How Olga Korbut Inspired a Generation of Gymnasts | The Olympics On The Record

[@michelemchenry3500]

I was watching the Olympics when Olga performed all her flawless acts that day! My friends had their dads put balance beams and vaults in their yards in Hawaii! We will never forget what we witnessed that day and how it changed gymnastics for us and the world! Thank you Olga!!

[@frankkolton1780]

The USSR gymnastics team was like a relentless machine back then, their athletes rarely showed the slightest emotion, woman gymnasts were generally older and bigger. Along came this bouncy little girl with a big smile who not only showed grace, but amazing athleticism. She captured the hearts of the world.

[@somirdas372]

Frank Kolton gym v

[@mashakalinina564]

She is amazing, but all girls in USSR team were very lovely. I hate when people choose their favorite and say bad things about everyone else. And you are one of them.

[@maaamyyy9412]

You know that in general if you show a lot of your emotion in Belarus or Russia is seems you cannot control yourself.

[@АлександрКим-ж7о]

Maaa Myyy No. It is just our culture. We say if you smile without reason you look stupid. We prefer sincere smiles. We hate American smile everywhere. It is not sincere. So if Russian smiles you, REMEMBER it is quite sincere and this person is really GLAD to see you. 😊

[@NS-pr8is]

To me they look normal, Cold War propaganda always was like soviets are wild animals with no emotion

[@kathryncheater9596]

Watching this after all these years was a joy, I was a child then but I remember the impact Olga had on the world. She was amazing, and all executed with that lightness, grace and that wonderful smile. Totally captivating

[@joeyjerry2981]

Let's be honest here. Olga's uneven bars was better than a majority of uneven bars today. How was that only a 9.8?!

[@theafrican3752]

Because of gravity

[@picardythirds]

Because it wasn't perfect. In today's scoring system the routine would have started out with a higher difficulty score to go with execution but in those days most gymnasts would be docked too many points for hard moves done imperfectly so they would opt for easier skills to perfect.

[@theafrican3752]

Olga manipulated the judges well by acting like she botched her first routine (in a group competition), releasing the waterworks on the bench, and then showing off her impeccable skills in the solo competition. I can only imagine how much manipulation her husband (later) went through.

[@derekmcluckie9946]

@@theafrican3752 you poor thing

[@morerosromanenkova3835]

@@theafrican3752 в 13 лет, впервые на ОИ манипулировать? Из СССР? Вы просто не знаете и не в СССР. Там дети строем ходили, как в армии, впрочем как и сейчас.

[@cavedahonesty105]

HER SECRET: She was enjoying herself, so she was creative! Today's gymnasts not only suffer but they are all about power, no art or gracefulness whatever. It was so enjoyable to watch Olga perform!!!

[@secondchance6603]

For some it's all about political statements these days.

[@ТаЛя-й8е]

that's so true

[@andreydavlikanoff1868]

Absolutely true! Nowadays gymnast women look like bodybuilders… 🤦‍♂️

[@mandyellis876]

Fantastic also to watch Nadia Comaneci…gymnastics was in a very different realm back in the 70s/80s than it is today!

[@morerosromanenkova3835]

Совершенно верно!!! Турищева выходит, как на бой. Воин не девушка. А, Корбут изящная, легкая, очень пластичная.....

[@koolhandduke4087]

Olga Korbut's uneven bars routine will always be the gold standard in my mind.

[@bettifortier2]

For the time, yes. However, gymnastics have advanced so much in terms of equipment, training, and that. I am not sure a routine as relatively simple as the one she performed would pull such a high score anymore.

[@koolhandduke4087]

@@bettifortier2 --"Relatively simple"? It was banned for all future gymnasts. Deemed too dangerous to perform. Just curious, name a current gymnast who performs a better uneven bars routine than Korbut's '72 routine.

[@bettifortier2]

@@koolhandduke4087 With the exception of the "Korbut Flip", it was a relatively simple routine. I can name several.... Nastia Luikin (spelling?), Simone Biles, Ali Reisman, Shawn Johnson, need I go on?

[@bettifortier2]

@@koolhandduke4087 Also, the only thing that was banned was the over bar flip.

[@koolhandduke4087]

@@bettifortier2 --I appreciate and respect your opinion. It's all subjective. I will find uneven bars videos of ALL your named gymnasts. Will view them objectively. Question: Are you a gymnast, coach, or former gymnast?

