The gymnastics blogosphere has been cluttered the last few months with ‘favourite Floor” routines.
Here are more.
On the International Gymnast Forum numblemon picked two great eras: 1979-1983 and then 1987 to 1992.
… I picked this based on both innovative tumbling (Groshkova, Strazheva, Priakhina) unique and well-performed dance (Voinea, Silivas, Bogi, Dobre, Mitova) …
Instead of her choices, I’ll post the shocking routine of Oksana Omelianchik at the 1985 World Championships in Montreal.
In the Soviet Union there were dozens of stronger tumblers. But the charm of this routine won over everyone who saw it. Will we never see this kind of originality every again?
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Wordsmith feels she was one of the most expressive gymnasts ever on Floor. Check the comments for another routine with more delightful facial expression.
click through for the links to numblemon’s picks – Golden Age of Floor
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