Almudena Cid Performs Rhythmic Gymnastics to Nessun Dorma at Beijing 2008 | Music Monday

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Spanish Rhythmic Gymnast Almudena Cid performs in the individual ribbon competition to the sound of an instrumental version of "Nessun Dorma" at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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Olympic Olympic Champion Margarita Mamun’s Clubs routine, Rio 2016! 💗 Great music and performance!

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Olympic Jeremy Abbot Mens Ice Skating 2010 "Life is Beautiful" and more recently his "Bring Him Home" routine Por Favor? :)

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[@alanbarajas9204]

Almudena Cid played in 4 olympic games reaching the finals and obtaining the Olympic diploma in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, she is THE ONLY RHYTHMIC GYMNAST IN THE WORLD in playing in 4 olympic finals and considering how it is classified to reach the biggest sporting event of all time I think that she is the best in the world, I LOVE HER😍😍💖 AND I LOVE RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

[@Joskoxx]

This performance is historic in Rhythmic Gymnastics. Art.

[@undefeated_romantic1692]

@@patem7379 , are you from Spain?

[@undefeated_romantic1692]

@@patem7379 , and I initially thought that you are from Argentina =)) And I'm from Russia. As you already may have guessed =)) BTW, I agree with you about the Russian team. That they start to lose to other teams in many respects. I watched more of them and noticed that their recent routines are old-fashioned, chaotic and lack elegance and style. I think they should change their choreographer first of all. Our individual RGs are OK but our team has become considerably weaker.

[@yolandaantoniacasadomoreno2811]

Almudena cid un claro ejemplo de que no hacen falta medallas para hacer historia en este deporte.

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[@akuab31]

Una vez oí un comentario de una gimnasta rusa que le dijo Viner, la idea es más o menos así, "cuando subes al podio todos te conocen, pero cuando bajas te olvidan, todo es igual", pero Almudena no, ella sin subir al podio hizo historia y seguirá ahí por mucho tiempo. Algunas se aventaron dos ciclos olimpicos, pero ella es la única que tiene 4 en su haber.

[@CarlitosJS]

Leyenda viviente Almudena Cid Tostado, brillante, impecable.

[@katief4700]

Underscored. She deserved so much better :( very talented and will always say in our hearts!!

[@Sneg8]

She's the only gymnasts who managed to end in 4 Olympic finals :). A legend.

[@zahliwoolnough6126]

Who’s watching 2018 oml that was A decade ago

[@katief4700]

Zahli Xx haha me 😂 so weird to think 😭

[@pedrojorge1912]

Just to add, in same 2008 Olympic Games, Italian Vanessa Ferrari from Women's Artistic Gymnastics performed another version of Nessum Dorma on her floor exercises. Eight years after, she returned to a Olympics in Rio 2016 and used the same music, with a different routine adapted to new Code rules. Really worths a check!

[@joshuaphan4058]

The dance was strangely hypnotizing

[@ioannaatsikatsou6610]

One of the most beautiful ribbon performances ever... Probably the best

[@Jajadore]

Four olympic finals, just amazing!

[@andy.a-m]

After the competition, Almudena and silver medalist Inna Zhukova had a little interaction where Almudena strokes Zhukova's hair as Inna cries emotionally (I wonder what they talked about). Recently, Inna Zhukova related in an Instagram post that her dream as a rhythmic gymnast was born when she watched the Atlanta 1996 Olympics, so you can imagine the impact… Inna ended 7th place in the Athens 2004 Olympics; one place ahead of Almudena. I'm very proud of both.

[@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880]

That was a very beautiful gesture of her.

[@samz4860]

This is real beautiful this is real Art I mean the way she was throwing that it’s amazing

[@carmentoledo5298]

Almudena que grande eres muchas felicidades desde Tenerife muchos besos.

[@SGESG]

El arte y el deporte, música danza ,pelotas ,cintas .

[@blaineyeamlak]

y'all she hasn't aged since this video (she's 40)

[@Almocovar53]

El ave Fenix.❤️

[@Katie_Jo_21]

Perfection!

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SIMPLEMENTE, MARAVILLOSA.

[@aaahtex902]

BEAUTIFUL!

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I love Olympics !!!!!!! From Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@palomavasquez13]

Sublime 👏👏👏👏👏

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Wow!!

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Simplemente espectacular

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Amazing 😉

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Just another BTS fangirl army

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nayeli hernandez Armys are everywhere 😉

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Humans have become too op. They will be nerfed in the next update.

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Really Real Do you play ML

[@EnigamiNetshinobi]

A SAIYAN RACE!