[@vincentjance7424]

Olga's performances were dangerously stunning! It shocked the whole world.

[@kristinwallace6551]

Olga Korbut should have gotten the first 10. I have seen no other bar routine that was as grateful and amazing as hers, even Nadia's.

[@dinorahdarby4499]

She will always be our darling. Her continence, pony tails and phenominal performance made her mark in gymnastics. But it is her smile that won our hearts. Much love to you Olga!

[@manuelcastilloacosta5972]

That's rigth!!

[@lj_2259]

Olga Korbut had the best uneven bar routine i have ever seen.

[@lauralunaazul]

True

[@santabarbara2105]

But not perfect!

[@kurthenze2900]

@@santabarbara2105 By today standards would be!

[@dominikmartinez842]

@@lauralunaazul ctyu

[@kreul8736]

Agree, but don't forget Mukina routine too (Korbut with flip)

[@afcallegari]

I think her final uneven bars performance deserved a 10.

[@ixydelay5644]

The uneven bars deserved a 11, because there will never be anything equal!

[@luiz4430]

@@ixydelay5644 True! Judges in '72 were unfair.

[@soniab2727]

@@luiz4430 Actually no , her routine was better than nadia's, but wasn't perfect, unlike nadia's

[@LaPetite510]

Most of us did!

[@dismas8884]

anti-russian sentiment was at all time high, what did you expect?

[@fw1421]

Olga Korbut and Nadia Komanichi are my two sports heroes. I remember vividly watching them on ABC’s Wide World Of Sports and being amazed by their skills. At 70,I watch these steps into the past and still am impressed.

[@Samsunga-ey7pz]

Гордость Советской гимнастики!!!! Легендарная, бесстрашная уникальная Ольга Корбут!!!! ,

[@евадаль-ш7и]

Обалденно лёгкая, воробышек!Восхищаемся до сих пор!

[@jasonuerkvitz3756]

I find this story fascinating on many levels, but the one thing that truly stands out is how she is like a little phoenix. Her initial failure on the uneven bars lead to her breaking down, weeping, and in some way releasing an untold burden. When she rose free from these ashes, she was more than just a sparrow, her rebel's smile flashing, she was anew, beautiful, near perfect, and enthralling. What a darling.

[@johnd.1849]

Olga not only inspired a generation…she taught a generation. Yes about gymnastics, but so much more than that. She taught us that people are people everywhere. The people of the Soviet Union were often viewed with fear and distrust in that era. Olga taught us all through her brilliant smile and occasional tears that people are people everywhere. We live, hope and love regardless of where we are from. Thank you Olga❤❤

[@anastasiapauliak8318]

Don't want to correct anyone, but she is from Grodno (Hrodna) not from Minsk, even if it doesn't change a thing. Grodno is my hometown and i am very proud of it and just want to put everything in its own place.

[@petronas25]

Who cares about this?

[@ecb1979]

@@petronas25 people who care about facts.

[@tracicracraft7238]

@@petronas25 people from Grodno.

[@brunoamaro7601]

Thanks for your explanation. I appreciate that. Greetings from Brazil. Olga was a huge talent from soviet/belarusian school of gymnastics.

[@elizabeth5985]

You should be proud! She is part of history, and her hometown should be remembered properly.

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

Play Olga and Nadia's uneven bar routines back to back. It isn't even close. The degree of difficulty in Olga's presentation is so much higher. After her ground-breaking back flip she goes to the lower bar and fips back ward and blind to a dead-stop iron horse. Incredible strength and control. Nadia's routine in '76 was flawless, but the degree of difficulty was much lower. Try it sometime. You'll agree. Cheers.

[@Kaboomboo]

Much lower? Her signature Comeneci move is STILL a difficult move today. I think it's rated a D.

[@johnd.1849]

Spot on. No comparison Olga’s routine was FAR more difficult. Deserved a “10”.

[@jmj5388]

The instrumental tune that became known as “Nadia’s Theme” was actually used to compare Korbut’s and Comaneci’s uneven bars performances, with each played in slow-motion for the duration of the tune. So, it could have just as easily been titled, “Olga’s Theme”…but Olga scored a 9.9 to Nadia’s 10.

[@jlg395]

This is infinitely better than modern-day gymnastics. The skill and grace on display here is breathtaking.

