I got a bit of grief for saying that Oksana Omelianchik was “one of the weakest tumblers ever put on the Floor by the old Soviet Union“.
I believe that to be true. She did big tumbling tricks … barely. Yet I didn’t mean to come off as critical.
Like most everyone I loved Omalianchik as a gymnast. And was elated that she could compete successfully against power gymnasts like Shushanova.
In the heyday of Soviet gymnastics it was possible to win with artistry, personality and style.
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What a performer!
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