Viktoria Listunova AA 🥇 2023 Russian Cup All Around Final

[@singsongeric]

1:09 LOL I was like omg she's gonna do rings.

[@karthik-uks]

Me too 😂

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

Lmao

[@iqballabqy]

Hahaha LOL

[@unknownuser-r5o]

😂

[@lesliebennett4366]

Same. Hava

[@susandilaudo9534]

her arabian is insanely good; reminds me of komova's

[@gymnasmic7425]

She has officially been added to the list of gymnasts who shouldn’t be allowed to do switch 1/2’s on beam

[@abrugg5467]

Her ring leap is beautiful she should do that instead

[@Dropboy80]

Yeah I can see Jessica and Spencer cringing 😂😂

[@agent606]

Ah the longest list. Although I was presently surprised during us nationals to see some had improved from classics.

[@Taureanfitness]

I can see why you said that I was kind of cringing myself. However, be nice, she's got time to work on it. I see the potential here it's just not there yet I just think if it was me. There is no way I would do that in competition. I would feel like awful about myself if I was performing at that level in the gym let alone competition.

[@colesmith7509]

The fact that Suni not only can do it but has ***literally never*** missed the switch leap connection before and the ring connection after it is crazy

[@karendevlin8902]

I can't wait until either these wolf turns finally go away or it finally becomes required that there has to be some kind of choreography going directly into the skill or some kind of smooth transition into the skill. The way she twists to set her foot here - and she's just one of many who do this - honestly makes me think of someone getting on the toilet. The spin itself is nice if done correctly but the prep or movement going into it that so many out there do is just awful.

[@whosteenguadelupe7489]

Well said, friend.

[@withlove312]

She's hardly the worst offender though

[@cocoroni1031]

If the wolf turn looks like someone shitting around, it should be a 0.5 deduction. But her wolf turn is still far from that, and often looks pretty nice.

[@tamousha]

Agreed. In my mind the worst shit squatter (sorry for my language but i hate HATE this skill) is Biles.

[@jardelrodrigues6808]

the high and form of her arabian its only behind komova's. its flawless!!!!

[@Appaddict01]

Nia Dennis has a great one.

[@agent606]

She always buckles her knees and I’m afraid she’s going to fuck up her mcl or acl. She never looks controlled coming out of it.

[@jrw0305]

with the amount of time she takes to pause beforehand, it better be!

[@petname]

she has grace and artistry. she needs to work on that floor routine.

[@aguti7920]

Can you put the scores on all events in the description?

[@ezehrichard4200]

So that u can compare with d Americans

[@aguti7920]

@@ezehrichard4200 and anybody else

[@agent606]

@@ezehrichard4200so we can laugh at the insane scores the Russian judges come up with to please the ego of their fearless leaders.

[@duranca]

Bravo!!! Really beautiful gymnastics. I love her split leaps.

[@thiagomelo7425]

her beam would definitely win a gold medal routine at a international competition

[@wileecoyote671]

Maybe if clean - not with that many hesitations, missed connections, balance checks, and form in a couple places. Very difficult though. Her bars are insanely good. Overall, she couldnt or wouldnt beat a clean full difficulty Simone in aa but would be in contention for aa medal with andrade, shilese jones, a healthy suni lee, gadirova etc

[@Bxyxox]

Absolutely not.

[@luispalacio1168]

Not with Chinese girls competing

[@HB-ey2dk]

Stop it

[@tambam6744]

Not with the Americans, Chinese, and Japanese.

[@ranaantonio]

SHE HAS SO BEAUTIFUL GYMNASTICS!

[@chewiegym2765]

Her backhandsprings are the scariest in elite gymnastics. That silivas was terrifying, and the handspring beforehand was awful.

[@emilydiggle3653]

Genuine question, what’s wrong with her bhs? What should it look like?

[@Plaspos]

@@emilydiggle3653her shoulders are way too high

[@agent606]

Her and the gadirovas. The gadirovas bent elbows are just screaming. I don’t know how they get any power or how they haven’t had ten elbow surgeries ala Hurd.

[@CongressTart96]

@@Plasposit’s almost like a half whip half handspring

[@chewiegym2765]

​@@emilydiggle3653basically gets no block from her shoulders which in turn equals no momentum or power, which means she may as well not do it and should just tumble from a roundoff

[@aguti7920]

Is it possible that she already hit her peak, like half a year ago? And is she struggeling with a growth spurt?