[@taniastewart2999]

Say hay yay? All things evolve. Sports are not shielded from this. As are our athletes. It is best to hold past icons with love n amazement for what they accomplished and made us love watch n cheer them on with future athletes who continue to amaze us. What these individuals do n take on is truly inspiring., all are amazing. While I sit on my couch commenting. LOL.

[@melinarodriguez8395]

I agree, it seems that a lot of grace and beauty has been lost to strengh and difficulty...

[@adegirly]

I totally agree!

[@MegaMesozoic]

@@melinarodriguez8395 There's not more difficulty but less! Olga's back flip on the uneven bars has been banned as "too dangerous"!

[@descriptiveknowledge825]

Olga Korbut's uneven bars routine will always be the gold standard in my mind

[@koolhandduke4087]

Hi descriptive knowledge, just noticed your comment is identical to my comment from 5 yrs ago. Yep, word for word.

[@adelaidewilson7917]

I remember 1972 olympics in Germany this incredible Olga Korbut she changed and updated gymnastics to where it is today and true as legends live on 🇳🇿💫

[@larisabulsunaeva8632]

Ольга Корбут - самая лучшая спортсменка всех времен и народов !!! Зарядила всех своей отвагой юной , лучезарная в улыбке , задорно и легко исполняла элементы . Сколько детей захотели быть как КОРБУТ !!!

[@ФатимаБиш]

Лучше всех

[@jannafedoseeva]

Ой

[@inigojuancarlos]

I think Olga has more finesse and truly a legend. She’s the Olympic darling that inspired a generation.

[@miguelpanta]

olga is radiating, a beacon of love and light.

[@renereiche]

You see a modern interview with her and she's still amazing, still has that exact same spark.

[@ТатьянаК-х6п]

Уникальная, непревзойдённая, великолепная гимнастка! НИКТО не смог за почти 50 лет повторить её элементы! Ольга Корбут - это легенда на все времена!😍🤗❤ A unique, unsurpassed, magnificent gymnast! NO one has been able to repeat its elements for almost 50 years! Olga Korbut is a legend for all time!

[@ИгорьТулаев-г7э]

Все ее элементы много раз повторялись другими гимнастками. Но некоторые были потом запрещены правилами. Например, "петля Корбут". Есть "петля Мухиной", это еще сложнее, с добавлением винта. Сейчас запрещено становиться ногами на перекладину, поэтому исполнить эти элементы невозможно. Еще запрещено, например, сальто в кувырок, см. 1.02. Смертельно опасный элемент. Именно на нем сломала себе шею Елена Мухина, только она делала еще более сложный вариант, чем тут у Корбут, так называемое "сальто Томаса".

[@ОксанаМухина-щ7х]

@@ИгорьТулаев-г7э Ужас 😲

[@juliacarlson6445]

I agree Olga Korbut stands above all other gymnasts & I doubt we’ll see that cheeky smile & genuine enjoyment again. Her grace always stood out & today’s competitors pale by comparison. They’re jerky & sharp & don’t provide the same beauty of grace & pleasure. Even Nadia Comaneci lacked her fluidity. And her bar work was definitely a 10! Wonder what she would be rated today? Love to have judges review her performance today?

[@plastikman6768]

Olga captured our hearts because she kept trying.

[@kikavega]

Olga Korbut cometió el fallo en barras asimétricas en la competición individual all arround en Munich 72 y la verdad es que se merecía ganar, pero nunca hubiera ganado porque los jueces siempre favorecían a Turischeva. Olga Korbut es la mejor

[@greeny7424]

Olga Korbut was from Grodno, a small city near the border with Poland, not from Minsk, a capital of Belarus. Her and my younger brother were practicing at the same gym and were closed friends, and grew up in the same apartment building.

[@ОляЦветочная-в4я]

Гродно - областной центр, не маленький город!

[@JM-fp6pt]

Can you Tell more about her?

[@cschaka1]

PHENOMENAL and BEST performance I've ever seen in gymnastics !!

[@blazeclarke]

Seriously, the Jan and Nelly thing ruins these videos. Absolutely hate it

[@LeCheckmate]

I don't understand why they're even in there. They never add anything interesting and they're not funny whatsoever

[@didimajeed]

There just annoying

[@nataliemeier8640]

whats that?

[@le0nz]

And they are weird colours

[@keiraselia7447]

Nah, it's funny.

[@chalchiucihuatlquetzalaztl1196]

Olga Korbut, la mejor gimnasta de todos los tiempos, revolucionando la gimnasia, gracias a ella, disfrutamos este deporte como ahora lo conocemos, Olga Korbut la reina de la gimnasia artística... no hay otra como ella...

