Aliya Mustafina becomes Balance Beam Champ - Universal Sports

www.UniversalSp... 2013, Antwerp, Belgium, the 44th FIG Artist Gymnastics World Championship, Aliya Mustafina (RUS) won with a score of 14.90 over Americans Kyla Ross and Simone Biles. Mustafina also took home bronze in the Uneven Bars. (Call your TV provider to watch full events on TV and on the web.)

[@pedrocastro882]

When you were 8th in qualifications but 1st in final.. Aliya things 👑

[@gaodrob7938]

Liu Tingting things now !

[@gaodrob7938]

@Chanel Oberlin Yes !

[@prajaktapendse7310]

@Chanel Oberlin even Aliya didn't think she would win. She said it in an interview after the medal ceremony

[@minion0777]

When you are not only overrated, but also oversvorted!!!....That's why!

[@ncikdelta7851]

Love you all

[@pappysprite]

Everyone calls her a diva when in reality she is one of the most gracious around. She said in an interview she was shocked and never imagined she would win the Gold on this event. She also showed so much sportsmanship at the Olympics consistently giving thumbs up to competing gymnasts.

[@matheusborges9341]

pappysprite the americans are generally divas, not her. Oh, her teammate, Komova, was a diva in 2012 hahah

[@jfm14]

@@matheusborges9341 I don't think most of the American gymnasts are divas either. People tend to project their own attitudes and nationalistic ideas onto athletes, it seems.

[@jfm14]

@Vanilla Snow Celtic babi What's wrong with projecting, lol?

[@gracier2718]

Mustafina is my favorite russian gymnast. Her grace, poise, and cheering on other people even if she doesn't get a medal or is in 2/3rd. In the 2012 aa olympics she was happy with 3rd, her teammate, however, showed very poor sportsmanship.

[@minion0777]

Ask her COACHES how difficult is to work with her and you will understand.

[@edward8489]

So she has basically earned a world championship medal in every event throughout her career. This is remarkable especially because the balance beam was the only event in which she did not medal in 2010, then she comes back and gets a gold medal. The mark of a true champion.

[@anastasiapanovic9992]

yes

[@bubbles310]

and the fact that on what ever score she receives she always looks happy:)

[@minion0777]

@@bubbles310 Mustafina being happy with the judges a s their scoring? What gymnast are you talking about?? Lol!!

[@minion0777]

And she has 25 gold medals like Simone, right?

[@flfm6736]

@@minion0777 lol why your comments are so irrelevant? Nobody talked about Simone. You sound so salty smh

[@CodySDivineCreators]

Only Mustafina could manage a gold medal on her worst event. She's a tough girl very strong minded and determined against all odds.

[@vettegaddia6234]

Cody S. Are you kidding? She is fantastic on beam, if there's an area where she is weak, that would be V and FX. If she hits beam, she can beat the Chinese.

[@CodySDivineCreators]

She is fantastic. I call it her worst event because this is the only event she hasn't won a world or olympic medal on until here.

[@CodySDivineCreators]

And by far her least consistent throughout her career span

[@CocoCosmic1]

Vette gaddia Um unlikely. She's inconsistent on beam. Her worst event definitely. This is the first medal she's ever won at a worlds/olympics on beam. She didn't even make finals in London. Yet she has a world AND olympic medal on floor as well as a silver medal on vault. Mustafina is amazing but you can't count on her to win gold on beam. Bars is another story. Brilliant there.

[@vettegaddia6234]

***** I don't think Mustafina's weakest event is beam. Her weakest event is definitely V. There is no way she can win gold in Worlds on V without an Amanar. On beam, she can do a very nice double turn, Arabian 1/2, and even a very flexible Switch leap Ring to rival the Chinese. And if she connects her Onodi, she can be fantastic on beam. Of course, she rarely hits every element on Beam. But who ever does? Maybe Yang Bo in her prime.

[@GeniusDolphin]

She has AT LEAST a Silver in ALL the apparatus at the worlds. CRAZY

[@minion0777]

And she has 25 gold medals like Simone, right?

[@sgeetha7350]

@@minion0777 no one said anything about Simone here. Don't get triggered!

[@minion0777]

@@sgeetha7350 Never said there was anything said about Simone in here. Lol!