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

Maybe, or struggles with motivation with no international prospects. it’s too bad, she could have won some worlds medals

[@aguti7920]

​@@nondescriptbeing5944well maybe, but the chances that she could compete are better now than a few months ago

[@Plaspos]

@@nondescriptbeing5944she has some prospects for next year no? Unlike Melnikova

[@agent606]

I think her growth spurt has definitely effected her. It’s like what happened to Kyla Ross.

[@Plaspos]

@@agent606 I think you’re right but luckily for Viktoria she is the star of the program and Valentina will hopefully work with her to make adjustments to her new height once the growth spurt is finished. With Kyla, her coaches tried to help her but Marta couldn’t care less about her because aly and gabby were coming back so suddenly Kyla was replaceable.

[@pappysprite]

Wow. She is a great gymnast but they mustn’t have very good talent depth in Russian lately for her to win the all-around Gold on a fall on floor.

[@jangocat1]

Floor usually very good but not this outing. Angelina made a bigger mistake.

[@scastillo7419]

Right, her entire floor routine was a mess. She only fell once but had multiple near misses.

[@scastillo7419]

@@jangocat1Angelina was way worse in every event but she wasn’t the only other athlete there. For the all-around gold to be won by someone who’s entire floor routine was a hot mess, russian gymnastics isn’t looking too good right now.

[@gladyss]

Envy in sight

[@scastillo7419]

@@gladyss definitely not, Gladys

[@maussolo]

What happened to her and Gelya? Seems like motivation lost hit them. They're in worse form than in the Russian Champs months ago. :/

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

Yeah it’s not surprising when they can’t compete except internally

[@sollte1239]

Gelya was not training much. She has other projects that are more important for her (like opening a free gym club in her hometown)

[@junglesuperstar9270]

Vika has problems with her back . Has nothing to do with her motivation . Gelia has other projects in her life . She does not train much

[@honeyfromthebee]

Not her best... I don't get why her coaches don't correct her beam feet onto the springboard when she vaults. It always leads to significant leg separation and a weird bent knee in the pre-flight. It wouldn't be hard to fix, and as is it just eats away at her E score

[@SvetaLinskaya]

Виктория- большая молодчинка!!! Удачи!!! 👍👏💫💐

[@wicket23P]

I have this thing about running in gymnastics. I always root for the gymnasts that can run like a normal person. This gal just makes me laugh on vault. I cant laugh too hard though, cause she floats off the table.

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

Yeah I noticed that lol. My favorite run is Maroney’s, so efficient and powerful

[@victorbeauregarde1502]

@@nondescriptbeing5944Tatiana Lysenko. Nuff said.

[@ansonpang]

It seems like she's punching herself when she runs

[@lalareal180]

giggle giggle, pig tail twirl... You wanna see a run, youtube Laura Martinez from Spain, 2000 Olympics,event finals vault. Or vault - 2001 European Team Championship - a very special run. :)

[@dancingrick1014]

She looks so scared of the beam it’s insane, she needs to get some confidence

[@kimochiyokatta1710]

shouldve been whip whip triple + dos santos + double layout + double tuck

[@vitorhugosantana7053]

No. She can do double double just fine, she’s just not super fit as she was earlier in the season. Why would she be? No motivation.

[@kimochiyokatta1710]

@@vitorhugosantana7053 um ok let's force the silivas in and have another Grishina case

[@gymcentric5727]

@@kimochiyokatta1710it’s not forcing the Silivas though, she is literally capable of doing it amazingly, much better than Grishina. Her Silivas earlier this year landed chest high and was near stuck 3/3.

[@kimochiyokatta1710]

@@gymcentric5727 it's so injury-prone tho, it's not even worth it with the amount of deduction it gets, she should stick with a 3 pass routine

[@GymnasticsSavesLives]

no way she could do double layout third pass lol. She struggled to do it as her first pass

[@ОксанаЯрцева-з1о]

Виктория-супер!Удачи!

[@evoandy]

I wish she would dial her difficulty back to focus on her execution.

[@ОдпепПвгщав]

Какая чудесная девчонка!

[@ezehrichard4200]

This girl's has been through a lot

[@ТатьянаТюкилина-т6ю]

Викуля-ты супер!!!❤

[@coconoix]

there will never be another Komova 🥲

[@alicecaillet-roussel146]

Why is there almost no one in the arena? I thought that gymnastics was very popular in Russia…

[@Plaspos]

No only rhythmic gymnastics is popular in Russia these days

[@Appaddict01]

Rhythmic is way more popular. Men’s is more popular on the artistic side.

