Angelina Melnikova AA 2023 Russian Cup All Around Final

[@stormieinapril9626]

Even though she fell, I love that she goes for it. Many gymnast choose the very “safe” routines that doesn’t show their artistry. I love that her routines are very fun and edgy.

[@JoaoZamae]

So many years in top shape. She is definitely a super human. All my respect for Melnikova.

[@bloodrainicorn6193]

I adore her. She’s clearly got a lot to offer on floor. Clearly this wasn’t her day, but she’s well on her way to regaining her skills. I just hope shes not over doing it

[@CasieMillhouse]

She is such fun to watch. She goes from one extreme with such elegance and grace to the most entertaining falls. While it’s always heartbreaking to watch a gymnast fall, somehow she reminds us that this sport is fun and falls can be celebrated too. 😊

[@daro2404]

I love the double pike to punch front!

[@bamagym]

Lol

[@twentythree6362]

🤣

[@agungs8564]

Damn bro 😂

[@sinhueherrera8984]

Haha she should’ve gotten connection bonus

[@kaprantil]

Love this response 😅

[@PamMoldaur]

You’re literally the king of spoiling these meets with the thumbnails

[@Anita-ej3rp]

What was spoiled for you?

[@spokis34]

her fall?

[@Everythingz127]

What was spoiled exactly

[@7u655]

First lets identify what a thumbnail is and then we take it from there people😂😂😂

[@SainteDenali]

I luv her floor music!!

[@margaretfarney1807]

Oooooof. Rough day. 3 falls 👀😬😬😬 probably better to back off the difficulty and regain the form and endurance. Didn’t work out for her today but still a beautiful gymnast

[@ЛораМорган-р4г]

Это всего лишь начало сезона , первые соревнования после лета! Программа новая , она ее попробовала , теперь будет дорабатывать , а неудачные дни бывают у всех , не заладилось сегодня , ничего страшного !

[@danielacometto4240]

Angelina 💛💛💛 eres súper especial. La próxima saldrá genial!!!

[@nickyb2800]

Mesmo com os erros ainda é divertido ver as apresentações da Angelina, ela não está em um bom momento, e acredito que isso se deve a frustração que deve ser para as russas não poder participar das competições internacionais. Independente dos altos e baixos dela, ela foi campeã olímpica e mundial, e isso ninguém tira dela.

[@lonelyhorse5313]

I think she should take it slow up until 2024 . There was no need of this much difficulty especially since she rushed through the training to get her skills back.

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

I think there’s pressure from inside to prove that Russia is best. With Listunova going all out for a while too

[@emilydiggle3653]

Will Russian gymnasts even be allowed to compete?

[@lorybianchi2859]

@@emilydiggle3653yes but without flag at paris 2024

[@makaylalovesgymnastics]

Heck until 2028 really

[@calihapamama]

​@@emilydiggle3653the ones that aren't associated with the military sports clubs (like CSKA) can and ones that haven't publicly supported the war. Angelina is out of luck on both counts, unless those restrictions change.

[@rachelm79]

Not the best day for her. But wow! I think she’s grown in elegance.

[@You-dh1du]

THE LADY GAGA FLOOR MUSIC ICONIC

[@tungusia459]

Her floor choreography is so good!!!

[@Taureanfitness]

My heart goes out to her. Because I can tell that she is a fantastic talented gymnast. But she's going above and beyond the level of difficulty she can safely execute. I feel terrible for her because she's falling all over the place. Maybe pull back a little bit and consistently keep training and she'll get there. Obviously, I am from the US. And the Americans are going to kick a** in Paris. But I love watching Russian gymnasts. They're beautiful and they'retalanted, especially on beam.

[@KeeHart]

She had a bad meet, every gymnast has a few, there's training videos of her and she's world class, I wouldn't be writing her off just yet.

[@You-dh1du]

@@KeeHart Yes. But there are some skills she just needs to remove. That roundoff+layout to 2 feet on beam. I can't tell you how many times she fell on a layout to 2 feet during her acro series at the beginning of her career.

[@Plaspos]

@@You-dh1duI think that layout and the ring jump are the only problem skills that she consistently has problems on. The other ones are just from having a bad meet and not in great shape. In nationals a few months ago she was pretty strong.

[@maurened5969]

She's the 2021 World All Around Champion. Yes, she can do those skills. She had a bad day.