[@aliceamos7070]

Gymnastic was so beautiful to watch back then! It was art!

[@pambeach2311]

Olga korbut was and is the best gymnastics

[@violetwilliamson1300]

Olga Korbut shined a spotlight on gymnastics! She will always be my favorite...unique talent and very captivating!

[@samarez.4030]

Olga was really the first perfect 10 .

[@luiz4430]

ikr

[@Неродиськрасивой-р8и]

Ольга из города Гродно,а тренировал ее Ромуальд Кныш,это они придумали и воплотили в спорте знаменитую"петлю Корбут".Я их встречала несколько раз вместе на улицах нашего города

[@valyavalya2586]

Не хочется о плохом, но тренер вел себя по отношению к юной девочке очень и очень омерзительно, может поэтому у нее плохо сложилась личная жизнь.

[@bayonadennis]

Olga Korbut’s Uneven Bar Routine deserves a 10!!! She should have been the first one to receive it.

[@leampunkt3678]

I could watch her performances over and over. So sweet and perfect, graceful and balletic but strong and very individual. I know that Nadia will be the number one forever in this sport, but Olga made it look so easy and graceful.

[@kindlydude]

And she expressed a JOY that poor little Nadia lacked (probably brow-beaten into perfection).

[@nataljaroslova473]

Никогда не видела таких прыжков с прогибом ласточка одновременно двумя ногами от пола! Это просто невероятно.

[@fattoria_di_bastoni]

Olga is my all time favorite ❣️

[@claudiaprenkert1553]

Today's Olympic women don't even come close to the days of Olga.

[@heobingo]

Others can surpass her regarding technique but none can be as inspiring as her. She's the embodiment of gymnastics

[@Lizzie-ve7kt]

Korbut’s back tuck on beam is even more impressive when you realize that the beam used to be wooden.

[@pdjtw]

She had the best Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, and Floor Exercise! She was the best! And her smile today is still the same!

[@k.petrovic6128]

Two years after the 1972 Olympics she was world champion on vault and she didn't like the apparatus.

[@paulojrneto]

In Munich, the crowd was so distraught with the judges undermarking Korbut in the uneven bars final that the gymnast that followed her, Angelika Hellmann of the GDR, had to perform her exercise with the booing still going on.

[@jimsoper2321]

I was there in Munich. A 9.8 on the bars was disgrace. The crowd was outraged. There was no such thing as a 10.0 at the time, but she was so far beyond everybody else she deserved a 12. It changed gymnastics from being mechanical to a delight. Nadia perfected the mechanical. She could never match the delight.

[@Lady_LC]

@@jimsoper2321 Spot on. Olga personified delight and Nadia never had that 👍

[@leykimayri]

At that time the gold medals were divided. URS had already won others, so this gold had to be given to another country, so Olga got robbed.

[@m.w.3256]

Jim Soper2 do you remember which judge or judges score her low? What an amazing opportunity for you to have witness such a performance!

[@santabarbara2105]

Lady LC Nadia had all: great extensions, Symmetrie and gracious moves! And she made all seem easy, but it wasn‘t. She was a natural talent and beauty, a star! Corbut was very good too! But not all ingredients.

[@ЭдуардПавлов-л1р]

Величайшая спортсменка своего времени. Такой след оставить в истории этого спорта могут только гении.

[@elenajmail1464]

При чем не было истерик,как,если бы Кабаевой не купили золотую медаль

[@АннаК-ж5щ]

@@valyavalya2586 Где Кабаевой или Авериным что-то покупали, и у Авереной просто украли награду да еще и жопорукая роняющая ленту Ашрам, вот это еврейки действительно купили награду просто мерзко!

[@armandogarza5310]

Olga Korbut is the best gymnast ever. She is so strong and graceful, so daring and beautiful. She did the first perfect 10.0 and was not given but just a 9.8. In 1972 she outdo the compretition, she up the ante and create a new dimension in the category. Then in Montreal 1976, she was SUPERB again at the uneven bars. I was just a child when I see her in 1972 and always thought she was an angel. She is a LEGEND. She is the Best of the Best 🌹❤️

[@Oksana7305]

I agree. I much prefer her to Nadia

[@Lady_LC]

Eimeara Stapleton yep, me too. Nadia was all about perfect mechanics. Olga was innovation, charm, and happiness all rolled into one.

