Olympians Nastia Liukin & Jordyn Wieber on Body Pressures in Gymnastics | Pretty Unfiltered

[@demetriromano565]

Great interview. I'm glad they picked two beautiful, talented, and successful gymnasts with different body types- Jordyn's always had a thicker and stronger frame while Nastia's lighter and thinner- and show how both of them can do amazing things.

[@brianlau7827]

Jordyn talking how Nastia was her idol was so adorable. I'd definitely would be having butterflies in my stomach if someone told me I was their role model growing up!

[@miakodayazzie6389]

I loved how Nastia talked about the double standard with skinny shaming because it's so true!! Love both these girls!

[@tracyolson2739]

I wish Jordyn would have been able to talk more.

[@aalvarezero]

Agree

[@pme8370]

Yeah Jordyn does have a lot to say but she’s more introverted. Its not a bad thing at all it’s just more difficult for her to get a word in. I think she’s blossomed a lot even since this interview.

[@sophier5508]

I like the interview, Nastia is doing so well. I wish the journalist had enabled Jordyn to express herself a bit more.

[@Elizabeth-lv3vh]

It’s sad how some of the comments on this video are celebrating one women while criticizing the other women. Both are such amazing role models and women for girls all around the world and they both brought up excellent points. We should be able to celebrate strong women without pitting them against each other! Thanks for such a great video! I loved how authentic the questions were.

[@Angel-xe2tl]

Im a swimmer, When I grew legit 4 inches. I could not do my butterfly right at all! So cool to see that other people who did sports and went through puberty had challenges too

[@Ladydi1780]

Great interview! Thank you for putting this together.

[@KirbieJohnson]

Thanks for watching!

[@sweetpjeb23]

Nastia Liukin is so beautiful as a gymnast. Her grace and elegance is so amazing that I can't even hate her out of jealousy. She's a beautiful woman, as well. Such an inspiration.

[@kikiwilenchik5366]

I don't remember anyone ever saying Nastia was too skinny. If anything, it was celebrated because it was easier for her to swing bars and do an extremely difficult routine that kept up with the Chinese gymnasts, and she really excelled on beam. Sure she couldn't do the powerful backwards tumbling, but instead her routine was difficult front tumbling passes. They did call her fragile though, which she was because it took her a while to recover from injuries.

[@unknown-lf6zx]

I think it’s now. When she was a gymnast she was thin but now it’s concerning looking . Hopefully she’s ok bc shes awesome

[@piscea0229]

@@unknown-lf6zxagree. She’s definitely scary skinny. She’s beautiful, however, she looks so frail.

[@mocneeuq]

But Nastia's body did not change much. She still is skinny as when she was a gymnast compared to Jordan or Shawn Johnson for example whose body really changed.

[@colormyworld249]

She kept fit. I', sure it was very difficult to maintain. Especially when you go from working out 8 hours a day to 0

[@kikiwilenchik5366]

She might be on a wedding exercise regimen/diet right now , but she still went through a period where her body filled out and went a bit haywire. Eventually your body adjusts. Gymnasts are short, and when you gain a lot of weight but no height, you may look "big" even if you are just going through very normal body changes that come with puberty.

[@sashababy6060]

She has eating issues, you can tell by her thinning hair and receding hairline. some of her Instagram pics are scary. She needs more nutrition.

[@colormyworld249]

Sasha Baby That is a huge misjudgement on your part. Her hair and hairline have looked like that since she was 8. It is simply like that, unfortunate, but what she was born with. She is still very beautiful though, those Russian genes are strong

[@carolinebryant3052]

Sasha Baby She does look very skinny, but also, look at her mother. She has that same long, skinny body type.

[@makeupanddance1548]

I absolutely love this interview! As a dance I have to wear a leotard for over twenty hours a week. Sometime it can be hard, not just for stronger girls but for thinner girls too. People always have an opinion about your body no matter your body type, and I think we need to stop judging people because of their bodies.

[@oscarellenius2007]

Isn't it quite similar in many ways for dancers as for gymnasts? I haven't done either. But to me in some regards the culture around it. The stupid amount of training, the weight picking, the demands on technique?

[@grayskindablue]

I love that skinny shaming, the equally painful reverse was pointed out. ✨ Really love hearing where amazing athletes have gone years later. And it’s so interesting to hear other people with similar experiences, but who’ve gone so far in their careers, because with gymnastics and dance you’ve peaked as a teen and your career is usually done by 21, 22, often younger. So growing up so quickly in some ways but then having to grow up in so many others after you retire is a really interesting perspective.

