1996 McDonalds American Cup - Full Broadcast

[@willbuzz8813]

And, Oksana continues to compete to this day. Unbelievable. ❤

[@thespaceshuttlechallenger7882]

I admit that I was caught off guard when I saw a young Chusovitina. Logic would say that she did, in fact, start out as a child and grow older like everybody else, but watching the last fifteen years of her career might leave one with the impression that she's been the same age since the dawn of time.

[@kaylajones4356]

TheSpaceShuttleChallengerbr Lol legit thought the same thing. Like I thought shes been 40 forever

[@glaznflip1501]

It’s crazy to think back in 1996 she was considered old!

[@Ihavthring9]

I know her since the 92 Olympics

[@lvega5606]

LOL. I actually started watching her at the 1990 Goodwill Games when she was 15, so I saw much of her evolution.

[@nicksline]

I love that elfi calls the full in dismount "difficult" when strug and Phillips do it, but says "simple" when chuso does

[@kras118]

especially when Chuso does a full out - and it’s named after her!

[@stephenquillen1479]

I think she meant that Chusovitina performed the skill so well that she made it look simple.

[@stephenquillen1479]

Oops. I just watched the video again. Disregard my previous comment.

[@kaylajones4356]

Boginskaya is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO gorgeous!!! Like her lines are beautiful. She has definitely earned the name "Belarusian Swan"

[@nightswimmer99]

+Kae Kae Jones Such a beautiful lady, like Ponor. Strength has so many different ways of presenting itself, you see it in Svetlana and in Kerri here.

[@Janellabelle]

She's gorgeous. Is Khorkina really taller than her? Her stats said she's 5'4. I though Khorkina was 5'4 too, but they always call her the tallest. Maybe she grew to 5'5 or 5'4 1/2

[@kinglove4370]

Yes indeed Kayla.I have always considered Svetlana Boginskaya as Gymnastics' "Wonder Woman".

[@kinglove4370]

@@Janellabelle as i had just commented to Kayla Jones,Lady Jay,i have always considered Boginskaya as gymnastics' "Wonder Woman".

[@kaisanderson9616]

Sventlana looked so happy , love her.

[@evanwilliams6406]

Yes. I think she was working towards her comeback then and also learning about becoming a coach herself. When I seen this for the first time on a tape I found, I was surprised to see that she had been working with the Karolyis.

[@saragrant9749]

I do not miss the days where the athlete's weight was a focus of attention. It has nothing to do with gymnastics- athleticism, desire and training do. It's also insane to think what Dominique M. was going through in the background of all this- a father no girl should be cursed with.

[@DizzyedUpGirl]

I was very young when they would put their weights up on the screen. Now I realize just how messed up that is! Like, I shouldn't know that Shannon Miller weighed 80 lbs! And then one time I watched a competition with I think Summer Reid and they made such a big deal about her size.

[@jcneverquits]

23:30 Brutal! Really sad when you hear her say, "please.. help me.." while gasping for air. She easily would've been paralyzed if she wasn't in such great shape.

[@justinjkj]

I remember the first time we learned of that injury during a piece about Kerri at ‘94 US Nationals. Absolutely horrifying! She was incredibly lucky and what strength to come back from that and be the champion she was.

[@nicksline]

I really wish they wouldn't show that moment of Kerri falling on the bars. It's completely hesrtwrenching to hear her say "help me", eugh. So happy she recovered.

[@johnhazel3551]

If Keri didn’t have the injury in team finals at the Olympics I think she would have medaled in the all-around. She was extremely consistent this year.

[@marieked]

I agree!

[@mikeg8375]

It was certainy possible.

[@katies6596]

there's no way. there were 6 legit threats for gold. It was Lilia vs. Mo but all 3 Romanians were right behind plus Khorkina. Shannon Miller & Dominique Moceanu were not realistically going to medal if everyone hit. How in the world would Keri?

[@kras118]

Bela coaching Bogi will always be funny to me. Not bad funny, just humorous how that came to be

[@aslan9334]

One of my favorite competitions!😄

[@matthewhines9787]

It always amazed me how good Powell's technique and execution was on VT and UB, but so bad on BB and FX. It's funny, she looked her best IMO in 97/98 and she quit then. She easily could've made the team in 2000.

[@icarrus4u]

Love the Spanish girl's routine! Great artistry and music!

[@yankees5297]

You might want to check out the 1996 European Championships. Svetlana won the silver medal in the All-Around, which was the crowning achievement of her comeback!

[@bigbennie96]

Love Kerri's BB 1st 4 element pass love to see more of that now a days "classic"

[@kras118]

solid bars for Chuso....and with no grips !

[@kras118]

I like how Chuso almost goes up to handstand after the inverts. nice touch

[@Mandabee79]

I thought it was sad to see Sang Lan, knowing what happens to her two year later at the Goodwill Games.