[@VanRijn4K]

Yes. Olga performed exercises Nadia couldn't realize. Věra Čáslavská was a forerunner. Nadia Comaneci was a princess. Svetlana Boginskaia was a queen. Olga Korbut was an angel.

[@Oksana7305]

Very true. Don't get me wrong I like Nadia, the way she did handstands on the bar was great but despite people saying her bars was original it wasn't really. The radochla and full turn after the salto had been done before Caslavska used both radochla and full turns. The Comaneci is just another version of the Janz. Nadia was not the first person to do a front salto from high bar to high bar despite her claim that she was. Janz did, Jaeger did with differences in take off admittedly and most recently Elena Davydova admitted she was the first to do the Comaneci salto from a different direction at a soviet competition in 1975

[@loredanad.2483]

Nadia has been declared the best in the world!

[@Sofronis83]

I adored NADIA COMANECI so far for her Elegance.... but now that I saw for the 1st time OLGA KORBUT doing AMAZING NEW moves, I am SHOCKED!!!! Plus she SMILED TRULY all the Time!!! I will watch more of OLGA now! GOD BLESS so that she has LOVE, HEALTH and Teach everything to the OTHER athletes!!! LET'S BE HAPPY for EVERYONE who does GREAT things in Life and Comment on it!!! I Try to Remind the world of LOVE and GOOD deeds!!! ....Sofronis from GREECE [ELLADA]

[@маринаафонасьева]

Привет Софронис из Греции от Марины из России🕊️🤝🤗 Быстрее, выше, сильнее🎉 о спорт - ты ☮️

[@helpinghal]

The original back flip on the uneven bars took place during the Team Competition, NOT in the individual apparatus finals. Other than that😁, this video is accurate, especially in regards to Olga's impact on the sport.

[@vivaspetrov8908]

WOW! Olga Korbut - 10/10!

[@randy4395]

Too dangerous,but yet she did it perfectly.Her score should have been a perfect ten .

[@roxanaramos87]

Puedo ver rutinas en barras paralelas en la actualidad y nadie me ha sorprendido tanto como Olga Korbut . Gracia, agilidad, fluidez y ese flip Korbut 😍 En general la gimnasia de esa época en mi opinión era mejor, ahora sólo son acrobacias y músculos.

[@helenhines2712]

Personally, I think Olga was a little better than Nadia. I think Olga should've gotten the first 10 score especially on that scary uneven bar and the balance beam routine.

[@dolly_dagger]

HKH HKH -> You’re 100% RIGHT‼️

[@chacho761]

The problem is that when since Nadia appeared in 75 and defeated her and Tourisheva in the European championships in Norway ... Neither Olga or Ludmilla could defeat Nadia again ... After Norway, then Montreal ... they Both began to make mistakes every time they faced Nadia .. The unconscious betrayed them ... That "pefect ten" was an injuried en the mind of then both The truth is that Olga Korbut was stronger and more spectacular than Comaneci ... But Nadia executed better... I insist, Olga Korbut is great, she was stronger and more espectacular than no one else en her time, respect ... only respect for her It is my personal opinion... perhaps i'm wrong

[@luiz4430]

@@chacho761 That's true. In '76, she must have gone through some issues that caused her to be overshadowed. But I also think she was definitely the greatest.

[@indiranagaraj4253]

.10

[@Tkimba2]

Lol and what is your competence to say that?

[@bethmaldonado9241]

She sort of somehow stops yet keeps going mid air. Truly spectacular!!

[@melodyjones5305]

Its GOLD STANDARDin everyone's mind still to this day.!!some 40 yrs later how marvelous she was and is.!!

[@mattb8329]

I can’t decide which gymnasts I like the best. I love the grace in the older gymnasts such as Nadia Comaneci, but I also love the power and strength of the newer gymnasts like Simone Biles.

[@arwenevenstar0761]

Matt B As far as floor ex, it’s possible that the Olga generation of gymnasts would have done more powerful tumbling but they had to perform on just a mat on the floor. Today’s gymnasts have the benefit of a floor that has a couple thousand springs under it. That’s what enables them to get the bounce and lift needed to go perform multiple flips and twists. Take away the sprung floor and their routines would look much different. I get what you’re saying, though. I think today’s gymnastics needs a much more balanced approach. Most of the so-called “dance” elements consist of nothing more than waving the arms around (especially on beam), poorly-executed multiple turns with an emphasis on how many can be crammed in but no care taken on quality of execution, and so on. Most of the “dance” elements are jerky and it’s obvious they’ve on,y been put in as filler because they’re required. If the Code of Points was revised to reward female gymnasts for grace, elegance, and actual true dance moves while keeping in the powerful tumbling tricks, I believe it would be a huge benefit to the sport.

