Nastia Liukin - Balance Beam - 2008 Olympics All Around
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@iluvdance008 жыл бұрын
Almost eight years later and I still come back to this time after time. Feels like the Beijing Olympics were just yesterday. But man Nastia was probably one of the most graceful gymnasts ever.. I'm a dancer and I'm so incredibly jealous of her legs and feet. Her lines are just gorgeous!! She's my favorite gymnast of all time.
@oscarpedroso99588 жыл бұрын
me too! I also revisit Anna Pavlova's floor routine a lot from this particular quad.
@mackenzieziegler35658 жыл бұрын
I think Nastia is so good...But Shawn blew my mind away....
@Tigerheiress8 жыл бұрын
Shes so so fluid! I was watching last night and no one touches her in grace and technique. She might not be super powerful but you cant deny that when nastia was on her game like this night, she was THE BEST.
@iluvdance008 жыл бұрын
Queensofprep870 totally agree. Nastia's amazing!
@mackenzieziegler35658 жыл бұрын
iluvdance00 Nastia is amaing but her lines are more for a dancer,for a gymnast Shawn is perfect....She hαs tuff and strspping legs and amazing spins and she's so powerful...I think that Nastia is awesome but Shawn is even more awsome...No hate please!...MY OPINION...
@JenniferLimjennifer12349 жыл бұрын
She nailed her dismount.
@ryanm91056 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Lim definitely was a graceful ending to her routine.
@illikedance1069 жыл бұрын
She is by far one of the most beautiful gymnasts there ever were
@LETMEINGUYS9 жыл бұрын
You're so right. So elegant. Just like her mother was when she was the national rhythmic gymnast champion. Her mom is so afraid to watch her compete that she didn't even stay in the building to watch her perform. Isn't that crazy?
@ambermeanswell9 жыл бұрын
She is very elegant and graceful but I think McKayla Maroney is even prettier.
@viktoria36398 жыл бұрын
+Amber Means Aliya Mustafina is the most stunning, but i agree, mckayla is gorgeous too.
@angielin14798 жыл бұрын
+girolle01 I feel like McKayla has the legs and could've been a very graceful gymnast like Nastia. But she didn't...
@carliamack23567 жыл бұрын
Mikayla H veg f
@falpalemily12 жыл бұрын
Nastia really deserved the gold. She really brings the "artistic" back to the artistic gymnastics
@Xoojadie6 ай бұрын
Dang this comment is 11 year ago lol time to bring you back to this comment Fr Fr!! Hii
@katiev6787Ай бұрын
It’s certainly more of a power sport now
@oober3690Ай бұрын
I miss that. none of the girls have that elegance 12 years later. Don't get me wrong. Today's female gymnasts are great. But, I miss that elegance.
@Cindee-Schnitman8 күн бұрын
@@oober3690I completely agree. Not very many are that graceful nowadays.
@treebear83648 жыл бұрын
Probably the best Olympic beam routine of all time. Shawn and Nastia were extremely talented gymnasts.
@jackiem37408 жыл бұрын
yes, though I think shawns in the beam finals was better, gabby a close 3rd during the AA in '12. Pretty much the standard for American women.
@Tigerheiress8 жыл бұрын
Shes up there like its nothing
@gaviriak7 жыл бұрын
Laurie hernandez and simone biles are better
@greatvaluebleach65407 жыл бұрын
G Gaviria they're strong gymnasts but they lack grace and elegance in their routines.
@treebear83647 жыл бұрын
I am going to sound pretentious, but Laurie and Simone's routine lack FLUIDITY. Beam is about effortlessly connecting all of your skills with grace. Simone is rock solid on the beam as well as Laurie, but they just don't have that style that Nastia has.
@sheeniebeanie25972 ай бұрын
Nastia was our last truly artistic gymnast. So much beauty and grace.
@OreoOreoCookie2342 ай бұрын
Overreacting
@camiladuh11559 жыл бұрын
No one like her anymore... damnit I miss 2008.
@lynetteprice85192 жыл бұрын
"Wow! Stunning! The best!" says it all for me! No one does it like Nastia! There is a fluidity, wholeness, and grace in her work that is such a joy to watch. The pointed toes, graceful arms, straight legs. I've been watching complicated routines of recent years. Without the graceful dance elements as Nastia mastered, they are missing something...as difficult and complicated as they are.
