Anna Pavlova Athens 2004 All Around

[@1Timoteo41]

Anna Pavlova was the best all around gymnast at those Olympic Games, she deserved not only to win an Olympic all around medal, but the Olympic Gold Medal. She is in my opinion the best, and then Carly Patterson and Svetlana Knorkina third.

[@saragrant9749]

Difference being Start value unfortunately. She had a couple of dance elements that were incomplete and in that code it was costly. She also had only a 9.8 SV in bars, and you had to have a 10 to be in true contention. Sad, but that’s how it worked out. I do believe she should have had bronze and Svetlana should not have medaled at all as her performance was much more lackluster overall.

[@blinky7046]

I think that Anna being underscored by the judges and repeatedly stuck at 4th is what makes Anna Pavlova loved by so many. Maybe it's a gift in disguise...even though I would've wanted to see her win the Bronze here (yet I love Zhang Nan). And the Vault EF at Beijing was just heartbreaking.

[@mattj5391]

Anna should have won the silver and Zhang the bronze. Sveta was gifted that silver. She would have been 4th for me.

[@lb7617]

I feel so bad for Anna, she never got what she deserved... In 2004 she deserved the Bronze in the All Around and the Silver on Vault; and in 2008 she deserved the Bronze on Beam as well. It's just so sad :/

[@saragrant9749]

She’d have earned those medals if not for two things- execution and start value. In Athens she lost bronze AA because of bars- 9.8 SV hurt plus a couple of dance element errors that cost in SV as well. That code was hugely strict on dance elements unfortunately. In Beijing she’d have won the bronze IF she’d completed that third element. Missing it hurt in both SV and execution, something she couldn’t afford. In terms of a vault silver? Start value was the key and Annia had a little more.

[@lb7617]

@@saragrant9749 Did you watch Zhang Nan's performance in the all around here? She was a basket case with extremely low difficulty on bars with a very large step on her dismount, she was wobbly on her beam routine, and she had low difficulty on vault (only did a Yurchenko 1.5). Every routine from Zhang in the all around was so obviously overscored, maybe except for her floor. Anna on the other hand was underscored, especially on beam and floor. Anna had the all around performance of her life here, every routine was beautifully executed and strongly performed. Anna deserved the bronze or even the silver medal, and Zhang deserved maybe like 6th or 7th place?

[@moralsovermoney100]

She was underscored on beam costing her the bronze in aa. Nice silver at the euro championships on vault this year.

[@kittycatsrule86]

she's really cool i wish she got a medal

[@SpiritNurse1]

love how she digs her feet into the floor to stick her landings. shes a better beam and vaulter than khorkina, and I honestly have her for at least the bromze

[@bday121]

She's really, really good. These routines deserve a bronze medal at least.

[@volleyballfan2]

This girl should've taken the bronze. No question.

[@lb7617]

I most certainly agree

[@saragrant9749]

Start value hurt her unfortunately, especially on floor where a couple of dance elements were incomplete- in a code that was Uber strict on them. I do think she should have gotten bronze and Svetlana should have been fourth.

[@jayld5396]

One of my favorite gymnasts. Her swing on bars is beautiful. I wonder why that was her weak event, because her form was the best there. She missed alot of handstands and connections, but her conditioning was exceptional. She didnt straddle on any of those casts to handstands.

[@saragrant9749]

She admitted in an interview that bars always intimidated her, and so she did only just what was required to get by. Just like some never get comfortable on beam, some don’t get comfortable with bars.

[@jayld5396]

@@saragrant9749 she was able to learn that bar routine, she could have rearranged elements to get rid of deductions. She couldnt have been that intimidated considering how hard her routine was technically. I coached for 20years, i think i know more about gymnastics than someone replying to a response

[@saragrant9749]

@@jayld5396 well aren’t you just special, good for you! I think I know a little after hearing an interview FROM THE ATHLETE- who knows more about her own psyche than you could ever dream. Why don’t you climb off your self righteous horse and have some respect for the observations of others- rather than acting and looking the part of a childish fool.

[@EB3140]

I love Anna and all of these routines were great. I hope she goes to Worlds!

[@tatipheebs]

A truly wonderful gymnast... so much grace and beauty, too bad those things were not rewarded at the time... even now I still think Anna doesn't get the scores she deserves... such a shame =(

[@ClarkKent-bs5xh]

She deserved the gold in her balance beam routine

[@PAUPAU339]

Merecía el oro!