[@mattb8329]

arwenevenstar0761 It would be interesting to see what would happen if there was a rule change

[@riabright2815]

Biles is an acrobat. The sport is now destroyed. It's called ARTISTIC gymnastics yet now there are hardly any gymnasts with elegance grace & real artistry.

[@Kknderbueno]

Ria Bright do MALE artistic gymnasts have to dance? No, they don't. Sure, this was nice to look at, but I always thought it was quite silly that the male gymnasts got to do these really cool and powerful tumbling and apparatus stuff while the women have to dance. If you like the more "artistic" stuff, you can still watch rhythmic gymnastics.

[@ZoeF.O]

@@Kknderbueno Whoosh!

[@abcdef5533]

She was a true amazing different gymnastic; she shared a new technical way and very high level ; a true 10 ! More than Nadia .....

[@bernardogarcia1634]

Olga Korbut y otra gimnasta de la URSS revolucionaron la gimnasia, increíbles chicas

[@ruiddd956]

Solo Olga.

[@antoniofedre5923]

Grandissima atleta, che ha trasmesso emozione e sentimento in coloro che la guardavano. Oggi c'è molta tecnica, ma pochissimo cuore. La ginnastica s'è perfezionata moltissimo, ma se non trasmetti niente al pubblico, anche il gesto tecnico più difficile e ardito rimane un vuoto e ripetitivo esercizio di movimento tecnico. Olga Korbut, ma tutta quella generazione di atlete, ha colpito lo spettatore per l'eleganza tecnica dei gesti condita di tanto cuore. E lei in questo era la migliore. Buongiorno

[@frijou]

This is a 10 whether the judges gave it to her or not.

[@lovemecom3832]

I was astonishingly amazed by her routine. In clip 3:38, it seems that Olga had an elastic body.

[@ryanje8147]

Olga is easily my favorite female gymnast of all time....easily.

[@bisayasg5409]

Best of best Olga korbut

[@ОльгаТанаева-ъ7з]

Феноменальная спортсменка!!!!!!!!!!

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

Olga was the best.

[@suzannebaxter2888]

Olga Korbut, Nadia Comaneci, Nellie Kim, Svetlana Khorkina and many many more were my idols growing up I lived and breathed gymnastics but my life in the sport was cut short due to a drunk driver smashing into our car on the way to compete in Wembley, side winded us on the passenger side broke both me legs one very badly and shattered my ankle on my left and dislocated my knee on the right, it was a long and very painful recovery never did gymnastics again, but I still watch it when London hosted the OLympics I got to see the gymnastics. SIMONE BILES no one absolutely no one can match that girl she is phenomenal

[@kindlydude]

That must have been so hard for you. I hope you have found joy in other ways in your life. Courage!

[@amymizuno405]

Olga is the legend 👑 , Elena Mukhina did Korbut flip with a twist on uneven bars, I loved that, inspired with Olga's she made her own Mukhina flip. RiP Elena Mukhina 💐🖤

[@ИринаКириченко-в1т]

Ольна Корбут-это чудо ,это открытие!!

[@cayea4076]

Olga Corbut has moves I've never seen in any other gymnast!

[@НаталияМ-к5т]

какая была красивая гимнастика,,,,,

[@lauralunaazul]

She was AMAZING !

[@louisedurell9612]

You can still see the korbut flip on the beam- she was the first to do back somersault on the beam too and that one not banned 😊

[@zollov]

Настоящая звезда!!!

[@frapsgn2882]

Она большая молодец. Были люди в то время...

[@Chryeon]

uneven Bars routine from Korbut & Comaneci will always be my favourite routine top watch !!

[@nevelaskes6161]

Необычайная харизма и профессионализм!

[@o.o2674]

she's unique, barely any gymnast have.

[@chocdave]

There was no New Life in those days so Korbut's vault and floor scores were added to the scores she had gotten in the team event. She was not third in the all around going into bars, she was leading.

[@ДимаМаксимов-м6э]

Ольга молодец вот так даже шаолинь даже не сможет

[@civisukr3924]

Феномен Корбут показал наивысшую степень коррумпированности и заангажированности судей. Но тогда слово коррупция подменялось понятием ошибка судей. И не надо ничего более выдумывать.

