Catalina Ponor sets the floor ablaze to Fever by Peggy Lee! | Music Monday

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Cătălina Ponor knows how to move an audience. See her do what she does best in this stunning artistic gymnastics performance to Fever by Peggy Lee from the Summer Olympic Games 2012 in London, England. Enjoy this and other great Olympic performances to music every Monday.
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Are you missing your favorite Olympic performance to music? Just let us know in the comments and we will add them to a future #MusicMonday!

[@dimaandperfumes]

Olympic Eythora Thorsdottir with Aha! by Imogean Heap

[@chubbyflower305]

Torvill and Dean's Paso Doble - 1984 Winter Olympics Music: Capriccio Espagnol - Rimsky-Korsakov

[@johanmoses6145]

All the synchronizing swimming series from Rio 2016 please

[@BitchWho-my8zm]

Olympic- Jessica López (VEN) and her all-around floor routine from Rio. Vera Van Pol (NED) qualification floor routine in Rio.

[@brendangilroy3674]

Aliya Mustafina 2012 Floor!

[@Inyourlap]

I remember that the crowd booed when her score said she was only second. She has such a strong presence and dances with such a composure.

[@ninkiminjaj1754]

Yes! I remember that too. The crowd was SO not into that score.

[@rcarnegie78]

The terrible form on that triple is probably why.

[@Inyourlap]

Richard Carnegie I know right, I get she wanted to have an E skill but her triple twist was always helicopterish. Probably better to do a double tuck sometimes.

[@apollopraetorius216]

Her D score was no where near Raisman's that would've been a tall order

[@tshifhiwathovhakale9385]

Alexandra Raisman, was just better, with her difficulty, Catalina ponor didn't stand a chance

[@demetriromano565]

I love Ponor for showing what experience and maturity can bring to a routine. This was lovely choreography with incredible tumbling.

[@sallydaniel1023]

With the sole exception of her triple full. Her form was horrible

[@demetriromano565]

Sally Daniel Absolutely, I don’t think any gymnast or routine is without error. I don’t think that detracts too much for the quality of the performance and she certainly deserved her medal.

[@sallydaniel1023]

@@demetriromano565 Agreed. I love Catalina. She was a great gymnast and I always loved her beam work

[@kev7978]

The fact that she performed a medal-worthy floor routine with ALL stuck landings, especially after just losing bronze medal on beam to Raisman on the same day makes this performance especially iconic for me.

[@sakshamvarshney5456]

Not her triple twist though. I might be wrong.

[@josephqualtier961]

@@sakshamvarshney5456 it was stuck

[@JetBlueAirways320]

I’ll even say gold medal worthy

[@TJ-bd5iq]

True. Raisman’s routine was just poorly executed compared to this one. If they deducted so strictly on flexed feet during her time she wouldn’t even win gold.

[@takoyaki8890]

@@TJ-bd5iq it's because railman is American. the execution and the dance skills? Ponor should've won the gold. the BOOS explained why.

[@elvisesteban4651]

she represents not only Romania but also an artistic generation of gymnastics. ea reprezintă nu numai România, ci și o generație artistică de gimnastică

[@user-hv9ec3eg8e]

ksenia, mustafina, komova, sanne, eythora

[@fabioborgo7416]

Shirley Temple

[@elarocj9150]

She was robbed !

[@Sarah-eh7bw]

I love Catalina, but she’s more of a power gymnast than artistic imo

[@unickgodess]

@@Sarah-eh7bw Catalina is very artistic but powerfull too this is necessary a combination between grace and power.

[@user-ki5fc1hn3p]

I didn't regret watching this.If she ever fall from a plane,i'm sure she will touch down perfectly.

[@adamolition8702]

LOLOLOL agreed

[@eiraremejeene]

Look at all those stuck landings. WOW! Reminds of Sandra Izbasa's 2008 Olympics floor performance and its sticks, too.

[@Dasimers]

Sorry, I must have missed your performance. Would you link it?

[@jojox9791]

@@Dasimers google "Sandra Izbasa 2008 olympics Floor"

[@kp395]

The classic Romanian charm. In terms of consistency they are second to no one.

