Beyond Medals: Best Balance Beam Specialists at Olympics from 1992 to 2021 - WAG

[@MrJuagarci]

Shannon and Catalina Will be always my favs. Love them

[@despinapopescu5157]

Catalina Ponor, amazing!

[@deannatow9175]

I always loved her beam routine, it was fun to watch.😊

[@Sympetrum]

For some reason she is completely new to me. How I ever missed her is beyond me. Her speed in connections of unbelievably difficult tumbling series is just otherworldly. Honestly I think she is number 1. Period. I live Miller and Shawn Johnson is also up there but goddamn.

[@saragrant9749]

Shannon and Shawn… my two all time favorite beam workers.

[@MsJubjubbird]

I don't think you're a beam specialist though if you win AA medals.

[@saragrant9749]

@@MsJubjubbird you don’t have to ONLY do beam alone to be someone who’s specialty is beam! Many AA medalists had a signature event. Look at Svetlana Khorkina, she won 3 AA world titles and is still the undisputed queen of bars!!

[@MsJubjubbird]

@@saragrant9749 you don't have to only do beam. But if you're winning aa medals then you are pretty good at everything, even if beam is your preferred event.

[@Tristan0712]

Same! ❤

[@whitneylivingston5706]

I am the same… when I was a kid, I remember watching Shannon (all summer my friend and I were doing somersaults in the backyard pretending to be Shannon). When I grew up, Shawn’s beam routine in 2008 was another I always remembered. Don’t remember a lot of gymnast (because I only watched every four years) but those two names were ingrained in my memory and I watched the whole video just to see them specifically.

[@uravghuman]

I appreciate that you went the extra mile to include different footage of the same routine.

[@gymnasticfan9148]

Yes! It kept being copyrighted, I really tried to still keep a footage from EF

[@SandySanderson_95]

Shawn Johnson has the most difficult beam routine and made it look effortless and Shannon Miller has the elegance while still having difficult elements. Also Cheng Fei’s opening combo pass was jaw dropping, whole routine was incredibly. Shawn and Shannon are undeniably the BEAM QUEENS!

[@laurennexxzcc-xxeley5280]

Agreed ! Shannon miller beam routine greatest of all time ! Miss the 90s gymnastics !

[@piperhurtado4945]

@@laurennexxzcc-xxeley5280I miss 90’s gymnastics too. It was cleaner, cleverer, better…✨♥️

[@nancyfries7373]

Shannon Miller was graceful, controlled and innovative. She was a master on the beam

[@JMalenoir]

Absolutely love Sanne Wevers routines-as the commentary said, so stylish and different. A beautiful gymnast and deserving gold medalist 🥇Thanks for the video 👍

[@leahmadrid1886]

Shannon is perfection! ❤

[@nanamifan0220]

I love Nastia’s beam so much!

[@nanamifan0220]

The sound the beam makes when Shawn hits everything perfectly is so satisfying.

[@dilberta6046]

How come we don’t see these mounts anymore and this degree of grace? Plus, stellar landings.

[@SweetSirenia]

The Code of Points has significantly changed since the '90s and continues to change regularly. A lot of these older popular skills simply don't carry much difficulty value since the sport has evolved; they're now competed by younger gymnasts. Other skills take too long or are too hard to connect to other skills and therefore aren't worth including in a routine when you're trying to achieve maximum point value.

[@EricaGarfinkel]

When I saw the picture I immediately knew it was Shannon Miller...her and Dominique Moceanu we're two of my favorites. Not a day goes by that I don't miss gymnastics or have the dreaded what if question.

[@janysmahoney1271]

Lu li /Lysenko Millers 2nd performance was something else ,just outstanding ply perfect

[@mildredmartinez8843]

Gymnastics. The most beautiful sport.

[@audio91000]

Yes. Ive always loved watching gymnastics ❤

[@mildredmartinez8843]

​@@audio91000Yes!!!!!!

[@mildredmartinez8843]

​@@audio91000Simone Biles is an icon. But in my heart Nadia Comenesci overcome so many osbstacles, a country in turmoil, she hardly had enough to eat. At 14 she got perfect 10s. Both are incredible, too many stars to mention.

