Nadia Comaneci - Floor Exercise - 1976 American Cup

[@pelaito2]

There's a reason why some of us revisit this and other videos of Nadia every now and then. And it's called beauty.

[@truthhurts1362]

So true

[@margota95]

Ciertamente belleza universal

[@angelaquittner5557]

And musicality, and beautiful line, and sensible dance elements, and audience engagement ❤

[@juliecurran9884]

She's so graceful ❤

[@ninkiminjaj1754]

I adore how she just seems to float throughout her routine, it's so cute.

[@hioof2220]

It's cool

[@ElizaDolittle]

My all time favorite floor routines are this one - Nadia at the 1976 American Cup; and Olga Korbut's floor routine from the 1972 Munich Olympics. I wasn't as crazy about Nadia's floor routine at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. It was very cute, but when compared to this one, I like this one better.

[@AnHebrewChild]

Eliza Dolittle Agreed, I prefer this one too.

[@ancamg]

@@ElizaDolittle In Montreal Nadia was injured (ankle), and her coaches decided to drop the double back for the floor routine.

[@carloscorona2461]

Watch your mouth she is mine

[@15YearsOldTalent]

1. she was 14 2. she wasn't on a spring mounted floor. 3. so much grace and style, just beautiful for the eye to look at 4. this is art my friends, just like a beautiful painting by picasso, or somth made by leonardo

[@stevencoardvenice]

I dont know shit about gymnastics but she makes it look easy and not robotic. No.wonder the ten. That's the whole deal with the Olympics. Casual fans observing what they see

[@Oskr504]

+yrynnexx trosali truthful!!

[@martylovesu]

yrynnexx trosali ❤

[@missypuffin8985]

Mina Ristache ....I adopted two dogs from Romania...one is named Nadia..

[@isrj01]

Best comment

[@LisaLintz-gw2wg]

I much prefer and enjoy gymnastics from this era. Nadia is amazing, so graceful and athletic. A real joy to watch.

[@conelord1984]

She is the best female gymnast who ever lived when female gymnastics was unique and beautiful. The sport became dull after they tried to make female gymnastics more focused on explosive movements and tumbling like male gymnastics.

[@bex_rex]

I agree 💯

[@dee607]

​@@conelord1984 hm I think its interesting that people only watch womens sports when its focused on being beautiful?

[@gevanpoold7852]

@@dee607 Parce que le sport peut être beau, pour les femmes et pour les hommes. Mais à chercher une performance toujours plus risquée, plus physique, plus technique, on ne peut pas se concentrer sur la performance artistique. Est-ce pour compenser ce manque de grâce que les femmes ont des justaucorps pailletés et des maquillages appuyés? Avec son visage naturel et son modeste justaucorps blanc, Nadia s'efface devant son art. Et elle est sublime!

[@sjb984]

​@@dee607 the beauty is the grace and joy in Nadia. Simone is a weightlifter, not a butterfly

[@ghitagheorghe9987]

I am a 36 years old Romanian man and almost every time I watch Nadia performing, the tears are in my eyes.

[@shiro182]

I feel the same way although I'm American. She's was and is a hero to a lot of people all over the world. But her home country especially.

[@seandesir7272]

she just give the chill and goosebumps.. people are saying biles is the greatest ever.. think not.. this girl perzonafies the art of gymnastic

[@karenhummel49]

I just loved her too....here from America! She was and still is the best gymnast in the history of the sport! Nadia was perfection!

[@margui6224]

Simone is great. But she is a little bodybuilder without grace. On the other hand, Nadia looked like a ballerina with her perfect routines. Very feminine and artistic. Things that today's gymnastics has lost. Nadia is a legend and will never be another one like her.

[@ghitagheorghe9987]

Margui622 I think the same. And many others around the Planet think the same.

[@evildaemonlover]

I think the best thing about this performance is that she never breaks character. If you look at a lot of the floor routines nowadays, there’s always a pause and gathering of breathe before a big tumbling run...not here. She was consistently moving and showing personality...feels like I am watching a sprite gallivanting in the woods.

