A gymnast's story (old school edition): SVETLANA KHORKINA

[@piperhurtado4945]

I am American and I did gymnastics in my youth. Svetlana Khorkina has to be my favorite of all time. The height. The lines. IMO a unique body frame. She is so memorable and stunning. I don’t care that other folks call her snotty; she is gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️. Well done❣️

[@sasak9794]

Love your comment ❤️ she's adorable 💋

[@marjorjorietillman856]

She was also a sore loser whenever others did better than her!! The best I’ve seen was Olga Korbut and the 1996 American team! And they all had beautiful personalities to boot!!❤

[@CherryBlossomskt]

My favorite gymnast 🤸‍♀️ The Queen 👑 Love her long limbs and her attitude is what makes her memorable.

[@joelle4844]

she knows her worth and both svetlana and aliya are one of the finest talents in the gymnastics industry

[@SoneBlink]

She's iconic, love her!

[@Pastyovercoat]

Always loved her gymnastics hated her attitude especially now

[@raulvega4016]

because you are a hateful person

[@johncastro39]

Thank you Miss khorkina for bringing elegance, grace and beauty back to the sport.

[@ekleamon1]

Back to the sport??

[@johncastro39]

@@ekleamon1 mean like balance beam seems to be a tumble off instead of how it use to be that all.

[@Janellabelle]

Shes not coming back to the sport, though, unfortunately shes 46...so she can't bring anything.

[@debbieschultz9768]

She is the most beautiful gymnast. With her long legs she’s so graceful to watch

[@mahalayananda]

Thank you for this video. I really loved the performances of Khorkina, her artistic feminine elegance. I see many very ignorant comments here from people who obviously never competed at top level. Its easy to say ugly things about people you never met, nor understand their situation. Personally I prefer feminine artistic normal height women to super acrobatic 1,35 meter girls. And as much as I admire people such as Simona Biles for her acrobatics I quite regret this change in womens gymnastics. Women such as Svetlana Khorkina or Svetlana Boginskaya were just such a joy to watch.

[@celestek.2395]

Loved watching her! Still do. Beautiful long lines. Sooo incredibly rare in gymnastics. Us taller ones are few and far between 💗

[@Janellabelle]

I consider her a ballerina gymnast. Nastia was the last. She was elegant graceful. Now it is about power to do the most difficult skill no matter how sloppily done (wolf turns for instance).

[@gaetanodragonetti3942]

I remember seeing her for the first time in Atlanta 96, I was only 13 and never forgot her face, delicate figure and artistry. And yes, Sydney was a disgrace, worst Olympics in the last 30 years. Full of inconsistencies, mistakes, cheating, removing medals from athletes unjustifiably and so on.

[@percysmuseum]

My all time favorite! She can draw all attention from the world.

[@sophiex.1058]

I miss the days were gymnastics was more artistic....

[@MD-722]

@@pejumilne5956 It was indeed chnaged for a reason. But that reason was not to destroy the artistry.

[@lahsouza3775]

@@MD-722 why it has changed?

[@carataroha4348]

@@lahsouza3775 mainly due to how point system works these days. Today we have a combination of two scores which sums up to an overall one. One is execution, which is out of 10 and every time you get a deduction it decreases. The other score is difficulty. Because the more difficult a routine is, the higher start value someone gets. (It gives them a better chance winning. ) Thus, people are trying to do harder skills and forgetting the artistic portion.

[@billarqam]

@@leewilliams2763 yes

[@tiffanybrown1001]

@@carataroha4348 I wonder if there can be a third category for artistry 🤷🏽‍♀️. That would be super subjective but it’s just an idea

[@junjuncamillo4055]

Svetlana my favorite gymnastics...she is humble...love from Philippines

[@tatamara7796]

She has the most beautiful form ever. She is similar Yuzuru Hanyu in thst respect. Imperfect with thrir jumps but their grace is incomparable

[@kilandrayeuxdoux2804]

At the height of her competitive career, many people thought her awkward approach to routines was designed to enable her to win. I watched her at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and thought - something is going to happen in the code of points soon. It has to change more not for her - but for other people's sake. In the Codes now, her signature moves are almost not listed. I think it is due to her moves being hard for shorter gymnasts mainly.