[@chuuu4610]

Kinda rude how they were talking about Carly's dismount when they had said nothing during Anna's floor routine. Well... not as bad as the NBC Nastia/Shawn hype of 2008.

[@NaShea955]

Kagome Higurashi lol I thought the same thing. so annoying

[@sqekcx]

yeah, of course her grace and perfect execution get her love from many people, but her bad luck just makes people love her more. 3>

[@anelacadillo]

She is an ARTISTIC gymnast!..she´s beautiful..hope she get was she deserve in Beijing..a GOLD! =D

[@zozebra16]

Ok, tim needs to let go of the whole "little kid on a playground" thing. He says it all the time, and yes, the gymnasts make the huge skills look easy, but little kids on playgrounds don't do double layouts off bars.

[@tatilalima2874]

I am impressed with such perfection in the movements. incredible

[@zinikas]

she deserved the bronze medal.. beatifull gymnast

[@kamilaford5752]

Love how they had nothing to say when she stuck her first pass COLD. Lol it's like they weren't even watching, very disrespectful

[@jorgebonilla2234]

They typically don’t comment during floor unless something goes wrong - I think they’re instructed to. They didn’t talk during Carly or Svetlana’s either. Meanwhile they praised her on beam and even on bars, where her pirouetting was quite poor

[@nathalieng4984]

One of the most underrated gymnasts. The judges in Athens and Beijing really did her wrong

[@lb7617]

Anna Pavlova should've won the Bronze instead of Zhang Nan in my opinion

[@annapavfan4680]

Even silver I'd say. Zhang Nan was a blob in beam and extremely low in D score on bars. Just horrid that she took that medal .

[@kp395]

Anna was cleaner and more consistent than Khorkina in the AA competitions and was definitely worthy of a silver medal.

[@mattj5391]

@@annapavfan4680 I would have had Carly gold, Anna silver and Zhang third.

[@jlenardwang977]

omg I love her !!!

[@Zuranthium]

Pavlova's tumbling on floor is wonderful but she messed up the smaller elements. Double cat leap, 1.5 split, and Triple turn all too underrotated to be given credit. Khorkina had the same problem though, she should have been off the podium altogether, and Pavlova taking the Silver instead.

[@picks91]

the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@josemoreno-mu3hv]

Actuación histórica aunque hubo fraude para Rusia :)))))))

[@barefacedquestions]

Even Tim and Elfie said that she had perfect vault landing. I think she was underscored on vault, but that's all. At best she could have outscored Zhang Nan or even Khorkhina, but she's not better than Carly Patterson. Carly had more impressive skills and difficulty, so she was rewarded more.

[@estrelatarot3]

The best

[@frogger37]

wonderful gymnast!

[@pappysprite]

Absolutely no doubt about it. Pavlova was ROBBED of an all-around medal. Her 4 routines were more solid than anyones.

[@mattj5391]

She was the better of the two Russians, thats for sure.

[@gk891]

The D-level dismount was required only for event finals. Back then during the AA, you could do a C-level dismount without any deductions. And Zhang had a start value worth 10 anyways so she could get away with that dismount in that particular phase of the competition.

[@thesovgc]

The way that beam is before bars in this video is so triggering to me 😭. I cannot believe Yevgeny could get Carly to a 9.9 SV on bars and no one in all of Russia could get Anna a routine higher than 9.7?? She is fundamentally a much better bars worker than Patterson. Craziness!

[@genesisfernandezsarabia3923]

1- Svetlana Khorkina 2- Carly Patterson 3- Anna Pavlova 4- Daniela Sofronie 5- Nan Zhang En mi opinión debió de haber sido así los resultados del All Around Atenas 2004

[@mattj5391]

1- Carly Patterson 2- Anna Pavlova 3- Nan Zhang 4- Daniela Sofronie 5- Svetlana Khorkina

[@Stone.Ng88]

Jiang Yuyuan as well. He said it at least three times during the olympics.

[@violaroadkill]

1. Sveta 2. Anna 3. Carly

[@mattj5391]

1. Carly 2. Anna 3. Zhang

[@AlexCorralMexico]

I AGREE

[@gk891]

As much as I like Pavlova, her bars were not pretty even with Zhang's. Although Pavlova swings very freely, she did not have very much content in her routine which is why her start value was only 9.700. It's a shame for her because that made a big difference in her overall score in the AA.

[@gk891]

From what I remember, you had to do a D-level dismount during event finals. During the AA, you could do a C-level dismount without penalties.

[@japanht]

You are so right. Zhang Nan had a major break, and still got 9.662. Pavlova is almost perfect, but 9.5... Although I am Chinese, I feel bronze belong to Anna.

