Women's Team Artistic Gymnastics | Atlanta 1996 Replays

[@unknown-lf6zx]

Favorite era of gymnastics! Still artistry and was so exciting to watch!

[@lesterine77]

This is awesome. I love it, but I love the bars from 70's to 80's. The beam was also pretty amazing in the 80s. Maybe bc its so different than what I'm used to. I do love to watch and see if n korea will enter more 9 year olds and try to pass them off as 17. That's always fun. Although those little kids are absolutely amazing.

[@irinamilogradova2416]

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[@averia311]

The choreography for the floor routine was a million times better back then than it is now!!!

[@zahedah80]

Ya I was like dancing to fhe beat. The music is pointless these days

[@mindyschocolate]

That’s certainly true. Probably because they actually danced back then.

[@dahlia6007]

Absolutely agree! It is just staggering the number of gymnasts on the elite stage today who just can’t dance, either with elegance or personality. Back in the day I imagine the general attitude was ‘Can’t dance? You don’t make it’.

[@murasakino101]

@@dahlia6007 even if it's not graceful dancing, it's still nice to see dance in routines which really is rare now. Laurie Hernandez for example dances but in a fun and bubbly way. Gymnasts don't have to do ballet or anything, it's just nice to see personality in routines Edit: wish we still got this now. Brooklyn Moors is the first gymnasts I can think of that still has great dancing along with the gymnasts from the Netherlands

[@christineharrelson4831]

And even back in the 80's it was better than this.

[@alexanderar2754]

These are artistic gymnasts people... Romania, Russia, Ukraine even USA with Shannon Miller and Dominique Dawes. These is the best competition ever by far... thank you Olympic Channel ❤

[@chonulgwiin5051]

Miller is always so overscored! It's so unfair!

[@eastrun]

Miller is nice on beam but for this competition..her floor exercise was really bad..annoying music

[@TheMajesticice01]

@@chonulgwiin5051 no she wasn’t!

[@yuiop6611]

@@eastrun. That’s an opinion.

[@yuiop6611]

@@chonulgwiin5051. No she wasn’t. 😂

[@mikeg8375]

There's something eerily authentic about watching this with no commentary. Hard to believe it's been about 26 years since this happened. I remember it like it was yesterday. Can hardly think of a moment in my life that made me feel more pride in being an American than this one.

[@jasonleetaiwan]

It's interesting to see that Miller, Dawes, and Strug were 2nd, 6th, and 7th respectively overall. The US team was strong at the top and had strong supporting performers.

[@mikeg8375]

@jasonleetaiwan Absolutely. Its no coincidence that those 3 were the veterans. I cant help but wonder where Strug would have placed in AA if she hadnt been injured. A medal was not out of the question. She was having the meet of her life here.

[@LilFireFox]

I was 14 watching this whole thing LIVE and I am SO glad I did. I realize now at almost 40 that I saw History, an Iconic Moment in Time. NOTHING can replace, change or duplicate that.

[@alexanderar2754]

1:21:21 This is a REAL amazing vault!! Simona Amanar one of the best vaulters of gymnastics history

[@3Axel1996]

Best DTY was from Mo Huilan in the TF.

[@chuckie102883]

Nah Mo Huilan was better

[@TheMajesticice01]

D.Moceanu had the best full twisting double layout on bars!

[@marcushamner5994]

Best channel ever! This is my favorite era of women’s gymnastics. I love them all. Kerri Strug’s vault with an injured leg is awe inspiring and brings me to tears every time. I had a huge crush on Dominique Dawes and Amanda Borden🤩🥰😘👊🏾💍🌹

[@marthamagruder3698]

This is awesome! It's amazing how much you can hear when the commentators aren't running their mouths. I have never seen the footage towards the end when Keri's teammates talk to her when she was on the stretcher. That was a great night of gymnastics!

[@tuesdaypatience]

Shannn Miller was never given hyped up like the others…but she was such a PERFECT TECHNICIAN! I love watching her ♥️.