[@РегинаВалеева-в1ц]

Super

[@marwahussein666]

O canto do cisne de Almudena

[@lauritabeautyartist1875]

Reina

[@malenasaiti7801]

What place was she ( she deserves the first)

[@alanbarajas9204]

She was 9th Atlanta ‘96 9th Sidney 2000 8th Athens 2004 8th Beijing 2008

[@АнгелаКрис]

❤👏👏👏👏

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👌👌👌

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Yo soy el

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Mantaaaaaab

[@hi9913]

First beside the person who posted it

[@hussamdmour9319]

Cg

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ظهر

[@bee4pcgoldrule592]

There is only one Queen of RG .....Yana K - Rus

[@terimooney8078]

There is no talent in rhythmic gymnastics , just dancing about with a ribbon and the occasional free cartwheel , artistic gymnastics is where the hard work and proper gymnastics comes in

[@mariaalexandropoulou2845]

sure. go watch today's rg and come back to me after watching Dina Averina clubs 2017. The code and level back then were kindergarden compared to today's rhythmic gymnasts who are more athletic and fierce than ever. Rhythmic gymnastics is in no way less difficult than artistic, just like a rhythmic gymnast can't do whips and double layouts, rspectively an artistic gymnast can't do a series of frontscale and backscale pivots or jump in positions that require much more flexibility than AG while handling an apparatus.

[@anibalopina]

obviously you know very little about RG. Back in 2001 and 2008 the Code was a 100% based on body elements, that's why so many gymnasts retired at 18 or 22 tops, and that is precisely why Almudena Cid stood out: she made it to 4 Olympic finals! Meanwhile there was Kapranova and Kabaeva leading the Circus. The current code of points stresses the importance of the apparatuses and the artistry of the performance, connection with the music, body expression, etc. In my opinion it works better for group routines but it allows other countries whose gymnasts are not "genetically" Russians/Ukrainian/etc.

[@pyromaniac3098]

teri mooney Congratulations, you wrote the stupidest comment I have ever read on KZbin. You need a lot of talent, hard work and discpline to be good in rhythmic gymnastics. You need extreme flexibility, rhythm, strength and hand-eye-coordination to do this amazing sport. Try spinning a ball on your finger while doing a front-walkover. Or do an oversplit jump with your back arched while catching a club and throwing another club in the air and later also catch this while doing another element. Catch a ball with your back in a needle position or better: backscale position. A drop can easily happen and this can cost you a medal. That's why rhythmic gymnasts have a lot of mental pressure in their competitions. Watch children training RG and you see how they cry while they stretch in an extreme oversplit. This sport is very hardcore and you can do it only until your mid-20s. I also like watching aristic gymnastics but I would never in my life slam the achievements of athletes and I would never say something stupid like "omG thEse aRitiStic gYmaNsts aRe noT fLexiBle anNd caN't do goOd pIRoUEttes waTch rhYthMic gYmnaStics, wHeRe tHeRe iS rEaL aRt aNd aeStHetiCs'.

[@alexanderortizcruz7986]

@@mariaalexandropoulou2845 hahaha kindergarden you said, go and watch Kanaeva videos and then compare with the body difficulty of these years, it was harder in that way, and harder in general ugh

[@alexanderortizcruz7986]

Teri, please, stfo

[@fredlishess6734]

the ribbon didnt even look real

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@@patem7379 tell me that story

[@sofiaovalles]

Yo voy a llegar a ser la numero uno de gimnasia rítmica

[@lolaprieto5692]

Magnífica Almudena, sensacional! perfecto, emocionante...Lola prieto

[@baljindersingh8020]

OMG😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@nazdizen8275]

Beautyful 🌹💙

[@silviafernandezpinon4616]

Acabo con dolor crónico de espalda y los pies destrozados este es el sacrificio de una gimnasta

[@gretarau8900]

My favorite gimnastic its almudena cid

[@rodrigosportworld3641]

Exelente y una hermosa presentación de su rutina del listón Almudena Cid

[@sorayaguerrise]

Lindaaaaaaa

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Increíble

[@lilianadiaconeasa6620]

HIStory antic historical

[@Tyler380]

It does not get any better than this...

[@liloozy8114]

She's not even a medalist. Guys imagine the ones who won the medals how great they were

[@liloozy8114]

Eliu Misael Pascual Tapia she didn't break any boundaries LOL . That's the thing .

[@liloozy8114]

Eliu Misael Pascual Tapia evgenia kaneva, Olga kopranova, Anna bessanova , Alina Kabaeva, irons tchachina, yana k, those were the ones that break boundaries

[@liloozy8114]

Eliu Misael Pascual Tapia how can you say I know very little about rg when I was able to name all those gymnasts in one comment in like lesss than a minute hahahah

[@liloozy8114]

Eliu Misael Pascual Tapia arguing with someone on the internet is like arguing with the wall. Goddamn just let my opinion be plzzzzzzzz

[@skyhope777]

You googled them baby, you googled them lol

[@nelidamatias5907]

I am switching to this sooo cool

[@ivanliukin9956]

Goddess

[@nanasupriatna5987]

Ku terharu,sidney,athena and beijing.

[@alexanderortiz6401]

Can you post 2004 Almudena Ball???

[@margarita7016]

What a wonderful performance!! wow so much beautiness on this video!! Gracias Almudena por este precioso momento.

[@killersushi99]

*Alumudena is bae*

[@CarlosMorales-tr9gp]

Mucica ymelodias

[@buttercreampie]

Fantastica!

[@reginavazquez2764]

Yo soy ella

[@isabeltrinkle6516]

Those turns are simple, why does she keep doing them?

[@squidneythesquid2487]

Isabel Trinkle Do you see what she was doing with that ribbon. And take a hard listen to the music...

[@anibalopina]

you mean the fouettes? simple?