[@SakuraPonchonsavarit]

Not when you keep falling 😂

[@lisafink98]

Really nice compilation, thank you!

[@SageRosemaryTime]

I'd forgotten about Guan Chenchen . . .Great choices

[@vickimarlene4905]

Shawn is my favourite. Very sure on the beam.

[@SandySanderson_95]

Shawn Johnson had THE most difficult routine bar none. Shannon Miller’s is the most elegant and unique. When I think of the beam, I think of those queens!

[@dinkvjr]

I remember seeing most of these. Shannon was one of my mom's favorites and for good reason, her elegance and grace knew no boundaries!! Shawn made her whole routine look effortless and that's the entire point of beam, that and to look like they mastered the apparatus.

[@bobbygrey5834]

Quite unbelievable that nobody managed to win two gold medals on beam. And your compilation videos always intrigue me to delve deeper into the evolution of photography technology - especially the floaty motions through the lenses of early 2000s.

[@gymnasticfan9148]

Nadia Comaneci was the only one to ever win 2 golds on Beam.

[@gymnasticfan9148]

But even at Worlds, Simone was the only one able to win more than 2 golds on Beam

[@saragrant9749]

It really shows how tough the event is- 4 inches is not a lot of real estate to work on.

[@MsJubjubbird]

@@saragrant9749 I think once the girls go through puberty it's a lot harder to balance on a narrow surface.

[@saragrant9749]

@@MsJubjubbird I definitely don’t disagree. It takes even more training, an adjustment to the methodology after the age of 18-19 to keep your body in that kind of stabile shape. Not impossible, but definitely more challenging.

[@StrongAndRaw]

Shannon Miller just became the beam goat for me!!!

[@jenniferspears7074]

Don’t forget about Amy Chow, Svetlana Boginskaya, Daniela Silivas, Lavinia Milosovic, Kelly Garrison-Steves, Aly Raisman, and Dominique Dawes❤❤❤❤

[@jjs1300000]

Lilia Podkopayeva was incredible

[@giuseppericci516]

Where is Yang Bo?

[@alicemcfarlane9717]

Carly Patterson was glorious. As underwhelming as I sometimes found her gymnastics, this routine was simply divine 😍 poetry in motion. A real credit to Valeri's coaching.

[@estellewadsworth4187]

Shannon Miller awesome

[@aeh5109]

Lysenko's routines always amaze me

[@johnnyli4702]

But what exactly is being judged here if not medals? Artistry? Line? Form? Presentation? Exemplary demonstration of balance? How are the points calculated?

[@Gazmeizster_Wongatron]

This list includes gymnasts who placed in the Top 8, so someone like Pavlova who had 2 4th place finishes but no individual medal finished higher than gymnasts with a single Bronze or Silver medal.

[@lena-gk4vb]

Artistry, beauty, grace

[@lena-gk4vb]

Artistry, beauty, grace

[@SweetSirenia]

For anyone wondering: post-Paris, Simone now ties with Shannon for first, since she finished fifth (4 points).

[@linzzzanity]

People who have done backflips on the beam, does it hurt? 2:43 because this sounds painful

[@andregx3]

amazing video

[@syyy468]

Kui Yuanyuan and Shawn Johnson. My favorite.

[@Lastfirst333]

Tatianna was amazing! Shannon, Shawn and Katelyn I love too!

[@anderwin7978]

Catalina, My total Beam Queen ❤😊🎉

[@tjwash2]

I’d end up in the hospital trying to walk from one end to the other

[@cherylrush3245]

And I'd be right behind you. LOL!

[@Mandalaaxo]

Shannon Miller's routines... wow

[@janysmahoney1271]

Sublime cos no easy feat trying t walk this extremely thin plank

[@despinapopescu5157]

Gina Gogean, the favourite!

[@estellewadsworth4187]

Nastia Liukin the most graceful

[@Cmc995]

Miller, Lysenko and Lobaznyuk😍 not in this video but love Yvonne Tousek on beam too

[@MrJuagarci]

Dominique Moceanu, Elvire Teza, Ludivine Furnon, Dominique Dawes, Kui Yuanyuan...