[@gabriella7140]

@@minion0777 babe you have problems

[@dejosss]

Mary Marro ...irrelevant

[@alp196]

i always liked Russian women gymnasts because maybe their tough mentality or elegant and discipline behavior but for Aliya doesn't matter for me at this point she win or loose she is The champ in my heart and i am saying this deep inside the my heart love you and wish you the BEST ALIYA

[@minion0777]

She is the champ in your heart. In reality, Simone is the real champ!!😂

[@gabriella7140]

@@minion0777..

[@maia9056]

Mary Marrero Well Mary, she’s a double Olympic champ and has 7 Olympic medals and 12 World medals. She’s a different gymnast, who actually mentioned Simone? Aliyas a tremendous gymnast and will always be champion.

[@arlobennett8504]

Most beautiful woman on Earth, clearly.

[@georgefrank7405]

yeah. She's extraordinarily beautiful.

[@eurekamreum5458]

Indeed

[@afridgetoofar1818]

She's my Queen and I'm her servant.

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

I love the makeup color coordination! Also fantastic gymnastics

[@Janellabelle]

Mustafina's makeup always looks great. 💄💋👑

[@umutcanakar5983]

Yes Aliya Mustafina so beautiful makeup

[@Andrew-pf5fj]

I really don't see where the 1.1 in deductions came from. I think the judges were a little harsh as she was first up, but this was nearly perfect.

[@jboww2121]

it pisses me off because i think judges just take off a point right off the bat. clearly there aren’t 1.1 points in deductions but judges nowadays basically make it so that nearly perfect routines don’t exist, when obviously they do. they took a point off right away, and if it’s a horrendous routine, they only take a little more off, like 1.8 points or something. it basically puts no value on execution and all on difficulty

[@maia9056]

They’re very strict in execution at the start of the quad but become more lenient as the quad goes on

[@bryanthan9363]

Well most of her deductions in this routine came from the pauses because before every skill she pauses too long so there’s literally a .1 before every skill she does

[@mustafina101]

Quick beam update, this upcoming Russian Cup, Mustafina has been training her arabain again and is planning a single turn after her double turn on beam! She is also experimenting with multiple coaches on new beam sets. Goodness, I love her ability to spice up her routines unlike Kyla who is fabulous but rather dull when it comes to fresh upgrades.

[@livebreezybreatheasy]

Thanks for the update. She's definitely very creative and I admire her boldness.

[@minion0777]

She fired one of her coaches to make possible for her boyfriend to get the job.....That's selfish Mystafina for you!!

[@sergi5816]

Happy to watch beautiful routines without cringy wolf turns, just pure beauty.

[@milayalyuda1]

I am very proud of her , and she was alone , no her couch, no teammates, she is real Queen

[@gaodrob7938]

Lyudmila Poretskaya Anna Rodionova was there too !

[@minion0777]

Because she is a pain in the neck to coach! Her nasty attitude is way too much for them to handle! She is queen of being overscored and of bitching at the entire world for her failures!

[@tipicaltropical]

@@minion0777 omg you really hate her. calm down, she is a queen. about overscored.... you know that aliya has a really artistics, beauty and perfect execution and virtuosity in her skills on the beam. please dont cry

[@jeaybeat4326]

@@minion0777 stop to be jealous

[@maia9056]

Mary Marrero Who even are you? Aliyas not a diva, look at Alexandrovs interview, he said Vika was more difficult. Lots of her competitions say she’s very nice off the competition floor. So where’s that ‘bitching’ then?

[@woodelf8030]

Underscored routine of I've ever seen one! 1.1 deductions? Those judges were a bunch of real sticklers.

[@elenapanaite6138]

I agree

[@chipb7685]

I also agree

[@smsyts]

because she wobbles when doing double turn and side saomi

[@shushunovafan4301]

1. She did not wobble on the side somi. 2. That leaves the double turn, which should incur no more than 0.1 worth of deductions. Rest of deductions came from where?

[@ameliasadler3772]

theres always a few form errors that the judges are better at catching than the rest if us, but in this case it’s probably because she went first.

[@mobilegamebasicslover5980]

She built her own name in this competition with her signature graceful connection with the audience and judges.thats why shes an icon in this sport.