[@06UH]

I agree she was a perfect technician, but she was definitely hyped up

[@hsbvt]

When Bela picked up Kerri..omg. Tears were running down my face back in 96 and they still do. What and amazing Olympics that was!

[@fabianohza7749]

Larry nassar appearance in 1:39:00

[@timothyhh]

Amanda Borden really picked the perfect time to nail the best beam routine of her life. Her back handspring form can stand the test of slo-mo and she was probably the only non-Chinese gymnast going for the two-foot layout at the time. Just a little cowboy and feet shuffling on the dismount but I think the Argentinian judge got it right with 9.80.

[@peterwong9695]

It’s

[@jenhaley]

She was the captain for a reason.

[@TheMajesticice01]

More like a back pike if you ask me! Not a layout

[@Kaboomboo]

The Romanian judge giving her a super low score lol

[@mikeg8375]

Totally agree, I've always thought she deserved a 9.8. That routine was without a doubt the best moment of her career when you consider what an important routine it was. She showed everyone why she deserved to be team captain.

[@RachelSprung42]

Holy! First time I’ve seen this in such good quality.

[@haydenrogers28]

Same I’m so excited

[@TRUNGNGUYEN-bz9th]

1:38:31 Kerri Strug hurts her left ankle.

[@MeganVictoriaKearns]

@@TRUNGNGUYEN-bz9th Thanks!

[@abbi3021]

My favourite competition to watch ever! Gives me goosebumps every time, absolutely amazing 😍😍😭

[@ElReporte620]

there is something about this particular competition and year that stands out and has something deeper that captivates the imagination. It was so competitive, the stakes seemed to be higher, the girls seemed to be tougher or had been through more rigorous training, maybe too strict of training. You can tell by looking at the russian's bodies. And there was a magic about the stadium. Even the name Atlanta makes you think of a place like Atlantis that some say might have been around greece where the original olympics took place.

[@bethm5791]

One thing I noticed during 96 US nationals. They had the girls names ages and like where they’re training or from and then their weight. Now watching this ALL of the athletes are literally all ribs. Watching this now is so weird. I watched it live at like age 8 in South Carolina on tv and felt like it was magic. But knowing what I know. These girls are WARRIORS. truly.

[@beckyclawson2245]

So accurate. They endured quite a lot. Glad things are changing.

[@unknown-lf6zx]

Agree. Most so thin! The Romanians in particular…bontas and Gina look painfully thin

[@DizzyedUpGirl]

Yeah, as an adult, I am mortified that they used to put their weights up there. And one time, there was a gymnast who was like, 5'2" and 120 lbs and they called her a giant!

[@scoutz0rs]

I’m so used to watching VHS recordings of NBC or BBC broadcasts that seeing such clear footage is blowing my mind

[@ItsSeanzie]

So much of the floor music made it feel like this was the 1946 Team Final, it’s so old school. This is one of my favorite finals to watch, so so sooo good

[@Cmc995]

‘96 and ‘00 were the best women’s gymnastics Olympics. So many legends. These Olympics, any gymnast in the top 10-15 could’ve taken the title. Unlike recent years we already know who has the highest difficulty and will most likely win.

[@spidermiss2426]

I remember watching this live from home in front of my tv when I was 19. I also saw the women's marathon in person, since it was a free event. I am from Atlanta and I remember so much.

[@MeganVictoriaKearns]

I remember this clearly too! I was 14 and several of my girlfriends and I were in the living room, glued to a (non-flat-screen) big tv, eating popcorn. 😎❤

[@antonioescobar7578]

Atlanta 96 and London 2012 are amazing because there were a biggest amout of people in all the events, there was not any free seat..

[@beckyclawson2245]

Omg I was 19 that year too!! I’ll never forget watching this!!

[@angelsmusic5550]

This is the most beautiful uniform that the USA has presented in Olympiac games they were great that's why they're called the magnificent 7 !!!