[@cassie4965]

Its painful but not equally. Fat people will always have it harder. Our culture adores skinny people for the most part

[@sandraevangelista601]

Wow this was so amazing! Those were some great answers! Way to keep inspiring people even years after the Olympics just by being yourselves! Such positive role models for women! I love it ❤️

[@ivanliukin9956]

These two Anastasia and Jordyn are the bomb

[@athzirigutierrez]

This was genuinely a really good interview

[@caligal1090]

i eally love nastia's outfit

[@Tinkatat84]

As someone who is an AVID US Gymnastics fan this was amazing. Totally geeking out over here.

[@imshook3695]

They didn't answer the body hair question and I've wanted to know for years!!! 😩😩😩

[@donaldholderdoc2910]

Great interview. God damn. If anybody finds Nastia Luikin or Jordan Weiber fat, too thin or just "out of shape" they are 2000% delusional! These 2 are absolutely gorgeous. Love, love, love Jordans gorgeous long brunette hair and THAT SMILE is fabulously heart stealing. Nastia is just plain model drop dead Gorgeous period!❤️ I love how opposite they are. Dark hair, darker makeup and skin then bling with light skin and make up. Loved "Trip over air"! Sounds like me. Hilarious Kirbie!🌹

[@CourtneyK87]

Love Nastia's jeans

[@ElenyM]

Great interview and questions!

[@KirbieJohnson]

Thank you!

[@claybae958]

Would it have been too much to ask for Nastia to let Jordan speak in this damn interview

[@sonjaemery]

My thoughts too

[@Keepinitreal55]

Is this a Nastia only interview?

[@danceballetacro]

They are such positive influencers! Love them

[@CourtneyK87]

Nastia said she hit puberty after the Olympics. She was 18 in the olympics. Maybe she misspoke, and I know what sports do to girls bodies, but wow. I can't imagine that

[@user-kh9ki3kq8m]

Courtney Kolenda gymnasts dont hit puberty like other normal girls. It also stunts their growth which is why gymnasts are typically so short, even men.

[@ЕкатеринаАкатьева-б8б]

That’s normal, in elite rhythmic gymnastics girls usually get period when they are 16-19

[@betsyross9503]

Nastia likely had protection from Larry because her dad was her coach and her dad was allowed to be present. The other gymnasts’ parents weren’t allowed to hang around.

[@nicolemerkel1331]

why was he allowed to be present? if he was the coach why wasn't he allowed to be present for anyone else?

[@marypagac305]

So actually, no, the suggested probability that Nastia was safe from Nassar bc of her father isn’t supported by any evidence that I know of, and in fact I’m highly inclined to believe that she, too, was a victim. If you listen to the 9 part multiple-award-winning podcast “Believed,” reported and narrated by two young Michigan Public Radio journalists, a stunning and masterful piece of reporting which is a collaborative effort of MPR and NPR, there is much attention paid to the fact that many, if not most parents WERE in the room at least on some occasions -and many on multiple occasions- _AS_ Nassar “treated” these girls and young women, that is, while he molested/assaulted them, and the unimaginable horror they (the parents) felt as they learned -often years later- and processed that he did his thing WHILE they were in the room. I won’t explain, it’s easy enough to look up, as there are many sources for this info besides the podcast. But the podcast really is the best way to hear the full story of these girls’ experience, and how MSU and the gymnastic and Olympic committees involved allowed Nassar to continue his crimes for over 20 years after he was first reported. Also, parents should always be allowed to be present when a minor child is being seen by a doctor for anything, for exactly this reason -to act as a chaperone; but this was quite a unique case in that he was able to hide what he was doing from the parents as they sat there, and even made small talk with them. It is also unlikely that Nastia’s father was able to protect her since we know he molested his close friend’s daughter from the age of 6-12. You can find the podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts, I highly recommend it.

[@lisal5718]

Maybe they were safe because so many of the girls were coached by their parents ( Nastia and Chellsie from their dads and Jana Bieger had her mother around). In such a toxic and pressured environment girls might not tell their coaches but they would definitely tell their coaching parents and Nassar might have assumed that.

[@240iBMW]

Betsy Ross Nastia Did say in an interview that she was not abused. She said she never saw the doctor. Her Dad took care of her issues

[@valeriekissass765]

@@marypagac305 Nastia was safe because everyone knew Marta was breeding her father for the role of Marta.

[@deborahzukoski9000]

It’s interesting to see the different body types showcased in gymnastics.

[@JoleneDaviesITKWJ]

Everyone needs to remember that Nastia is also a broadcaster, so she does this a lot.