[@rutharteaga3733]

beautiful routine

[@chrismartino3519]

eye popping, startingly beauty with stunning grace and flawlessly controlled power.

[@LCAmarkymark]

If she would have done this same routine and gone like 4th she would have gotten an even higher score. 8.9 is awesome but I bet the judges would have given her a 9.1 in execution. She is amazing and I love this routine. I hope to see that crazy connection this year!

[@arielcalub4907]

JUDGES DID NOT GIVE HER THE CONNECTION BONUS ON THE SISSONE INTO SIDE SOMI.

[@TheGymnastic101]

She is so tall for a gymnast. 5'4"

[@joychua6170]

Queen

[@minion0777]

Queen of being overscored and bitching at her coaches and the judges!!!

[@trendymaths2467]

Mary Marro stop hating on her in every single reply. Triggered American. Sheesh

[@maia9056]

Trendy Maths @Mary Marro clearly knows nothing about gymnastics and isn’t a gymfan. Clearly just another bias American.

[@trendymaths2467]

Maia when I got the notification, I thought you were talking about me! But yes they are biased and seems they can’t handle the simple truth that she shone in gymnastics.

[@camiizyl]

Shes my fav gymnast by faaaar

[@hannahbeardshall7308]

Flawless☺️👍👌👏 well done👏👏👏👏

[@MyAvrilLavigneFan999]

great! great to see her looking confident out there!

[@joannakroyd]

Finally!! Of course I'm very proud of our USA gymnasts dominating these Worlds. But Aliya is among the best of the best and just needed to get her footing and over the nerves! She is beautiful to watch. Congrats!

[@georgefrank7405]

She's so good looking.

[@benweikert6512]

One of the best executed routines ever

[@laurenbrown7403]

Can't wait to see her and Victoria Komova in Rio next summer!

[@JF-ch1cm]

She is the queen of poise and elegance.

[@griseldagutierrezs.2215]

Algo que me encanta de Rusia y Rumania, sus gimnastas siguen conservando ese toque elegante y sofisticado en su rutinas. Además sus cuerpos delgados hacen lucir la rutina. En el caso de EU, le apuestan más a la dificultad, a las acrobacias y se olvidan de la parte estética de este bello deporte

[@Fer-fy8dx]

Psh cualquiera puede hacerlo elegante o sofisticado.. Pero hacerlo difícil y acrobático, eso nomás las mejores pueden hacerlo 😉🇺🇸

[@joaocampelo3725]

Where judges found 1.1 deductions?? Execution should’ve been higher..

[@patriciakrisan9056]

I'm a big USA fan but I do give her a lot of credit beautiful routine

[@dorkyymonster]

Yes, Aliya. I kinda chuckled with love when I saw her in the final list. aw... (: can't wait for WORLDS 14. Like LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY

[@alishax9202]

riverside playing in the background love it!

[@george39821]

+Lish x what song is it? thanks :)

[@alishax9202]

Jorge Lara Alvarez It's called riverside by agnes obel:)

[@thesovgc]

One of my favorite moments in the sport since the abhorrent open-ended COP was established. Queen Aliya transcends any scoring system 🙏.

[@cherylcheung5588]

Mustafina has great flexibility and supple body that made her so beautiful to watch on the BB..LOVE her talent

[@vikav.2591]

Beautiful

[@СофьяИванова-г5е]

Она превосходство! Как она великолепно чувствует бревно, просто нет слов

[@Garamiri]

How beautifull is this woman

[@JasonQiuMusic]

Did she get credited for a 2.5 turn?

[@scottibrown3274]

Aliya is the Queen pure and simple 💎👑

[@adrianops7]

When the queen gets crowed.

[@valentinaqueenofthevalkyri3128]

QUEEN MUSTAFINA!

[@MultiChantal22]

Who's the male commentary? Very soothing voice 😂

[@vamosrafa8841]

Is it just me or does any else hears the song Riverside in the background ?

[@vilfsan]

As Russas são mais belas e talentosas do que as deusas. Amo.❤

[@YOOBEAR]

Someone please tell me how you say here name correctly I've heard so many different ways ice heard at least three

[@livebreezybreatheasy]

THAT WAS AMAZING!

