Elizabeth Okino 1989 Konica Grand Prix Beam Final

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Beam routine of Elizabeth Okino from the United States of America in the apparatus finals at the 1989 Konica Grand Prix.

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@pappysprite 12 жыл бұрын

I always loved her. That triple stile amazes me. She went so fast, the commentator thought it was a double!

@paulamiles9559 Жыл бұрын

I know! 😎

@MrM0nt3 11 жыл бұрын

Ummmm That's a Triple. He must have blinked in the middle of it!

@intldawn 6 жыл бұрын

I feel like a triple turn should give you at least a 9.9. Wow. What a talent. Triple turn at 14 years old.

@marieked 13 жыл бұрын

Yes it was a triple turn :)

@metsdudenj 13 жыл бұрын

Wow! Nice work, was that a triple turn??

@Tamilyn313 13 жыл бұрын

Awesome hair!

@paulamiles9559 Жыл бұрын

I know. I love her hair. I saw her on a TV talk show recently, saying she really stood out with the big Afro, but I think it's very becoming.

@healthandwealthdiva 2 ай бұрын

@@paulamiles9559She said on her Instagram she was trying to get her hair to look like Kristie Phillips! Beautiful as it is here, afros were looked down upon during this era so we did everything we could to get our hair to “comply” with beauty expectations.

@gymfan1079 12 жыл бұрын

She can do all that difficulty in tumbling but does leaps worthy of a seven-year-old? Kinda weird. Lovely originality, and that's the best I've ever seen her triple turn. Gorgeous.

@dahighbar 7 жыл бұрын

Megan M her leaps drive me crazy

@KarlWarden 7 жыл бұрын

this is also before the code of points required a full 180 split or more on leaps and jumps.

@seer1623 6 жыл бұрын

Megan M She had the flexibility but was probably too timid to apply full amplitude.

@intldawn 6 жыл бұрын

Megan M That sadly wasn’t uncommon around this era of gymnastics. That why people like Yang Bo were such a revelation, showing full extension on her leaps. Tatiana Lysenko was another. There were a lot of girls who didn’t even attempt full split on their leaps and I never liked it. Like Olesyia Dudnik. Clearly they could do it but it wasn’t a requirement back then.

@benrobinson77 3 жыл бұрын

Wow awesome job. I always admired her.

@Sandra-jv4fk 5 ай бұрын

Wow! No other words.

@sheiladrain2088 3 жыл бұрын

Loved Betty Okino. Great lines and love her long legs.

@njb782 11 жыл бұрын

So much better pre-bela

@starcharm 12 жыл бұрын

its called an afro, wtf is up with your comment?

@seer1623 6 жыл бұрын

starcharm I don't think it suits her either. She was so elegant. Her later hairstyles did her more justice.

@mmoran3 6 жыл бұрын

Her hair fit the time!!! I lived as a teen in this era and the Big Fro was IN!!!!

@alazjaw.8968 Жыл бұрын

@@seer1623 afros aren’t elegant? you do realize you’re just a racist and nothing else? you should ***

@larsmonty100 12 жыл бұрын

that routine is almost as difficult as today's world standards i reckon except for her leaps and choreo.

@longbranch11207 Жыл бұрын

This was insane

@ferency98 10 жыл бұрын

Who was her coach at the end? Was that one of Karolyi's assistant's? Betty was so amazing at this meet. I loved the reverse planche.

@KarlWarden 7 жыл бұрын

This is before Betty made the move to Karolyi's in 1990. Karolyi would NEVER allow an assistant to be seen near one of his gymnasts... he wanted ALL the credit and screen time LOL

@dahighbar 7 жыл бұрын

Karl Warden I think she should have stayed with this coach! I think she would have gotten more attention and had higher difficulty.. Its funny how everybody wanted to be coached by Bela during the 80 and 90s like he was the only one who could make you van Olympian.

@mrparts 8 ай бұрын

Basically she had all her skills before getting in the Karoly factory.