[@They.Call.Me.Nicole34]

I love Nastia! I love her work especially BARS!!!...🤗❤️ Ono's, and Healey's, and Stalder's.. Oooh MY!!....😮🤗❤

[@mlalgeo81]

How about we let Jordyn talk some more? 🙄

[@cookieaddictions]

Okay but I wanted to actually hear about the hair removal! I assume they all do laser hair removal??

[@sofialloret7476]

Why would assume that?

[@janetslater129]

Knowing that many super competitive gymnasts hit puberty later on in due to their training demands, it's very possible they may not have pubic hair until later on. Otherwise, I would think they would do the usual hair removal techniques, just like anyone else who does it.

[@rach_laze]

Waxing is the norm, and if you can't manage that removal creams, I was an elite gymnast, I got boobs early and started my periods at a normal age then stopped as training intensified but even now I still have very little body hair it just didn't really grow in all that much, hope that helped a bit with the question, other than the boobs it's the norm for my other gym friends too

[@Isabella-zk1ev]

I’m a gymnast so I wanted to know to 😂

[@beckysberries4441]

cookieaddictions Same, i need to compete in a month and idk what to do

[@savyonwilliams6999]

Do u guys know Michael? Is he here? Nastia is hilarious to me!!! She is also MY all around Olympian because I graduated high school that year!!! So I always name her as one of the BEST things to happen that year!!! Jordyn!!!!! I would have been so afraid to compete against her. That power is crazy!!!!!

[@olgaszoke9241]

These two are very strong mentally

[@itsamystery1212]

I really wanted to enjoy this but two things: 1. Like are there like anymore possible like ways to like include like the word like in a like sentence? And also i disagree that Gymnastics is a male dominated sport I bet if you asked 100 random people to name 5 gymnasts off the top of their head they would name mostly if not all women. I love them both as gymnasts so i still have huge respect for these young women, maybe it was the interviewer that pushed my buttons. sorry

[@KirbieJohnson]

I'm sorry if that come out wrong - we talked about how gymnastics is one of the rare sports where it is female-dominated, so I was asking for their advice for those women who participate in male-dominated sports. I think that part of the convo was left out so I wanted to clarify!

[@itsamystery1212]

I totally appreciate that clarification. That's the kind of message I want to hear! Gymnastics is such a physically demanding sport it's increadible to see how strong young women can become with some passion!

[@isabellaleach9635]

Well the men’s team didn’t win gold

[@harharchris]

Most of the time it is women who criticize other women and not the men. Whenever I watch Nastia, all I can see is how focused she is/was during the competition. I don't even think she's a robot in real life when she's not showing emotion.

[@johnstollsteimer1083]

When is Nastia’s baby going to be an Olympic gymnastics champ?

[@elorahancock3581]

Nastia has a baby?

[@kikismiley11]

When I hit puberty, I had my first circus show and I hated my costume because it was so thight fitted and you could see my “breasts“ so, I changed the costume, we were Arabian dancers so we just made a vest and a bellydancersskirtthing out of a sheer textile and then I was confident enough to dance over the rope 😅

[@eveechi49]

I loved this

[@CincinnatiRon]

Love Nastia's cool lacy top

[@veronicayoung2489]

Wow Nastia, great way to monopolize the interview! 😉

[@justcallmejess7294]

I wish people would understand the skinny shaming is just a bad as fat shaming. It isn't fair

[@H1982-i3d]

They look perfect they look like models.

[@Sydneyn396]

October 30th, happy birthday Nastia!!!

[@orphanedhanyou]

I think there is plenty of stereotyping of the 'b*tchy girl', but I also think there are plenty of times I've watched sports - with boys as well - where I feel I could easily tell which ones had a bad attitude vs those that were focused. There's a difference in being solemn, focused, in the zone vs seeing some athletes make rude faces, kind of stomp off, or even throw things.

[@Raven-ll9lm]

*cough* Khorkina *cough*

[@UOGMathRoden]

Maybe this is a stupid question, but why don't they have the sport wait til they are fully grown and then compete? You know - WOMEN's gymnastics. We have had many women compete successfully fully grown - women in their 20s. Isnt Simone Biles in her 20s and fully grown? Look at Boginskaya at the 1996 European Championships waant she 23 and absolutely fit and beautiful to watch.

[@Saraseeksthompson0211]

I love Nastia but man she talks so much! Haha she’s so great but she talks a lot. Lol but she says so many wonderful things.

[@Sarina-hi2op]

Josephine Anne Weigers well she is on the interview to talk. 😂

[@sonjaemery]

@@Sarina-hi2op she didn’t let jordyn get a word in!

