ALICE D'AMATO The first ITALIAN Olympic Gold medalist in women's gymnastics skill by skill analyses

[@matildecasula7329]

Thank you for this video! As an Italian I've been a fan of Alice since many years, and it's great to see her being appreciated internationally!

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

She handled the pressure and did such a great job when it was the most important. I am very happy for her and Italy also. It was so cool to see her so happy and on that day, in that final, she earned it.

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

You don't have to be an Italian to know the two sisters of Alice D'amato and Asia D'amato are elite gymnasts, with really high skills. They're just always competing against some very elite GENERALISTS from the US and SPECIALISTS from China. Plus the occasional exceptions like Andrade from Brazil... Fact is, any of the Top 10 or so COULD win the Gold, on individual apparatuses, if the top fall... especially on the beam, where 100% of all gymnasts, from the bottom to the top ranked COULD fall on any jump! Because other than Biles, most of the top 8 or so have scores that, when all perform their very best, are just one or a few 10ths of percentage points away from each other. BTW, what happened to Asia? I saw her in the Tokyo Olympics (4th in the AA team?) but not this Paris one (which won the Silver in the AA team)...

[@靖理]

​​@@kiabtoomlauj6249 Emmm, the best 8 will get to the event finals. There's no need to add "other than Biles" because including Biles, depending on the event, the scores can be very close. For this beam final, the top qualifiers' difficulty score: Zhou Yaqin 6.6 Simone Biles 6.4 Rebeca Andrade, Sabrina Voinea 6.1 ....... Alice D'Amato 5.6 Emm....... as a fan of the sport, it's just very sad that in the event final most athletes can't perform their best. It's just hard to watch, it became somewhat like a competition of luck rather than skills and talent.

[@martadifelice7157]

In think Asia was recovering from an injury she had while training before the olympics

[@plp666]

Alice deserved the Gold just for those oversplits! 🙌 Her form is great, really glad she had a hit final, and wonderful Olympics overall.

[@SociallyDistantnow]

I appreciate how you’ve formatted this to protect from copyright claims while still being highly informative. Thank you for these videos, I love them.

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Thank you and I am glad you enjoy them. More work goes into these videos than people might imagine but I really enjoy doing these analyses. Thanks again and all my best. rock on.

[@pajamamama5965]

Congratulations to Alice! Great video. In one of Simone's interviews she said that it was a very strange atmosphere of silence at the beam final. The althetes had asked for music to be playing in the background but didn't get it. Gymcastic said that there was actual shushing from audience members. She asked a French person what was going on. That person said that beam is considered an art form in France and the audience should be silent like as if in a museum. It seemed to rattle the athletes who are used to a sports like atmosphere with cheering and music in the background. One of the girls said that it was so silent you could hear the flashing of the cameras and cell phones going off. Alice must have nerves of steel.

[@o.b.9087]

That's the beauty of beam. At least here in Europe. Complete silence, giving the gymnast the silence needed to focus. I think it's fabulous.

[@Plaspos]

Well the gymnasts didn’t like it at all lol

[@Barbara_M.]

​@@Plasposnot all of them only those used to perform with extra noise

[@silviosorbera4385]

​@@Barbara_M.If I'm not mistaken 5 out 8 fell so...

[@funshine817]

Simone is a pathetic, narcissistic loser. Blame the silence? A true champion can perform under ALL conditions. Maybe she should have done more practicing in SILENCE, so she would have been better PREPARED!

[@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628]

I was pulling for Simone and Suni obviously, but it was nice to see things come together for D'Amato. A day or two prior there was a video and she was crying a bit about coming close but not getting a medal in individual events. Then things came together on beam.

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

I feel the same way. It worked out really well for her and she made some history. Pretty cool.

[@leticzia]

Many of the videos used for the comparison with older exercises were actually performed by her twin sister Asia. Alice doesn’t do the side somi, Asia does. Alice doesn’t do the switch 1/2, Asia does. The same goes for the mount, Alice used to do a front tuck, but in the recent years she started to the the switch leap, and for the dismount is the same thing: Alice does two and a half twists, but in the past did triple twists. Asia is the one that does the double pike The analysis is good nonetheless, and I understand that is kinda hart to tell them apart

[@stepitup25]

She is also a twin?? So many elite gymnasts are twins. It’s pretty cool.

