1989 World Gymnastics Championships - Women's Team Optionals (Finals), 720p30

[@carolynrabbani6469]

The more I watch Lashenova, the more I wish they had given her more credit for her difficulty. I think she deserved gold in the all around in this competition (89 worlds, I realize this is the team competition).

[@thesovgc]

I think they did. She had quite a few wobbles on beam in the AA. And she did three tuck double backs on floor, with possibly the most egregious cowboy in WAG history. So unsightly. (And yes, that was a deduction in the 89 COP.)

[@cullerjones]

@@thesovgc Yes her combined vault, bar, floor scores were higher than Bogi, and MUCH higher than Silivas. She lost the AA due to a weak and sluggish beam set.

[@no_2792]

She still deserved to win the AA, I love Boginskaya but she was overrated asf back then ​@@cullerjones

[@cullerjones]

@@no_2792 The most overrated gymnast of that era was Kim Zmeskal by far. Anyway I maintain Laschenova did not deserve to win with such a poor beam performance. And her bars with a big leg split on her geigner did not deserve the 10 it got either.

[@no_2792]

@@cullerjones hmm Boginskaya beam...💀 but I agree with Laschenova bars though

[@AFMKI_]

Russian super team those floor exercises were works of art all of them

[@wallysvideos]

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[@saragrant9749]

Except I don’t believe quite all of them were actually from Russia. Soviet? Yes. Russian specifically? Not sure. The concept is pretty accurate. It’s like in 1992- your AA champion was actually Ukrainian.

[@finfelagund]

What was wrong with Brandy Johnson here? Fall on bars, fall on floor, almost a fall and a very bad landing on beam and extremely weak vaults for her standards...

[@gullybear20]

From what I remember she had some major health issues and was basically forced to compete. I believe she had kidney issues as well as injuries. She wasn’t able to compete in the meet to determine the US team. I think I read about it in Little Girls in Pretty Boxes, the Joan Ryan book.

[@saragrant9749]

Seeing Christy Heinrich here, knowing how her story turned out… that judge should have been charged with felony abuse. Gymnastics was… and in many ways still is a very toxic sport.