RAPID FIRE (MAG EDITION): WHO IS YOUR GYMNASTICS IDOL?

[@PasserBy869]

I think it's nice that most of them idolized Kohei Uchimura. The guy was the epitome of the nice balance of execution and difficulty. And if Kohei had to pick one over the other, he'd pick execution any day. Also love that Marcel Nguyen is mentioned here. Him and Hambuchen were key members of the German team.

[@kennethguinto4862]

Western media barely gave Kohei Uchimura his flowers . Also Carlos asking if the interview will be in Nihongo is a flex is did not expect . We love a good Polyglot king.

[@bilogskii2216]

Kohei is King but Yulo getting votes even before getting any Olympic medals is a flex on itself.

[@Miranda50709]

King Kohei indeed. I'm surprised at the ones who said Alexi Nemov. They don't look old enough to remember his gymnastics lol

[@MajorMajesticIce]

Right Nemov was so elegant and pleasing to look at

[@aliensoup2420]

There are so many "Legends", but one must have been born before 2000 to have seen or heard of them. It's like asking someone their favorite movie, and they name something that was made 2 years ago. That's fine and good if they like it, but it betrays a lack of historical perspective and depth of experience. There are a lot of gymnasts that are famous for more than simply winning a lot of medals. I suppose they are honored every time someone performs a skill named after them.

[@Simon-oy7kf]

@@aliensoup2420 plenty of gymnasts I know who are born after 2000 have heard of Alexey nemov, which tbh is not surprising

[@micoboi]

Love you Carlos Yulo 🫰🏻

[@thorfinnthegoatmc]

this man didnt realize it yet, he will be in the history books for the years to come to become an idol for future generations

[@booksbyleynes]

The Germans giving the most German answers ever. Gotta love my peeps.

[@daro2404]

Stephen 😭

[@karyon1007]

I wanna know if he's neurodivergent, because that answer and his whole vibe feels ND to me.😆

[@_padfoot]

@@karyon1007 Maybe! But honestly doing gymnastics throughout my life almost none of my teammates followed the sport as a hardcore fan to be honest. You'll notice that the top repeat, Kohei, while probably an earnest answer for most of these guys, is like the equivalent of saying your favorite basketball player is Kobe or Shaq -- I just mean it's not giving "gym fan" vibes.

[@charitybosua]

Loved the Dutch mentioning other Dutch gymnasts

[@svenordinary]

King Kohei, indeed!

[@marionsabandal1419]

Carlos Yulo =2points

[@mikeinjapan2004]

Wow he can speak Japanese! 👏

[@Simon-oy7kf]

@@mikeinjapan2004 he basically is japanese at this point

[@keunsat.1819]

Carlos Speak Japanese 😍

[@EriOnuki]

Why he can speak Japanese?

[@Inyourlap]

@@EriOnukihe’s been training in Japan for years

[@susanamoro3087]

​@@EriOnukiCarlos study in Ｔeikyo University in tokyo

[@mjchanel911]

Sa Japan Siya Pina aral ng government sabay training​@@EriOnuki

[@mjchanel911]

​@@susanamoro3087yes government scholar sabay training

[@jdar00019]

ikaw na multi lingual Carlos

[@saifulhafizhabib3756]

Post Kohei era, I really like to watch and root for Boheng, Hashimoto, Yulo and Kovtun.

[@josephqualtier961]

All my gymnast friends are the same way! They couldn’t give two shits about worlds and Olympics😭

[@chaaaa-chan]

Cute ni Bibi Yulo 😁😅

[@michelledoesstuff]

Clicked on this and knew there were gonna be a bunch of them saying Uchimura :')

[@kz0311]

shout out to Ewan for saying Yang Hak-seon!! & of course everyone who said Kohei!!!

[@MajorMajesticIce]

King Kohei and Alexei Nemov

[@Inyourlap]

I was first surprised by Stephen’s answer then I realized that I had no idol either when I was a kid. I occasionally watched gymnastics at the Olympics but I forgot gymnasts names very fast. It’s just when I retired that I started actively following gymnastics, watching all competitions and knowing all the athletes names. My idols are younger than me actually 😅

[@Shirley-w8k]

Carlos speaking in Nihongo and English is so cute lol he’s like is this is Japanese? Oh that’s not it; English, okay~

[@jesssc402]

Ohh galing na magNihonggo ni Caloy

[@akifyyy]

Why is no one saying kenzo?☹️😢

[@hopeghilizan8008]

Kenzo chirai is the best

[@kevinjewell233]

Leyva!!!!!

[@sbro9743]

Yea! He was awesome!

[@keithwong4719]

stephen finally making it this year ^^^

[@VanessaSouza-rz8uo]

Our Nagasaki Beyoncé,Kohei Uchimura.

[@jesssc402]

Stephen gives Spencer Reid vibes

[@sophiejaycolt4374]

Viktoria Komova!!

[@rysachibana1486]

Caloy lowkey ployglot is everything!!!!

[@abieb4571]

I didn't know Carlos Yulo speaks Japanese.

[@houseofwaxie]

He was trained in Japan for most of his gymnastics career under a Japanese coach

[@thetreasurer7531]

@@houseofwaxie he also was an exchange student in japan

[@houseofwaxie]

@@thetreasurer7531 I don't think he was technically an exchange student. He was offered a scholarship by the Japan Olympic Association to study and train in Japan.

[@kaleob529]

danell leyva mentioned. RAHHHH 🦅😁

[@canataloupe_6389]

Ofc it’s kohei

[@hopeghilizan8008]

Kanzo Chorai (JPN)

[@NelyRecano]

In man gymnastics Carlos Yulo

[@Pyceful]

"Kohei, duh."

[@patsarmiento5986]

Carlos Yulo might surpass his idol Kohei in the future 🎉

[@oas6ss]

Nop. Carlos is great but Kohei is the GOAT.

[@aritheaneomakri5746]

No chance. Kohei Uchimura: Eight year back to back AA gold champion including two Olympics) Two Team golds( two Olympics) plus many more

[@Simon-oy7kf]

LIU YANG!👑

[@ergoshaker8725]

Sandra Izbasa Simone Biles.

[@blackangel1690]

It must be King Kohei Uchimura or the legend like Sawao Kato surely ! 😁

[@windyboy1848]

King Kohei Uchimura all the way ! 😝