[@mattj5391]

The silver belonged to Anna. The wrong Russian won silver.

[@swimt2006]

Does anyone know the music?

[@m3l0owxcore]

What is the name of her music?

[@chrislindsey14]

I was just about to comment about that but decided to check to see if anyone said anything about it, and it looks like everyone agrees! Ha your comment is funny.

[@eMthegymnast]

didnt she quit? i hope not. what was her AA finsih? 4 or 5th?

[@481095ymg2]

agreed, they also don't point their toes and extend their lines :p

[@tekkenfan01]

yup

[@floorstud56]

where are you pulling 9.362 from?? even if they didn't inculde that deduction in her scoring, which they did, it wouldn't have been only .013 lower it would have been a tenth lower because it is a tenth for going out of bounds....surely a gymnastics expert like you would know that.

[@swimt2006]

What did she end up getting in her vault? Too bad she didn't get a medal here, it was very possible for her to stand with Svetlana Khorkina!

[@mfinger]

For me Anna won the bronce medal, she was better that the chinese!

[@hanakyne]

voia la vraie championne olympique a Athenes cette gymnaste es parfaite esthetique technique artistique elle a tout quel honte de la placer 4 eme !!!

[@joaocampelo3725]

She should’ve been silver!

[@mattj5391]

The wrong Russian won silver, that's for sure.

[@matatyahuyoussef]

what kind of elementary school did you go to

[@Zamolodchikovafan16]

In the English commentary they said that Zhang did need to do a D level dismount.

[@mattj5391]

Not for the AA. Only EF

[@loaugust]

I like her routines.I can't understand why the judges awarded her lower marks.Too bad that she has gone downhill a little now. Is it because of injury?

[@Shahnanagans]

I miss Elfi Schlegel's commentary.

[@christinepoppins]

wintersun by bond

[@casualgymnast]

She should of bronze!

[@mattj5391]

silver!

[@ascheoschow7177]

Real champion with Korhkina

[@NYCBlonde]

It's just a way of making the sport accessible to the average viewer. Don't take it personally. A gymnast who loves the sport and enjoys flying *is* connecting with the kid they used to be, jumping on the bed and playing on the monkey bars. Don't take it personally.

[@kakaroxox]

she did better here than in beijing

[@reiskariimi]

She looks like mix of Tamara Lazakovich and Elena Mukhina

[@gabryelsl]

anna you are nice.i love you. kisses

[@doumora]

she finished 4th

[@nathaliexlr8]

Crossed feet and legs weren't together enough on the vault.

[@lb7617]

It was better than Zhang's 1.5 Twist, Anna should've gotten the Bronze

[@annapavfan4680]

Not only that. Zhang had a double pike dismount on bars and Anna had a DLO. Robbery.

[@pamelamj123]

oooh look never seen before, a carly who? stan. never knew those existed

[@jandj094]

Anna pavlova is amazing! but people have to stop dissing Carly Patterson. Professional judges makred her performances, and their proffesional knowledge says that Carly was better than the rest, and only the judges know how to mark properly and mark down the tiny errors which may not be visable to us.

[@syrilwayne]

Her UB routine kinda reminds me of the chinese's routines with her pirouttes + jaeger combo. Lol

[@christinepoppins]

she totally got ripped off this night! the bronze should've been hers! zhang got totally overscored on her beam routine!

[@genesisfernandezsarabia3923]

La gimnasta rusa más boicoteada 💔

[@briaberger]

4th!

[@misoginainternalizadaopres7131]

WHAT??!!! NOT EVEN A MEDAL??

[@KomovasSplits]

Khorkina should have won with Carly in silver and Pavlova in bronze

[@tekkenfan01]

artistry is only half the game, Carly won fair and square

[@czucksk84life]

what the frick is wrong with the commentators?

[@ArtisticGymnastics2017]

ROBBED

[@tekkenfan01]

dont think so

[@tekkenfan01]

hater

[@tekkenfan01]

not in your lifetime

[@floorstud56]

where are you pulling 9.362 from?? even if they didn't inculde that deduction in her scoring, which they did, it wouldn't have been only .013 lower it would have been a tenth lower because it is a tenth for going out of bounds....surely a gymnastics expert like you would know that.

[@floorstud56]

where are you pulling 9.362 from?? even if they didn't inculde that deduction in her scoring, which they did, it wouldn't have been only .013 lower it would have been a tenth lower because it is a tenth for going out of bounds....surely a gymnastics expert like you would know that.