[@heroe37]

Catalina Ponor y Shawn Johnson son mis favoritas de toda la vida. Su trabajo en la viga es realmente increíble. Creo que Sanne Wevers está muy arriba en la lista, aunque sus saltos gimnásticos y sus giros son muy buenos, es muy limitada en la parte acrobática (solo es mi humilde opinión).

[@reneepeters3045]

Shawn Johnson 2008 finals?

[@unicorn_6932]

On what planet do you think this is even close? Based on what? Got the dates wrong for several of them And missed out some of the best beam workers!

[@gymnasticfan9148]

@@unicorn_6932 Which dates are wrong? Tell me at least one

[@gymnasticfan9148]

@@unicorn_6932 Based on what? It’s in the description. It’s not a personal ranking

[@unicorn_6932]

Lobazniouk , it’s not 2004, it’s 2000…… and those points make absolutely no sense…

[@gymnasticfan9148]

@@unicorn_6932 Ok, one date wrong and you said several. Makes no sense? Please, give a better idea instead of saying it makes no sense when it makes sense.

[@epiphronn]

Deng Linlin is missing from the video!

[@meow_meowswing]

I thought Yang Bo would be included.

[@bethanyhait6880]

The crazy thing about this is that the beam isn’t necessarily the strongest apparatus for some of these athletes. Simone Biles’ strengths are vault and floor. And Lu Li was Olympic champion on the uneven bars (with a perfect 10, no less). That says something about just how good they are.

[@Lastfirst333]

Lu Li yes!

[@Writeowl]

Thanks for uploading ... but the switching between the same routine with Hernandez is almost schizoid. Why can't you just stay with the one routine? And the editing is choppy.

[@gymnasticfan9148]

I can’t stay with the same routine because the video was being blocked due to copyright

[@SandraShaw-nk5ob]

Henrietta Onodi

[@drjulia6860]

Lu Li for me. But some fabulous routines, so much grace and the way they link the acrobatics and balance work so seamlessly. Lysenko, Ponar and Miller too. Simone Biles looks mediocre by comparison.

[@SabrinaVoineaSStolenMedal]

The British commentator tried to sell Lilia winning beam in 1996. She was always so negative towards Shannon while pretending to be nice.

[@christelleleclech2051]

I am agree with you

[@elmehdigrande5321]

The 90's were gymnastics best era, nowadays the athletes are more focused in executing safe moves to gain maximum points without any artistic skills

[@raulp9598]

Catalina Ponor from Rumania

[@callmej5337]

I think Comaneci should have been included. She is the most revolutionary with her handsprings, stretched legs, command and combinations.

[@gymnasticfan9148]

@@callmej5337 1992 to 2021…

[@archiculturenaturetravels9111]

Look at the title of the video, and the years mentioned in it...

[@CoriMusic97]

Great footage!, Do you have the full side angle routine of Nastia?

[@gymnasticfan9148]

It’s here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYDOopZ4hcacj9Esi=qYrlqCW3F72mb7hg

[@JB-sg1vy]

Agree with Shannon but def Yang Bo should be in the top 3 PERIOD. No one was quite the master as her. Position wise and control she is hard to beat when you look at it all.

[@tambam6744]

Are you stupid? Did you not read the description?

[@saragrant9749]

This was based off medals, and Yang Bo was so inconsistent she earned virtually no international medals- and none at the Olympics.

[@kristenalmonte1110]

Elena Produnova a total Tiger here.

[@evoandy]

Lysenko gets a full score with THOSE leaps?

[@saragrant9749]

They were at essentially full, almost over split. This angle doesn’t give you that viewpoint. Her routine was incredibly smooth.

[@uiuc007]

shannon and nastia my fave

[@lena-gk4vb]

Dominique ❤ Nastia ❤ Yang Yilin

[@Pangdoodoo]

Simone is like GOAT but those wolf turns on beam need to go. Looks so inelegant, sorry

[@ThevintageSB]

I never did rate Prodinova (maybe spelt wrong) she was far too heavy handed with moments - fast hard and aggressive

[@carolball5764]

Lilia Podkopayeva has the beauty of a Ballerina ..

[@jonahchen255]

sui lu should move further 11th is soooooooo underrated among all.

[@Beargeek616]

I went OMG at the part where John goes "Shannon's dad video tapes his daughter...used those video tapes...." and I was like WTF? Call the FBI! Then I realised it was how you edited it.