[@marcelhumes1360]

She actually looks to be in great shape. She seemed rushed and nervous. She just needs to put in more hard endurance training and repititions. Did she take a long break? Also, her floor routine is fabulous. The 'avant-garde' dance style is wonderful. Always loved it. I hope the federations allow her and Listonova to compete in worlds and the olympics. As individuals separate from politics.

[@Triple_Y_turn]

They have both attended pro war events in Russia, so the current rule of only allowing gymnasts who are not affiliated with the war to compete will definitely not apply to them

[@marcelhumes1360]

Wow sorry to hear that. @@Triple_Y_turn

[@MajorMajesticIce]

Urazova isn’t allowed either

[@Hersheysd]

@@Triple_Y_turngood! Nobody should be pro-war!

[@a_2502]

@@Hersheysd👏🏾👏🏾

[@roxy5588]

Not expecting that from Melnikova. She is a wonderful gymnast. I think this is a competition she wants to forget. I was shocked that she fell three times twice on beam and once on floor.

[@jewelsnjoy]

but still placed 2nd. she's a queen

[@zk9339]

Better to fall now than at an international meet

[@gymfan1997]

No international meets for her currently@@zk9339

[@honeyfromthebee]

Punch front summersault!! I'm dead 💀

[@westonhardy2404]

She always perform well in blue leotard , don’t wear yellow again in the future 😅

[@daiseycasey2718]

Her artistry is beautiful on floor

[@azieldaly2965]

Meh

[@fordkoleski7913]

That beam routine was disastrous!

[@mjamitche5245]

I love her yellow leotard.

[@godinhogodinho5258]

❤❤❤ A golden goddess!

[@singsongeric]

Ouch. She looked much better in Qualifying

[@chewiegym2765]

Well this was traumatic to watch. Very lucky she could walk away from those landings and falls. 😮

[@withlove312]

I agree with everyone else. She and Listunova can afford to slow down.

[@ЛораМорган-р4г]

Временно могут

[@danyaloxxxxx]

Ангелина мы тебя любим!!! Побед, удачи, и здоровья!!!

[@boginslaya]

For how elegant and graceful they are it’s a shame to see how often the Russians fall on beam.

[@tambam6744]

There’s nothing elegant or graceful falling all over the magnesium covered floor competing elements with terrible execution. Y’all just say anything.

[@ЛораМорган-р4г]

Так русские не принимают амфетамины , да и так часто падают с бревна !

[@Bxyxox]

@@ЛораМорган-р4гRussia has been banned for doping so many times, they love drugs over there 😂

[@azieldaly2965]

​@@ЛораМорган-р4г Russians love to take Melodonium.

[@SquirtlePower809]

Oof rough day for her. In general, the Russians burn their gymnasts out too quickly and push too much difficulty when they aren't ready.

[@soclose2her]

I love watching her, I hope she shakes this off!

[@twentythree6362]

I love Gelya but I feel like there’s something weird with her floor routine, I don’t know whether it’s the music mix or the choreography, but it gives me such a weird feeling

[@lollymae3079]

agree, it just doesn’t “feel” like her if you know what i mean

[@mr.tawakal]

Her 2019 Floor routine was pretty good, though. I think that she’s just overall stiff.

[@lonelyhorse5313]

​@@mr.tawakalstiff? What? This ain't jade carey

[@mr.tawakal]

@@lonelyhorse5313 Of course Angelina is not as stiff as Jade. Jade’s stiffness is beyond saving. We know that. But Angelina’s artistry is not fluid enough, especially by this quad’s standard. Compare the fluidity of her movements to those of, say, Brooklyn Moors or Melanie DJDS and I think you’ll understand what I mean. After all, “stiff” is a relative term.

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

I like it better than her Tokyo routine. Some interesting moments like Afanasyeva’s avant garde routines

[@user-kh9ki3kq8m]

this thumbnail is WILD i had to click just to know how she ended up in that situation

[@joyfuljaj]

Same.

[@Embc03]

She seems to lack a bit of stamina imo but I don’t see the need to throw difficult skills rn when there’s still a year to the Olympics - I hope she makes it as an individual

[@aguti7920]

Is there even a chance for her (or any other russian gymnasts) to make it at all?