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Thank you very much. Honestly, until your message, I did not know she had a twin. There is not as much info on Alice as many of the other gymnasts. This really helps. Glad you enjoyed the analyses. They are very hard to tell apart but both do some really great gymnastics.

[@leticzia]

@@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp Yes!! Her twin was part of the Italian team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic, but she had a really rough couple of years She injured her foot during the European vault final of euro 2022( just a couple of days after she won the AA) She recovered and started competing again but tore her ACL in 2023 Again she recovered and made her comeback in march of 2024 only to tear her ACL again during the European championships. If she didn’t injure herself again she might have made the team with Alice They did some additional tests and apparently there was some issue in her foot ( from the first big injury) that limited her mobility, she will undergo surgery again in September to fix this, and she said that she will try to make the 2028 Olympic team with Alice

[@leticzia]

@@stepitup25yes ad far as I know the twins are the D’Amato, Gadirova e Wevers, but maybe there are more

[@MondoRockGP]

Scusa, secondo te Alice è un cesso e sua sorella Asia è un fenomeno. Mi sembra che a Parigi c'era Alice e non Asia. !!!!!!!

[@DaEnforcer24]

I have been a big fan of Alice’s gymnastics for many years and it is nice to see it all coming together for her🤩

[@JosedeJezeus]

Best KZbin Gymnastics Channel! ❤

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Thank you. That is very kind. All my best.

[@UsernameStarfish]

Agreed 100%! It's the only one I'm subscribed to and I'm proud of that. Only great videos come from this channel. Please keep up the hard work!

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@UsernameStarfish thank you very much and glad you like it so much. I enjoy making these videos and I’ll keep doing my best to make in-depth and accurate videos. Rock on and my best.

[@jennam8401]

Thanks for the video - the BBC haven't put up her gold medal winning performance and only that of the 'favourites' who didn't get a medal :(

[@jazzykn1ght]

the beam event is definitely weird that day..almost everyone is falling off the beam, especially sunisa, her fall looks super painful, hope she's not injured.

[@pajamamama5965]

I heard that she watched the replay of herself and was laughing at the fall. Thankfully she wasn't injured

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Yes, a very unusual beam final. I believe nobody could have seen that coming.

[@ffffff1-mmmm]

lol well 2021 worlds beam final would like to have a word

[@nightswimmer99]

​@@ffffff1-mmmm2015 world's beam final can join them.

[@TheFlowMind]

Dude it’s her twin Asia D’Amato in half of the videos. 😅😅😅

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Hahah. I have been told by many. Thanks and rock on.

[@Enjouchi]

I was definitely pulling for Suni to get beam gold since that was her last goal and she would have tied with Shannon Miller who's 7th medal was also beam gold. But out of all the athletes, I'm happy that Alice got it

[@battlehymnoftheempath3610]

I was also pulling for Suni, but happy for Italy. They have been off the podium for a long time, but like GB are putting forth great talent. I hope they continue their success into the next quad and hope that Russia gets rid of Putler and Melnikova and Listunova get their share of medals.

[@principessa5144]

Yes, 2 twins sisters, both elite gymnasts, but great analysis, I like your videos!

[@stepitup25]

I personally wanted Zhou to win gold for this event. Her beam routine is so clean technically and very difficult. Just beautiful to watch. If not Zhou, then Suni for gold. Of the Americans, I like Suni’s beam the most. Normally a very clean routine. That being said, Alice completed a very beautiful routine, the stuck landing was the cherry on top. Congrats to her on a great win, and congrats to Italy 🇮🇹

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

I was really hoping Zhou would have hit her routine solid so we could see where she would finish. She definitely had the skill to win but beam finals were riddled with unpredictable mistakes. Alice rose to the occasion and on that day, she was the best and that day happened to be the Olympic finals so really happy for her and it was cool to see her so excited. She did her job under great pressure. Thanks.