[@cristi0771]

This was absolutely beautiful and perfect :)

[@nonpotete]

Splendid!!!

[@syrinx114]

I’m wondering where they got 1.1 in deductions. Her form throughout the whole routine was impeccable. I can see maybe 0.3 off for slow timing between elements and 0.3 off for the dismount (legs apart, feet flexed, didn’t hold stick very long). Where else?? Her toes were pointed on everything else and her legs were straight on everything, as well as hitting complete splits.

[@PageMarker1]

I always preferred Vicki Komova, but Aliya was such as strong competitor who performed with such determination and perfection. Beam is not her event, but even her bars routine couldn't match Vicki's.

[@ЛарисаВасильева-н2ж]

Красавица и умница! Гордость России!

[@larapasterniak4835]

I love Aliya and always rewatch her routines. Now please also bring us back Russian gymnastics! The sport must have Russian gymnasts compete.

[@ablue5419]

Very simple routine but she is really graceful gymnast.

[@JF-ch1cm]

so I've competed, coached, and judged gymnastics for years..... 8.9 exec? WHAT? minor wobbles = 0.2-0.4 step on landing [hidden well]= 0.1-0.2 (only VISIBLE errors) slight lack of height on dbl back dismount = 0.1-0.2 pause before starting pass = 0.1 9.1 e score would have been HARSH for this routine I would have scored this a 9.6 where tf are they getting 1.1 in deduc?

[@gaodrob7938]

J F There are also the artisty deductions in the Cop !

[@Andrew-pf5fj]

@@gaodrob7938 Aliya is renowned for her choreo on beam. It has been simplified since her 2010-2012 days but it's still beautiful nonetheless. I'm assuming you're trolling so whatever.

[@gaodrob7938]

​@@Andrew-pf5fj Me trolling on Aliya Mustafina ? Lol. No never. Now that I see my first comment, I find it way too rude and I apologize. She lacks choreo but her elegance (who is just unmachable) makes all the difference, and that's why she's considered one of the most artistic gymnasts in the world ! This is also why she loses less than tenths compared to some gymnasts, like Ellie Black, who have a little bit more choreo, but who lose a lot more because they are not elegant (sometimes robotics) in their gestures. You know even Vasiliki, Sanne and Eythora who are very artistic for me, are everytime deducted on artistry. The juges are way too rigid on artistry since 2013...

[@jonathantargaryen4254]

Ella es maravillosa, de ser la última en la clasificación a ganar el oro es una proeza 🎉🎉🎉Bravooo

[@nondescriptbeing5944]

I think nobody was better at faking sticks than Mustafina. She did it well so many times. This is to her credit - it's a good skill to have.

[@giuliopisani6522]

giorno memorabile! grazie per la grande emozione che mi hai dato!

[@CodySDivineCreators]

Did they give her that stick?

[@nathaliexlr8]

+Cody S. It shouldn't be a stick. What she did is called a "fake stick."

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

@@nathaliexlr8 it's called a safe save

[@elchinogomez4320]

Impresionante, simplemente impresionante💐💐💐

[@jesuscuauhtemocortizgongor220]

Si,Tienes Presencia,Eres Muy Bella Y Talentosa.Nadie Te Lo Niega.Pero También Somos Personas Y A Las Personas Hay Qe Conocerlas Primero,Por Eso No Hay Qe Hacerse De Ideas .Para Todo Hay Tiempo. No Dudo De Las Intenciones De Nadie.Ok?.Como Dije,Todo A Su Tiempo,Aqi Voy A Estar,Tranqila.😉♥️

[@saragrant9749]

Beam is an event where it doesn’t matter where you qualify- it matters who hits in FINALS. I’ve lost count of the number of “favorites” who flubbed in finals. Aliya was dead on here and it showed in the results.

[@rajaaltaf9626]

So beautiful baby

[@faycalskbz8818]

eelle merite aussi la medaille de la plus belle athlete

[@misoginainternalizadaopres7131]

THIS ONE WAS BEYOND A GOLD

[@sameersingh3282]

BRILLIANT, INTELLIGENT, TECHNICAL FILL, STAMINA FULL STRONG FULL AND PRACTICE FULL, STRONG PLAYER IN GYMNASTIC WORLD, NO DOUBT ALIYA IS QUEEN OF GYMNAST.......

