I had to use footage of when he was a kid because as an adult, he holds the patterns way too long lol. He's TOO good. As an adult, most of his runs are almost a minute with 9 balls, and over a minute with 8.
Gatto has more control and his throws are more precise, but really amazing juggling from both of them. It is a shame that Vova seems to have disappeared and Gatto has retired. They were both marvelous jugglers.
They look pretty even here, but you have to remember that Gatto pulled off shit like this time after time, under the spotlights, in front of thousands of people. Galchenko only has to nail it once for the camera.
Good point. Also keep in mind I made them look somewhat even in this video for entertainment purposes, but Gatto's skill is unbelievably higher than Vova's. Gatto can hold 8 balls in a fountain for over a minute and also 9 balls for almost a minute, both of which are the still unbroken world records.
The only record I know about that Vova has is "most 5 up 360s in 60 seconds". Gatto, on the other hand, holds a ton of world records, even after he retired he still has the records for 8 and 9 balls and 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 rings, and 6, 7, and 8 clubs. Vova is known as a SPECIALIST in clubs (he rarely practices balls or rings, which actually earns him more time to practice clubs) and Gatto still has more club world records (even though he only has a limited time to practice clubs, since he practices balls and rings too). I respect Vova, but Anthony Gatto's skills are just too far up to compare.
He not pulled of stuff like this on stage. He not did even one trick in this video on stage. But he was able to pull that of in practice, and this is the reason why he had so many flawless shows. But ofcourse Anthony was way better than Vova.
@@Jaredthejuggler Now that Vova and Olga are retired from passing, who are some of the best teams to check out on RU-vid? I seem to remember a video of Gatto passing with one person, but I can no longer find the video.
It's ironic that Anthony Gatto's style is more of a traditional Russian Circus mindset of proper technique, minimal foot movement, and finishing runs with clean finishes while Vova has a bit of a brash American style of barging things, maybe catching a club on the wrong end, and being generally looser in approach.
I am not sure I would say that's necessarily Vova's "style" - if you look at numbers that Vova is solid with such as 5 and 6 club tricks, or 7 balls tricks, he has excellent technique - I think it's that most of the numbers (8+ balls and 7 clubs) are at the upper limit of Vova's abilities so his patterns were just not that solid (especially with 8 and 9 balls where he is struggling to hold the pattern together), and while he could run 7 clubs for several hundred catches (300 catches reportedly), Gatto could run 7 clubs for 1000+ catches
@@elvino2000 Since I'm not much of a chess player, you'd be right in thinking Magus Carlsen could beat me. Would he ever have the guts to challenge me? That's the question.
Gatto was also the first to make solid runs of a number of juggling patterns -- he wasn't the first to qualify 7 clubs and 9 balls, but no one before him had run the patterns for more than a couple of seconds... these days, there are a lot of 7 club jugglers, but before Anthony, no one had pushed those limits. I love watching Vova, but I also appreciate that he's standing on the shoulders of a giant.
In my prime I struggled with 5 balls. I got 30 catches once. There are very few people in the world that have a solid 5 ball cascade as a percentage of the population.
@@ts214121 I'm working on over a year now trying to master juggling 5balls and you are right. I will be one of those who can. It's demanding, frustrating and it's coming. Goal, to be as good as I can. When I master it I'll share.
@@divadgivin369 I wish I had learned more with 3 and 4 objects. I tried to jump to the next step too early. If it came to the point where 3 and 4 wasn't a challenge anymore and I got bored with it that would been the time for 5.
@@ts214121 thanks for replying. I'm continuing to go back to 3 and 4 ball juggling to help with mastering 5balls. I can fill that rhythm that will allow me to juggle 5 balls longer so I'll be pressing on.
@@divadgivin369 Have fun. If your wrists ever start hurting, quit juggling until they feel all better. That will give you a long career. If you are performing for a general crowd, they won't tell a difference between 4 and 5. This is why I regretted not learning more 3 and 4 to perform. Stay healthy from coronavirus.
