Kristie Phillips - 1988 US Nationals Floor Exercise

Gymnastics - Kristie Phillips - 1988 US Nationals Floor Exercise

[@amrose4214]

Her bio clock is ticking geez they really roast her in commentary that year. She gained weight and height. Like her puberty stage was broadcast on tv.

[@amrose4214]

I remember watching this when it aired but they all they talked about was her body changes and its hurtful like they were talking about like she was a has been. No wonder she left the spotlight 4 a long time.😐

[@orlyswa76]

@FL74USA Thank you very much!

[@s.j.johnson1961]

The point they were trying to make is that she had a growth spurt, and that’s an adjustment for any gymnast. She is not fat and never should have been made to feel like she was.

[@amrose4214]

The music here ehh she so much more fun to watch when she has fast upbeat tempo music. Yeh the audience can clap along to this classical piece, Bella probably chose it for her since he was prepping her for the Olympics games that year and everyone knows international judges seem to like classical ballet floor routines to score better. The announcer ugh is like her bio clock is ticking here almost like saying she just hit menapouse of her puberty body changes is so disgusting they raking her over the coals. I can not see much changes in her body she tumbling just as well. All the other gymnasts were not poked at as much Christie was that year. She went back to Bela to train again.

[@jamesadamos62]

She went back to her old routine from 1987 and scrapped the routine she learned at SCATS. This music probably suited her because of the slower tempo would not overly exhaust her. She was barely eating anything, maybe lacked energy, and the reason why they decided to water down her last two tumbling passes.

[@teddybears4life240]

WOW. MEMORIES...BELA'S GIRLS RULE!

[@ProfFibi]

Ew why do they keep going on and on about her body wtf

[@orlyswa76]

whats this music???

[@cxlb333]

WHat was her last pass? triple or double?

[@maxglendale7614]

Double.

[@metsdudenj]

A double, she never could do a triple, which is why she got a 9.45

[@metsdudenj]

U see Missy Marlowe falling off the beam in the background

[@metsdudenj]

She was so bad on beam, but luckily she held it together in Seoul on the optional beam

[@sallydaniel1023]

metsdudenj She didn't compete in Seoul

[@lvega5606]

@@sallydaniel1023 yes she (Marlowe) did

[@susanalfieri4487]

I'm glad you identified--I was trying to see who that was on beam. But as soon as I read your comment, I said "yup!" I always loved Missy. And Kristie too, of course.

[@candicearlebemus9278]

She NEVER would have gotten a medal at 88 olympics with routines like that. Just compare with Silivas.