[@ventolin63]

Saw that, unlike the floor medal who was bs from top to finish, Alice was absolutely the best out there. Well-deserved medal indeed, no question about it.

[@ShikanoinHaizu]

Alice is so pretty ♥️

[@courtneypuzzo2502]

congratulations to Alice D'Amato for making history for Italy who had never won an individual Apparatus medal prior to this and had only ever won team all around silver twice 1928 and 2024 though had the finals gone different with fewer mistakes I would've though it would've been similar to how Floor ended shortly after with Rebecca Andrade of Brazil Gold Simone Biles Silver and Suni Lee with Bronze three women of Color medaling

[@theostreich1107]

Do You Know that Alice has a twin sister Asia, and in this vidéo you showed à mix between the beam routine of the two sisters 😂

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Haha. Yes, I have been told by others also. They look very much alike but they do different gymnastics. Before I did the analysis I was not aware she had a twin sister. I have read a lot about her now. It makes me want to do a video on twins that our both world class. I hope you enjoy the video analysis of both hahah. Thanks for the information and all my best.

[@annas.5763]

I always enjoy your analyses immensely! I was just wondering why you don't actually analyze the entire routine- start to finish- that was performed at the event you're analyzing. Sometimes, you show shots from other routines of past competitions. I just think it would make sense to show the winning routine in its entirety. I love your side-by-side comparisons, but it would be nice to see the focal routine all the way through. Thank you for all you do!

[@Erichjr45]

Glad the Italians won gold medal in gymnastics.

[@ilariareppucci2082]

Nice video! I will follow This Channel

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Thank you and glad you enjoy. My best.

[@franciscosilvagoncalves2496]

May the Beam be with her always!

[@ignaziomormando8990]

Her name is A-li-ce the final e must be pronounced the right way it is 'e' not 'i'; italian vocals are very simple to pronounce

[@copernicofelinis]

Il problema é che gli anglofoni pronunciano la 'e' come 'i' e la 'i' come 'ai'. You should pronounce the final 'ce' as the 'che' in "check".

[@antoniospinella9141]

Ma non solo, spesso pretendono di correggerti, perché loro sono loro e noi non siamo un cXXXX!

[@Diana_Cielo]

Thanks for the analysis she was impressive 😊

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@Diana_Cielo thank you and I’m glad you enjoyed. She did a great job, especially under so much pressure in an Olympic final on beam. Handling pressure is a huge part of the game.

[@wkim22]

It's amazing how she is now the most successful Italian gymnast at the Olympics ahead of Ferrari. Well deserved gold on beam.

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@wkim22 yes, you never know what’s going to happen. Thank you. She rose to the occasion in a very unique environment and performed when others and this amazing result happened. Congratulations to her and Italy. It’s pretty cool.

[@raffaelecafiero3608]

So alice won because there was no music? What a creeping way to insinuate that she did not deserve the win!!!

[@zachball9005]

That was Leanne Wong doing the 2.5 dismount in the comparison not Hezly.

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

I believe you are correct. I took video from my wrong folder. I will correct very soon and thanks.

[@zachball9005]

​The bow is the giveaway. Hezly does a double pike, which is probably how they got switched since Alice uses both dismounts. Thanks for the videos! I love the in depth breakdowns.​@@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp

[@sebumpostmortem]

Mobility, grace, *pointed feet* and killer tumbling. What a rare combination nowadays✨✨✨

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Hahah. Yes, the code it more based on difficulty than elegance so I always really appropriate nice elegance like this.

[@tambam6744]

Killer tumbling??? Lol

[@Plaspos]

It’s crazy that this is her first international beam medal since the 2017 junior Mediterranean games, and it’s the first time ever that Simone missed a beam medal internationally. Never change beam 😂

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Simply put, it was crazy how the beam finals in Paris played out. I dont believe anybody could have seen that coming. Some missed opportunities and some embraced the opportunity. Alice was the one that embraced it the most obviously and good for her. That is part of the game. Doing your best gymnastics when it counts the most. Congrats.

[@james2175]

She had the best routine of the competition even though she was not the best gymnast in the competition. What matters is how one performs under pressure and, as you rightfully mentioned, she seized the opportunity. Too bad for the other gymnasts.