[@kimwaddell3329]

I think it wasn't long after this. Things going totally wrong for the Karolyi's

[@Maria-kg1nh]

unforgettable. epic olympic! God Bless all!!!!

[@kja427]

Average score on Bars: 9.81 Average score on Beam: 9.78 Average score on Floor: 9.81 Average score on Vault: 9.71

[@rouge_queen]

Dominique Dawes is iconic!... didn’t receive half as much credit as she deserves.

[@ashleyking1146]

She was the moment. Periodt

[@christinamitchell6796]

She really was a phenomenal gymnist who was dependable and consistent.

[@rouge_queen]

@@christinamitchell6796 absolutely ❤️

[@3Axel1996]

@@christinamitchell6796 Except in the AA Finals as experienced at the 93 and 94 Worlds and then Atlanta.

[@bethm5791]

Dominique Dawes. Still flawless. Forever.

[@arthurfernandes4824]

Breathtaking...

[@christinamitchell6796]

She was just amazing and consistent

[@JohnnyCage333]

USA the 1st and best team ever the magnificent 7 what great memories I remember watching this live on TV Tuesday July 23rd 1996 with my parents good times. What's funny is I remember looking at the TV Guide and them saying a dark horse American team could medal and they won the gold incredible absolutely awesome🇺🇸🇺🇸☝🏼

[@Ian.D.]

Amazing video! The lack of commentary is greatly appreciated. Some random thoughts: - USA totally killed it. Hats off to the unsung heroes of the Magnificent Seven, Jacie Phelps and Amanda Borden who led off the team sacrificing personal success. Also, I find it criminal that Phelp's bars routine wasn't shown. Easily the 2n best UB set behind Amy Chow. - Ukraine had some amazing music selection for their FX. And of course, Lilia. ❤ - Russia, oh Russia... Beautiful headcases since 1994. - Reigning World Champions Romania was one-gymnast sort (Ana Maria Bican sustained a knee injury days before the competition) and still managed to bring home a bronze medal. Badasses! - I love how "spontaneously" miked Bela Karolyi was throughout the whole competition. Such a humble guy... - But most importantly: Simona Amanar QUALIFIED FIRST FOR THE UNEVEN BARS FINALS !!!

[@3Axel1996]

This was the broadcast used by the IOC and other countries,. NBC had their own cameras, which was why everything was shown at a different angle, and why the broadcast was heavily skewed toward the US team and only 10% of the broadcast featured the other gymnasts.

[@John-tr6of]

@@3Axel1996 Considering it was on tape delay and John, Tim and Elfi knew the US had won and didn't even need Kerri's second vault, you should expect a pro-US broadcast in the way you mentioned.

[@3Axel1996]

Pro, yes, but doctored (edited) ... extremely disgusting.

[@luismiguelsantiago9212]

The part where they were holding hands as they were waving in a kinda domino effect was so cool until Dominique Moceanu can't reach Kerri's hand. It was too cute.

[@lauradwts]

this is why I started watching olympic gymnastics....!!!!

[@MeganVictoriaKearns]

Same!

[@baylorblum498]

Is it just me or every time Kerry does her second vault even though I know what happens I literally get a surge of energy and want to shout😂

[@mercuryfever392]

It makes me cringe knowing she had no choice and was forced to do it because they put money and medals over athletes.

[@mercuryfever392]

What is Khorkina signing?

[@tofarati2032]

same here!

[@TheMacemen]

Fact!

[@buddyboy1309]

@@mercuryfever392 if you ask Kerri herself she would say 100 percent she would have chose to go again. She wanted nothing more than to make all around finals and unless she vaulted again she wouldn't have qualified. That was her main motivation, not the team. bet on that.

[@haydenmusicacademy7502]

Gotta give props to Amanar for posting the highest individual score of the entire meet on floor, all while the crowd was going crazy over Moceanu's beam routine. Her #1 optional performance here was remarkable. Too bad the crowd didn't give her the props she deserved after that FX but they were understandably excited about USA's stellar beam performances.