[@40Kens]

That's what I like about Nadia, smooth, confident, and no hesitations, herky-jerky movements. Nadia and her gymnastics routine are at one..

[@carlamanigault8900]

That cuz now days they eat 😂😂

[@cc-bl4iw]

Nadia was THE BEST and still is! No one is like her and never will be. And that's the fact.

[@larayas5960]

Thats Right

[@genericyoutuber9253]

The queen of gymnastics!

[@Scarlett9200]

Nadia Comaneci was my introduction to the Olympics at 10 yrs old. My family and I were glued to the TV set daily. What a joy she was to watch and root for! She ignited a firestorm in the world of womens gymnastics as a young girl. She'll always be my favorite gymnast- a perfect 10! ❤️

[@jude999]

What grace, lightness, and class. Its so refreshing to hear a humble and sweet music accompamiement as well, rather than the over the top stuff they play today, it accentuatred her charm.

[@beaureid5390]

I like seance music

[@1234cheerful]

I think her routine was supposed to be inspired by the early silent movies which had a pianist playing in the theatre so they used that type of music and you can see some amusing movements in her routine. That is what I read, years ago.

[@godisreality7014]

It was real then, but not anymore.

[@papagena1]

I was born in ‘73, so this was when I was 3. All through my childhood, the name Nadia Comaneci was always uttered with such reverence, that, like a child, I thought she was must be like a queen or a goddess. It’s funny to see, all these years later, that she’s a girl! I don’t know what I was expecting… I suppose I thought she would at least float off the ground in a cloud of purple sparkles. What a gift, as an adult, to be able to watch these routines that captivated the world and made her every girl’s hero. ❤

[@2011Gitane]

I was born in 71... in Montreal ! So I've heard about Nadia regularly since then!

[@leeann152]

She moved like a fairy. Light and magical. Todays gymnast routines are all abour power moves...

[@Grizzlied555]

Art, grace, beauty, elegance, femininity, talent, perfection!

[@helgafever768]

Nadia was a ballerina and Biles is a real athlete.

[@Grizzlied555]

​@@helgafever768Biles uses banned substances.

[@corredorx]

this is not gymnastics, this is art.

[@sasa-ke2024]

Yes yes. Floats like a feather in a beautiful world.

[@RT-dr2eu]

kinder and comunismus.

[@michaelscott-kj3ir]

Right, she moves like a dancer

[@kellyegan9824]

On the uneven bars she floats.

[@jamesclarkmaxwell-v2n]

both

[@kmclane12]

And what was so fantastic during this time in gymnastics was they were doing it on a flat surface with you spring boards underneath the floor! And they always put strength moves in and it was more graceful! I miss this!

[@_Tommmmmm_]

My mom made it to the 76 trials with one of her teammates. They saw Nadia complete and just laughed cause they had no chance lol

[@nadiasanchez7676]

omg haha

[@ebonythegymnast5702]

Ahah good

[@northlight58]

Amazing mom you have still!

[@chickenstrip220]

Nintenkid91 wow that's so cool

[@chickenstrip220]

Jasmine ジャズミン how do you know?

[@lizmorcs]

Nadia is the GOAT of gymnastics! She made gymnastics an ART not just sports.

[@floricapetrus751]

For eternity!

[@bin1127]

damnnn she did all that and they didn't have those trampoline floors back then.

[@eddietucker7005]

yeah, i had to learn and perform on cement floors. it was just something we didn't think about, we just did it. there were no alternatives at that time.

[@bici897]

It doesn't miss at all.

[@gymnast2890]

Actually, I could perform her routine in 1980. Just not perfectly. And I wasn't the best in the US, which means lots of Elite gymnasts could perform the difficulty. I could easily perform mary lou's routines, she just wasn't doing very difficult skills at all. at the 1984 Olympics in 1982. But not the Romainian's. Or Russians, who weren't present. The Russians dominated the sport for a century. 2 Russians tied at the 84 World Championships for the Gold they were so good. You want to see someone defy gravity AND physics watch Simone Biles. The Biles on floor. Blind landing. Just crazy. ♥️♥️☮☮

[@divalolabrendel8472]

@@gymnast2890 if tou wer THAT giid...why we never heard of you???