[@gucciiipeppa5438]

Women’s artistic isn’t very popular, mostly women’s rhythmic and men’s artistic

[@junglesuperstar9270]

Because it is work day . Midday. Typcally competitions in Russia start on Wednesday . AA womens final falls on Friday . Finals on separate apparatuses are typically more packed as they are on Saturday / Sunday

[@shawninhere]

Is it me or are her arms much longer than earlier this year? Groth spurt?

[@agent606]

She’s definitely hit quite a large growth spurt. It’s effecting her gymnastics in the worst way.

[@Anita-ej3rp]

Terrible camera angles.

[@lb7617]

i don't remember the last time she didn't fall in an all around competition... maybe at the 2020 Tokyo Games qualifications?

[@owenweikert7978]

I love the toe point

[@jamesmaxson2306]

That Arabian 😻

[@kimochiyokatta1710]

that silivas NEEDS to go

[@withlove312]

She’s been doing it fine for most of the year.

[@kimochiyokatta1710]

@@withlove312 ikr but fine does not mean low chest landings, if she really wants to keep that silivas, she better fix her bhs technique

[@gymcentric5727]

@@kimochiyokatta1710nah it was great at Russian Champs, chest was much higher, it’s just here because she grew even more

[@kimochiyokatta1710]

@@gymcentric5727 i love her sm, but that silivas with low chest landings, flexed feet, broken layout position, and inconsistent landings HAVE to go

[@leelab8307]

It's too open . Like Jessica Gadirova but without the good landing. Looks wrong imho

[@allenball6068]

I just get any soul in her gymnastics. It’s very robotic for me.

[@Taureanfitness]

I agree, she's too focused on completing the elements rather than being in the experience and being an exceptional performer. It's a lot of start and stop, and it could use a little bit better flow.

[@ansonpang]

@@Taureanfitness I mean tbh her gymnastics is very very difficult

[@tamarasokratova4836]

Ну, Вика, ну, молодец! Но ты можешь еще лучше!!! И какие все таки прекрасные линии! ( помимо всего остального разумеется)

[@brodypenn]

The thumbnail isn’t her eating the floor?? O.o

[@rodrigopulucena8585]

Eu sou fã dela

[@brettonoverton6902]

Sad that many Russian athletes won’t see the international stage due to the war. They seem to make many weird technical mistakes that we never see from Russians. Leg separation on vault. Crazy weird leg kicks on bar dismounts. Many other things are gorgeous but these deductions will keep them off the podium.

[@tadg2003]

Why nobody talks about the awfuls bhs in FX, the main reason why she doesn't have veight in the elements

[@duckey3681]

Her dismount on bars is so cool

[@lalareal180]

You mean that weird split FORM BREAK she does?

[@duckey3681]

@@lalareal180 Oh, is it a form break? Lol. Definitely could've fooled me!

[@scastillo7419]

@@lalareal180right, her bars dismount is always so funky. I don’t know why she hasn’t either cleaned that up or changed it because if she ever manages to make it back to international competition she’s gonna get hammered on that.

[@lesliebennett4366]

What is the skill called? Her dismount I mean…does anyone know?

[@angelicamendez5858]

Eso es todo, vika

[@agent606]

Her beam has zero rhythm or flow. She races through her choreo and then takes excessively long pauses before skills, and then rushes, and then another excessive pause.

[@lonelyhorse5313]

She should try FTDLO instead of Silivas tbh

[@kimochiyokatta1710]

i dont think it's possible, she's already piking the double layout down too much

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

She doesn’t have good height/back handspring technique so may twisting is best

[@hassan.kamikamranpour5179]

Got bless Ihr Kamranpour

[@greedyturtle2186]

Who you gunna call? Ghost busters!

[@triffus]

Why doesn't she just tuck her silivas more? It's clearly an easy issue to address.

[@absurdhominid4669]

Instead of Ghostbusters, maybe Pet Semetary music would be better.

[@a90skid53]

So I guess this is their Olympic Games now 😂 how entertaining 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@leval1000]

They shouldn’t be punished because of their government

[@mcwyman7928]

​​@@leval1000I mean some have openly supported the government and the war against Ukraine, and a lot of the top athletes train at a club directly affiliated with the Russian Military. So absolutely they deserve to be punished for it.

[@kanalia007]

Выступай-не выступай, а олимпийские игры пока под вопросом.

[@Taureanfitness]

Her Bars and beam were fantastic. She could use a little work on the floor routine. I think she needs more stamina and repetition in the gym. She's short on all of her landings. There is just a lack of power, so maybe eat some more wheaties and practice a little more in the gym lol 😂. Also, I'm not a fan of her floor music.