@scottyunitedboy29253 жыл бұрын
I remember this vividly...I was on holiday in Siesta Key, Florida at the time having a meal at Red Lobster. The entire restaurant went silent during this performance and cheered wildly at the end.
@Cindee-Schnitman8 күн бұрын
That is super cool 😃😃😃
@savannajurist96837 жыл бұрын
Forever my favorite gymnast.
@matthewkretschmer70106 жыл бұрын
Mine too
@handymancandoit5625 жыл бұрын
Savanna I thank God for creating such a beautiful creature like you😊
@WesleyMartt2 жыл бұрын
Nastia ♥️
@hjane68778 жыл бұрын
Love how elegant and beautiful nastias routines are. None of the 2016 gymnasts had routines like hers
@avocate20178 жыл бұрын
I think she was the last graceful gymnast. Sanne Wevers, who won the gold on balance beam in Rio, had a similar style, but she's a beam specialist and was never an all-around contender.
@jgsh80622 жыл бұрын
@@avocate2017 Viktoria Komova?
@JennaLeigh5 жыл бұрын
I could watch her performances ALLLLLL DAYYYYY. Her legs and feet, always such beautiful lines. Such grace and fluidity. When you're truly, TRULY good at something......you make it look easy. She always made this look so simple!
@Cindee-Schnitman8 күн бұрын
When you know: You know 🤘🏻
@thegreenskittle2 жыл бұрын
Her dismounts in this routine and the AA vault were just ridiculously perfect
@Dalahu0111 жыл бұрын
She was such an elegant performer. I'm so sad she retired ! No one can compete with her beauty , elegance , grace , rhythm , and flexibility !
@nathaliexlr89 жыл бұрын
1:32 Gosh, I love that blonde judge. She looks up and smiles when Nastia and Shawn dismount.
@bamboozi8 жыл бұрын
16.125 was the score!!!
@ryuzakisfluffyhair6 жыл бұрын
Thank youu!!
@bowmanwright5326 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Can’t believe they left that bit of info out
@hillem975 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@jenna87325 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@amberosburn29415 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@ryanms007Ай бұрын
2008 was the best year of gymnastics, the competition was so intense and yet, those gymnasts blew it out of the park easily!
@kokolpn16 жыл бұрын
Literally, not to sound creepy... but she has the prettiest legs on a gymnast I’ve ever seen. Her lines are perfection. So beautiful to watch.
@Tigerheiress Жыл бұрын
theyre so long shes like a flamingo up there in her pink leo ❤
@jnoyes81803 жыл бұрын
She was a BEAUTIFUL gymnast. Her mom was a Rhythmic gymnast that’s why she has such beauty!
@reylCHiNoe919 жыл бұрын
19/8/2015 and im still watching this. omg how elegance she was!!
@mysticalmargaret61059 жыл бұрын
+reyl chinoe Her elegance and grace with the possible exception of Kyla Ross is sorely missed in the U.S. program.
@mackenzieziegler35658 жыл бұрын
I think that she is great but Shawn is better....
@reylCHiNoe918 жыл бұрын
MackenzieZiegler yeah i love shawn too. im malaysian but really i love them both back in the day..
@mackenzieziegler35658 жыл бұрын
reyl chinoe Excactly...I wish they could be in team NOW...
@reylCHiNoe918 жыл бұрын
MackenzieZiegler not to mention that both nastia and shawn/s point back in their day were actually higher than the girl who won individual all around in olympic rio2016 currently. haha. so proud of them both. miss them.
@mysticalmargaret61058 жыл бұрын
How I miss the elegance of a gymnast like Nastia. For the USA maybe Kyla Ross comes the closest.
@cgheat23978 жыл бұрын
+Just Being Me365 she is
@AJ-si4he8 жыл бұрын
+Just Being Me365 she means Kyla comes the closet to nastia
@shar-ky37368 жыл бұрын
i guess if u count katelyn ohashi.. she also have beautiful line on beam
@iluvdance008 жыл бұрын
Agreed.. Although I feel like Ashton comes pretty close as well!
@shar-ky37368 жыл бұрын
oh i want add another one! haha. mykayla maroney! watch her on floor 2011. she was elegent!