[@manuelmosquera1038]

How beautiful..

[@edgarfuentes5173]

Wow 🤩 pero que viga la de nuestra reina Mustafina 👑 nadie se esperaba este oro mundial pero salió segura, elegante y dio la viga de su vida 💙👏🏻🇷🇺

[@skitzoweirdo5313]

That's the best I've seen you💜 do balance beam. You were determined to redeem yourself from the year before💪

[@benweikert6512]

Never gets old

[@alexm1174]

Queennnnnnnn 😍🔥✨👑

[@sameersingh3282]

ALYA IS A SUPER EXTRAORDINARY WORLD CHAMPION PLAYER, WE LIKE HER GAME .........

[@davidsirmons]

She had a bad injury at some point before this I think. Inner knee area, maybe ACL. Always loved her performances, she's a heartthrob!

[@francescasofia8189]

She ruptured her left knee at Euros 2011 but after 2012 she had several different injuries including back problems etc. It is amazing how she actually has managed to capitalize on the big moments even with all the struggles she as been through in her career

[@waltermahil7248]

she good but then too 'SLOW' already when she got her baby last year..

[@vikassingh-ft4dt]

Want to marry her but dissappointed that it is an impossible thing.🤒

[@gwen5949]

Would you consider her landing a stick or do they deduct on the step?

[@АлинаПосадскова]

подскажите музыку на фоне плиз

[@sahir313]

Gorgeous lionesses . Will always ❤ my queen 👸

[@umutcanakar5983]

I love you Aliya Mustafina. you love me ❤

[@edwardoneil3962]

Absolutely brilliant beautiful lolx 😀❤😀

[@nathalieng4984]

Unless they changed the rules, I thought they don't count your turns if you step behind out of your turn?

[@bluepanther1013]

It's only if you under rotate it.

[@talialawee5997]

The by mistake two and a half turn

[@salmabenmoussa9417]

She really deserved the gold medal

[@MC-cg2rr]

I am slightly in love with her.

[@APoetsCorner]

Very clean routine.--

[@darriensilva2512]

The set on her dismount omfggg

[@benjosesangma8436]

Confident. Girl😃😃😃

[@jogendraprajapati1373]

I love you too Alia Mustafa

[@dtminifun]

didn't larisa qualified highest on beams?

[@kristiankowalski8922]

Yes but she fell in finals

[@manishmishra3659]

🧒

[@xgaming1414]

Will she marry me?

[@davidmfccla]

She is great, but has she been gaining weight since the Olympics?

[@kojobaidoo4667]

No. It doesn't matter if she had, she's still as amazing as ever.

[@tamershadow8647]

Waowwww amazingg

[@speeddemon7531]

wow!!!!!"""""""!

[@Barber1215]

Piece

[@Bebe-qw7oi]

👏👏👏👸🏻👍👍👍

[@nadsc4569]

Shawn sigue siendo muchisimo mejor sin dudas sin titubeos, Aliya no es ni la mitad de ella ni de Alicia Sacramone esas rutinas eran magníficas obras de arte

[@fnacci5701]

you're comparing like two way different kind of gymnast but Aliya is the best!

[@eduardosotorodriguez6884]

Respeto tu opinión pero pienso que Aliya Mustafina es mucho mejor que ellas, es un gustazo verla actuar

[@timeoutmccolton7759]

How in the world did Biles become Rio AA? THere's just no comparison.

[@DeepSeas..]

Gee, I have no idea. I mean, she only had the highest overall difficulty ever couple with some of the highest execution scores in this cycle.

[@missblackcat4655]

and she took roids :)

[@SusanHussein17]

Miss Black Cat no she didn't you ugly fucking rat

[@missblackcat4655]

yes she did, you ugly fucking rat. Do you not read the news? Obviously not.

[@arathgomez615]

TimeOut McColton Honestly, everyone else was just that outclassed by her. Simone truly is the best ever. Aliya who the fuck?

[@katieposhie9645]

It may just be me, but I feel like Mustafina is so overrated. She’s really amazing when she hits, but her consistency lacks and her skills don’t seem very original to me

[@Barber1215]

Leave it to a girl to think jumping around on a price of wood is a real sport