[@ahbowakawapoussepousse2712]

@@gymnast2890 Yep you could easily perform her routine when you were 14? Um where are all your perfect 10 scores huh?? Medals??

[@tylertrent6752]

What I like is that it more resembles ballet than gymnastics. The grace, the fluidity of her movements sets her apart from the stiffness of today's gymnasts (no hate from me on modern gymnasts, they're still outstanding.)

[@code-52]

Gymnastics is supposed to be fluid as ballet is fluid. If it's not fluid it's nothing more than acrobatics. Sadly today I only see acrobats on springboard floors.

[@jasoncoquilla1557]

Totally agree! Nobody can duplicate her performance during the Montreal Olympics. Everyone is in awe…

[@rhiannonrede]

So beautiful I never get tired of watching her all these 40 years later. Today's girls have the strength for sure, but Nadia was power & grace. My heart will always be for her.

[@ninachilargi3247]

Nadia Comaneci is our Romania Princess in Gymnastics!She will always be!She is an inspiration for younger generations!We all fall in love with Nadia and we all love her Perfect Performances!God bless you Nadia and your family!Sending love!

[@alex3mkt]

She makes it look so easy.

[@augustinedaudu9203]

soca well , by our standards, if you happen to be able to do a double twist yourself.

[@raras889]

What I love about Romanian gymnasts, and what sets them apart from the rest of the world is their rhythm and constant motion. They never seem to run out of breath! Their choreography may not be traditional ballet like the Russians', but it's playful, cheerful, and very expressive. Nadia displays them very well here, and it's a legacy that the Romanians are reknown for even to this day, evident in gymnasts like Larissa Iordache, Catalina Ponor, Andreea Iridon, Ana Porgras and many more.

[@leobonek3204]

I was just watching The professional gymnast on TV about 5 minutes ago competing for different titles, they were so stiff they were so bad I immediately went to KZbin and watched Nadia because nobody's like her , nobody will be like Nadia..... 🌹

[@mn4169]

Agree, they wobble, stop, fall off, huge steps to the side no perfection or grace anymore.

[@saraijuarez4195]

Yup. It’s so freaking gut wrenching to even watch.

[@jubilex7119]

There was no trampoline omg the floor must've been so hard when landing

[@eddietucker7005]

Dark Universe it hurts. Especially after we got older.

[@rockstar46able]

Dark Universe it was. Olga Korbut is a friend of mine. She says it was a hard floor, but she would still dive into the air and land into a chest roll. Check our her routine from 1972!

[@gymnast2890]

@@rockstar46able I'm a former Elite gymnast & I've performed on every surface imaginable at one time or another. My body hurts. Difficulty has come a long way since 72. Or 76. Or the 80's or 90's. In fact, it's about nothing BUT difficulty now in the scoring. Check out Simone Biles on the floor doing the Biles defying physics. There's a video on her defying physics. She does a triple back with 2 1/2 twists (I think). Mary lou in 84 Olympics did a double back. (2 rotations). A triple back was thought to be impossible. Also, men are usually the 1st to perform new skills on floor, etc but not anymore. She doesn't have a long way to run to gain momentum to get the height to do that many rotations & twists in one move. Unbelievable. Love Olga! A little before my time. I love her bar routine, even though it's simple, the originality & style is exceptional! Definitely a groundbreaking gymnast, I saw the move you're referring to, it's pretty easy(by 10 I could do it) , but original like everything she did! !♥️♥️☮☮kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3myYa2pnsybaZI

[@gymnast2890]

@@rockstar46able That hurts the back & neck. I used to have bruises down my spine from doing those, back extensions, etc But not on the mat. On basketball courts at halftime shows. ♥️♥️☮☮

[@gymnast2890]

It's not a trampoline quite yet, lol, her difficulty is pretty simple.

[@dreamingtree6093]

She wasn't on a spring mounted floor. Gymnastics was different then. Its changed alot in the past 20 years too. Her height and form were exemplary, especially for such a small build. No she wasn't the power house Dawes or Miller was, but she paved the way for them. As a former gymnast, I still think the routine is timeless and should be appreciated as such.