[@chuckie102883]

Simona was a great tumbler but her artistry was non existent, she was the ugliest dancer I’ve ever seen on floor.

[@judykoeppelswas8231]

Smile

[@amoregang7280]

Agree Amanar's floor is amazing . She should be a gold

[@mkoury83]

9.887 is a 10.0 adjusted for inflation. I think the only other gymnast to get that mark was Podkapayeva on her AA floor routine, but I don't think it was as deserving as Amanar's score.

[@andreid.8568]

​@@chuckie102883really? And that's counting what stares at you from the mirror?

[@mingming9604]

Amazing quality!. The best quality video yet!

[@mariobryant8803]

That USA women’s team from 1996 was something special

[@kingjones7482]

I'm so glad y'all are playing this!! So much behind this!! Mane GOTDAMN IT WAS A TIME!

[@tuesdaypatience]

I miss Compulsories as you could really see the apples to apples comparison in every gymnast. And, though I understand why the lunge was taken out to better show stuck landings when tumbling, that lunge gave a beauty and elegance to the power tumbling.

[@amrose4214]

Aw😢 kerri in pain tears but tears of joy too they got the gold she sacificed for the team.

[@bethm5791]

Watching the Amanar. Still amazes me today.

[@christineharrelson4831]

No Amanar was competed at this Olympics; Simona did it first in 2000. Do you mean just Simona in general?

[@austinitel.2972]

Amanar's floor routine optional was out of this world. Could easily gotten the gold

[@user-vn7sj5ig8w]

How women's gymnastic's have evolved. They had more artistry on the floor. That was nice to see each gymnast show's their unique qualities and personalities. I haven't seen this since I first saw them in 96. Awesome to see this again.

[@mindyschocolate]

I wish they’d bring back compulsories.

[@Zoigun]

Much prefer the gymnastics at these Olympics; it was a much tighter race and it seemed like everyone wanted a Gold medal. Most gymnasts now perform similar and safe routines, and one gymnast who can do the Moors on the floor and Amanar on the vault swoops all the gold medals.

[@RGSuperfan]

Thank you so so much for this. I LOVE those gymnastics replays !

[@TheReviewQueen82]

Mkay...does anyone remember in the commentary from NBC during the all around when they showed Roza Galiyeva and the commenters remarked "She was upset because she couldn't hear the music since the crowd was so loud?" Well, watching this version, the crowd was silent. The only thing she would've been upset about is her landing after the first pass. That, and the Russians not getting gold for the first time since they were formerly a part of the Soviet Union (especially her with being on the Soviet Team until 1991 and the Unified team in 1992). This would've been the first time that these ex-Soviets didn't get a gold medal in the team competition in a fully attended Olympics since the Soviets entered the team competition. They had won gold on every team competition since their first entry up to 1992 (even though 1992 was technically the Unified Team) and 1984 (when the Soviet Union boycotted the Los Angeles games)

[@Nike5221]

I do! NBC got it wrong

[@sherleybozieux]

Wow no commentary how refreshing

[@brenden6218]

Right something new

[@MarjorieEarlDean]

Bob Costas is coming for you. 🤣

[@3Axel1996]

Also showing performances from different angles than were broadcasted on NBC.

[@marioagulto5277]

@@brenden6218 Q

[@TRUNGNGUYEN-bz9th]

🏅🇺🇸🥈🇷🇺🥉🇷🇴!🥰👏👍😍👐

[@MarjorieEarlDean]

Omg I remember those Romanian girls like it was yesterday! 😮

[@buddyboy1309]

Shannon Miller what a caring person,, the first one comforting Kerri after they brought her back for the medal ceremony ever after Kerri made some comments about her in the past

[@davidca96]

I was there! Well, outside the building...couldnt get tickets it was sold out haha. I still have all my 96 Olympics ticket stubs and pictures of Atlanta streets PACKED, was a great time I was 17 at the time.