[@sollte1239]

​@@aguti7920Yes fig allowed the russian gymnasts to compete next year but only gymnast that are not army related and someone wrote in the comments that her gymnastics Club is army related and that's why she is out

[@aguti7920]

@@sollte1239 yeah that too, but for the Olympics the IOC has to allow them to compete too

[@sollte1239]

@@aguti7920 I doubt IOC will not allow them. IOC wanted Fig to allow russian gymnasts. And first Ukraine wanted Ukrainian athletes not to compete with russian but Ukraine backed down from it which is a hint that russian athletes will be allowed at the olympics

[@aguti7920]

@@sollte1239 have they decided yet tho?

[@C-SD]

Anyone else yelling "no!" when she fell? She was so graceful overall, but that beam ate her alive. 😢

[@MB-cq1wn]

💛💛

[@Aleks-d1j]

❤

[@whosteenguadelupe7489]

Okayyyyyy floor music!!!! 🎉

[@flipwilzon5287]

The Americans focused on tumblers like Simone. The Russians focused ballerinas like Khokina.

[@lyd2460]

Well maybe Russia needs to switch it up because America wins most of the international medals. And with Simone back it's going to be tough to medal . The Americans look solid.

[@ЛораМорган-р4г]

Так Симона гостями амфетамины принимает и похоже ещё и тестостерон ! Акробатику показывает , да но растяжка у нее не очень , гибкости тоже не хватает и хореография никакая , жутко косолапит ! Из за препаратов очень маленький рост 1.45 ! Как раз именно амфетамины влияют на задержку в росте и именно маленький рост в гимнастике преимущество! Тестостерон даёт возможность накачать мускулатуру по мужскому типу , отсюда и мощная акробатика , но это нельзя назвать честным спортом !

[@ЛораМорган-р4г]

@@lyd2460 но не честно ! С хореографией у Американок не очень ! Соперники есть - Бразилия подтягивается , Китай может себя проявить , да и у Симоны оценки тоже 14.5 примерно , сложность высокая а техника на 8.2 из 10 баллов ! На Олимпиаде в Японии без таблеток вообще не смогла выступать

[@bbbearcat]

@@ЛораМорган-р4гListen, I know you’re commenting this on every video, but Simone takes a prescribed drug to help regulate her brain and help her to function. It’s not like when people without ADHD take Ritalin - it brings her to baseline ‘normal’ brain function of dopamine. And show me the study that says Ritalin affects height to such an extent that it would make her so tiny. She was always going to be a small woman, just as many are who are not gymnasts who take Ritalin. I am older than Simone, and I also take ADHD medication. Despite my “amphetamines” giving me such an apparently huge advantage, I am not Simone Biles. No drug in the world can give someone the ability to do what she does, especially not one that mostly just helps keep you awake because otherwise your brain runs through all its supply of dopamine before lunchtime.

[@kdaze10]

​@@ЛораМорган-р4г what a stupid and FALSE thing to say! You're one to talk with ALL of the Russian drug and cheating scandals! Hahaha

[@MateusPdosSantos]

Oh, so so so so low landings, its scary!!😢

[@jpeg42069]

Damn beam was brutal, not used to seeing her like that

[@mandm.s]

Uneven bar was so good.

[@cscottrun23]

None of the Russians will be competing at this world championships though. They are not allowed to compete as neutrals until January 2024

[@jardelrodrigues6808]

nowhere near of what she's capable of, sadly

[@dtimmymoua]

…eh like 90% of her hand stands were short

[@lwoo8643]

And the piked Jaeger is tragic @@dtimmymoua

[@kayevans1720]

Bless her heart it just wasn’t her day but the things she did hit were beautiful

[@bamagym]

When was this meet held?

[@bamagym]

@jalen1695 thanks because I couldn't find the results online

[@WanessaAgataNerd-wl9co]

So sorry Angel!!

[@beautitudes]

Grateful they won't be competing at Worlds. FIG needs to continue to take accountability for their platform

[@liukin95]

She should really cut back on the difficulty a bit, there's no need at this point in time.

[@SusanKempWrites]

I feel like everyone is bad when they try to do a Memmel on floor, but hers is good.

[@hersheythao]

This is not the same girl we saw a couple years ago. Did she take a break?

[@ludmilaorlova6061]

Молодец Ангелина

[@Mariai_9200]

Não foi o dia dela

[@lutulanunu6865]

Her extension is amazing and beautuful.

