Ekaterina Lobaznyuk 1999 WORLD'S TEAM FINALS-BEAM

[@НадеждаМ-э9п]

Умница, великолепное выступление! ❤

[@thesovgc]

I recall both Vika Karpenko and Lindsay Wing competing a standing Arabian in 1997, but I'm nearly positive Katya Lobaznyuk was the first to do it at a Worlds or Olympics (she did it at both coincidentally). I assume it was already in the COP and that is why it wasn't allowed to be named for her. Bummer.

[@montserratgonzalezvalero27]

She was so cute here! One of my all time favourites.

[@onlykismet]

And this was TEN YEARS AGO, man I can't believe it, time flies! She's absolutely one of my favorite gymnasts EVER along with Andreea Raducan.

[@JoaoAlvez87]

22 years now 😲😲

[@ايهابداوود-ه1ج]

25

[@Zamolodchikovafan16]

Thank you for uploading this! She is SO sweet and amazing!

[@backflipboy27]

without a doubt the cutest gymnast ever

[@imangymfans4826]

Always happy to watch her routines.❤

[@missyc79]

You are right! She was the cutest gymnast ever.

[@missyc79]

I love Katya! I think she is so adorable. Another one of my faves. She was definitely marked down at 9.600 and she deserved the gold at Athens.

[@abrahamnextel]

Athens? do you mean Sydney

[@marbellacovarrubias6206]

Her routine start Min. 02:14 😉

[@bryony_mack9921]

She was my coach for 2 years!

[@almadeluz501]

Nice! Where at? How was it working with her? ^__^

[@bryony_mack9921]

@@almadeluz501 in greater Vancouver Canada A very nice and understanding coach

[@dusternina]

So adorable here. She should have kept the ponytail for the olynpics

[@AceDagger5]

Ekaterina is so cute.

[@antoniotorres2598]

Extraordinaria!!!

[@MagicalMukhina]

Wow - what a routine and the execution was perfect! So underscored though!

[@missyc79]

Yes she did but I still believe she deserved the gold.

[@faeryquene]

@marcsw5000 She just seems to be saying great job to her-and shaking her from the emotion or excitement of the moment.

[@ardianworld777]

Indeed, 9.600 is way too low I think. Perhaps she took to much time for the standing arabian.

[@Albuddy1867]

Too much so she lose pointe

[@saragrant9749]

Indeed, and the same at Sydney. Exactly why she got silver there.

[@AceDagger5]

Ekatrina Lobaznyuk can be spelled different ways. That's the holy flipping magic of the Russian last name. It can be spelled and pronounced a lot of different ways with spelling and pronunciation.

[@intldawn]

That Elena Zamolochikova, her teammate.

[@kras118]

No, but I don't know who was the first. Lindsey Wing (USA) performed it in 1997 (but not at Worlds). So maybe she was first at Worlds?

[@alexanderortizcruz7986]

To be named-after a gymnast, the element has to be perform in a FIG official event

[@EdGringo78]

Alexander Ortiz Cruz Not quite. It has to be preformed well at an Olympics or World Championships.

[@marcsw5000]

@Cice101 I hate to have to tell you this! BOTH OF THOSE SPELLINGS OF HER NAME ARE CORRECT!!!

[@kenmoreSF]

Oksana Omelianchik's floor music at the end....

[@marcsw5000]

Why is Zammo shaking her??

[@Cmc995]

Wait so standing Arabian isn’t what Jennie Thompson was doing back in ‘96?

[@thesovgc]

No, Jennie did a standing back with a full IIRC. A la Tatiana Gutsu in 1991/1992. Or Alevtina Pryakhina in 1986/1987 if you want to go a bit further back.

[@JoaoAlvez87]

2 minutes waiting wtf, crazy :/

[@You-dh1du]

A gymnast with a runny nose = lack of quality in the Russian team? The commentator needs to chill lol.

[@Cmc995]

She created a narrative lol but Ekaterina did come into this worlds inexperienced and she was really reliable for the team

[@jorgebonilla2234]

Monica Phelps is the most batshit commentator of all times. There are whole compilations on here of all her inane remarks, usually about gymnasts’s weight (when she was no prize pig herself)

[@Muhabbatik]

you can say Ekaterina... I am Russian and I know, trust me!

[@michelesiger6890]

Watching this post Covid and me feeling icky watching them kiss her on the face when she got a runny nose 😂

[@AuntieTanya-ub5pg]

Your never too old to tumble 😅

[@alexzjay]

Low landings in front Somersaults.

[@alexanderortizcruz7986]

Look at every gymnast at that time. They all have that high in their landings, I think it´s because of the beam.

[@alexzjay]

This is quite stupid.

[@richardbreunig2383]

The commentating yes, but the performance from katya was brilliant!

[@kikib8812]

Agreed! Why would you say a dumb thing like that alexzjay!?!? Lobaznyuk's performance was spetacular!

[@элвэргаларга]

Grande Katy❤