[@ameenalnabbout8769]

she will always be the best of what artistic gymnastics is about, she's a Queen

[@micaelrodrigues9928]

Khorkina was nothing more than a cocky and arrogant gymnast. Also racist as it seems... And Simone Biles is the true queen of gymnastics. Khorkina is nothing compared to her!

[@clairemcfadyen90]

@@micaelrodrigues9928 I much prefer Khorkina to Simone. The Russians have the best gymnasts in the world. Period. Close behind the Russians are The Ukrainians, the Chinese and Romanians. Nadia Comanechi and Olga Korbut especially were esquisite also. The best ever gymnasts, my top 5, are = * Nastia Luikin * Olga Korbut * Nadia Comanechi * Svetlana Khorkina * Elena Murkina Gymnastics, as a sport, is a very personal experience even if you are only watching as a spectator. There is no right or wrong answer. Your top 5 will differ. Personally, I am longing for a Nastia Luikin type gymnast to emerge again. It saddens me that a lot of gymnasts in the present day have dropped artistry, feminity and grace and replaced with sheer power and strength. I don't like it.

[@bdfan4ever]

Claire Mcfadyen my favorite of all time: Lilia Podkopayeva.

[@ameenalnabbout8769]

Micael Rodrigues I won’t reply to your stupidity

[@karolinepedersen6530]

@@clairemcfadyen90 those are my exact favourites as well. Nadia Comaneci on top, followed by Elena Mukhina RIP, Olga Korbut and Svetlana Khorkina. I have not seen anyone or anything alike them before or after. They have a grace, elegance, charisma and add a special artistic touch and a feeling to their performances that I miss seeing today.

[@kaioemanuel1939]

a badass, i love her! she says what she says and she dont care!

[@R.Oates7902]

She has really long legs. She's unusually tall for a female gymnast. She's very talented and artistic. Fun to watch. 🧘‍♀️🥇🥈🥉

[@darienperez5912]

Grande Svetlana y tooooodas las gimnastas del equipo, unas reinas, especial mención a una de delicado y triste semblante Elena Mukhina, un aplauso hasta el cielo.

[@MsDeathguardian]

That Sydney vault should have been rescheduled on the other day. The vault meter mistake has diminished the other gymnasts morale and concentration on that day.

[@liamtimmings54]

Finding this gem of a video has made my day!

[@klaragazar1256]

It's great that she won so many medals but I can't enjoy watching her gymnastics because of her looks. Every move and every skill you see... it's like I'm afraid she's gonna break in half. BTW great video

[@miriamperalta6989]

ELEGANCIA PURA! ❤️

[@banterwithbelle2896]

no hand guards i can't even imagine

[@nani.36]

Thank you!! Could you maybe do a collegiate version? Maybe Katelyn Ohashi?

[@GymnasticsAddicted]

Yes I will do Ohashi for sure, her story is amazing!

[@nani.36]

Yay!

[@geekchick4859]

Hers is everywhere. What about someone who isn’t everywhere?

[@mmoran3]

Great job!!! Love the old school edition!!!

[@nathanielhalls1893]

Please come back! These videos are so good

[@sallydorsey1851]

She was wonderfull

[@giuliabolognesi747]

Ha fatto la storia,una delle migliori!!

[@davfb8622]

Such a diva hahahahaha love it.

[@Lf2e]

She did everything perfect? .... didn’t realize that bobbles on beam, sloppiness, and obvious hops after landings were considered perfect. Carly won. And she deserved it. Her execution was impeccable

[@kathleenkeeley3194]

Agreed! And I for one was never a fan of her gymnastics. She always seemed sloppy to me.

[@Cmc995]

Carly was boring but did everything she needed to win. Yes.

[@annabelleb.8096]

That vaulting incident in Atlanta was really awful. The horse set at the wrong setting causing the gymnasts to miss their vault without knowing why can really mess with a person's head in a high stress situation like that. She wasn't the only gymnast to be thrown by it at the competition. Her bars routines were so fluid and beautiful.

[@allier1867]

she has so little control of her legs. it drives me mad

[@grazmsp2473]

wdym?

[@ciennapisano7889]

Could you maybe do one on gabby Douglas or maybe aly raismen

[@moisessan1]

Lo huesitos mas elegantes que han pisado la tierra!!!!😍🥰

[@mihaelabruma8006]

Qeen!

