Dominique Dawes on State of Olympic Gymnastics

With Rio just days away, the "Fierce Five" have become the darlings of the gymnastics world. Three-time Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to talk about Rio and her life after the "Magnificent Seven."
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[@donaldwilliamfry]

I think Dominique is one of the classiest athletes to ever represent our country.

[@D2theFG]

hallelujah and amen to that, there isn't a word to describe her.

[@donaldpeoples5367]

So very true indeed

[@thangvuong9196]

She is so comfortable in front of camera , I wish she would do more gymnastics commentating.

[@Candycane-y3n]

She was the greatest in my eyes back in the 90s . And one of the reasons I wanted to be a Gymnast

[@shrinkinshades]

Dominique Dawes is such a classy lady. Such an amazing athlete and an even more amazing person. I feel a sense of pride as an American knowing she represented and still represents our country. Thank you, Dominique!

[@keller109]

I know most of the comments are about gymnastics of course, but I love how she speaks. She's so eloquent, enunciates her words so well, and has such a pleasant tone. I could listen to her speak all day 😍

[@TiffanyFerg8]

100% agree with your comment. She should start a career in motivational speaking

[@josephbranch2342]

@Tony Saracen I just broke up with my girlfriend, but if she spoke like her will st might still be together.

[@marlobrooks5998]

So eloquent,

[@neetrab]

@@TiffanyFerg8 she majored in communications and I think has a degree in it and she's done public speaking events at various locations.

[@neetrab]

Yeah, I could listen to her speak all day, too.

[@indorican648]

SLAY Dominique! She's such a rock star. While I was never a gymnast, I watched the '96 games as a little girl and admired the Magnificent Seven. Now in my mid-20's I can still look up to the athletes from that team as adult role models.

[@bluedancelilly]

I've always loved her. A classy, mature, articulate leader. I think Aly Raisman is similar in that way and we'll see her taking on more leadership roles over time too.

[@alexp5551]

Dominique was really my favorite gymnast in the 90s. She was both so powerful and so fragile wich made her very endearing. It was always a great show and I held my breath every time. And what a presence too !!! I wish she had won the all around competition in Atlanta, she really deserved it. Thank you Dominique for having made us vibrate with you !!!! Kisses from France !!!

[@missmissy604]

O! M! G!!! Dominique Dawes will be 40 this year?!! Time really Does fly!!!! Love her STILL!!!

[@Ibetala]

Dominique Dawes, I remember when I first saw you in 1996 on TV. I was just 5 years old but you inspired me and i never forgot you. You are amazing. You are an inspiration to America, to the world. God bless you! Maybe one day I will be amazing like you.

[@starlahoehne7781]

She will always be my all time favorite floor gymnast. To me she is the best to ever do floor routines.

[@normsantos1274]

very well spoken, graceful and elegant. and intelligent.

[@MOBROOKS]

STILL LOVE THIS WOMAN

[@deborahmccray9841]

Watched some old footage. Dominique was really really awesome.

[@neetrab]

I totally love this interview. She's so professional.

[@sharjjahnaziz4122]

Gosh she is so articulate...I am going to start taking speech classes.

[@neetrab]

she majored in communications and I think has a degree in it and she's done public speaking events at various locations.

[@TheRobinRedbreast]

Dominique is really awesome.

[@katevand]

what a classy lady

[@caltrammell1760]

She is amazing to this day and still looks good too and I am glad she is making such a difference in people's lives and with kids very proud of her and all she has accomplished a true role model for all to look up too

[@gabriellebrown1480]

She's 39 and doesn't look a day over 30

[@donaldpeoples5367]

you have that right. She is so very beautiful. And her kids are very beautiful

[@wjlintz]

She was my favorite in '96 and the years have been good to her.

[@kenmoreSF]

She and Dominique Moceanu were amazing gymnasts and incredible people that bring up kids in gymnastics in healthy way both in mental and physical capacity.

[@breyonnajohnson1349]

she's so lovely

[@P4uLy-u4w]

My favorite gymnast !!!!

[@Senator107]

Thank G-d someone appreciates the greatness and importance of motherhood.

[@jennvalenzuela5819]

Why would you spell God like thar?!

[@SilA-mo2yy]

De mis preferidas junto con Miller y Monceau....hermosa!!!😍

[@yeifriramirez1614]

What a great speaker!

[@dannyboy1990]

Dominique is a class act and so beautiful. Her 1994 floor will go down in history as one of the greatest ever.

[@lexie8516]

Great interview. Great questions.

[@donwal2016]

I FELT IN LOVE WITH THIS WOMAN.

[@yochananyisrael6714]

when she was 6

[@deapthynka1]

Good video.. Dawes was a beast and ages like wine. I've seen others age like milk.. I'm just saying. What is she doing to keep herself so healthy looking.

[@yole9909]

haha might be that melanin😂

[@micholakinola1053]

My daughter is 9 just told her about her and she was good just like the one at rio memeories from my childhood

[@egyptian_thoth]

They always robbed this young lady at tournaments. I hated it.

[@egyptian_thoth]

latininxtc She wasn't "notorious" for falling short. Stop it.

[@jeffmarshall8765]

Agreed. She definitely deserved the gold instead of the bronze for the 96 olympics on floor.

