Yang Bo (CHN) - Worlds 1989 - Floor Exercise Final

Yang Bo (CHN) entered her last Final Competition at this World Championships of '89, just after losing a surely expected Medal at the Balance Beam.
Let's see how she coped with this painful experience, just a couple of minutes before...

[@Marketoromagnolo]

ahh very energetic

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

She must make a great nice, loyal, honest, trustworthy, fair, grateful, and helpful Chinese leader joining the Full Democracy like government party. Yang Bo makes China a full possible democracy rating showing why she never tolerates corruption.

[@Boban1611]

She is? I thought she became an actress and a singer....

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

@@Boban1611 I am using as my example reference, not something else.

[@Boban1611]

@@sharptoothtrex4486 I see. English is not my native language... sometimes I misunderstand or don't catch the right meaning. My bad....

[@metsdudenj]

How did this make event finals???

[@Boban1611]

Oh I think she became the 'darling' of everyone in Stuttgart. Not just the crowds sweetheart, but also the judges. That might be an explanation..... Starting with a nice piked Tsukahara and ending with a decent tucked double back (with her knees almost glued together) was quite nice. Just the middle row, with the double twist seemed a little bit too easy.

[@thesovgc]

This music/choreography was so wrong for her IMO 😪. I'll never forget Monica Phelps saying during the warm-ups that she was the favorite to win 🤣🤣🤣

[@Boban1611]

The favorite to win the Floor Exercise? Maybe because of the cuteness-factor. In Germany the commentary was absolute pro-Boginskaja.

[@thesovgc]

@@Boban1611yes, it was so absurd! 😅

[@thesovgc]

@@Boban1611 the British Eurosport commentary was so entertaining! I wrote a recap on my website, but the link won't go through. (Maybe the message is showing up blocked in your Creator Studio.) Here are the parts about about Yang Bo: It’s only warm-ups and Monica already has a hot take. After John reckons Boginskaya the favorite, Monica reports while that might be true, Svetlana Leonidovna is not her favorite. All right then. Monica goes on to single out Yang Bo as having much better tumbling than our AA champion. Yes, that well-known tumbling powerhouse Yang Bo. And Monica’s pick Yang Bo is up next. Jazz hands to open. Third piked full-in mount in a row; she lands hers a bit short and has to take a step forward. This music is all wrong for anyone outside the sphere of influence of Geza Pozsar, especially a gymnast of Yang’s refinement. Whip to middle full middle pass is exactly the kind of amazing tumbling Monica must have been referencing in the opening. Oh wait. This Energizer Bunny on Adderall choreography is absolutely abhorrent and, frankly, is a waste of Yang Bo’s ability 😔. Double tuck dismount is again woefully short and she takes an ever bigger step forward to compensate. Monica promptly walks back and/or forgets everything she said before-now Yang is too young and immature to properly express the dance and won’t be amongst the medalists. Sure Jan. My frustration with Monica and her selective memory instantly evaporates as whilst showing the leader Boginskaya signing autographs for fans in the stands above her, Monica retorts: “It’s a good job they asked her when she’d finished her floor routine and not before, otherwise they could well have had [their] book thrown back over the balcony.” Peak Monica 🙏🏼. Yang Bo receives a 9.775. Monica says it’s a fair score. I’m wondering how she made floor finals in the first place after witnessing that routine if I’m being perfectly honest.

[@frankiedelgadoes]

More proof Monica Phelps is a clown. A delightfully entertaining and clueless clown.

[@frankiedelgadoes]

@@thesovgc Well in fairness Boginskaya is far from the best tumbler herself, but yes Yang Bo is definitely not a better tumbler than her.