[@kalik5665]

Wait so they never answered body hair. I’ve always wondered that too. Being a dancer we always worried about that. Gymnast seem like they don’t even have any. Lucky

[@anovemberstar]

I've been watching loads of old gymnastics videos online of world champs and Olympics - and going back to the 1990s all the gymnasts look emaciated, pale, thin and unwell. NOWDAYS, and i think its due to raising the age limit to 16 for Olympics - gymnasts are older, their bodies stronger. Look at Simone Biles, prime example. There are still gymnasts that look a bit too thin, but less so than before. I think if they raised the age again, to 18, it woudl only be better for gymnasts in terms of healthier bodies. Stronger healthier bodies = more amazing gymnastics (simone!)

[@azmadkareem4782]

Agreed. So that gymnastics can be a longer career for these athletes. And those below 18 can compete in juniors

[@cassie4965]

Thanks to Nastia Liukins dad being ousted. He encouraged eating disorders in the sport

[@akawhippy]

But rhythmic gymnasts do wear heavy makeup.

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

A question I've always had: are leotards required in WAG competitions or could they wear other things?

[@dianamelissaperezrobinson8998]

Fun Facts they are required

[@ps.feelgood]

Thanks so much for finding that out!

[@wandadelrio3337]

i looked the code and i got the idea they could also wear unitards, and tights under the leotard, but i ve never seen anyone in elite wearing em

[@MajahetBijtje]

wanda del rio you are right. They could wear a unitard, but most of these girls are so used to wearing just a leotard, it's normal.

[@ch_rrysauce1892]

What about Shawn Johnson?!

[@DianaGarcia-cf5ex]

Jordy 🥰

[@brianpatterson1827]

They are even more beautiful! Females are too hard on themselves.

[@marcushamner5994]

They are so attractive. I might sound old fashion, but they are all beautiful😍😘🤙🏾

[@cf4880]

they must be intelligent, so why is the word like put in every other word? was it a fall they had in gymnastics?

[@ADEAL918]

cf often that has nothing to do with intelligence, it just has to do with speaking off the cuff. If someone doesn't fully gather their thoughts before they speak, they end up with fillers (like, um, ah, etc.)

[@deenibeeniable]

Great interview? But please? Stop ending every single sentence with a question mark? I just can't stand it? I wonder what it says about women who phrase everything as a question, as though they need approval for everything they say.

[@ashketchum1377]

I must say shawn johnson and simone bules are two female athletes that didnt have the “resting/concentrating bitch face”

[@lewisovhebn]

this lighting is NOT homophobic.

[@cassie4965]

Kinda weird to interview Nastia on this subject. Her father enforced eating disorders in many gymnasts, and Nastia can't hold her dad accountable for anything and is delusional

[@jero4733]

Beautiful women of gymnastic talent?...Nastia Liukin is just my American Russian Beauty gold champion!

[@Tintenfischchen]

I personally don't think that women and their bodies are judged more and/or harsher than men and their bodies. Both sexes feel the pressure to fit a certain look, in everyday life as well as in gymnastics. Good interview though, even if I disagree with one thing ;)

[@tosh4771]

Women just talk about it more. Men tend to keep it to themselves, even if they feel the pressure because it's seen as weak to say you're body conscious.

[@sashababy6060]

Wow. Then explain why eating disorders plague far more women than men. Women are judged far more critically. Take a look at Hollywood. Men keep working after 45, women dry up. You need to open your eyes Violet.

[@Tintenfischchen]

We don't know (yet) why eating disorders occur more in women. There are genetic components (studies with identical twins prove that) as well as environmental influences. Eating disorders are far more complicated than "I wanna look like a model, so I stop eating". There's most probably also a big number of men with eating disorders who never get diagnosed and therefor don't appear in those statistics. As Tosh said, men tend to keep things like that to themselves. A man suffering from anorexia or bulimia is far more likely to be seen as weak or even laughed at when they do talk about it. And what is 'women dry up' supposed to mean? Most people don't work in Hollywood, so what happens there is not representative of the whole population. I know a lot of women older than 45 and they go to work, just like the men do. Sure, some are housewives and caregivers for their children, which is totally fine too. Oh, and my eyes are wide open, thanks.

[@KirbieJohnson]

Thank you for watching! and I totally understand your perspective.

[@Tintenfischchen]

You're welcome 😊 Thank you for understanding my perspective! I feel like nowadays a lot of people can't handle the fact that others have different opinions, so it's always nice to see that there are still reasonable people who don't call you names for disagreeing with them...🤔 😝

[@thestar8404]

💝💝✨✨

[@jeffgreen3376]

Nastia sure did hog that interview.

[@elenajoseph6630]

Jordyn is more of a silent leader. At least that’s what I noticed while watching her coach the UCLA gymnastics team

[@KirbieJohnson]

As the host, I can say both had equal share of the interview. Remember that this video was edited for length - we had at least 45 minutes of footage!