[@saragrant9749]

She might have been a multi time world champion, but saying her "being Russian not American" was the reason she finished second is very unsporting. The mark of a real champion is being able to gracefully accept defeat. This is an example of the exact opposite of that

[@HB-ey2dk]

That seems how most Russian gymnasts see Americans too, because you always see that sort of attitude. It must be drilled into them in the gym from birth, Americans are over scored, blah blah blah. Na, they're just better on that competition day 🤷‍♀️ I wish they'd work on sportsmanship a little more.

[@nathanielhalls1893]

She’s got such a terrible and disgusting attitude

[@Gymnastics-me8hu]

@@nathanielhalls1893 She has been through the highs and lows in the sport of gymnastics. She has dreamed of becoming Russia's first Olympic All Around Champion since the Soviet break up but never will. She went through team failure in 1996 with the Russian's losing the gold to the American team that night coming into the team optionals in first from Compulsories but couldn't pull it off which wasn't her fault. Then she had team and individual disappointment in Sydney as well when Russia were the absolute favorites to win gold but had to count a fall from one of her teammates and with the vault controversy in the all around final as well which crushed her and was too late even when they offered her a second chance due to her feeling defeated after the fall which later affected her on bars. Never forget that she was the first gymnast before Simone Biles to win 3 World All Around Titles in history. She's a fighter and many people have given up hope on her as well with coaches not knowing how to train her and using good techniques for her as well with is very challenging for a very tall female gymnast. Boris Pilkin saved her career. If it wasn't for him to help create her own routines and skills that are capable of Olympic and World titles on almost all four events, we wouldn't even have known who she was. Yeah I understand how you people feel with her bad sportsmanship and not passing down good examples to younger generation gymnasts but how would you feel if you were training all your life for a goal that you have dreamed about and knew that on that very day you could've won the Olympic title and now forever can't ? Everyone knew that if she hit 4 for 4, she would've defeated everyone in those Olympic Games in Sydney during the all around. That was her peak. You also have to understand that not many gymnasts at 25 can even stay in top form shape without making their routines easier for their bodies to adapt to and her winning silver just shows that she has been through so much just to receive an Olympic All Around medal but was darn close to the gold. She never wanted to lose, she never liked failing, and she fights to the end. You can't teach that to any athlete and with her having the whole package she's a gymnastics legend!

[@queenscene2part2]

She falls and then blame the judges for American prejudice? Ok sis

[@ВладимирДолидзе-й3з]

She didn't fall in the all-around, which she was referring about.

[@fernandolopes7291]

Ela tinha uma elegância que nenhuma outra teve.

[@moisessan1]

Sus movimientos reflejan...es el mismo espiruto de la gimnasia femenina. Es una sinfonia de movimientos!!

[@mercator3609]

💓💞💕

[@badmingtonsunset1386]

Simone Biles: *hold my beer* **continues to win 4 maybe even 5 world all around championships**

[@Pasadenaify]

what is Biles withoiut her 'legal' hard drugs?

[@raulvega4016]

@@Pasadenaify Exactly, and abandoning her team mates in the middle of a competition

[@mondociaociao]

poor biles, comparing with this tall, graceful , beautiful, elegance Khorkina only can to continue drinking cheap beers with her brother in jail.

[@Seven35888]

her program in 2000 didn’t seem like it had the difficulty to win gold in the AA honestly. Her floor was consistently scored in the 9.8+ and I’m like... how? Idk can someone explain.

[@misoginainternalizadaopres7131]

TRUE DIVA

[@felipeshannkarln.121]

So. Is she the gymnast wih the most named after skill?

[@ameenalnabbout8769]

yeah

[@nathanielhalls1893]

What about Nellie Kim

[@leykimayri]

@@nathanielhalls1893 Kim is the gymnast who named the most unnamed skills after herself when she got into the federation, lol

[@ncikdelta7851]

What about Aliya musatifina

[@ekleamon1]

What about her?

[@babsfocker7751]

he has some insecurities about herself, I wonder in her other jobs is she the same way? she needs to relax and have fun

[@valbarr.19]

My birthday is the same than Queen Khorkina

[@kevinstapleton1828]

What music is this?😳

[@ilikeyoutube836]

I remember seeing her perform many times. For some reason I could never put my finger on, I always had the impression that she seemed very entitled and was just a bad sport. Frankly I always felt that she was overrated and that there were many gymnasts who were much more impressive

[@kinglinus3708]

Ya she seems like she is but idk she was a good one for her time.

