Nastia Liukin Olympic Trials 2012 - Bars Day 1

Difficulty: 6.500
Execution: 7.550
Total: 14.050
Place: 10

[@juliaarmstrong3632]

everyone is commenting how “she’s too late” or “she shouldn’t have tried coming back” but i don’t think there’s any shame in trying to come back. i think it’s admirable she tried again, especially at the age she was at the time. making it to the olympic trials a second time is something to be very proud of and i think it’s great she gave it a go

[@dropkickmurphy4114]

It's kinda like Shannon Miller trying out for the 2000 Olympics at age 23.

[@hmrhuang]

She didn't "make" the trials, she petitioned and was approved.

[@lorigbasmajian3843]

But the attention was drawn to her when the up-and-coming gymnasts should have been given more attention.

[@rugbyplayer9100]

@@hmrhuang yup! She took Skinner’s spot

[@kjmo10]

I always believed that she could've been waaay better. She started her comeback too late.

[@josephpowers7155]

My heart really goes out to competitors everywhere for those times that they've put in all they had to give and just come up short... I remember Nastias coach with his heart beating out of his chest and already crying saying "World Champion!! I'm telling you!" When she would go on to take all around gold. Moments... some moments will love forever... this was actually one of them to know that she would go from tears of slight pain and more wounded pride/embarrassment, to bounce back with her head held high, silencing any doubts about her place in history forever.

[@soxnation1000]

Makes you realize how hard these routines really are...when she wasn't properly conditioned, she majorly messed up every single bars routine that she attempted.

[@lukeee8927]

this was the closest routine she did all season ppl may say she shouldn’t of came back but atleast she tried and she did her best and theirs nothing bad about that

[@l0velyquiet194]

She wanted to come back too late, she should’ve started when Alicia Sarcromone did

[@hmrhuang]

At that point, it was too late. She shouldn't have even tried, smh....

[@gifthorse9779]

Why did she come back so late? Or did she misjudge herself? I don't understand it. She really had a good chance.

[@rachellraye627]

Prollydrunk maybe she thought she was in better shape than she actually was

[@Constantin9va]

Honestly tho, what would we do without 2012 Nastia?

[@johnluuee]

@@gifthorse9779 she actually explained that she have a shoulder injury which prevented her from getting back to top shape.

[@hmrhuang]

Funny thing, if she hadn't stopped training for so many years, she probably would have made the team as a specialist on bars and beam!

[@Sweetlovewhit91]

For the UB/BB specialist spot I'm sure it would have been between her and Kyla. Glad Kyla made it though

[@lorigbasmajian3843]

Agree

[@bryanthan9363]

@@Sweetlovewhit91to be fair had she started her come back a year earlier, probably would’ve made 2011 worlds and the olympics, her bar routine would have been Inbar half + Healy + ling + Healy 1/2 + geinger Inbar + pak Double front DEEEDDDD - 3.5 + 2.5 cr + .8cv = 6.8, she would’ve been scoring in the mid 15s and a beam in the low 15s too which would’ve been way more competitive than Kyla

[@kevinsam3078]

Thats why she shouldnt have started only a few months prior , she was already a more of an artistic gymnast and even in Beijing and before 2008 she wasnt really known for her endurance and power , especially with her height its hard , her whole bars routine was too much for her , she should have started from the other side of the high bar, only do two pirouettes into the geinger, and take out the tkatchev or connect it to the pak, and only do a double front , it wouldve shortened her routine and give her a chance to make it

[@alinaporter3846]

What do u mean “with her height” she 5 foot 3 inches Kyla Ross is waayyy taller

[@alinaporter3846]

toaster oven “routines are simpler at the college level so you don’t need as much endurance” WAIT. WHAT?! I think the reason it seems that way is because in college the team is made up of people from different skill levels. I have seen a few girls and routines that could definitely podium in the olympics. I kinda don’t understand the what and why of what you are trying to say... because Nastia is average height for a gymnast! Also, I don’t believe she got taller after the Olympics which mean the height is nothing new for her. Hitting her foot on the bar has nothing to do with her height! She hit her foot because she had not been training.

[@GeometricMason]

Nastia has always been one of my favorites, but she should have took her 2008 gold and been done.

[@sophiachiaverini8299]

i agree, but at least she tried. she would have lived the rest of her life wondering if she was capable of going to one more olympics, so im glad that she gave it a shot. if she had started training sooner i bet she coulda had more success, but she would have also had to have changed her entire routine to accommodate the 2012 code of points. her bar routine is way too long and exhausting and does not give her a very high difficulty

[@ljcovey5266]

Or, she should have started practicing sooner. I believe she didn't have many weeks in the gym before this.

[@Biskmut]

She was just not in good enough shape at this point to complete this routine. I know everyone has said this already but if she had started training a few months earlier... 2 clean bars and beam routines would have put some serious pressure on that Kyla Ross spot.

[@nicolahui6069]

honestly still think kyla would have gotten it, the US needed 2 safe routines and kyla always scored at 15 or higher

[@sviggy842]

This is kinda upsetting to watch. They’re trained so hard when they’re young that their body just can’t keep going at the same pace anymore. The culture around training since then has gotten better with pacing gymnasts, and now many gymnasts are continuing elite training well into their 20s. Pauline Schäfer, Ellie Black, Elizabeth Seitz. Gymnasts in their 30s too: Jade Barbosa, Vanessa Ferrari. Gymnasts in the 40s: Oksana Chusovitina … to name a few! Haha

[@kimhorton9836]

I can't even do a somersault, so.

[@pamelaenglish8978]

At what point in time did she think that this was a good idea??

[@szlendak1368]

at the point that it’s better to try and fail than live a shitty life don’t you think ? since you seem to know a lot about this

[@jalencaldwell3108]

thats what i said

[@sophiachiaverini8299]

at least she tried

[@szlendak1368]

yes exactly

[@erinbrown9017]

It looks like she fell on the dismount because of where the mat was

[@trendymaths2467]

Yeah I think she slipped off maybe.

[@NinaZuccaro0824]

No she was supposed to do a half turn

[@lnisme0295]

no she couldnt even get her feet underneath her and couldnt do her half turn, had she done that she would have been further out on the mat

[@TreyParkersBitch]

She done landed on her butt

[@stlouisluv]

😂😂😂

[@EmilyS1234]

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[@ncikdelta7851]

Fuck it hot mess but still got at 14.050

[@pascale_eagles]

when did she think it was a good idea to come back when it was obvious she wasn't ready?

[@JennaLeigh]

It's easy to judge when we're just spectators. Nastia fought through injuries and surgeries....the amount of endurance, physical strength, plus mental stamina required is nearly superhuman. To have only been back in training for 6 months, she was spectacular. She just needed more time. Her legacy is firmly intact, with OR without 2012.

[@szlendak1368]

wtf she do wtf she wants to do

[@Lenlen-ui9nj]

Hi

[@brianekay4149]

Way too out of shape

[@rio-mh6eo]

Nice routine until her pak , after no endurance to finish. How can she imagine to be ready on time? she overestimated herself.

[@corinagrattan1512]

That was a mess...

[@stephens5697]

Coach kissy face ruined all practices

[@treyartemov8974]

I don’t understand why she bent her legs at that handstand, I understand she’s tried but.....

[@rio-mh6eo]

Because she was going to fall the other side.

[@sahaipanton11]

could you do any better

[@treyartemov8974]

Sahai Panton yes

[@EmilyS1234]

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