[@ettena93]

That's not very nice. You could have made your point across witouth calling her a sabotager and anorexic bitch... and receding hairline? She's got a large forhead and had slicked back ponytails for years, ofc that does something to the hair roots. I believe all gymnasts are a bit of attention whores (like you put it), you gotta be a bit of a showoff to make it in that sport.

[@sashababy6060]

All gymnasts are attention whores??? LOL, you're officially no longer taken seriously.

[@jeffgreen3376]

I wouldn't go that far, Sasha. smh I do think she was slightly over-rated as a gymnast though. She crashed and burned in her last Olympic appearance, if I remember correctly. But an "anorexic bitch" and a "sabotager"? I certainly wouldn't call her that.

[@superfitkentucky4869]

As a man, I disagree completely with the comments about serious and focused women come off as 'mean', while serious and focused men come off as 'business as usual' I have been accused of being mad, rude, and stuck up from being serious and focused. I always found this offensive and unwarranted, so it's definitely not just the ladies. FYI

[@jrg305]

Why are there never any questions like around 11:00 to men in women dominated sports and careers? Tired of being overlooked and ignored here. It is THE SAME THING BEING A MINORITY IN AN OTHER SEX DOMINANT FIELD... Nah we are all just gay and funny to not take seriously. Not.

[@JoshuaFazeli]

God you guys: get a hobby.

[@T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.]

these women cared more about their appearance than their gymnastics performance

[@dpaul470]

My name is Hitler?

[@jetmech9287]

What is this nonsense about viewing gymnasts different when they are focused? I know literally no one that does that. Literally - no one has ever said anything negative about a gymnast looking focused and intense. How could they not look that way in something like gymnastics where it's so difficult. This just seems to one of those things that is either made up or blown up because a couple internet trolls said it.

[@Likewhoa300]

NASTIA: " It's just as hurtful if someone tells you that you're overweight and just as hurtful if someone tells you that you're underweight." Reality check: No it isn't. I'm not saying it wasn't hurtful to you, I'm sure it was, but there are WAY more negative connotations associated with being overweight than there are with being underweight. You need to check your thin privilege. Also maybe you should have given Jordyn a chance to speak on this instead of bulldozing her.

[@marinaplana7669]

Elizabeth Hirsch-Tauber To her, telling that she was underweight and that she was not going to be able to chase her dreams... I think its a different situatiom than the one in "normal" life... Telling someone they are overweight is bad, of course, but telling a gymnast that she is underweight and wont be able to succed, its litteraly telling you: you will totally fail in your ideal life, its impossible...

[@DianaPeixotoSunShine]

That's really not true, it's exactly the same, when people tell you that you are overweight/underweight it hurts the same. If you already know that you are and people keep telling you that, it's really bad

[@janetslater129]

It is just as a hurtful as you haven't been in the their shoes. It's not a privledge (although society has been beating this into our heads for years), it's science. Some bodies are just naturally thin, while other bodies are naturally bigger. Trust me, it's sometimes very tiring to have comments made about my body when I don't ask for it, especially from random people that I don't know. Random people don't know the whole picture on why a person is thin. A thin person can be someone who is taking chemo for cancer, or recovering from some other major surgery that resulted in a lot of loss of weight and muscle tone for all we know. So, unless you're a medical professional, it's best to keep one's comments about someone else's weight to yourself. If you are a medical professional, then don't be a jerk, and treat your patient with dignity and respect.

[@ChaiLatte13]

Thin privileged? What in the world? I think you have resentment in your heart towards those who are thin. Being thin isn't always healthy or good either. My husband is very thin and his family always made snide comments towards him and also towards me which bothered him deeply. Sometimes they would ask me if I was even feeding my husband and other things like that which were cruel and unnecessary. It absolutely is hurtful when you are eating constantly and yet can't gain weight at all.

[@claudiahenson2628]

that was really rude btw

[@anovemberstar]

and yes, Nastia looked too thin and unwell for a lot of her earlier comps for sure.

[@TheZekedurham]

Ugh. I quit watching after the "men vs. women in their zone" conversation. Women's gymnastics is cuter - they talked about hair and make up and presenting yourself. Their leotards are way more flashy than the general blah outfits of the men. They dance during the floor routine. Men don't. They are elegant on the floor and beam. Men aren't required to be. So yes, given all of that, the contradiction of being focused while being cute and flashy IS more noticeable. It's not bad or wrong. it's just different.

[@PhenixJoe]

Jordyn turned into a linebacker version of Bette Middler.