[@anastasiachandler1407]

Yes Dawes and Bikes are Amazing.

[@slr6897]

Lisbeth Longstocking Miller wasn’t exactly a power house, she was tiny tiny, delicate even. Miller was also a very elegant and graceful gymnast same as Luikin. Simone is great but has zero elegance and no artistic dancing grace

[@mwasikitoko562]

Dreaming Tree You mean 40 years

[@ElizaDolittle]

@@slr6897 I don't think ANY gymnast today has elegance and artistic dancing grace - not just Biles - but it's not their fault - it's because women's gymnastics today has gotten way too difficult and dangerous. It's all about daredevil tumbles.

[@Specialdunk1814]

Gymnast today can do this routine with their eye closed.

[@stevencoardvenice]

I dont know shit about gymnastics but she makes it look easy and not robotic. No.wonder the ten. That's the whole deal with the Olympics. Casual fans observing what they see

[@margaritahernandez9360]

Soy fanatica d nadia no ay otra como alla💜

[@scottsmith8088]

This looked not only flawless but effortless.

[@leocosma5949]

I've been choreographer of amazing Daniela Silivas, Aurelia Dobre, Camelia Voinea, Lavinia Milosovici, Ecaterina Szabo, Eugenia Golea, Lavinia Agache, Cristina Bontas, Gabriela Potorac, Maria Olaru, Popa Celestina, Cristina Grigoras, Simona Pauca & other great gym at Olympic Gym Romanian Team. Also together with Ms. Mirela Dicu I was coach of Lavinia Milosovici & other great gymnasts. Thank you very much for your comments about the Romanians. With friendly thoughts of gratitude, Leo Cosma

[@edith1315]

I love that hand movement at the end, so adorable

[@mysteryof7]

Nadia made me fall in love with gymnastics. She was and still is one of the most graceful, powerful athlete to do this sport. She was such a dominant presence in the world of gymnastics

[@vvvvvv6365]

Nadia made me fall in love with Nadia.

[@AR-nq2ir]

14 years old.The best one ever. So much grace, her movements pure art, watching her you could think is a ballet ballerina performing. God bless her with a long healthy and happy life.❤❤

[@elenabibescu1848]

She was born in Nov 61, she was 15 years old and few months

[@wallyohrel9086]

Frosted flakes, she's was greeastt❤💗💘

[@Sunlineish]

Exquisite figure and very balletic. I personally think Nadia was more graceful than the gymnasts of today.

[@beatricemiloiu9419]

She was...the gymnastics of today have nothing to do with gymnastics back then. Nowadays acrobatic movements get the highest scores, so gymnasts have no option but go that route...a real pity

[@xenotbbbeats7209]

I was obsessed with Nadia Comaneci as a child. I had the album with her theme song, a book about her, watched her special hosted by Flip Wilson, and even fashioned a homemade Nadia doll and was so angry the commentators at the Olympics couldn't pronounce her name correctly. I began doing gymnastics in my front yard and taught myself front handsprings, back semis, aerial cartwheels, one-legged back walkovers on a balance beam made from a 4 x 4 board. I was 11 years old and 78 lbs.; exactly the same as my best friend. Then, over the summer, I had a huge growth spurt, and although I remained very lean and muscular, in 3 months, I weight 106 lbs. I had grown to my full height of 5'6". I only weighed 4 more pounds at age 25 which tells you how much I had changed. My boyish body grew hips and was way too tall to do many of those moves I learned. It broke my heart ... until I heard Ann Wilson singing "Crazy on You" on a hot rod's radio while doing walkovers in the front yard. I saved up my allowance and rode my bike to the local electric guitar shop. I became a professional musician for many years and had one of Ann's guitarists in one of my first bands as a young girl. But, I never forgot about that determined little girl who never smiled. She was a bada**.

[@monichat]

I think her name is pronounced Comanetz in Romanian

[@hopebosworth3036]

The first time the world saw perfection

[@dcdddddd1]

Hope Bosworth Actually, the first time the world saw perfection was when Olga Korbut did a perfect uneven bar routine back in 1972. It's just that those idiot judges didn't give her a perfect 10.