[@jojox9791]

@@kp395 which is how they ruled for so long. UB for example. Not their strong event. They got up, did very similar routines and the bare minimum, for lack of a better term, but they hit hit and hit. But second to no one is no more

[@CountryCowboy008]

You can see the different impacts a gymnast can give. You may that her D score is much lower than Raisman, but man, her performance has a lot more impact to the crowd (as evidence by their boos when the scoreboard showed that she's just 2nd). At the end of the day, she may not be the gold medalist, but she surely won as her performance was greatly loved by the people. (Plus, she had a freaking 6 years hiatus, no training whatsoever in between, yet she managed to snatch silver! Wow!)

[@aquajosh]

Catalina is a holdout from an era when composed routines mattered more than specific elements or connections. She was an artist rather than a jumping bean.

[@adrianops7]

God knows how much I love this performance. Ponor, forever one of the absolutely best!

[@ancutabalint7790]

❤️

[@MsDidi38]

Gorgeous! She should have won the Gold medal.

[@bardlover6]

Ponor was a joy to watch in London. It was such a shame there was no Romanian team in Rio and she faltered in event finals.

[@CristobalMoonlight2001]

Everything about this floor routine is absolutely wonderful! Catalina Ponor is simply ART and one of the most beautiful gymnasts I have ever seen 💜💜💜

[@queenofnevers6990]

So many great floor routines were in London! Catalina's one was definitely a crown jewel

[@fanisviolentis]

It was such a beautiful performance, I remember how much the crowd loved it

[@ioannaatsikatsou6610]

That stuck DLO honestly gave me life... So fn amazing

[@cvlen]

Gorgeous!!

[@CountryCowboy008]

Much better than Raisman who added a leap instead of showing a stuck landing 🙄

[@alazjaw.8968]

@@CountryCowboy008 still won

[@guilhermevaz1231]

Innovative, artistic, powerful - this routine should have got gold.

[@theresag1969]

That spin was the best I've seen ever in gymnastics.

[@elizabeths6664]

She is the absolute best, mature gymnastic ever. Tired of her being under scored by political hacks

[@ioannaatsikatsou6610]

Cata is always our queen! That performance was stunning!! I really miss her

[@jonnywoods6769]

the best floor exercise of all time

[@gymnasticsfan530]

That's why she's the 2004 Olympic Gold medalist!

[@Jen-lc5yc]

Catalina Ponor stuck that triple twist. I've never seen a gymnast do it with such ease.

[@bebbielysiedultra3476]

why she did not win this? her performance is so out of this world

[@takoyaki8890]

politics. she's not American.

[@JLFAN2009]

Her difficulty value was much lower than Raisman's.

[@JLFAN2009]

​@@takoyaki8890 No, it had to do with the scoring rules: Raisman had a higher start value.

[@JLFAN2009]

​@Cendrillon Daniela No, the judges were fair on this one: it had nothing to do with results from previous finals.

[@mmoran3]

Aly Raismans routine had a higher start value which put Ponor at a disadvantage from the start. If both gymnasts had the same execution score then Raisman would win being that her difficulty value was higher. Even before the competition Ponor knew that Aly would have had to make some mistakes in her routine and Ponor be near perfect in hers to Pull off winning the gold 🥉.

[@joanramos_]

she deserved gold

[@highpeacetess]

Such a beautiful gymnast, I always love her routines!

[@tamarkapanadze3485]

This is, what we call "artistic gymnastics"

[@joandc.gonzales9913]

Incredible... ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@flfm6736]

Outstanding routine by queen Catalina

[@lexgraham2118]

SHOULD’VE WON GOLD

[@stormy2162]

Most beautiful gymnast ever.

[@claudiamarzi9396]

The queen!!!!!

[@mrebenblockbuster]

One word, WOW!

[@LuisMiguel2191]

She was amazing, the queen of Athens 2004.🥇🥇🥇

[@jojox9791]

And to see her back here in 2012 and then again in 2016...SHE'S A LEGEND!!!!