[@nickyb2800]

Quase não tem público nas competições de ginástica artística na Rússia, ao contrário da patinação artística que as arquibancadas sempre estão lotadas. Isso é meio triste porque a Rússia tem uma longa história com a ginástica artística, e ganhou o ouro por equipe na última olimpíada, isso deve ser desmotivador e frustrante pra essas ginastas russas, porque além delas não poderem competir mais no exterior, elas devem sentir falta de apoio.

[@wilsonarruda2556]

😢😢😢 também acho, triste isso

[@euruanzin]

Por que elas não podem competir fora de casa?

[@nickyb2800]

@@euruanzin Pq a Rússia tá banida de competições internacionais, por conta da invasão a Ucrânia.

[@euruanzin]

@@nickyb2800 e por isso ela não podem representar o país. Que coisa ruim!

[@marwahussein666]

Isso acontece desde a queda da URSS! A ginástica russa entrou em declínio.

[@kolibri7712]

too bad but i still love watching her compete

[@bzb85]

What was her final placing?

[@theonlythingable]

lmao the double pike punch front i liveeee 🤣 she got some nerve at least

[@beautifulawa]

A beautiful leotard

[@agent606]

I have never seen geyla like this ever. Her bars were messy, two falls on beam (falling out of a wolf turn!) and just having no juice in the tank on floor. Her chuso was scary. I know they aren’t competing internationally but they’ve seriously regressed. I wonder if it’s time for her to focus on her other endeavors and take a year off.

[@ЛораМорган-р4г]

Первые соревнования после лета , ну не удачный день , такое бывает ! И сразу гадости писать !

[@Andrew-pf5fj]

She was much worse in 2017. She looks to be just shaking some rust off, she’ll get there.

[@rebeccamunoz1645]

Uff I haven't seen her fall twice...ever

[@pinklabbit]

Great gymnast but I can't seem to love the recent Russian team. I miss watching Mustafina and Komova!

[@wilsonarruda2556]

Good times

[@brianpatterson1827]

Its too bad their country's government is making them not be allowed to show this amazing talent elsewhere =\ has to be horrible. And still they train and work their best to do the sport they love the most. A shame.

[@Beargeek616]

Ooof, that UB set was rough :( And that beam set! Scared me to death! Stop wobbling and falling girl! And her landings were so short on FX. Ugh You are Toooo good to do this bad Angelina! I wonder what was going through her head during this meet?

[@sahpire75]

Maybe under nourished? She seemed a little weak😢 Beautiful Leo, hopefully she will overcome

[@magripinop]

too many huge mistakes. but she is graceful.

[@polina_hoo8663]

А какое место?

[@a90skid53]

Too bad this is the closest thing to Olympic Games she will experience in the next years. She deserved better…. . Oh well … Kazakhstan has a lot of great success stories Angelina 😌 think about it sister

[@blakefalk]

the thumbnail is sending me

[@freestyler1455]

I’m Russian so I understand everything the commentators said during the broadcast. I just want to tell you that during the warm-up the woman praised her for her PIKED JAEGER saying that the fact that she always maintains such a perfect pike position throughout makes it so good MY JAW DROPPED I know that she is always talking a lot of nonsense because of her age but that remark shocked me the most🫢

[@DoreenBwalya-uc8ve]

Good distance on the vault but she's still picking and having leg form issue

[@ЛораМорган-р4г]

Ну уж извините , Геля очень хорошо сложена и ноги у нее красивые !

[@estherokotie-eboh1564]

The thumbnail 😭

[@LaneyPyle]

She is a wonderful gymnast but that beam killed her all around

[@7u655]

Her ankles said NOT TODAY BOO!😂

[@Sousza]

Where are the scores

[@erikaserra5129]

Scores?

[@voraciousreader3341]

I guess the Russian female gymnasts don’t work with teachers from the Bolshoi anymore, which really showed on this gymnast’s floor routine. She is really good, but she just didn’t look comfortable with her dancing which seemed awkward.

[@jlsdjlsd3725]

She’s ready for worlds and OG which will be held at belarus 🇧🇾

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

It’s going to be 1984 Friendship Games part 2?