@laurens74314 жыл бұрын
This and Shannon Miller's 1991 Olympic Beam are my two fave beam routines of all time. GOATs :)
@yamgoo22919 жыл бұрын
That onodi 😱😱 she is so graceful
@Adoginthenight Жыл бұрын
For me anyway, she’s the most elegant, graceful gymnast to ever grace the beam. ❤
@beerandall983110 жыл бұрын
I love Nastia sooo much she is my fave gymnast ever I have watched her routines like 20 times each
@danielletracy940510 жыл бұрын
Congratulations
@beerandall983110 жыл бұрын
Danielle Sprinkles ?
@302512 жыл бұрын
her onodi is insane. you dont even see her body turn. ive never seen anyone do it like her.
@maidacameron40933 жыл бұрын
Great routine with so many beautiful connecting elements. That dismount was everything.
@СветланаМихайлова-с8л4 жыл бұрын
Идеальная гимнастка! Фигура, внешность, линии!!!! Гибкая, растянутая, сильная, резкая и мягкая одновременно!!!.И характер чемпионский!!!!
@proudindian35822 жыл бұрын
Her flexibility is like that of a rubber doll... Balancing is toughest part of balance beam...at time when she was just a little off balance..she just did some moves from her hands ..to make it more beautiful...and the dismount was done with utmost perfection...
@benwu7980 Жыл бұрын
That dismount was ..stunning. Video really needed to include her score.
@danceblues17134 жыл бұрын
Front flip into an arabesque, wow! Flawless grace and line with difficulty and stuck landing too. Awesome 💝
@Tigerheiress Жыл бұрын
i tried this move and its so hard to catch your foot and land! nastia made it look so easy 😢
@gui29805 жыл бұрын
She’s so graceful I can’t stop watching this
@Dannoc1002 жыл бұрын
0:50 is one of the coolest athletic moves ive ever seen
@Tigerheiress Жыл бұрын
the side summi!!
@racheltonner2509Ай бұрын
Pretty cool!
@RajHK83 жыл бұрын
WOW! STUNNING! The best.
@wiscovirgo7 жыл бұрын
It's crazy to me that next year, this routine will be a decade old. 10 freaking years. in my opinion, the 08 Beijing Olympics were the best Olympics of this generation. If your in your early 20s or late teens, chances are the Olympic Games you remember best is 2008 one. such nostalgia!
@Tigerheiress Жыл бұрын
yes!! this games everyone was on point!! so many amazing athletes won gold. life was so simple then
@LoyannParker3 жыл бұрын
I watch this girl's performances so often - and never tire of them. Fluid, flexible, solid, challenging tumbling. She's got it all. Very poised, too.
@laceymarkle72406 жыл бұрын
She is incredible. I got goosebumps watching this. Incredible flexibility, creativity and poise
@rachelyu11479 жыл бұрын
That was a great landing!!!
@shinobitech134 жыл бұрын
I have very fond memories of this Olympics. I was jsut some gamer kid stuck in my room playing counter strike but it was Nastia who let me come out to watch and gain appreciation for the sport. Over a decade later still here.
@harli-in-bloom7 жыл бұрын
This is the most beautiful beam routine ever. Hands down.
@michaelhart728210 жыл бұрын
Simply the best...EVER
@danielletracy940510 жыл бұрын
Then why didn't she make the 2012 team ?
@volleyballfan210 жыл бұрын
Danielle Sprinkles She didn't make it because she waited a long time before coming back. Nastia had to get into incredible shape before this, and she didn't have time. At least with her, she brought home a medal in every event she qualified for (although her bars shouldn't have been since they were ugly).
@Elong.9 жыл бұрын
If she was just s few months younger she could have competed in 2004. She was beating the seniors, with exception to Carly, back then. If only she would have started training earlier for 2012. I would have loved to see her UB & BM again.
@nathaliexlr88 жыл бұрын
+E Long Yup, Marta Karolyi even said back in 2004 that if Nastia had been old enough, she would have put her on the Olympic team, without any question.
@chocolatevodka92268 жыл бұрын
That landing thou
@sofianishimura42319 жыл бұрын
God, we need someone like her back on the American team...all power, no artistry now.
@haleyhamsher6 жыл бұрын
What?
@maggielou179 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh!! She was always one of my favorites, sorry I'm fangirling out!! She was great!!