[@ΑΦΡΟΔΙΤΗΤΣΑΤΣΗ]

Where is Aliya Mustafina

[@gymnasticfan9148]

This video is about results at Olympics, she didn’t make finals

[@ΑΦΡΟΔΙΤΗΤΣΑΤΣΗ]

@@gymnasticfan9148 thanks for your reply

[@hansemannluchter643]

What a joke.. Neither are Elena Mukhina, the greatest female gymnast who ever lived! RIP....

[@marciafischer7391]

Laurie changes Leo’s during the video…

[@gymnasticfan9148]

😂😂😂

[@saragrant9749]

Quick change artist lol

[@amentia338]

Simone Biles gehört für mich nicht auf Platz 3 zu wackelig

[@anaclaudiafragaamaral9580]

Shawn jhonson é a melhor!

[@cr528]

Russians & Chinese are amazing ❤❤❤🎉

[@Kim4Kin]

man i really wanted to be able to do what gymnasts do but life isn't fair for most so...

[@paradiseb5950]

Yeah i wanted to be a gymnast so bad my whole life but they didn’t really have that where i live so i did my own thing as a kid but later just couldn’t-adulthood. But i have such butning drsire to do it i can’t explain it. Guess the universe mixed and matched wrong this time😁

[@jelenajelenkovic8123]

Gina Gogean

[@wheresbaby7783]

I am at gymnastic efficient Edo and I can’t believe that she got a bronze medal by falling off the beam or holding onto the beam with her front. Flip, I mean shouldn’t have gotten the bronze. I don’t care how many points she has or what the difficulty is if you fall off the beam, you should not be able to getting metal at the Olympics

[@gymnasticfan9148]

In 2016 it was a 0.5 point deduction only (now it’s 1 point), she used to score 15.6+ with her beam, while the rest would score a 15(If we exclude the top 2) at their very best, but they also didn’t perform 100%.

[@jesuspalomo5143]

In that beam final, only the top 2 didn't have mistakes on their routine, the rest was a little bit SHAKY

[@tudormiller887]

❤

[@jordansparks6113]

Very odd scoring. People with no tumbles and numerous stumbles getting 16+ points And people with numerous difficult tumbles and perfect routines getting 8 or less. Maybe the judging changed over time. Not sure.. I feel the scoring is a lot more consistent now than it used to be. And simone biles grasping on to the beam for over a second is a bit ridiculous. It’s equal to falling of frankly. How does this get bronze medal? Come on.

[@alinazamfir7679]

Sane W. should be removed from this list. She is specialist in spins and NOTHING else.

[@lena-gk4vb]

Thank you so much for this comment!! I hate her routines, she can't do anything except of spins. And won gold for this 😂

[@mariaespinoza6358]

Quiet enough to hear a pin drop .. when Nastia was up. Not 🚫 a single sound .. compared to the ither girls. Eerie .... ((I like her. Just weried. Be quiet, especially for Nastia))

[@josuecastaneda6032]

Excepto Nastia y Shannon, pero las demás atletas estadounidenses, no son nada artísticas, son toscas y duras.

[@timgriffin3368]

Was enjoying the video until i saw Hernandez with 2 different riutines spliced into 1; costume change back and forth. CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. Show one routine through, Channel

[@gymnasticfan9148]

I wish I could upload only 1 routine, but the video was being blocked due to copyright. Do you really think I really wanted to mix 2 videos? The only way I found to still use a footage from the Olympics was by doing that.

[@ceenone3310]

horrible editing

[@gymnasticfan9148]

@@ceenone3310 You have your channel, you can make your own videos. Good luck

[@jacquicanfield9865]

A lot of great beam work here, but none as beautiful to watch as Nastia.

[@MsJubjubbird]

I would more call this "people who are good at beam" than beam specialists. AA medalists at either worlds or the Olympics are not specialists Eremia is often overlooked in the history books but she was a great beam worker

[@missbradicah]

When you edit and upload your own video, you can call it whatever you like.

[@MsJubjubbird]

@@missbradicah when you upload a video into a public forum, you can expect people to comment

[@cynthiajones4332]

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[@faycraftsfaycrafts3128]

Thank you, this was for me🙏

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