[@elenajmail1464]

Может просто зависть,корпупция уже всюду чтоли мерещится

[@civisukr3924]

@@elenajmail1464 Судьи завидовали Корбут? С какой стати? Неужели потому, что не могли исполнить самый сложный элемент? Вам не смешно? Обыкновенный подкуп. Получили денежное вознагрождение от зинтересованных лиц.

[@ЛюдмилаБеляева-е2в]

@@civisukr3924 Зависть к России, т.е. к Советскому союзу! Неужели непонятно!

[@forward1176]

Полная чушь - все судьи в Мюнхене были на ее стороне, в многоборье она упала на простейшем элементе на брусьях - поэтому и осталась без медали, в отдельных видах на следующий день падений не было и 3 медали в 4 видах: два золота и серебро.

[@АрсенийАндреев-к7к]

Оленька! Ты самая прелестная!

[@deeshumiyas7718]

Omg, she is beautiful ❤️❤️🔥

[@ninthsquarecommunity]

At the time, I swear it was Olga who did it but she was on the beam and positioned in such a way the camera person was looking right at her face as she was bent over and she smiled..am I the only one who remembers this???

[@jillstaley2445]

I remember....why havent they shown that? That was crazy cool.Just amazing.

[@angiequarles9452]

The main thing I learned from Olga, You don't QUIT! SIMONE should learn that!

[@SRunni_]

That was like a time portal jump, you see her on the short bar then suddenly appear on the high bar

[@aleksaleks2652]

И Корбут хороша.. И Турищева...

[@tajalahcarby9858]

the uneven bars she did so good. her trick is looks so difficult

[@giuliorenzobighin8165]

Ricorderemo sempre il suo mirabile elanismo elastico che la portava ad un'esecutivita' d'acchito sorprendente. Superlativa.Bighin Giulio Renzo 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@howardlam6181]

Gymnastics before 2004 was artistic. After 2008, things started to change, for the worse.

[@TheJillscott1]

I remember as a young child watching the 'Korbut' flip. Now i understand why you dont see this move performed in gymnastics today.

[@donemigholzjr.7344]

It was that flip. Everyone was like ... WHAT!?

[@nataliepak2973]

She’s AAMAZING on the bars!!!!!!

[@marcosleon6950]

Para todo el mundo(salvo para los jueces) fue un 10 la rutina de Olga en las Barras....extraordinaria. creo no haber visto hasta ahora una performance así .....siempre Grande Olga Korbut

[@Mikaballet]

Olga was really the perfect !!

[@СамсунгСамсунг-ю2м]

Korbut forever!!

[@alziraneves7235]

Daiane dos Santos' floor routine in Beijing was amazing. A Brazilian gymnast that surprised the world. She even has two difficult movements with her name. We Brazilians are proud of her.

[@missmoxie9188]

I think the reason her crying made her a household name because at the time people thought of Soviets as being mechanical and emotionless. Olga crying showed the world that Soviet gymnasts could be upset and cry over a blown performance

[@natsalta]

Russians and other soviet people are very emotion people

[@OO-5555]

it's stupid that you wrote here.

[@watchgoose]

@@OO-5555 and rude of you

[@jorgesoberanes2378]

Exactly, that was it.

[@chacho761]

Súper gymnastic... spectacular, strong and charmed...

[@Cece-eu7bv]

This is by far the best uneven bars routine of all times

[@whocares1481]

She was better than Nadia! Very difficult exercises,so much creativity/inovation in her work!She risked so much!

[@odenirvinhato]

Olga merecia uma nora 10.0. Os juízes foram severos demais!

[@luiz4430]

Exatamente!

[@ruiddd956]

Os juízes da época viam os exercícios novos de Olga como acrobacias de circo. Não estavam preparados para a revolução que decorria diante dos seus olhos. Ainda antes dos Jogos de Munique, quiseram abolir o mortal na trave, e apenas com a ameaça de retirada de competição da parte da própria Olga, aceitaram manter esse exercício. 4 anos depois, em Montreal, já estavam mais recetivos ao risco. Ainda assim, nenhum 10 de Nadia incluía risco. O 10 no solo de Nelli Kim, sim, porque esta executava o primeiro duplo mortal à retaguarda... Por sinal, Olga sabia executá-lo também.