@triciaclark903611 жыл бұрын
Nastia is so graceful and beautiful while she does gymnastics
@Cristiancruz4245 жыл бұрын
This is still the best beam routine I've ever seen.
@TheRavenWithoutWings6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning athleticism. I remember watching her when I was in high school.
@carloszenon45623 жыл бұрын
Nothing short of grace,beauty and PHENOMENAL TALENT..God bless her
@jjh24562 жыл бұрын
Ok so the score on this was 16.125. In the event final she got a 16.025. There were some slight balance checks but a stuck landing her, but in the event final she was perfect aside from a hop on the landing of the dismount.
@Tomas-ql9yo3 жыл бұрын
She is a beautiful gymnast Looks like a ballet doll
@michaelangel771210 жыл бұрын
Gymnast as it should be full of grace!
@Radiatoron885 жыл бұрын
Give me this kind of balletic elegance and grace every time! Thumbs up for the gymnastics of Nastia Liukin!
@themaximum973 жыл бұрын
no one can do it like her
@snapsbytrav29 күн бұрын
This period was peak gymnastics. The power of modern gymnastics with the GRACE of old.
@TruBlu86 жыл бұрын
I know this was so long ago but I think I have a new appreciation for Nastia. I was always a power gymnast and related more to Shawn, I wanted Shawn to win the all around so bad. I felt so clunky on beam and bars, I think I was jealous of Nastia, which is so weird to say, but hey I was only a teenager, the same age as Nastia actually, damn emotions don't know what they're talking about. Anyway, the point is, Nastia absolutely deserved the All Around gold even though to me she wasn't the favorite at all to win. Love her so much after all these years, so graceful and everything I could never be. What's the walkover thing? Onodi? Gorgoeous, she's such a pro at them.
@ninayang90973 жыл бұрын
She’s really the best. Her moves are so elegant!
@stephensurveski44099 жыл бұрын
My daughter is IN LOVE with Nastia Liukin
@mrparts3 жыл бұрын
The beam routine of a lifetime.
@JJ-zy3zv3 жыл бұрын
Greatest of all time?
@LiLLaLa707 Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@onevision80973 жыл бұрын
The Best. Flexibility, elegance, execution.
@bergercookie6 жыл бұрын
Stunning every single time I was this she’s mesmerizes me !!! Her grace and elegance is so refreshing compared to the gymnast of today . They lack artistry and polish to make the skills flow like Nastia does . No one comes close 💖💖💖💖💖 Queen👑
@gabbyb99393 жыл бұрын
She looks tall too which must make this so much harder, yet she makes it look so easy!
@calebencarnacion49387 жыл бұрын
Her mom’s grave and elegance + her dad’s power= perfect gymnast
@RubenDeAngelo6 жыл бұрын
Caleb Encarnacion R.I.P mom
@undefinedd11475 жыл бұрын
Lmaoo
@milleechi48537 жыл бұрын
Like her style. So good! Ana Porgras, Nastia, Sanne Wevers, Sui Lu... Unique girls...
@jackiem37406 жыл бұрын
Nastia Full Of Grace 💙
@edwardadaba87346 жыл бұрын
Jackie M loooooooool am sure ur a catholic? She is so full of grace
@jackiem37406 жыл бұрын
Its also a reference to one of my favorite movies Maria Full Of Grace
@annamorris70976 жыл бұрын
Her and Shawn are forever my favorites. Saw them in 2008 and will never forget it!
@katjaaaat8 жыл бұрын
she's like a graceful panda
@NJSportsGirl25 жыл бұрын
She's so amazing at what she does and the fact after all these years she still keeps in contact with the sport makes me happy.
@karaamundson39642 жыл бұрын
100. Nastia keeps it fresh and OG, same time
@sylviesalter88523 жыл бұрын
Go Nastia!
@maia9056 Жыл бұрын
Wish she’d one AA and Beam gold.
@sela562jig3 жыл бұрын
I saw this live. Now her and I are in our 30's. Wow how time flies.
@松永理浩2 жыл бұрын
平均台の演技は女性らしさが溢れ出ていて大変好感が持てますね!
@moondriver9559 жыл бұрын
perfection is here!
@jjh24566 жыл бұрын
This is balance beam excellence. This was the best she ever did this routine, and what a time to do it.