[@marisolpicon526]

dcdddddd1 olga was perfect 💕💕💕💕

[@stevencoardvenice]

One day the world will see my male gymnastics

[@JohnSmith-qd1zl]

Actually at the European gymnastics championships in 1967 (I think) Vera Caslavska got a perfect ten or more than one ten. However I'm not sure if the world knows this.

[@jgsh8062]

Olga Korbut did not do a perfect routine in 1972. Watch her routine again. She bends her legs badly in the korbut flip and she can barely cast to a handstand; you can see how laboured it is.

[@velosiped135]

I know nothing about gymnastics, but this was much more entertaining to watch than what I've seen recently. She moves so effortlessly and seems to float in the air. She had charm and personality too.

[@davesimpson2913]

Bloody stunning. How someone so young could achieve such a standard in gymnastics is beyond me. I have not yet seen anyone to be her equal. 💗

[@francescakatz2884]

Exactly

[@shelleymcghie618]

I agree! A one-of-a kind!

[@patpat8727]

LOL Biles is much better. Suni Lee is better. A lot of gymnasts today are better. Time marches on.

[@beadedbracelet]

This is Nadia, romanian girl, I am proud of her!!!!

[@dianablackman4528]

So am I and I'm not even Romanian.

[@bruceg.6282]

My wife is Romanian and she taught me all about the communist regime and the orphanages that still exist. I've sponsored several orphans for a long time now

[@ogrebattle22763]

Every move is just amazingly fluid.... flawless routine.... they;ll never be another like her..... EVER....

[@wallyohrel9086]

How can it be.🔟

[@CoolCoyote]

i cry every time i see her, so perfect so supple so easy for her seemingly. best gymnast ever

[@tabathathomas6279]

Named my daughter Nadya… and I thought this is a lovely connotation that comes with the name. And Nadia means hope! Think of all the inspiration this girl gave to the world. It made such an impression on me as a child…!

[@josemirabal1918]

Nadia Comaneci THE BEST OF THE ALL TIME.

[@floricapetrus751]

No doubt! ❤

[@liviugheorghe2259]

Olga Korbut is the best!

[@Mihaela-LudmilaSerdenciu-mj7nq]

Yes,she was considered the best from all the time!!!!!

[@ilucian2792]

@@liviugheorghe2259 And you are the most stupid !!

[@NorfolkEnchants]

Just watched the Women's Gymnastics in the Olympics in Brazil and whilst it is the best Women's competition I have seen for a while and Simone Giles from the USA is lovely to watch, there is still no comparison. There'll never be another Nadia!

[@lalouc6187]

simon bale

[@Julia-en5ys]

+LALO UC Simone biles

[@umpkket]

they have a different style. nadia had simpler tricks but she was totally full of grace and light as a feather, simone can do not-human tricks and has got a strong lively style. both great anyway!

[@anastasiachandler1407]

Simone is by far, the Best.

[@umpkket]

well, that's an opinion. i don't think so.

[@letitialisowski229]

She was the best!❤

[@fLaShErsMoKeR]

Chiar și după atâția ani, FELICITĂRI, NADIA! BRAVO!!! 👏👏👏 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 ♥️♥️♥️

[@maghgh]

Those who say this routine was easy or if she was practicing now she would not get any medal and blah blah, they don't know anything about gymnastics code of points, rules of gymnastic or even history of gymnastic. They are biased and jealous!

[@ChouquetteChouChan]

Actually, I think that Nadia(if she was born in this time) would master today's skills as well. Grace would most likely be at least 40% less, but she'd still be amazing.

[@aliali-hd8vz]

@@LVSH-pr8jd well it was the same for everyone, in the past and present for the people doing it is hard..we cannot compare..And if it was easier back then, do u think the girls these days could even get to her level of grace and precision on the landings and flips

[@ras5158]

Надя Команечи Звезда спортивной гимнастики..браво..!

[@erickanew]

They had a different floor back then too wasn't spring mounted like it is today. The spring mount floor makes it easier

[@susanurban5920]

Yea, those spring mounted floors make a huge difference today. Let the female gymnasts try their skills on a floor uses back in 1976 or 1972. Is like to see that or a female gymnast perform the Korbut flip today but they banned it because it’s too dangerous .