[@sandranorman5469]

I wasn’t there, but I had to send my money in for every event I requested. They got to collect interest on $3000 of mine for a year and a half at least. But WOW was it worth it. Got to go to the Michael Johnson break the 200 meter WR. Got to see the USA win the gold in 110 meter hurdles. And Dan OBrien win the gold in the decathlon.

[@-_-DoniJ]

my mom was 17 also! her and my aunt drove 4 hours to ATL and she said it was one of the best events she’s experienced in person.

[@girlSAVANT]

Thank you for this video! I finally saw it for the 1st time! Could you please post the Women's All-Round & Women's event finals? I never got to see those.

[@carys7417]

Watching this after finishing Athlete A on Netflix. Sickening

[@abbybollinger4828]

Watching the 2016 Olympic trials is even worse

[@eastrun]

Maggie Nichols was washed off.. shame on you steve penny

[@Rynryn99]

Yeah such a beautiful moment and then you see Nassar... ugh....

[@Narbized]

I hate that doctor who assisted Strug.

[@jc2333]

Lady VtwoB Nassar is there

[@3110anita]

Watching now 2020¡ the best team!

[@mikeg4576]

Borden's beam routine deserved a 9.8. That was near flawless!

[@mindyschocolate]

Yeah, especially given Strug’s score, and her flight series was a hot mess with those bent legs.

[@3Axel1996]

If you look at the final scores, you'd realize that Kerri didn't need to perform her 2nd vault for the US to win the Gold.

[@mysongsmitch8528]

Yes , but maybe they just wanted to secure the win to be on the safe side , I think it was just too close and they didn’t want to risk it

[@murasakino101]

She may have done it for the all-around or vault finals too. Either way, it was painful to see her injure herself for it. Even Simona amanar herself didn't do the amanar but kerri still helped the team score

[@andie2439]

She really wanted to be in the All around , but in that moment everyone thought she had to land it because of the 3 falls beforehand. The next day it was the only thing anyone talked about, and it took a couple days before the excitement settled before anyone really said anything about how she didnt really have to do the second one. It was crazy, emotional, and something we'll never forget.

[@hisimagenme]

Just shows her true heart, she didn't have to do it but she did, but she did, but she did - and I thank her!

[@michelef88063]

At the time she did it all the top teams were on different apparatuses. Vault usually finishes first and the scores were too close to say the second vault wasn't needed. In hindsight it didn't need to be done, but if she hadn't done the second vault and the other teams had better scores people would have said she lost the United States the gold.

[@chuckie102883]

Best Olympics ever especially for gymnastics, this was the golden era of so many greats, the sport sadly has changed so much.

[@videocool2010]

and for good! simone is bringing the best of everyone, now its about difficulty

[@Claudius123]

@@videocool2010 that's the actual point. Because of the whole difficulty obsession nowadays gymnastics is no longer beautiful to watch...USA's achievements in the last years value nothing in comparison with the golden years when the artistic gymnastics was...well... artistic due to Russia and Romania. Nowadays, all those tomboys don't mean a thing in terms of art...too bad. End of point!

[@chuckie102883]

Claudiu Gabriel Ionescu exactly! You said it perfectly.

[@JeweLinHisHans]

I think it’s cool that gymnastics is now about gymnastics instead of automatically “disqualifying” girls who can do all the tricks but aren’t skinny and balletic. We still have rhythmic gymnastics for artistry. Plus you know most of those girls were being starved and suffering eating disorders to achieve the international esthetic standards. It’s sad because I enjoy watching the little ballet skinny girls as much if not more, but I prefer healthy girls to suffering girls and I think it’s more fair to girls who will never be willowy to have a chance too.

[@Jessica-je1ky]

I love that you guys just posted this! I go back and watch clips from this almost everyday, it made such a huge impact on me as a little girl!

[@christinamitchell6796]

Me too!!! I lived in Georgia during this time and I was in gymnastics.

