Tatjana Gutsu (URS) - Worlds 1991 - All Around - Floor Exercise

[@rolandgreen7484]

Deserved a perfect 10 for sure!

[@thesovgc]

The true Robbed Goddess of the 91 Worlds AA

[@Boban1611]

Well I knew already when the World Championships were held in the USA - that any other gymnast would have a hard time winning this competition. It was some sort of reflection of the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, when Ecaterina Szabo was robbed also in the All Around and another US gymnast won the competition.

[@ColleenJones-vk6ox]

She deserved the golden medal, Boginskaya silver, and not sure about the bronze, but could see arguments for all of Bontas, Miller, or Zmeskal.

[@kundun5]

Never was a fan of Gutsu.. terrible form and there were better vaulters and floor workers on that team… she was a trickster on beam but the rest I was never a fan of… she was like a less horrible Romanian gymnast! Give me Lysenko, Bogi, over her any day of the week!

[@thesovgc]

Her coach picked her out because when she was a child, she could sprint faster than the boys. Her talent was one-of-a-kind! 💗

[@LaotianLover]

Wow. Her speed and technique is amazing.

[@Boban1611]

She was really amazing! 😏💚🥰

[@かずや-k2s]

大好きな選手です(^_-)-☆

[@jackhannigan4091]

I wish she would have kept that first pass for barcelona. She could have won floor and the all around without the same disgust that she has today.

[@Boban1611]

I am not so 'up-to-date' with my beloved sport Artistic Gymnastics anymore.... What do you mean with 'disgust' ? Did Tatjana comment on her success from 1992?

[@jackhannigan4091]

@@Boban1611No, i'm referring to the disgust that the shannon miller fans have for her, as if she had have stuck a whip to double layout first pass the judges could not have denied her a 9.95 and the shannon miller stans would not have the same right to complain as her floor could be considered overscored although i think the score was fair in the all around.

[@Boban1611]

@@jackhannigan4091 Oh I see. Thank you for clearing that up. 😎😏😊

[@zephyrminas2923]

As expected of Tanya, superb tumbling, not to mention a lovely choreography! I also freakin’ like the fx music she used. Does anyone happen to know its name? Huhu been searching it for a while noww but in vain

[@Boban1611]

Partially it is for sure.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ-9iHibe5esl8k Especially....from 3:43 and around 4:14 onwards.... but you really got to listen into it

[@Boban1611]

This one is even better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/an23nZiBeZmcarM Gogol Suite skip to 'Tempo di valse' there you can listen to the theme.... Hope you are happy now. 🥰😏😊

[@zephyrminas2923]

Thank you so much Boban1611! Finally resolving this case (haha) was enough to keep my creeping blues at bay atm! 😊😌Also, I must say the way the Soviets selected some parts of the music and combined them to make the fx music was an art - imo, it sounded even better than the original piece! Take, Olga Bicherova’s ‘81 fx music - A Russian Fantasy - or that of Natalia Yurchenko in ‘83 - Cappricio Espagnol. As they are, I thought they didn’t sound that enchanting and impressive as their fx counterparts. But, upon being mixed and matched, it was as though a new music was created - one that’s more pleasant, and exquisite. Simply, I just couldn’t wrap my head around the process the Soviets went through to create the fx music. I wonder if they had a musician or some specialist to pick and/or create the fx music for their gymnasts. In any case, do you have an idea on how they get the full version of the music and record just some part of it for the fx music? I really don’t know how it’s done back then. 😅 Alsoo, please forgive my ever-curious mind but, do you happen to know some vids or articles that comprehensively show/portray how the Soviets developed their fx routines, apart from snippets in the documentaries on Mukhina and Filatova? Tysm in advance!❤️

[@zephyrminas2923]

Hehehe am wondering as well if you are a former coach, gymnast or just an avid gymnastics fan ‘cause I’ve seen your insightful comments in many WAG’s vids countless times. 😄

[@thesovgc]

Tanya feels this was her best floor, choreography-wise. I can kind of see it, but I really am not the biggest fan of the music.

[@Boban1611]

It was quite modern and sort of abstract. Reminded me a bit of Strazheva and Dudnik in 1989.

[@pappysprite]

I could never understand why she would put her easiest pass in the middle of the routine. Just curious really. Most gymnasts opt for their easiest pass last as they start to run out of steam.

[@Boban1611]

That was probably the way of the USSR to show the judges and the audience their dominance and superiority.

[@amandine2239]

Most probably extra points. The judges takes in count those things

[@thesovgc]

Because back then, a routine was seen as an entire package. And it's MUCH more impressive to dismount with a piked full-in than a double tuck. Dismounting with a double tuck was considered mediocre in 1991.