[@averia311]

She is impeccable. No spring floors back then and she had suck great height. So graceful as well!

[@thegoodsamaritan701]

The greatest to ever do it!NADIA COMANECI!

[@cbrend22]

Still my favorite. I have a daughter who is a college gymnast and I have been watching a LOT of gymnastics, and coaching, for a long time( about 45 years). I have watched every significant senior gymnast and hundreds of college gymnasts and thousands of JO kids. When I go back and watch Nadia, she STILL amazes me. I've never seen a gymnast with better body position, technique or execution. Flawless. Today's competitors do harder skills, but much of that is a function of the equipment( sprung floors, padded and sprung beams, pads everywhere, huge vault table, etc.). Nadia's difficulty, even with the significantly harder and more dangerous equip of old, is very comparable to today's college girls, only executed even better, 45!years later!. If she had today's beams, it's hard to imagine what she'd be doing, and what she could do on a trampoline-like floor of today and bars that allow giants, mind boggling. She'd certainly have as much or more difficulty than anyone on bars( Suni lee with better lines and execution) and beam ( think Shawn Johnson on beam with more grace, etc.) anyone but Simone on floor( and she'd be close). She'd be in the mix in vault. Moreover, her lines, body position and flawless execution would make her prohibitive favorite on bars and beam, head to head with Simone on floor( probably slightly lower start value and likely higher execution) and in the mix for a medal on vault. That would bode very well for her in AA.

[@lilmissperfect1536]

Elegance,grace,poise,acrobatics,focus,determination-Perfection!

[@angelsynn6615]

Yes,well stated!

[@anjukhanna6117]

Nadia is the best gymnast in the world according to her age and flexibility and the ability to perform is remarkable. Love you Nadia.God bless you dear 😊

[@ashhhhhhxO]

This is amazing. Gymnastics today is just not the same. Nadia is so elegant, my jaw just drops every time I watch this. Todays gymnastics is all about difficulty and athleticism, nowhere near as graceful and pretty as this. This is pure beauty.

[@423.7]

The best of the best!

[@ipaporod]

I could watch this virtuosi gifted artist (Nadia ) all day doing her magic , Simone Biles perfect and difficult routines wows me but doesn't touch my heart as Nadia does!

[@ACockatielsSong]

I fell in love with gymnastics when I first saw the Nadia movie years ago, I love that I can see it again here. After watching this, I cannot believe camera flashes were allowed during performance and It still didn't distract Nadia from being the best. Amazing.

[@ancapatrascu1545]

As a Romanian from the same town, you hear a lot about Nadia and her achievements. I have to confess, for a while I was thinking 'here they go again, clinging onto some sports achievements from ages ago cause we don't have much at present', but when i started looking into her performances, i do feel something special. I love how musical this interpretation is, with gestures exactly on the right note, very playful choreography and this feeling of ease and smoothness. Right up my alley for disciplines that are halfway between sport and interpretative art. I see the same type of musicality and feel for the discipline as with Yuzuru Hanyu in ice skating for example, even though they are decades apart and covered different disciplines (and ofc different standards of difficulty)

[@augustaugust7667]

Nobody is as good as Nadia nobody ever will be as good as Nadia the thing is she's a true dancer she knows how to move her body when she goes across the floor and then lands she's in the "correct stance to stop a fall or a sway." ❤️

[@patpat8727]

Her routine wouldn't win a junior elite competition today. It's simply false that nobody is as good. Time marches on.

[@wallyohrel9086]

I love her too.💗💘❤🔟

[@patricialevy13]

elegance,class,charisma and makes it look effortless 😮.A legend indeed.

[@privatejoy1989]

As I watched her live on ABC as a child, I was inspired to work hard! Kudos Nadia!!

[@arielfazio8558]

Nadia es el símbolo de una época oscura. Elegancia, nitidez, frescura... Quizá hoy, nadie recuerde a Nadia Comaneci. Deberían hacerlo. 10. Perfecto.