[@DannyDevitofor]

Mandabee79 what happened

[@Puglady2000]

@@DannyDevitofor She was injured while doing a timer on the vault. Paralyzed from the chest down now

[@lizzie7654]

So sad what happened to her 😢😢😢

[@gumptexsci]

@@lizzie7654 she was paralyzed while performing her vault

[@saragrant9749]

@@DannyDevitofor she was paralyzed essentially from the neck down after a bad accident in vault during warmups.

[@bewitchers]

Kerri**/Kristy/(Doni) 1:10, 54:40 Kerri Strug 6:35, 7:25, 7:50, 14:00, fluff 22:25, 26:00, 27:00, 1:09:40, 1:19:55, 1:22:00 Kristy Powell 8:55, 9:40, 28:24, 30:35, 33:40, 57:25, 1:00:00 Alexandra Dobrescu 15:35, 16:10, 34:35, Oksana Chusovitina 18:10, 19:20, 45:05, 46:20, 1:11:30, Dominique Moceanu story 37:10 Svetlana Boginskaya 50:00, 51:00, 1:17:40 Joanna Juarez 1:15:25 1:16:50,

[@astridschlegel7681]

This is so wonderful

[@Ihavthring]

am so use to Svetlana Boguinskaya listen / speak English i forget sometimes that English is not her first language :)

[@cgkitti]

The sound on this is driving me nuts. The voices going in and out and being overpowered by the crowd or music.

[@NeverSayDie1985]

Interesting how very few gymnasts used grips.

[@saezvirginia4575]

I didn't know that Svetlana Boguinskaya made a comeback to gymnastics competitions!!! :o For me, she left after Barcelona '92 for doing "galas", where I saw her, here in France. Thank you for posting broadcasts that we never saw here in Europe!

[@jordanbatdorf]

Out of curiosity, does anyone know why we don't really see bails not finishing in handstand anymore? Most of these UB sets from this time (up until around 2004ish, I think), the women did overshoots but none of them finished in the handstands you always see now. Was it a COP change that mandated it?

[@kaylajones4356]

Thee Words For You: Code of Points Because of the current code of points more difficult skills have come into play and because the gymnasts of this era are required to do the difficult skillls to contend, skills like the overshoot are unfortunately, no more.

[@MzKaylcC]

On Bars you gotta hit every handstand

[@rjwizzah2770]

I LOVE the sound of John Tesh’s voice!

[@DMH_701]

Forester is so bitter about Kerri!

[@justinjkj]

Could never stand him. What a gross thing to say about an athlete regardless of personal feelings. Tactless for a coach. And his display at the Olympic trials later that year made me dislike him even more.

[@aslan9334]

@@justinjkj what did he do!

[@ChristyCutie83]

did bela say mary lou had a "sex appeal"?

[@simplystreeptacular]

BABY CHUSOVITINA! SEE YOU IN RIO MAMA CHUSO!!

[@soldel86]

And Tokio 2020 yeaaaaah!

[@laurielynne2006]

And maybe in Paris ‘24!!!

[@lvega5606]

​@@laurielynne2006I'm literally praying she makes L.A. in 2028

[@landocommando4624]

Steve Nunno was the best thing that ever happened to Kerri Strug. She would hit handstands when he was coaching her. With Bela, her bars and beam form isn't great.

[@crownblkprince]

+Jeffrey Landon That's the truth! Her form was great. She just couldn't handle the pressure of training with Shannon.

[@rexjdk]

+crownblkprince I disagree. Try checking out her book Landing on My Feet A Diary of Dreams it explains why she left Nuno's.

[@bruh-np1xo]

the best thing to happen to any gymnast is that they are confident and talented yet comfortable and happy with their coaches. smh

[@Janellabelle]

Nunno is a great cheerleader. He is constantly cheering for his gymnasts... Like, super enthusiastically. Lol

[@beckyclawson2245]

Totally agree. Her form is abysmal. She left Nunno’s because she was overshadowed. Her book is nothing but an ego boost for herself. A shame.

[@kaisanderson9616]

Having not been alive then, I always assumed Kerri strug was with Amanda Borden’s coach since she took her mushroom hairstyle. She was always such a follower. Had the bangs and ponytail like Kim Zmeskal , then the huge scrunchie like Shannon with Nunno.

[@gmanandhislady]

Well, it was the style back then. I was alive in 96--8 years old, and I had the same hairstyles myself, especially the bowl cut. Also, the big scrunchies was Nunno's gym thing--Shannon Miller talked about how Peggy Liddick had given it to her one meet, and it just sort of became a thing for the Nunno girls...but, also, it was the 90s!

