "saved almost every skill" meaning she was off balance and flexed like crazy or adjusted mid air. Lmao. Makes me wonder what actual perfection would look like according to Shawn :P.
you can just tell that she’s not even thinking. her eyes are glazed over, mouth slightly open in concentration. textbook definition of muscle memory here
That's how she won the gold medal in Beijing, Chow made her do like 8 repetitions of this routine in order to shut her brain off and let the muscle memory work its magic.
@@eurekamreum5458 it wasn’t this routine bc this is day one, the routine where he made her go over and over again right before she went on was the very last day of competition, and it was her last routine of the Olympics ever
No-one is this solid on beam while maintaining such high difficulty. Not even Simone. Shawn really is one of the greatest beam workers of all time, even by today's standarts. So happy she managed to do a good routine in Beijing and won gold. Would've been a real shame if she hadn't hit it when it counts the most.
Well because during Shawn's quad, more skills are counted. Ofcourse Simone or other gymnast would not be able to do a routine like this Because of that reason LOL
That is the MOST perfect beam routine I've EVER seen. Every single move she did, she landed standing completely straight WITHOUT one wobble or balance check whatsoever. Unbelievable!!! Simply stunning! 🌟🏆
She was superhuman. She walked, leaped, and tumbled across the beam and landed like she was landing on the floor itself. She may have had to quit earlier than she wanted to, but her legacy is as solid as she was in that routine.
Whaaaaat??????!!!! Her form, her acro skills, the fact that she is super solid and didn’t wobble once, really everything about this Beam routine was amazing. 🤩
Every time I hear them say something about her leaps it drives me nuts. Every still shot I have ever seen of her in the air on beam and floor she always makes 180 if not more. It's like she's just so short and quick that our human eyes miss it or something.
Elizabeth Urbanowski It's actually a huge problem she had in Beijing. She never got her full start value throughout the entire competition. Tim Dagget might be annoying but he has a better understanding of the international judges mindset than Al and Elfie
Hate You I know they did that and of course I know Al and Elfie are lame but the international judges shouldn't have been taking those points off she really hits all of them like I was saying, look at any of her stills they were wrong to take points fom her for that.
Honey Shawn is a very good gymnast and I appreciate you trying to defend her athleticism but it is very obvious she doesn't hit her leaps. The reason Shawn had a hard time finding gold in Beijing was because of this. It's a huge deduction in SV and Execution because it split positions are considered a very basic skill. While Shawn does some of the HARDEST tumbling of the 08 quad, her leaps are atrocious. I know level 7 gymnasts with better leaps than her. They tore her apart in Beijing for it and rightfully so. What kind of serious international elite gymnast can't hit a split?
+r. mcduffie Alot of gymnasts actually. She does hit them just not ALWAYS on the beam. She made a mistake but she can do them on floor so she is just not good at them on beam. And that's perfectly fine. LIke Nastia wouldn't do back tumbling as much as she should have. DOesn't mean she's a bad gymnast. You're just being a bad person for being so rude to her.
Shawn Johnson is an amazing gymnast. My name is Savannah, I am 8 years old. When I grow up I want to be like Shawn. I believe she is the best gymnast ever! I watch a few videos of her everyday. She inspires me. :)
Nearly flawless. One of the best beam routines I've ever seen. And what beautiful muscular legs she has and good pointe. And it's not a cookie cutter routine. It's one for the ages.
Shawn Johnson is one of my favorite gymnasts! She and her husband Andrew are great parents! I like the Fierce Five from 2012 and 2016 too! I like Shawn’s Yourube channel too! She’s is really beautiful too😊😍😘👊🏾🌹💍
This routine would still be gold medal material today with the current code of points, which most could not say. Just remarkable connections and combinations- and the most insane tumbling ever. You are spot on.
After hearing Shawn's interviews about how much she was internally struggling during this time in her life, I watch these videos with so much respect for her inner strength. To be able to perform at that level while going through so much internal stress is so amazing to me. She is one tough lady!
I have been watching gymnastics for over 50 years and to watch her and read just a few of the comments just proves to me she is the best ever with Ohashi . I'm convinced that they are the best .
Shawn Johnson was always the name of gymnastics when I was younger. I never appreciated her skill until my daughter started gymnastics and now I know just how insanely skilled she was. The amount of control she has is unreal.
Gahh I always forget just how much of a freaking BEAST Shawn was on beam!! Simone is of course unreal, but my gosh, Shawn nailed every single one of those tumbling passes and landings so solidly she made it look like nooothing! Not a single solitary little wobble or balance check.
It's just insane. I've never seen a balance beam that perfect. No hesitation, it's so impressive, her performance is just incredibly perfect. Shawn is without any doubt one of the best gymnast I've ever seen performing
Beam scares me so much and then I watch this and I'm like... WTF AM I AFRAID OF! SHE LITERALLY JUST DID A BACK TUCK WITH A FULL TWIST AND LANDED IT PERFECTLY!!!?!??? And this was from when I was 3 soooo
I love her low cartwheel on the beam. I always thought it was adorable. And she's so expressive with her hands. I know not everyone sees Shawn as representing the artistic side of gymnastics but I don't know how you could look at this routine and not just think "beautiful".