[@dianeo931]

It’s a good thing that they changed the scoring system because back then scoring was a joke, since some judges from some of the countries competing favored their own athletes no matter what they did.

[@sandranorman5469]

Remember a certain USSR gave a 10 to a gymnast who had an obvious hop on the vault.

[@dianeo931]

Aye Tee Pea Emm you picked the right judge I was thinking about. I could not say on other Disciplines since they did not show all scores. But I did notice the same thing, other gymnasts did better them her own athletes but did not give them the score to show for it.

[@mingming9604]

also too little differentiation between routines scoring

[@murasakino101]

Makes me think of the 2016 vault finals. I remember a gymnast from India doing the produnova and landed feet first even though it wasn't perfect but a Russian gymnast had MANY visible errors even on the landing and still scored higher. I really wanted India to get a medal ):

[@lonelyhorse5313]

@@sandranorman5469 receipts?

[@aroseinwinter05]

Ughhhh. Memories. I was 17!!! *USA, ALL THE WAY* 🥺❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@Holdenwhat]

I'm bawling. I was actually there that night and I didn't cry but watching it here- goosebumps and blubbering.

[@brandonbrown1916]

Can we give Dawes her flowers for winning the team gold please?!

[@arthurfernandes4824]

Best floor of the night. Even better than Lilia's

[@dylansmith1833]

My parents talked about this particular night! They remember watching Kerri Strug's heroic vault which lead the team to win gold! I wish I saw this moment when it happened, but I wasn't even born yet! I was only born 3 years later lol! Can't believe that by the time the games come back to the USA, it will have been over 3 decades since they were here! Hopefully after LA, we won't have to wait as long for another USA Olympics! Maybe Pittsburgh 2040?

[@meganmorris5105]

Although I would love to see Pittsburgh 2040, we are nowhere near ready or able to host an Olympics unless they’re spread over Western PA. I could see many of the outdoor events at the ski resorts. But, I’m not sure we have enough indoor venues. And the infrastructure must improve first. I’m not sure Pittsburgh could do it. They could maybe host smaller competitions, such as (Winter Sports) skating championships. But, maybe Pittsburgh could be in a joint bid.

[@dylansmith1833]

@@meganmorris5105 my thoughts evolved since I commented here. I realize that one city isn’t capable of hosting the Olympics anymore. I think the Olympics should have host regions instead. For us, we could host the games if the entire state was the host.

[@meganmorris5105]

@@dylansmith1833 yes. Or maybe we could host with Buffalo and Cleveland (for proximity issues).

[@alexbronynerfman]

1:38:36 wow I gotta tell this injury temporary pride is forever that's what she did at Atlanta 1996 you could thank NBC for ultimate support

[@Chapixcookies]

After 24 years it was pretty enjoyable watching this competition complete again HQ!. Loved it, especially because there were no commercials or commentators! => I hope you can also post The Gala, it was beautiful!

[@mindikruse6938]

Thank you for removing the offensive commentary so I can actually enjoy this! 😍😘💖

[@pappysprite]

39.51 MOST REPLAYED ROUTINE in this entire clip. Amanda Borden's beam routine was the best routine of the night in my opinion and was underscored.

[@gaelgarciabernal2434]

A resounding NO to your comment. I suggest you medicate your hallucinations, lol!

[@pappysprite]

@@gaelgarciabernal2434 Sounds like you are already over-medicated. I suggest you go seek help. Now storm…

[@pamelahermano9298]

Kerri Strugg is all heart and guts… still the greatest moment in Olympic history that second vault. A film couldn’t have made that a better or more dramatic moment.

[@monicabrodovsky1678]

I'm sorry but no, this is child exploitation and abuse. She was so young, and the team had already won gold - they didn't even need her vault score. This is an absolutely appalling moment in Olympic history. Please read about the Karolyi's and how abusive and insulting they were to the gymnasts they coached.