[@lswalling]

Jim Gault(2), Bela and Marta Karolyi(2), Steven Nunno, Tom and Lori Foster, and Arthur Akopian

[@kikib8812]

Bela is a cheerleader!! I do agree with the commenatators. He has such good humor when something good happens. He would fit right in my sister's school by being a cheerleader!! But i read all these comments saying that kerri's jealous about stuff, but that's not true. She just felt left out and a bit timid, that's all.

[@misina211]

At around 36:44, Kerri Strug gets a little jealous of Bela talking in Romanian to Alexandra Dobrescu. Drama!

[@lvega5606]

I don't think so. Keri was commenting something to Bela that didn't have anything to do with that.

[@evanwilliams6406]

I have some of this competition on a tape somewhere. I found it at an outlet, lucky find.

[@juliechase1886]

I love Bella's laugh

[@rcarnegie78]

I cannot believe Bella said Mary Lou had SEX APPEAL!!!!!!!! WTF? Not cool considering the whole Larry Nassar cover-up.

[@justinjkj]

I just noticed this! I had to rewind and make sure I heard correctly. Literally, my jaw dropped!

[@daisyhuang3912]

1976 Olympic gymnastics was the most memorable all the participants looks innocent beautiful graceful and cheerful they are the best ever

[@saragrant9749]

And grossly abused by cruel coaches and a fan environment that wanted little porcelain doll figures instead of real looking young women. Good riddance to that era.

[@Nike5221]

I wonder why Dominique Dawes and Shannon Miller didn’t enter to compete in this meet

[@traceytillman7453]

The volume on this is over the place. I placed on mute until San Lan, I’ve never seen her compete.

[@Cmc995]

I always thought John Tesh had a bit of a crush on Boginskaya. I mean who could blame him I guess 😅

[@astridschlegel7681]

So inspiring

[@glaznflip1501]

Awww sang lan

[@Sunshinebtfly98]

Oksana Chusovitina is the real GOAT but remember she hates bars 😂

[@mirandashortt2809]

Kristy Powell is my favorite

[@kateskate6960]

Martha Karolyi with that damn neck grab, except with Svetlana.

[@heatherjay843]

Tim Daggett drives the suck bus to frown town! I hate his negative commentary

[@adrianacampos-salazar1615]

So beautiful 😘

[@kimdukeshire4506]

I'm sad, because Dominique Moceanu wasn't in there😞

[@kevinburke6055]

Why was John Tesh a gymnastic announcer?

[@evanwilliams6406]

I was never sure about that, John has a musical background and back then there was a focus on the classical themes of the floor exercise. In those days, it just felt like a meet or recital, and good camera work and they let the pictures tell the story. John Tesh was perfect from that aspect.

[@rexjdk]

@@evanwilliams6406 I it is something like the New York Mets announcers you have Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling who are the experts one being a former fabulous hitter and the other a great pitcher while Gary he has the mechanics of the booth down and is kind of like the fans are seeing during the game. I think Al Trautwig was the John Tesh roll after 96.

[@kras118]

I think he was a sports commentator before he did entertainment reporting. He was commentating gym meets back in the early 80s!

[@John-tr6of]

He was a cycling reporter for CBS back in the 1980s and NBC wanted to create an opportunity for him, so he started covering gymnastics in Barcelona in 1992. Despite what most people think, I never thought he was that bad. Aside from the occasional repetitiveness in the intro at the 1996 US Championships (which were in Knoxville) and the overdramatizing of the fluff pieces (which he was probably told to do), there was really nothing wrong with him.

[@Emmehxx]

Why do they keep saying Kerri went to 6 gyms? I can only think of 5.. Browns, Dynamo, Tucson, the Foresters, then back to Karoylis.. what's the 6th?

[@cgkitti]

Emily S maybe they counted karoyli twice?

[@rexjdk]

At home she trained with Arthur Okopian I think it was after she left Nunno about 1994.

[@StacyA1000]

This beginning fluff piece is stupid.

[@Cmc995]

How lame! They showed every female gymnast except Yvonne Tousek who was 5th all around !

[@SonOfAGun1814]

OKSANA CHUSOVITINA'S SCORES WERE ALL RIDICULOUSLY LOW

[@kaylajones4356]

Totally

[@cindybauman6752]

snofagun1814

[@misterj4909]

Sure, can you do her routine? Think before you speak.

[@cgkitti]

mister J pretty sure that person meant that she deserved a higher score than she received. It was a respectful comment!

[@blessingofficial9625]

Yeah The judges were a little to pro USA , scoring others harder, it's like took max deductions ..it's also because we are judging routines by our current standard.. diffculity was viewed differently then and wasn`t always fully REWARDED especially if the routine had eras ..also remember that her score includes execution it's predominately execution since the routine started at a vaule of 9,4 it could have been 9.0 but I'm think that started later . Therefore pointed toes, locked legs, overall extension matter even more .if things where scored the same way they are now when she was young she would have been another Biles..because I know she could hit and land more than she competed she didn't need to .,why risk it