@arthurfernandes48242 жыл бұрын
she was on fire that day
@wsuy1436 жыл бұрын
So elegant 😍
@HollyWzy4 жыл бұрын
Let's enjoy the fact that she is so tall and she still do her skills so well.
@raulvega40167 жыл бұрын
I miss Nastia's elegance and majestry!
@ttp519Ай бұрын
Best
@-lemnjell-76973 жыл бұрын
I mentally fell 10 times while watching this 😃
@laurasemethy43146 жыл бұрын
I agree, FOREVER MY FAVORITE GYMNAST. Absolutely beautiful. I keep coming back to these videos. Just amazing to watch.
@adrianmontero87573 жыл бұрын
Reminds me why it’s called artistic gymnastics. Not much of that in todays womens routines.
@brutalplanet17083 жыл бұрын
CRAZY ASS DISMOUNT!!!
@LaotianLover3 жыл бұрын
Best gymnast since Shannon Miller.
@thespunkavenue3471 Жыл бұрын
It's the Russian in her.
@danceballetacro6 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous lines, I remember cheering for her
@kamalgm58275 жыл бұрын
Cat
@lma68083 жыл бұрын
Because of her deftness and gracefulness, i think if she worked for it, she could've made a great rhythmic gymnast too.
@CoachJulie19311 жыл бұрын
The amazing nastia liukin. That was beautiful. Love that onodi combo
@BronwynAlexandriaa3 жыл бұрын
I’ll just be living my day and think about this routine. She’s literally unreal
@kras11810 жыл бұрын
@musicluver093 She definitely has to reset her body after the Onodi before launching her wolf....its slight, but thats why connections are valuable, and they need to be assessed accurately. she has connected way better
@1rolenek10 жыл бұрын
shut up....she is a Champion. Who the hell are you?
@Elong.9 жыл бұрын
I'm sure she was deducted for it genius:/
@1rolenek9 жыл бұрын
Genius is right
@illyriaburkle60037 жыл бұрын
She wasn't actually. Her beam score took a long time and Nellie Kim ended up having the judges credit it so she was given a 6.7 d score, while she usually doesn't get it credited and only has 6.6. But it's not a big deal since it wouldn't have affected the medal rankings here.
@pamelakouzanails67565 жыл бұрын
Wow Nastia came into our salon today so exciting!!!
@shevevero52846 жыл бұрын
The greatest balance beam performance ever, simply flawless!!!
@sophier55089 жыл бұрын
I was always a big fan of Shawn but I must admit she did an amazing job on that day. Her beam routine was very nicely performed.
@messirvoland924429 күн бұрын
Замечательно! Так красиво и грациозно🎉🎉🎉
@TheHannaKristin8 жыл бұрын
Anyone knows Whitney Bjerken? She is a young gymnast and KZbinr and I bet she is going to be on the Olympic team some time in the future...she is pretty graceful too, has long legs...she sometimes reminds me of Nastia...
@Elong.6 жыл бұрын
TheHannaKristin Whitney's toe pointe and leaps remind me of Nastia:)
@idkwhatmynameshouldbelmao43096 жыл бұрын
I know whit
@xliams_little_spoonxz58145 жыл бұрын
Yeah Whit's amazing
@mingjiama22115 жыл бұрын
OMG Yassss Whit is AMAZINGGGGG!!!!
@hanhanlon4441Ай бұрын
She's amazing. Very clean and precise delivered with grace.
@faeryquene11 жыл бұрын
She's graceful partly because of genes but she had great training early on. 1996 Olympic AA Champion Lilia Podkopayeva was also graceful and elegant but she is a shorter, stockier body type. Grace has little to do with your build. If you are trained right, especially with lots of ballet work at the barre you can't help but look graceful and elegant with beautiful toe point.
@familyentertainmenttelevis83274 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous
@vernseou57553 жыл бұрын
she had like the most perfect competition day she deserved that title
@Erin.Robertson098 жыл бұрын
How was this 8 years ago😭😭😭
@RachelAllenMusic8 жыл бұрын
Right??? I'm coming back to this as a 19 year old after watching Rio and I distinctly remember watching this all-around final as an 11 year old, biting my nails and hoping she and Shawn did well. It feels like yesterday 😭
@Erin.Robertson098 жыл бұрын
+Rachel Allen Music god I was only 7, seems just like yesterday 😂