[@Claudius123]

The sound of that double layout is so satisfying.....go, Ponor

[@fabriciosouza6613]

Catalina Ponor is queen on floor!!! Score?

[@mbm759]

Matt Harms Raisman actually got a higher execution score, and Catalina had a 15.2

[@joeyhawkins1870]

I could watch this routine all day everyday ❤️❤️❤️

[@kp395]

Definitely incredible. My favourite routine during the floor final

[@alexisouren7900]

she’s a legend

[@pegestao]

Diferente de Raisman, Ponor sempre teve uma personalidade imponente em suas séries, uma expressão mais forte, artística, contando ainda com grandes dificuldades acrobáticas. O CoP ainda valoriza mais os acrobáticos do que o artístico, quando deveria sem um meio termo para ambos. Infelizmente o pódio ainda continuará sendo das americanas, que quase se matam colocando elementos G, H e I na mesma série, sem expressar quase nenhuma interação com a floor music, qualquer uma que tocar serve, não há interpretação artística. Saudades dos dias de glória romenos ♥

[@ChokoMixSCS]

Os movimentos artísticos são lindos e de encherem os olhos (destaque para Romênia e Rússia). Mas ao meu somente as acrobacias em si já são o artístico, vai do atleta incrementar ou não pra deixar a apresentação mais rica e de encher os olhos. Mas ainda acredito que o peso é maior nos elementos acrobáticos comparado com a parte artística. A dificuldade sempre falou mais alto. Acho justo.

[@pegestao]

@@ChokoMixSCS Mas é isso mesmo! A capacidade técnica, principalmente dos acrobáticos é mais valorizado no CoP do que a parte coreográfica. Não adianta a série ser somente linda artísticamente, tem que haver "ginástica". Séries com menos dificuldades são propícias a menos descontos, como da holandesa Lieke Wevers na final do mundial de Glasgow, em 2015. DUAS linhas acrobáticas (duplo mortal grupado e uma dupla pirueta e meia), execução de 8.700, a segunda maior da final empatado com a russa Afanasyeva, somenta atrás de Biles. É uma estratégia, mas de fato não é o que o público espera ver.

[@pegestao]

@@user-hv9ec3eg8e eu sei :)

[@hakanbjorkman7498]

Paulo E. Go

[@gymnasmic7425]

For me, she won. That was it.

[@philipm4863]

Her elements are not as highly rated as Raisman! the judging needs to be changed as she is a lot more beautiful and graceful gymnast than Raisman.

[@cuichu]

The landings were perfect.

[@santossantos1990]

William from Brasil, Catalina ponor love you...

[@Smilthy]

The most beautiful gymnast 🖤 my favorite for ever, Queen Catalina

[@AyyRalphy]

Go Catalina 🇷🇴 ❤️ All those dislikes are from wannabe “gymnasts” who never made it

[@CarlitosJS]

2x Olympic Champion on The Floor Event: 2004, 2012

[@bexb6199]

She won Silver at the 2012 games. Aly Raisman won the Gold

[@misoginainternalizadaopres7131]

WE MISS YOU QUEEN

[@Jerffeson11]

Arrasou, nunca me canso de Assistir esse vídeo, uma apresentação belíssima... 💓💓🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@francisdrelling4060]

She is amazing.

[@taj8231]

Um ok she is incredible. Yea im just gonna go try to motivate myself to walk on the treadmill for a half hour. Seriousley what a great dancer and she could do it all. Gorgeous too.

[@mrparts]

This is more amazing considering that this performance came right after her very disappointing performance on the beam final where she was expected to medal.

[@jays-move8803]

Those landings so stuck they need a life coach.

[@jakejavier185]

When the execution score shoots past the roof!! 😍✈️

[@barbara4165]

Fantastic Catarina Panor 👍😍

[@xoxo7715]

Those whips are superhuman

[@TheMsmith77]

That second pass was insane!! No games played!! Go, girl!!

[@joshferrer5891]

Catalina Nailed It!!!

[@sebasrm1]

Woww, this was amazing!!!

[@yelo2baby]

This is too perfect 💯

[@Rachelleluluful]

Best floor ever!