[@TheReviewQueen82]

@@monicabrodovsky1678 It doesn't help either that Larry Nassar was there. Luckily, he wasn't the head doctor yet for the team. But still, I cringe seeing him there.

[@gaelgarciabernal2434]

You fell for that media circus and Bela Karolyi's antics? WOW! It was so scripted!!

[@annaanderson2946]

This team really shaped team usa for gymnastics these girls are my age now I loved watching them

[@xxlistenxx2410]

An iconic subdivision. USA, Russia, Romania, and Ukraine. Anyone in the top 5 teams could have medaled in any order. What a deep field we had back then. Wish we had the same level of artistry, creativity and talent and disperity.

[@junem4102]

Good job USA Gymnastics team!

[@Plasmawarrior]

1:38:30 The single greatest moment in Olympic History...

[@eric34109]

Amanda Borden was beautiful on beam. She was quite underrated

[@kimwaddell4577]

Hard to believe that was 26 years ago

[@ozzie1826]

42:07 how the heck did she stay on 👀👀

[@hillarystone7506]

Ozzie that was somewhat typical back then.

[@Jonnypear486]

I can only imagine how annoying the commentary are being during the entire event🤣

[@oldemail227]

The commentary is with the cameras and the gymnasts will not hear it.

[@gueche87]

¡Gracias! Qué delicia ver a Svetlana Korkina y Simona Amanar ♡.

[@tericaclark4871]

A great gymnast ❤️❤️💪🏾💪🏾

[@fordfocuschik820]

What drives me crazy is the fact that NBC’s commentary says that Strug’s vault happened during Galieva’s floor routine, causing the crowd to erupt so she couldn’t hear her music. Galieva was NOT on the floor when this occurred, it was Dina Kotchetkova who was on floor when this happened. NBC just wanted to create unnecessarily drama. Rosa Galieva was last on floor and it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. This is why this channel has the better coverage. No commentators and you see what really happened

[@hisimagenme]

Still THE BEST team America ever!! That poor pink hair tied Russian gal was starved to abuse, so sad to see. It was so obvious the rest of the teams were angry at the US cheer leading. But every home team has the advantage that way... they should be used to it. I think it effected their performances. I think Kerri did so amazing in all her performances, the vault made her historical but she contributed in every way. The whole team was outstanding. I'll always remember Dawes as my favorite first AA gymnast. She brought the power!!

[@unknown-lf6zx]

I always thought Gina G also looked starved. Hope that was not the case

[@jcre6663]

Not gym related but Keri has AMAZING bone structure. The jawline, the cheekbones, the nose. Super pretty even with that 90’s boy cut.

[@otherworld11]

Really must have been tough on the other teams to hear the "U-S-A" chants all night. Not sure this honors the Olympic spirit- happy for the US girls, nonetheless, who deserved the gold.

[@scottw9318]

I wondered about that too. I haven't noticed it when other countries have hosted. I would think it would be horribly distracting.

[@djm4854]

Yeah, it was also kinda tacky that the American crowd was cheering towards the end whenever the Russian girls would mess up. I was Team USA all the way, but still. It's a bit cruel to cheer at another's mistakes.

[@dandygirl6]

epitomizes the countries sheer disrespect. How do they play Tennis in the US?

[@mithrandirstormcrow4952]

@@djm4854 Home's gonna cheer for the home team. You see a lot of the same reactions anywhere. i.e. Sochi is another example.

[@michelef88063]

Most gymnast will tell you that their routines are all they think about and you learn to drown out any noises like yelling or music playing. When I did gymnastics my mom called it selective deafness and I still have selective deafness 44 years later. 🤣😂🤣😂

[@paulonobre8364]

Maravilhosas Americanas sempre arrasaram!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Mk-kq1ub]

Ew. I just spotted Larry nassar carrying kerri away after her vault

[@LolitaStClair]

This crowd was so loud for the USA Team!