I know you commented this years ago, but I just wanted to say THANK YOU! She was always expressive and fluid. She wasn't balletic like Nastia, but she absolutely had style. Her FX routine was powerful with lots of grace and beauty.
The reason is people are convinced it’s ballet, not gymnastics. Why I’ll never understand. They want to put artistry in a box and it’s obnoxious. She was incredibly expressive and fluid in her movements, no hesitation or anything. Thank you for saying that!!
l've been watching gymnastics since '72 and l've NEVER seen a routine like THIS in my LIFE! lts THEE BEST, fun to watch ...and HEAR ....HANDS DOWN! Like ...WHAT am l watching ???!?!! SuperHUMAN! A bloody _ELEVEN!_
No one can touch the difficulty and the gymnastic ability required to do this routine, with such precision and beauty. Shawn Johnson is, to me, the pinnacle of women's gymnastics, at least on beam, and probably on floor. As simply a spectator of the sport, there is no one I've ever wanted to watch or root for more than Shawn.
Shawn had one of the most difficult routines on beam. She mastered it flawlessly. Her landings were so solid. She made it look effortless...like she was on the floor instead of a 4" beam. One of the greats! ❤
This is about as perfect as it gets. Absolutely beautiful. I’ve came back and watched this so many times. It’s so satisfying. Every single landing is perfect.
Shaun is incredible. One of the best on beam. So sure of herself, so powerful. I could watch her routines over and over. Well deserving of all her acomplishments and metals. Chow is one of the best coaches there is.
This is very difficul exercise! I think the hardest...amazing execution and personality in the word. Infact. She was been the queen of olympics games 2008.beautiful girl!!!!
0:56 - "not enough flexibility" People hate on Tim's commentary, but I think here he's actually saying something super important. Shawn was victim to domestic overscoring, and when she got to the Olympics, things like not hitting 180 split chipped away at her score.
If you look at the Beamer chains that everyone just in the Olympics, you’ll see there are not as difficult as this one. Sean Johnson was way ahead of our time on balance beam! She’s not just doing Backstep outs like they do today. She’s doing back handspring and back layouts. And a full twist!
YES!! Simone is killing it right now in Paris but her beam routine (and nobody else’s either) is not even close to the level of difficulty and perfection that this is! I haven’t seen much tumbling at all on the BB at this years Olympics. Shawn is def the GOAT on the balance beam, no question!
Unreal. Best aggressive beam worker in history of gymnastics, along with Cătălina Ponor. Nobody attacks the beam like they did. On the other hand, for grace, beauty and defined elements, Daniela Silivaș and Nastia Liukin, legends
Sami Lo Because Simone won the all around gold medal in 3 championships 3 times. And an Olympic gold medal in the all around, and in vault, also on floor, and a bronze for balance beam. Don't forget all the other gold medals in those world championships. Simone has more power than Shawn, more flexibility then Shawn. I don't know where you're getting the idea of Shawn even being on the same level as Simone is. Shawn even said she is glad she retired already because she would even be able to compete with Simone. Simone has accomplished a lot more than Shawn ever did in her life, that's why Simone gets more attention, because she worked harder.
I think I shawn was the best beam worker but other then that hell no aly raisman is better then shawn on vault and floor like shawn was literally just a great beam and floor worker she put in that vault and got big numbers because of the d score but at the end of the day nastia won because she was more perfect and did her easier vault better
I agree with you. I see it just like you! Shawn is so strong and yet also sometimes elegant gymnast. But she knows she does not needs to dance around like a ballerina, just to be a good gymnast. Shawn is a good gymnast and person as she is. I could watch her exercises for hours without I get bored. I admire them for every single part of what she does. She stoned as she were not scared and as if she would not be on beam
I absolutely think she is one of the best female gymnasts there ever was , her beam skills are so much more difficult then what I saw at the 2020/2021 Tokyo games with the exception of China! She's my all time favorite 💓
I never paid attention to the sport but she made me a fan of it!!!It's nothing better to watch than a person clearly giving their best mastering their craft and be Great at it!!!
@@JennaLeigh I'm not coming for this, and I do not want to say I'm a Simone stan either, but Simone's 2019 BB EF comes close in terms of difficulty and execution. It reminded me of Shawn, as she was so confident and solid that day. Although, I still believe that Shawn is the queen of beam and is way more consistent than Simone in BB.
@@wreckss8223 The fact that this routine was from 12 years ago, and still has a competitive 6.1 D-score in today’s code of points, just shows how good she was
Quite the routine as most have noted. She, Ponor, and Komova are my favorites on this event. Even more inspiring is/was her kindness towards others as she reflects an inner elegance. She's married with a couple of children these days. Glad to see she's done so well in life.
Just rock solid on everything. Idk if there's ever been another gymnast who competes beam the way Shawn Johnson did. I have tons of fave beamers- Ponor, Zmeskal, Miller, Linlin, Huilan, Wevers, Boginskaya, Milosoveci, Gutsu, and on and on and on.... But Shawn Johnson just performed with a poise and confidence that was astonishing.
At first I didn't like Shawn's style; I grew up on Svetlana Khorkina, Amy Chow and Shannon Miller with their gracefulness and beautiful lines. But the more I watch Shawn, the more I realize just how incredible she is. She is slam on everything, hits her routines every time. No one is more sure of herself on the beam than her.
