1984 Olympic Games Gymnastics Women's Vault

[@unknown-lf6zx]

Feeling comforted by old videos during covid. I was a kid in 1984 so this is so fun to watch

[@kim71749]

Same reason why I'm here

[@melissahowlett3778]

I was 11, years old that year. I too love oldies as well.

[@cristinapaun4792]

Ecaterina Szabo cea mai bună, frumoasa și cu bun simt

[@nancyvargas8338]

Ecaterina Szabo, la mejor,grandiosa , brillante y hermosa 👍👌👋👋👋👋👆❤️👸💎

[@xuarxu]

One thing that is strange here is that Turischeva was in the judges panel despite the Soviet boycot...

[@mallorieevans8463]

xuarxu Yuri Titov was also there, since he was president of the IOC.

[@hiddenmesa]

The FIG officials and judges attended, even if from countries that boycotted. This fact adds to the legitimacy of Mary Lou’s gold medal.

[@2345678902345671]

@@hiddenmesa Not really? The Soviet gymnasts weren't there.

[@alecsandraii2354]

@@2345678902345671 não , né!!? Chumbo trocado: os Americanos não foram em Moscou 80 ; os Soviéticos não foram em 84 nos EUA🙄

[@shane802]

@@2345678902345671 then Szabo’s gold is not legit also 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@kahleesaangelofthenight2895]

I thought they took off for leg and toe separation and for the slight hops. Mary lous vaults were better!

[@CandidoMembrebe]

Beautiful video thank you for sharing this.

[@melissakerber8287]

Cathy Rogby said that Szabo,s second vault was a full twisting tsukahara picked. It looks like a picked Cuervo to me.

[@wheresbaby7783]

Cathy Rigby not the brightest bulb

[@emmyjo720]

This was the last time the bars were so close, so the Retton was never seen again. Also this vault without Natalia Yuchenko and the Yuchenko vault, looked dated.

[@wheresbaby7783]

Tracee did the vault

[@strongbad635]

The way those judges wore clip-on bowties, UNDERNEATH their shirts. Legendary.

[@lalareal180]

Tracy looks 6ft tall but only 5'4.. lol :)

[@johnkennethnoe]

I missed this Olympics in 1984 as I was turned off by the Cold War politics. Two consecutive boycotts first by us then the Soviets. It is now 40 years later and I am over it, so now finally watching it on the computer.

[@sjazeerah]

I would like to see the whole vault final with all competitors.

[@ThePaveleck]

9.8 for trace tal on first vault? Hang on...it's out of 9.8 and she gets 9.8 with a step. The commentators keep very quiet on this. If I was one of the other coaches I would question this.

[@connormccool9310]

It was a 9.9 start value she was incorrect

[@annapavfan4680]

ThePaveleck Agreed. Overscored. On top of that , there was leg seperation and her toes weren't pointed (if you want to be picky ;)

[@raulvega4016]

oooverscoreeed

[@olimpsportas]

thank you for this video

[@wheresbaby7783]

Why dont they edit out this wait

[@kayper54]

And they march out to the Monty Python theme lol

[@SarahB1863]

That's actually Sousa's "Liberty Bell March". And yes, also the Monty Python theme :-)

[@metsdudenj]

Szabo was so overmarked here and Talavera undermarked

[@Denise_Suzanne]

metsdudenj I don't remember Talavera being so good. So underrated!

[@annapavfan4680]

Talavera should have not got a 9.8 with leg seperation , and a hop. Her second vault score was fair.She was overscored.

[@jezjez3938]

For a rabid pro-Retton fanatic, Szabo was overscored. For a well-informed, insightful viewer, she earned a gold medal because her vaults were more difficult and only had very minor steps. Talavera was clearly gifted generous scores. She deserved 9.70 and 9.85 at best.

[@mmoran3]

@@jezjez3938 Szabo was way overscored with that horrible sloppy form in the air and way to much cowboy in the tuck. 9.90 on the first vault was way to high. The second vault was scored accurately as the only noticeable deduction was slight leg separation. Talavera was scored way to high. Her vault was only worth a 9.9 and she scored a 9.8 with a piked down body and huge step.

[@JonnyTainment]

So the march onto the stadium is the theme for Monty Python?

[@Sierra-cl9xr]

Loved mary Lou ‘s interview

[@laurielynne2006]

I would call MLRs 2nd vault a 10 here. It was stuck. I don’t think it was quite stuck in the AA. Almost everyone disagrees w/me on that🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Theogisfunnybeas]

I agree

[@mmoran3]

She may not have been the best, however, I dare someone critzie her form and toe point on vault and uneven bars!!It's put her vault in .25 speed and judge!!

[@alecsandraii2354]

Enquanto isso , Zhabo 1 ouro no solo , 1 ouro no Salto ...

[@wheresbaby7783]

She says fairly good landing ..what..than she changed her mind

[@hazelabdrabbo9393]

👏🏻👍

[@syoung030820]

Young and the restless

[@wstacym]

Mary Lou Dyketon.

[@jamesmedler3361]

I can only imagine that this is some small-minded comment using a pejorative in an attempt to comment on Ms. Retton’s sexual orientation based on her athletic prowess, despite all evidence pointing to her heterosexuality.

[@mmoran3]

Wow!! Bitter much? Jesus come on now this was35 years ago!! LMAO you have to run to the light carol Anne

[@sahpire75]

Lol that's why she has 4 kids and you need a man for that😂😂😂

[@MrRexvogans]

@QPHashSS77 And Szabo won 4 Olympic Gold medals and one Silver, but it's ok for you to be rude about her????

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Mary Lou got all the money! She made the Wheaties cereal box and that was the big payout then!

[@thesovgc]

It really appears as though Szabo was given vault as a consolation prize for Retton being grossly overscored on optional floor and winning the AA. Mary Lou absolutely should have won this vault final. Szabo has bad form and indeterminate positions.

[@jdlove4183]

I think Retton's two vaults were superior. She should have received a 9.9 on her first at least guaranteeing her a share of the Gold if not winning outright.

[@ft-je3rs]

Agreed . Retton deserved gold on vault

[@melissakerber8287]

Agreed, the 9.8 was way too low for her first vault.

[@metsdudenj]

9.8 was low on that first vault from MLR

[@annapavfan4680]

Agreed.

[@jezjez3938]

9.80 was well deserved. She had a clear tuck in her pre-flight and a step. 2 obvious mistakes.

[@metsdudenj]

@@jezjez3938 WRONG, the preflight bent tuck is not SCOREABLE. She deserved 9.9 and the gold medal