[@gabrielabarboni904]

Ce fetita frumoasa😮o dulce fetita era😮Nadia comaneci😮😮zeița frumusetii😮la gimnastica din lume😮😮😮

[@gabrielabarboni904]

Frumoasa atmosfera❤suporterii superbi❤spectatorii superbi❤

[@gabrielabarboni904]

Ce superbi sint spectatorii😮❤😮❤bucurosi❤veseli❤superbi spectatorii❤❤❤

[@kimwaddell3329]

I remember this night.

[@elisapendleton5710]

I wish they showed the other teams that was competing like back in the day

[@mmoran3]

LMAO, although it's not funny. "Ladies and gentlemen, please do not use the flash on your camera as it can be distracting and dangerous". Hundreds of flashes popping off as it's announced.

[@sweetiethelion3430]

Lol same thing with me during my winter concert. 😂😂😂

[@admetric]

They sold those in vending machines at the Georgia Dome. Someone who was there told me.

[@MarjorieEarlDean]

Feel sorry for all the athletes who can't compete this year. Love watching the summer Olympics.

[@alexp5551]

Thank you !!! Great quality ❤ I love this competition, USA gorgeous ❤ kisses from france !!

[@willowwhitworth2365]

Please Please upload the rio 2016 artistic gymnastics women’s floor final and vault bars and beam please love this channel 💗

[@ignaciolopez7053]

I love this Romanian team.

[@tericaclark4871]

Lavinia milosovichi was the best ever in Romania

[@mikeg4576]

One awesome thing about this coverage is it shows the scores from each of the judges. The Romanian judge was scoring the American girls quite low on beam.... She scored Borden's awesome beam routine at 9.6!

[@christinamitchell6796]

Favoritism or very picky?? Hmmm 🤔

[@stephenquillen1479]

The Romanian judge also scored each Romanian beam routine shown at least 0.10 higher than most of the other judges.

[@MR.F30]

Atlanta crowd was like, if you aint American you aint getting no applauses lmao!

[@chitownlokito]

Exactly...

[@djcatita]

shame on this crowd. I've never seen anything like this in Olympic games.annoying

[@bethmissbenett]

Very rude of them.

[@ariaespa]

They were cheering for flags not talent

[@MR.F30]

@@ariaespa ZOMG!!

[@jasonleetaiwan]

They were selling this on VHS after 1996. It wasn't even complete. Probably made a small fortune.

[@rupashetty6041]

Wow! All of them are great gymnasts

[@DJDiegoGarcia]

So nice to have the raw feed with no commentary. Although it would be nice to see more Ukranian routines apart from Lilia...

[@MarjorieEarlDean]

See flashes in audience right as announcer guy finishes saying no flash. 🤦

[@kja427]

"We must protect this house!" That's the attitude The Magnificent 7 had!

[@scottw9318]

Wow, I have never seen this in its original quality (not recorded on a VCR!)

[@BlankFormatted]

Will the women's AA be available in the same way at some point ?

[@abilestial]

So much artistry 😍😍😍

[@carys7417]

No wonder Dominique slipped on the vault landing, the mat material is like a PE mat

[@shortycherubim8007]

Even Kerri slipped..

[@weirdstream9572]

yeah, it looked glossy and slippery

[@susanmebrigham2104]

I know it was a home team advantage, but for the crowd to cheer SO LOUD, that the other teams had a difficult time performing on floor, i thought was very inconsiderate, especially since nary a hand was given to the other teams as compared to the USA, when they finished their routines. I'm proud of our Magnificent 7, but not so proud of the poor sportsmanship of the crowd. It was embarrassing!!

[@3Axel1996]

Gymnastics are usually hosted in venues that seat about 10,000 people. The US in Atlanta (as well as the 91 World Championships in Indianapolis) hosted the event in arenas that can seat over 25,000. That's why it was so much louder than other gymnastic venues. In fact, the Georgia Dome had the capacity to seat up to 71,000 people and was host to many American football games.

[@eric34109]

Nice to see this without the filter of the American media. Makes it seem more pure.