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@james2175 I agree with you. That is part of the game in competition. Whoever has the best day is the best on that day and she was.

[@lorenzoferraris8493]

In half of the frames it’s not Alice but her sister Asia, including skills and combos that Alice never performed in the last few years, while Asia did Bad information :(

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@lorenzoferraris8493 yes, I realize that, and I’ve been told. Hopefully you like how analyze both are skills that you are correct, I should’ve checked my folder.

[@yagocabrera]

it is leanne wong at 3:44 not hezly rivera

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@yagocabrera yes, I use the wrong folder. I got that too late, but thank you for the information.

[@antonellaliaci2486]

Be careful, you're showing twin Asia D'amato's beam in some frames, Alice never performed the side somi, the round off back layout step out (as a mount) or the switch leap + split 1/2 or the double back pike as dismount!

[@michaelparbatule]

148 i think its because of the arm placement friend when andrade has both arms up and high which would bring second foot down to beam where aice had a leaning or forward placemnt with her arms down she really didnt need to place other foot although she does touch the beam ,,sometimes f=dancers or gymnasts just do whats natural to them leaving a finger placement or foot placement askew and its correct still but also u may be roght just this time although i think its because of body positon and where arms are placed or at moment of impact is relative to second foot coming down or not ,,in short u right but u might have missed this subtle nuance,,speed also has something to do with it and inertia and gravity but i wont go into it...its just dynamix really so yeah great commentary friend i like ur videos!i will prob subscribe although i see enough gymnastics for a lifetime already ,,,ps 139 andrade lead foot is coming down much faster than alices and i also think this is why the foot thing is askew(andrade is less horizontal than alices)

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Very nice observation and thank you. Everything you said makes sense. I’ve seen her do the series many times and she would land more conventional. I actually liked it when she landed on 1 foot and I thought it was cool. If I analyze the same gymnast doing different competitions I’m sure I would see many different things. As consistent as most gymnast are, there is often small differences. Rock on, thanks and all my best.

[@michaelparbatule]

@@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp SOME GIRLS DO THAT DO BEAM KINDA DO IT BECAUSE ITS ALSO POSTIONALLY EASIER FOR THAT GYMNAST IM SUPPOSING AS WELL FOR THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW SKATING THERES OBVIOUS AND NOT SO OBVIOUS WAYS TO DO SAME FLIPPING TWISTING AND LANDING.U LIKE GYMNASTICS BRO OR ARE U A TEACHER?WERE A TEACHER? OR ENTHUSIAST?

[@EricaFausti]

The girl with white leo is not Alice but her twin sister Asia

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Yes, I missed that one. It got itno Alice folder. thanks for info. A few people have let me know. All my best.

[@cobrakaier238]

Can u please explain why Rebecca didn't win a medal here? I expected gold but I am not an expert.

[@靖理]

Rebecca is very good on vault and floor, while her routine on beam is not the hardest. For reference, difficulty score (qualification round) : Zhou Yaqin 6.6 Simone Biles 6.4 Rebeca Andrade, Sabrina Voinea 6.1 Alice D'Amato, Manila Esposito, Júlia Soares 5.6 After a lot of gymnasts falls, Rebeca performed her routine a bit more cautious and she missed a few connections so her final score has a lowered difficulty score 5.7. Yaqin still got 6.6 d-score, but her hands touched the beam for balancing so the execution score is lowered. Alice has perform well comparatively and improved her d-score to 5.8 with 8.566 e-score so she won. Honestly, the judges of this EF were rather generous on e-score.

[@cobrakaier238]

@@靖理 thank you for explaining!

[@cippycippy123]

​@@靖理 che esercizio alza il punteggio ? La Biles tolti i salti in sequenza era brutta da vedere, storta e con gambe tremanti...eppure se non fosse caduta avrebbe magari vinto.

[@huiwcleon]

@@靖理 thank you for the explanation!!