[@intldawn]

Amazing. Back when you actually had to dance and show some choreography matching the music. Every part of that was so charming and watchable. It wasn’t just a build up to her terrific tumbling. It was a complete program. Awesome

[@bigfoot5940]

Amazing routine.She is the best of all time.

[@helenweinstock4524]

I love watching performances by gymnasts of this era. They were disciplined, talented, and beautiful. The gymnasts of today can't hold a candle to them.

[@kenchristie9214]

The abuse Nadia suffered has finally been condemned. That abuse still continues in some countries

[@jodythomas9203]

She was my all time fave..she is or was so graceful...loved watching her on the floor when I was a kid.

[@diogenes1815]

I remember that hot summer of 1976, I was 14 and I fell in love with Nadia, she had such grace and poise, her power seemed to come from nowhere. So sad to think of what she had to go through in the coming years.

[@steviejblue]

Nadia will ALWAYS be the greatest, the real GOAT. End of.

[@georgiegirl0621]

I watched her as a kid myself and still, to this day, she is incomparable!

[@curlyhoward994]

Agree.

[@karenstevensboykin3550]

Excellent!

[@stealthy1473]

0:59 that photographer is a legend

[@svtbts8176]

teeemooo

[@alexcb2578]

Jajajjaj real

[@EMP_Productions]

Im dead 😂😂😂

[@TTSalsa]

Yooo

[@wendiemorell2543]

I was so little watching this when it came on! She was so good and made it look so easy! Thank you for posting this! Memories ...🎉

[@ninachilargi3247]

Yes, the Commentator is right ''' Nadia takes over the crowd!A little of her personality and her own style!You wonder where she pulls all that strength from!A double twist!Beautiful!Look at that Height!Waht can you say? She is just unbelievable!'' God Bless you Nadia!We love you!

[@christophercox936]

I know nothing about gymnastics but it looks to me like she did a double flip without the spring floors that they use today…WOW.

[@julialovegym8953]

Her routine is so beautiful😍It is a joy to watch this

[@michaeldixon441]

Her unique style and grace was unparalleled. They don’t make em like that anymore. Now it’s about power and how many combinations you can include in a pass.

[@nibiruplanetx784]

Yes,and not entertaining at all.It was so much better back then.

[@rkidstv]

Also watch Daniela Silivas floor exercises, she is amazing - and VERY Nadia-like!!!

[@xicabar]

como Nadia, ninguna. Es perfecta, natural, insuperable, mi ídolo de todos los tiempos

[@alexanderbarba4990]

nadia es mi fan número 1

[@AletaFlores]

I remember watching this live and just being awestruck. It was an absolute beautiful performance and I don't believe it's ever been matched. To say that she was the first to receive perfect ten's is something that they can never take away from that no matter how many gymnasts come later.

[@XRP747E]

I saw her achieve this in 76. She was, and still is an inspiration. Amazing! so much talent|

[@demiloca]

I met Nadia and Bart Conner in 2000 ish. I told them my sister was crying on the phone after I told her they were there (at my office) and was 35 years old. Bart said "get her on the phone." My sister talked to Nadia for five minutes in the green room at Oxygen. Mostly my sister talked and Nadia was "a good sport" literally. One of the best moments ever. We both grew up watching them on Wide World of Sports. The thrill of success... and the agony of defeat...

[@avocate201]

Agreed. This didn't have the technical difficulty that you see in today's floor exercises, but she had the total package because her moves flowed well and were better choreographed than what you see today, and she had great lines. Plus, her tumbling passes were clean. Back then, the mats were not springy like they are now, so she didn't get great height or power in her tumbling, but this is more enjoyable to watch than most of the floor routines you see today.

[@JudyCerda]

She is an incredible gymnast! No one has ever been able to replicate what she did.

[@williamhendershot5495]

THE REAL G.O.A.T. HERE PEOPLE! NADIA!

[@dianablackman4528]

Absolutely.

[@mn4169]

Grace, posture and magical. The best in the world still.

[@jackieblew8055]

Love watching Nadia more than any other gymnast.Perfection

[@giulianavasilas9783]

🥰👏👏Complimenti Nadia Comaneci Romania

[@charlottecolley8713]

She is my HERO !