[@Nata-qy2iw]

Листунова стала на Мельникову похожа. Эмоций и пластики меньше, всë дерганное. А какие вольные на олипиаде были😢. Технику повышают:)

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

It’s not surprising how they’re all degrading and lacking motivation but still sad to see

[@mjamitche5245]

I really love the Ghostbusters music, but it doesn't go with the music in the first part of her floor program...and the dance choreography really didn't go with any of it, though she's a beautiful dancer. What happen to the Russian choreographer who went to work for FIG? I know its been a while and she probably doesn't still live in Russia, but they should send the girls to her for their floor programs or have her consult virtually.

[@withlove312]

The transition into it both musically and choreographically is there. She's just not performing it with her usual conviction so it looks odd.

[@mjamitche5245]

I disagree. Ghostbusters is the furthest thing apart from that first musical piece. I read music, play the piano and took musical composition and dance for 15 years. The song and the piece do not mesh. The dance style for the beginning and end of the program do not marry, for many reasons. I understand what they were attempting. It can be done, but not the way they did it and not with those choices. I don't blame the gymnast at all. She's clearly very talented.

[@withlove312]

@@mjamitche5245 Well, I don't think so. I think the classical song climbing into a crescendo, hitting a high point, then descending back down into the ghostbusters theme makes it work. Putting a rather neutral dance element, followed by a tumble run with the transition eliminates any awkwardness in the change. The choreo for both parts reflects the change of style. I can understand why it seems like it doesn't work since Listunova's expression in the dance was the same throughout. That's part of the problem.

[@junglesuperstar9270]

If you actually be kind and at least have decency to name the choreographer

[@leasgns7768]

she can go to the olympics but as an individual right ?

[@rocco...]

They haven't decided on that yet.

[@kimochiyokatta1710]

solid arabian

[@ericabellile]

really don’t like her tumbling form

[@TJ-bd5iq]

Tumbling for a long slender body doesn’t really look too good. Especially since their tuck versions are harder since they have longer legs.

[@jardelrodrigues6808]

her double pike it's one of the best on the game now, get off!!

[@82027]

@@TJ-bd5iqI really have to beg to disagree… depends on the skill but long lines can produce beautiful tumbling as long as you aren’t too weak

[@Plaspos]

Her execution was so good as a Junior, she really struggles with the growth spurt on floor though

[@agent606]

@@jardelrodrigues6808she under rotates and always buckles when she lands and looks like she’s going to crumble to the ground. There are much better dos santos out there.

[@juanfranciscogarza2180]

Why in tenis russian people can compete and here they can’t?????? How unfair😢

[@sollte1239]

Some can compete in 2024. I think it has something to do with the fact that gymnastics is a national sport in Ukraine and Russia

[@seleneberenice9317]

Tiene que trabajar más en sus ejercicios, se le ven muchos titubeos, mucha inseguridad... Espero este lista para París (si es que compiten) porque me encanta su elegancia, algo poco visto en las gimnastas actuales...

[@lonelyhorse5313]

See. She always hits during AA finals.

[@will7693]

Who’s gonna tell them?

[@Matthew-jh6oh]

having a fall on floor is not hitting😭

[@agent606]

Hit? Where?

[@SquirtlePower809]

Look, I know domestic scoring is always higher, but the Russians have taken it to new heights this year. I mean, my God she was grossly overscored here- her DTY was meh, her bars were OK, her beam was so iffy (unsteady, switch 1/2 was bad, and she paused for like 10 minutes between some skills lol) floor her silivas is the worst I've seen, no joke and she fell. Yet she still scored that well AA??? Oof Russia is in trouble. I'm not sure they would've medaled at worlds tbh

[@lynnyager1486]

Skye Blakely does the best Arabian on beam!!!

[@euler2718100]

They should all just retire, their international careers are over because of Putler although they all still revere him

[@DubbleQ]

This won gold? 🥴 Russia is known for their ballet style of artistry yet I don’t see any artistry

[@АннаПейчева-в8и]

Я бы вас назвала"это" из за вашего комментария....Не стыдно?Вас бы на бревно поставить, вот бы был повод для веселья!!!

[@Bxyxox]

Lmao ikr what even was that beam choreography

[@DubbleQ]

@@АннаПейчева-в8и SHUT UP 🙄

[@aliciamcdonald7105]

@@Bxyxox They are Russians of course, whenever they perform you have to SEE the artistry even if there isn't any.

[@marwahussein666]

"Artistry" doesn't exist since 1980 bro

[@taylorburtis]

Unpopular opinion- I really can’t stand her vault, bars or floor.

[@junglesuperstar9270]

I am sure we are very interested in your opinion . You provide excellent arguments to support it