[@trickortripslao8607]

Impressed how her managed everything. Same back in Athen 2004

[@werita405]

omg i love her ❤️

[@takoyaki8890]

sorry railman but this is def an iconic and memorable floor that year. the class, the grace, the difficulty... love it.

[@SummerofKittyLove]

0:40 I love her spin!!

[@gaelgarciabernal2434]

Catalina Ponor was scintillating hot! THE REAL OLYMPIC CHAMPION! This routine was well choreographed, difficult and fascinating.

[@sso.blueskye]

this was an excellent routine, however aly raisman thoroughly deserved the gold. her difficulty score was higher by about .3. that was roughly how much she won by. :)

[@arathgomez615]

Gael Garcia Bernal Yeah but her execution in the twists tumbling passes was horrendous. That’s the main reason why she didn’t get gold.

[@Jordan-gg6sz]

Arath Gomez agreed, that full in pike out & triple twist were a mess, however I really enjoyed the stuck landings

[@gaelgarciabernal2434]

Vanessa, Arath and Jor: It's my opinion and shared by many. Her triple twist had execution issues. However, Aly Raisman had dance, choreography, execution, form and amplitude issues. Catalina was enticing with her technical and artistic routine. Aly was all robotic difficulty, so insipid and uninteresting.

[@felipepeixoto6117]

@@gaelgarciabernal2434 Eu te amo !

[@cinthiaveras9638]

Queen!

[@jeffgoesrandom4217]

I never heard of her. Stuck landings, goddesslike full body flips, twists. Unbelievable. Is she human or from another planet ?

[@unickgodess]

Really?Catalina Ponor is a great champions since 2003 when she got 2 silver medals at World then in 2004 she got 3 gold medals at Olimpics she is multiple European Champions 5 times on beam and floor also.

[@pegestao]

Miss this queen! HAI ROMANIA ♥

[@salvadorespinozarojas3631]

Much better and artistic than Raisman... Amazing routine, I love ♥️♥️♥️

[@nicolais.4307]

agree

[@nicolais.4307]

I remember I was surprised at her 2nd place. Refereeing in London was very biased.

[@tannernel]

Not at all, Raisman’s difficulty was much higher and definitely earned her the gold medal. Raisman nailed every pass as well and her form was better than Ponor’s

[@nicolais.4307]

@@tannernel Ponor's difficulty was no worse. Choreography and presentation of these gymnasts of absolutely different levels. What Raisman did can hardly be called "gymnastics". She could just do acrobatics 4 times and she was given a gold medal.

[@nicolais.4307]

@@tannernel In general, the judges were disgusting in London, some of the worst. And more often they shared medals, not athletes.

[@tannernel]

@@nicolais.4307 obviously you know nothing about modern day gymnastics. I feel bad that you are making yourself look like a fool saying that Ponors and Raisman’s difficulties were the same. Go watch the entire event final and then come back and talk to me when you’re actually educated on the subject at hand. Thanks

[@nicolais.4307]

​@@tannernel What I don't understand about modern gymnastics? To win you only need to be able to tumble and nothing more. With more objective judging, Ponor would have received +0.2 for her Gomez. And her presentation was level 2 higher than Raisman's. Ponor is the whole package. Raisman can only tumble and chasse. BUT since the Olympics were in England, the more “right” countries got more “correct” results.

[@Mexanik1266]

Super!

[@francisnguyen6349]

Romania, Catalonia Ponor makes her floor exercise routine in London, England, United Kingdom 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

[@adamolition8702]

So was sooooo underscored. Even the crowd knew it, booing the judges. Almost no visible mistakes, maybe in the twisting element, abit of separated knees and crossed feet. PERFECT 180degress splits, beautiful artistry.. don't understand where they found a full point in deductions. short 0.4 from a tie with raisman.. I'm shocked this wasn't a 9.7-9.6E score. absolutely stunning. Robbed a gold!

[@demetriromano565]

Oh come on. This was brilliant, but she must have lost .4 in the triple twist alone for legs crossed at the ankles, knee separation, bent knees, and the shuffle on the landing. She also underrotated the quad turn and had flexed feet on both piked elements, plus an obvious leg separation on the full-in piked. I would take .8 instead of a full point, but it’s not enough to beat Raisman. There’s a reason we don’t let crowds score elite gymnastics.