[@offgridtx3043]

to bad there was still alot of bias in jamastics at the time.sje drf got robbed couple times.

[@paulmcelroy81]

@@jeffmarshall8765 maybe silver but come on, Lilia was in a class of her own on floor at these olympics!

[@jojopemb2218]

Every time I see Dominique, I think of how much she looks like the love child of Left Eye and Jada Pinkett lol

[@bjsmith4310]

Wow. Dominique is so gorgeous, her skin is flawless and she still looks the same. She's a excellent ambassador for all woman athletes and great MOTHER to her girls.

[@heatherwicker9990]

I've always admired her. She was a tough competitor. She's so well spoken too and you can tell she loves what she does. Heck man, I eat the GoGo Squeeze things. They are tasty. Love the peach the best. lol

[@keithbridges2144]

"Well spoken" is a highly frowned upon term. She's cool, to the 5th degree! No one can touch her skill and personality.

[@paradoxz22]

A diverse woman that broke barriers and is a activists in her community3

[@destfitch7678]

WOW!!!!!!!!!

[@JamesFrew1]

She always gets really annoyed when journalists ask her about being a woman of color in a white sport unless she brings it up herself. I love Dominique but she does gloss a lot of things over. I think it’s her nature. She has never wanted to come off as confrontational even though she was held to a much higher standard and dealt with a lot of racism in her career.

[@blackentertainmenthistory8601]

She is a woman and she is light skin yeah she is black but she never had much time to think about being black she never had time to think about racism she never cared if people did not like her because of her skin color the only thing that was on her mind was working hard and winning competition

[@blackentertainmenthistory8601]

Black Women dont deal with racism black men are the ones who face alot of racism and are more open to talking about how they feel about being black in american

[@CrystalM1917]

You're delusional. Ofcourse black women deal with racism.

[@raulmb536]

She has a right to get annoyed when people ask that question. There was a much better way to get to a question like that. The way it was asked was kind of tacky and sloppy.

[@neetrab]

@@blackentertainmenthistory8601 you don't even make sense.

[@patriciazuniga8440]

Estoy feliz de haberte visto nuevamente 4 figuras? No lo he olvidado. Es importante que te cuente que entendi todo muy bien. Y que me has dado un poco de fe. Tu mensaje es muy fuerte . Saludos. Patricia

[@longbranch11207]

damn she looks amazing

[@TheRightToBeRandom]

When she said, "I'm turning forty this year," I said, "God I'm old." LOL. Time flies.

[@WWAHP]

Happy Birthday Dominique!

[@pappysprite]

She is beautiful

[@SonOfAGun1814]

dominique never misses an opportunity to sneak in a shameless plug these days, and now that she has this new gym and the whole nassar scandal came to light (which had nothing to do with her) her entire memory and narrative has magically changed all the sudden regarding her entire gymnastics career and everyone involved in it. you could see the transition begin in 2016 when she was still praising the sport, her coach, etc. in interviews but it wasn't fitting her new narrative and she started contradicting herself in the same interviews until she quickly just did a complete 180 out of nowhere..... she even flip flopped on her stance of putting her own kids in gymnastics........ sad to see this opportunistic side of her all the sudden.... she's making all these excuses now about her career when she was always judged very fairly relative to everyone else (i was there the whole time); it sounds like she's still really bitter from flopping so bad when she had the biggest chances at winning an aa int'l medal (93/94 worlds and 96 olympics)... get well soon dominique dawes!

[@ctruth6185]

Dominique was always judged harshly in that she was often underscored and was never credited with her bonus points in international competition. Her start values were well over 10 with the difficulty she performed. Her inquiries were rejected or seldom placed by USG. All this stuff is in her bios. You need to admit to being a hater. Who are you to post what she can say, remember or do in her life? You ain't fit to judge her. She doesn't exist to please you. Its her career & her life! Its her story. She can say whatever she wants about her life. She can raise her kids as she sees fit. Her life is none of your business anyway. Well, now I'm going to judge you and you're arrogant, annoying & despicable.

[@praiseosas2016]

Dos Santos from France looks like her!

[@태정수-y7f]

2020 olympics jordan chiles individual events coach?

[@태정수-y7f]

Dominique dawes vs jordan chiles Morgan hurd vs amy chow Nastia liukin vs shannon miller

[@torystrending7285]

Cool video

[@leonardoking5863]

😍

[@태정수-y7f]

Dominique dawes rivalry jordan chiles or simone biles

[@siggymartin]

Did she name her daughter Kateri for the native American, St. Kateri of New York?

[@태정수-y7f]

Jordan chiles of idols dominique dawes, Morgan Hurd of idols Amy Chow

[@Sir_Smoke_Alot]

i used to jag off to dominique back in the day

[@Matdogg2k]

Nassar in jail? Girls you're clear to come back

[@undarhymehustla]

Crazy doesn't even look like her (yes I know it's twenty years later) but still!

[@elitelokkz]

Looks just like her lol.

[@QueenK88]

Uh she looks the same to me..I don't know what you see

[@renmachievelli2940]

I want her sooo bad

[@destfitch7678]

wtf did she just say about color???

[@neetrab]

It was dumb question