It was quite a bad quadrennial for international gymnastics on Floor Exercise. The least interesting apparatus, in my opinion, under the new code of points. (How many double twist side passes was I forced to watch?)
The C Score posted the best of the best.
Their #1 routine was Sandra Izbasa, 2008 Olympic Champion. Watch her gold medal winning routine from European’s 2007 on YouTube.
The rest of the best:
8. Ekaterina Kramarenko, 2007 World Championships team final (Stuttgart, GER):
7. Steliana Nistor, 2007 World Championship all-around final (Stuttgart, GER):
6. Anna Pavlova, 2008 Europeans event final (Clermont-Ferrand, FRA):
5. Cheng Fei, 2006 World Championships event finals (Aarhus, DEN):
4. Jiang Yuyuan, 2008 Olympics team final (Beijing, CHN):
3. Jade Barbosa, 2008 World Cup (Cottbus, GER):
2. Shawn Johnson, 2007 Worlds all-around (Stuttgart, GER):
Click through to The C Score to see details on their picks and video links.
Not one of these routines compares with the greats of all time in my opinion. A good NCAA routine is more entertaining for the general public than any of them.
I have my fingers crossed that changes in the code for 2012 will make this event fun for me again.
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