[@graziagabriellananna2929]

Very very interesting video! Thanks! But please, pronunce her name with the 'e' pronunced like in "bread" 😂😊

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@graziagabriellananna2929 👍

[@giorgiamassara5262]

In many videos used for comparison, there is Asia D'Amato, her twin sister 😂

[@ilaria.acquaroli]

i watched all the video and half of those were not even alice but her sister asia💀💀💀💀

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Yes, thank you. I have been told by many. Hope you enjoy the analysis of both. At some point I will do seperate analysis on both and be more clear.

[@iamwhoiam-d8i]

How about Vanessa Ferrari then?

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@iamwhoiam-d8i I just checked out her routine from Tokyo and it was really solid. Thanks for the suggestion. I will put it on my list. If she did that same routine, she could’ve potentially metal in 2024 also. Well, I mean, if the judging wasn’t so controversial and hard to understand ha ha ha. Really nice set though. It’s on my list. My best.

[@cliffordrichardc]

ALICE D'AMATO very beautiful

[@lauretteseegobin2292]

Forza azzurri

[@MILUNGAO]

1984: Mary Lou Retton was the 1rst American Gold medalist in women's gymnastics. 2024: Alice D'Amato became the 1rst American Gold medalist in women's gymnastics.

[@valentinamoretti-yx8ei]

This video is all wrong sometimes you compare exercises of Asia D’Amato that is her sister and when you mention hezly Rivera is Leanne wong

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

Yes, I put them in the same folder and they both went into the video. Still, hope you enjoy the analysis of both of their skills. My best.

[@brettonoverton6902]

This was the worst event finals day at the Olympics I’ve ever seen. Congrats to the winners who did there job. If I had tickets I would have left disappointed.

[@gailwood2734]

I loved that Alice brought the first gymnastics gold to Brazil and was celebrated by Simone and Suni! What a beautiful tribute to athletics and sportsmanship ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇧🇷

[@reneepeters3045]

She’s from Italy 🇮🇹

[@nserra5354]

È italiana ... dettagli 😅

[@gailwood2734]

Yep, sorry about that 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️😉

[@StephenDaSilva]

If I was with you,I'd make you feel like you If I would ask you out,I'd need help! I

[@funshine817]

These competitions are ridiculous. She did not fall on the ONE day it mattered. That does NOT make her the BEST! Her low difficulty routine is hardly worthy of a GOLD MEDAL! 😔😩

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@funshine817 respectfully, on that day, it does make her the best. It is part of the game to handle the pressure and perform in the competition. I agree with you that there are better gymnast in the world on Beam. if they competed and did the finals all over again, there’s a good chance the results would all be different. On that day, she performed the best. Thanks and all my best.

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

@@funshine817 it is the same in many sports. The World Series in baseball, the Super Bowl in football, the World Cup. Even the best teams may be defeated if they have a bad day on that day.

[@funshine817]

@@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp Yes, and I feel the same way about those and all competitions. But, it is what it is. I am just glad I don't like to compete. 🤣

[@mariusa.5863]

Whenever an Olympic gold medal is won due to another competitor making a mistake, it just doesn’t feel right. I want everyone or at least the top medal contenders to hit their routines. THAT should decide who wins and not someone messing up. The bars and vault finals were amazing for example, as opposed to the awful beam and floor finals. Sure, Alice deserved gold on that day, but it’s definitely not a final I wanna watch again. And the winning routine will definitely not be added to the greatest Olympic beam routines of all time.

[@funshine817]

@@mariusa.5863 Exactly

[@liceous]

Undeserved

[@OLYMPIANTEACHES-bh6gp]

When there are so many mistakes by the favored gymnasts, you never know what is going to happen. most would not consider Alice to win but also most would not think Simone, Suni and Zhou would all fall or have major mistakes. The beam final was very all over the place.

[@legolass163]

She still has the gold medal around her neck, cry more

[@nisap7843]

Her movements on the beam are far more elegant than the other athlete's and she hasn't fallen off the beam. It's called balance beam, you know. The most important thing is to have balance

[@Barbara_M.]

I believe it's 100% deserved being the one who completed fhe routine without major mistakes which others did. Being the most popular and the most expected to win doesn't mean you deserve to win.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

First rule of the balance beam, don't fall out of the balance beam.