[@kp395]

@@demetriromano565 That triple twist is 0.1 for leg crossing and 0.1 for bend knee. And the landing is a stuck one.

[@felipepeixoto6117]

@@demetriromano565 There is a reason why the Russian and Romanian gymnastics are always remembered. It was never only about to get the higher score, but to enchant the audience. That's why they are myths, even though they do not get the gold medal, instead of the Americans....

[@demetriromano565]

Felipe Peixoto I think the best remembered Soviets and Romanians did win medals. I’m too young to have watched gymnastics before the 90s, but my parents talk about Korbut, Comăneci, Silivas, Shushunova, and Dawes, all Olympic gold medalists. Unfortunately gymnasts who don’t make it that far often don’t become legends- take Groshkova or Mostepanova, who the general public don’t know. The real legends brought it all together in artistry, form, difficulty, and enchantment. Before I followed gymnastics, the routines I remembered were Izbasa’s and Cheng’s in ‘08 and the top four in ‘12, which are all wonderful in different ways. The one my friends and family remember most from 2016 is Hernandez’s, which was a totally different kind of artistry that still draws everyone watching it in. Basically, just expression doesn’t make you a legend- how many people have heard of Dobre, Grishina, or Lieke Wevers, besides gym nerds? Neither does just tumbling and form- no one really talks about Amanar’s or Johnson’s floor at this point. It’s the combination that gets you remembered, and that isn’t restricted to country in the slightest.

[@felipesiqueira7881]

Queen Ponor 👸

[@milthonramos681]

Ponor > Raisman

[@jojox9791]

Raisman 🥇 Catalina 🥈

[@emanuelalvesmendonca141]

You're crazy

[@jays-move8803]

She did not come to play 💅 She came to THROW down.

[@felipepeixoto6117]

Fada romena, cristal sem defeitos... Romanian fairy, flawless cristal....

[@user-hv9ec3eg8e]

kkkkk sim

[@felipesiqueira7881]

Sem dúvidas, a verdadeira fada 😍🦋🙌🎖

[@_roseanevieira]

She's so classy, still my fav 4 ever 🌟 Ultra perf body 💞

[@abdullahdelgado6809]

The grace.The landings.The womanliness.The Execution🎉🎉❤❤❤ are all lovely

[@citizenoftheworld6363]

Winner in every way

[@bigzeus3236]

Flawless 🔷

[@user-it7ro9uh1r]

De Mis favoritas

[@ubuntuposix]

Queen.

[@yiunit2441]

wow she is good perfect 10☮️💟➖

[@mpessan]

For me, she is the best of the 21st century. She is the most daring and artsy of all.

[@julias.2502]

Amazing routine❤️

[@zanayaseen259]

She should’ve ranked 1 and won Gold

[@philipm4863]

Unfortunately her elements were not rated as difficult as Raisman but she has so much more grace and balletic moves than Raiman. The judging needs to be changed! I agree that she should have won and we are not the only ones feeling this way.

[@aashisharibam4946]

Well deserved silver for her ❤❤

[@manuelmartin8890]

She makes me like this sport .amazing good looks and skill .I'd take her home to meet Mom for sure

[@sabag3342]

Catalina Poor was robbed of the gold medal. The judges gave the gold medal to Aly but nobody will remember her routine.

[@adilson_developer]

A MELHOR QUE JÁ VI.

[@gisleiasilva8513]

Uau!!! Perfeito!❤👏👏👏

[@pabuenos]

Legend

[@recklessserenade7869]

the best

[@iurytorres94]

Catalina ❤

[@Mature]

Catalina and Knesia (apart from her last landing) gave THE BEST floor routine over the past decades. Such grace and maturity.

[@henry1535]

Extraordinar...

[@qiangw]

much better than the US one

[@shawnbesabella]

That whip whip to pike full in back tuck is so fun to watch

[@mcarmengaldonsanchez5156]

Además de fantástica y muy correcta es guapísima