[@kseniia7949]

She has problems with keeping balance, especially at the and of nearly of the each movement.

[@grazmsp2473]

Its because shes the highest competing gymnast at that time

[@Damon-p9u]

I think she was right when she blamed the judges for marking her down, "I'm Russian, not American".

[@johnvelas70]

What she started, Aliya perfected. But she was robbed in Sydney

[@gabrielacobian9137]

Even if you have one eye, compare this to Biles.

[@nadanalia3000]

Pretty girl. Not my favourite gymnast to watch tho

[@sofialloret7476]

What a drama queen. She falls then blames it on the judges? Really

[@gizzy4002]

Other countries blame America for everything! But, when they need help, they ask the Americans

[@walterjaycarrasca2603]

her attitude is the worst. love her gymnastics specially on bars .. but men that attitude 😂

[@georgeyog331]

She is not perfect . Many gymnasts are better than her

[@MsWatchamakulit]

Geez, if she doesn’t get her way, blames other people. 🤦‍♀️

[@КсенияФадеева-в2и]

Намного приятнее с эстетической точки зрения, чем Охаши, уж извините еë поклонники, но грация и изящество в гимнастике нужны.

[@France2107]

Everybody knows that Eastern Bloc nations were favored by the judges in those days. So she not only continued to compete past her prime, she was also a drama queen and a sore loser. So ungracious to blame her losses on the U.S. by saying the judges favored the USA contestants.

[@bdfan4ever]

France2107 yup. And by the 2004 Olympics she was very wobbly in her skills and I feel that her medals were sympathy gifts.

[@leykimayri]

Easter block was favoured up until the mid '90s. At the same time US gymnastics started rising and getting more and more influence and power, dominating the sport basically when the century started. US is the one who was pushing for the 2 gymnasts max per country rule when Romania scored 3/3 medals in AA, Sydney Olympics, the same rule that has now come back to kick their ass...

[@ComputerBladet]

She was robbed in Sidney.

[@vernseou5755]

khorkina was an amazing gymnast but her attitude towards the sport and those involved in the sport was just untasteful. i'm sorry, but you can't sit there and blame the judges (2004 all-around) for not giving you the title just because you are russian. i think she QUITE OBVIOUSLY thought to highly of herself as a gymnast when her execution on events like vault and beam were horrible. high difficulty will get you no where unless you are able to execute it properly.

[@Winged_skylily]

How dare you call her a drama queen when she talked about how bad it felt for her soul. I wish you were in her circumstances then we'd see who the drama queen is

[@JustMe-px9qy]

M

[@clmoss83]

I never cared for her much. She had talent but her attitude was always so terrible.

[@alfo03]

why was it terrible?

[@pat1809]

@@alfo03 she was very sassy and jealous

[@ghostt4634]

@@pat1809 no she wasn't, sure at some times she was a bit dramatic but she says what she feels and nobody should come at her for that!

[@douglaslowry8702]

I Know that Simone biles loves this

[@michellewhite4788]

She is my least favorite gymnast ever. I always thought she was overrated and she was referred to as being way more talented than she really was. Her ego and bad attitude just added to my dislike of her. I was very happy when she finally stopped competing. I’ve enjoyed watching gymnastics so much more ever since she quit. At any rate, I hope she found happiness outside of gymnastics and maybe even learned to smile 😊

[@raulvega4016]

I think you are the one who needs to find that happiness and stuff instead of hating a person.

[@janecristinadeoliveira5075]

Overrated, grumpy, rude and egocentric. A true drama queen. She was good and talented, but so many others were so much better than her. She didn't win gold because "she's Russian", but because Carly Paterson was impeccable, period. By the way even silver was too much, others did better than her

[@sasak9794]

Ohhh come on 😮 don't be like that 😢 she was just GORGEOUS because of that ❤ i had so much crush on her when i was kid 😍💋 never miss a single gymnast competition because of her 🌺😘 she was my Snow Queen ❄️❤️

[@QazzaF]

I prefer Mustafina

[@sergico777]

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