[@sasa-ke2024]

Simone Biles can do all that power tumbling and amazing it is but she will never float like this. Tiny Nadia.... she's like a fairy, magical...an artist

[@laurens.7510]

I agree...Biles is a great jumper but very little artistry. You really need both and Biles doesn't have that.

[@poshbo]

Biles is tumbling on heavily sprung gymnastics floors, Nadia is tumbling on a piece of carpet on a hard floor with no springs. What Nadia does given the equipment is actually more difficult

[@twilobaby6118]

Foolishness, Simone would kill this routine and it would way more floaty because her power and amplitude would be put into these very basic moves and she would fly. Given an opportunity to replicate this routine and be judged y'all would find out!

[@simonlamoureux7367]

Nadia was and STILL is the queen of Olympics

[@PungiFungi]

@@twilobaby6118with Biles you see all the strength she put into it but with Nadia, she made it look effortless.

[@bellavator94]

She's just..perfect! I wish gymnasts today looked more like this.

[@Soggy__Milk]

Can I just point something out? This was 40 years ago.

[@marcellemiller6470]

+Coaster Master so??????

[@eddietucker7005]

yeah. thanks for the reminder. i know, i was there. now i feel old(er)!

[@MM-111]

@ Soggy Milk: And? Punct? That's all? Or do you want to say something about this Great Performance? I think you are just jelous .😤

[@cristinacretu5934]

So what?

[@emilybergonzi4667]

For those of you saying this is "easy": remember this is on a dead floor. There's no spring at all, and she was doing double backs and twists. That's impressive. Oh and to the person saying they saw a "two year old do this routine" you're petty and sound ridiculous.

[@peggypeggy4137]

I agree with you!! If they think a 2 yr old can do that they are delusional in a very jealous sort of way. I would love to see a video of THEM doing that level of gymnastics. Convenient for them that they get to shoot off their mouth. They should make their own video. Give us all a good laugh!!

[@beatricemiloiu9419]

She scores a perfect ten like it's nothing, shrugs it off, briefly salutes the public and gets ready to leave. To her it was just another day...what a beast. GOAT.

[@martinegavalet870]

J'étais ado en 76, j'ai adoré ses performances. Maintenant je n'enlève pas son talent, c'était merveilleux....... Maintenant ce que j'admire nettement moins, c'est de savoir ce qu'ils faisaient à ces gamines pour qu'elles soient au mieux de leurs formes !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@HopeEaston007]

Greatest of all time. The gymnasts today and just large tumblers.

[@horsesruleification]

she is so unique!! nobody these days could perform like that.... even if their skills are harder... they can NOT perform like that! I feel a connection with this Nadia... not with people these days.. and she brings so much light to the floor! so UNIQUE!

[@elizabethsynteshae5453]

She really did bring perfection to the Olympics! I've watched her performances fifty-eleven times and still get mesmerized!! 🤩🤩

[@BikeArea]

50-11 🤭

[@annach9974]

NADIA bola charizmatická, veľmi talentovaná a vynikajúca v tvrdej svetovej konkurencii. Pred rozdelením Československa som niekoľko rokov sledovala všetky dostupné gymnastické športové prenosy 😍NADIA was charismatic, very talented and excellent in tough world-class competition. Before the division of Czechoslovakia, I watched all available gymnastic sports broadcasts for several years...

[@mymusic-321]

*The 1976 American Cup - Gymnastics was held on March 27-28 at Madison Square Garden in New York.* *Nadia Comăneci scored Gold ! 🥇💎* *Congratulations ! 💐*

[@MrHerbalist66]

I know nothing about gymnastics but this girl has so much natural rhythm and athleticism. Beautiful to watch such amazing talent.

[@gidgetgucci4578]

One of the Greatest female gymnast ever

[@gidgetgucci4578]

😊

[@martin3956]

She is hipnotic

[@lgaytan65]

This is like watching a great ballet dancer. Almost 50 years later & Nadia is still the BEST of all-time period!!!! There's been good gymnasts since her, but not GREAT like she showed at the 1976 Olympics.

[@DamonKelly-nk9fx]

Truly awesome!!