Category: history

NEW Boguinskaia interview

Now that Simone won in the same arena, let’s look back at the 1989 Stuttgart World Champion.

Dvora Meyers:

Thirty years ago, the Soviet squad, one of the greatest women’s gymnastics teams ever assembled, won the team gold medal at the 1989 world championships in Stuttgart.

… Soviet gymnasts showcased difficulty that was years ahead its time and they performed with style to spare. Their floor rotation was one for the ages—Olga Strazheva performed to Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” Olesya Dudnik to Gershwin’s “Second Rhapsody,” and Natalia Laschenova’s to Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King.”

The star of the team was Svetlana Boguinskaia, who won both the all-around and floor titles …

For Svetlana Boguinskaia, the best part of winning was the microwave.

Click PLAY or watch her ‘fairly sensational’ Floor on YouTube.

RUSSIAN Men are World Champions

1. Russia – 261.726
2. China – 260.729
3. Japan – 258.159

4. United States – 254.578
5. Great Britain – 251.611
6. Chinese Taipei – 248.243
7. Switzerland – 247.038
8. Ukraine – 246.593

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1181943730707845122

I’d predicted RUS, CHN, USA and would probably do the same again if the teams were competing tomorrow.

I had doubts whether the young and inexperienced Japanese team would hold it together. Their routines are SO difficult. Also, Wataru Tanigawa looked to be injured in the qualification competition. But — happily — looked 100% tonight!

I was wrong. It was a superb 3 way fight for the medals. The best team competition I can recall. Ever.

Congratulations Japan!

related – Russia wins first men’s gymnastics world team title since Soviet breakup

Simone will add another medal today

I feel lucky to be alive in the era of Simone.

She … and some other gymnasts 😀 compete today in the Team Final.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Zou Jingyuan – BEST routine in history

Shut-up and watch this Podium routine over-and-over again.

What’s your execution deduction?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

R.I.P. Bruno Grandi

“… he instituted a minimum age limit – 16 for women and 18 for men – to be able to participate in international competitions. This measure strove to combat the intensive training imposed on children in certain countries and to reduce the risk of injuries and their impact on the physical development of athletes. …

For him, the most valuable project was putting in place the “Academies” programme of courses to train coaches on every continent. …

In front of the building today, the flag is flying at half mast.”

Simone’s interview on the Olympic Channel

Click PLAY or watch it on The Olympic Channel.

That’s from an excellent post by Scott Bregman:

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2019 WORLD ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

greatest Floor routine in history

Triple double. HUGE.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

https://twitter.com/Pamchenkova/status/1160712157346127879

Simone’s double double Beam dismount

I would have bet money I’d never see this skill in competition in my lifetime.

Greatest Of All Time.

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

Doris Fuchs-Brause on Bars

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Thanks Avril.