[@jlsdjlsd3725]

@@nondescriptbeing5944 check P*tin proposing a 2024 friendship game. lol it’s fr

[@agent606]

@@nondescriptbeing5944yep. Except this time the Olympics won’t be missing the strongest team.

[@tambam6744]

@@agent606 Facts.

[@jlsdjlsd3725]

@@agent606 Brazil. China and North Korea maybe Belarus. Are invited

[@sleepy5017]

I feel bad for her 😢 you could see the wobble on her beam mount mount rattled her a bit then she tried to compose herself and do her round off layout. She should have taken a breath then went into it. I mean, after all the years she’s devoted to gymnastics… just take the breath.

[@Andrew-pf5fj]

I don’t know why she’s wanting to bring back the layout. It’s always been a very inconsistent element for her

[@julias2977]

Having a bit of trouble during this competition…..but stunning gymnast and is going to give Biles a run for her money! Just love her!

[@rebeccasilver2181]

Even if Russians were allowed to compete, Melnikova has nowhere near the difficulty, execution, or consistency to beat Simone. Her form has regressed since last quad and she wasn't close to beating Simone back then, either. Only Andrade could mount a real challenge.

[@a_2502]

@@rebeccasilver2181exactly

[@nataliesharif2167]

Ummmm...NO. she would not give Biles a run for her money😂. They r in 2 totally different classes. When Simone is referred to as the GOAT it's not just hype. She's got the receipts to back it up. Let's put it this way: Simone resides on planet earth totally by herself and everyone else lives on Uranus or Pluto.

[@unknownuser-r5o]

She seemed very off this day

[@KandeShack]

I was thinking for some reason she retired. Obviously not. This was not her best meet😔

[@levidutraferreirajunior2006]

Where is urazova

[@nataliesharif2167]

Yes, clearly a bad day for her...not a world class performance but entertaining.

[@will7693]

“Melnikova is the 3rd best gymnasts in the world”😂 Shilese eats her for dinner

[@lonelyhorse5313]

You don't know what you're talking about. Gelya can do a lot and she rarely ever messes up AA competitions now.

[@will7693]

@@lonelyhorse5313 give me both gymnasts on their best day and shi still beats her by more than 5tenths. Probably even more because russian domestic scoring is so obscene

[@cscottrun23]

Melnikova will not be completing at this world championships, and she’ll be lucky if she’ll be allowed to compete as a neutral at the Olympics

[@sollte1239]

Melnikova has not trained much lately

[@tambam6744]

@@lonelyhorse5313Shilese is superior! 😁

[@jennfurr]

It was mostly pretty but she needs to slow down on the beam.

[@mrtorstai5336]

What happened to her? Shocking perfomances. 😞 Hope, the rest of the russian ladies are doing better. Do they?

[@nobine]

It seems to me that gymnastics has lost its charm and appeal to the pubic in Russia. I am very sad to see a small hall and this almost empty unfortunately

[@user-kh9ki3kq8m]

she needs to pull back a little and focus on her technique tbh

[@speedofpee]

Gottem with the thumbnail again!

[@cecon4181]

uneven bar leg separation is a disaster

[@rebeccamunoz1645]

Or 3 times 😮😢

[@Specialdunk1814]

I suppose I don’t see the great gymnast you all see.

[@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628]

Looked like an ambitious approach - I think she's been injured. Ridiculous they still have Russians banned as a team. Not helping the world situation at all by punishing athletes.

[@pappysprite]

How can anyone tolerate these commentators? They literally never shut up. Obnoxious.

[@Hersheysd]

Obviously not her day. But…if she won with that showing…2 falls on beam and another fall on floor….Russia is in trouble going into world’s and Paris.

[@lissajedi]

She's short on her handstands on bars

[@justcogitating]

That thumbnail...

[@evoandy]

The entire Russian gymnastics program needs to figure out why their athletes have horrible form on vault. It’s been like this for like 14 years.

[@actorboy2]

Angelina on the beam is like eating a burrito before sex: a guaranteed disaster

[@nemothecanine8268]

Having that minor fall as the thumb nail is fkn disrespectful

[@Bxyxox]

Sad she’s regressed so much. Awful tumbling form, leg separations galore

[@eliseperron1928]

Another dirty thumbnail 😂

[@dtimmymoua]

…they always do the athlete dirty 😭💀💀💀

[@eliseperron1928]

@@dtimmymoua this account, yes 😂