Yang Yilin - Balance Beam - 2008 Olympics All Around

[@inpanopticon]

I know NBC probably puts pressure on the announcers to support the USA during the olympics but the first half of this routine was glorious. The full twisting swing down was just beautiful. Rarely does that skill look so nice. She deserved some more credit for her skill at these games.

[@saragrant9749]

I agree that they were a little harsh on their commentary here, but this entire Olympics the Chinese in particular were being grossly overscored. They received scores that were just laughable- just look at beam finals to see it in action.

[@kauanvital3808]

@@saragrant9749 You are so annoying. I mean, your comments here are so biased. Why y'all from USA think you're the center of the universe

[@EricaGarfinkel]

Welcome to America baby now go listen to NoFx The Decline n the words

[@miguelQR]

Yang Yilin was amazing that day. Elegant and beautiful

[@aashisharibam4946]

Tim criticizing her slow connections..like please, Nastia's Onodi to wolf jump full was very slow but always given CV.

[@tyboogie1982]

You can't compare the two. It's two different types of connections with two different motions. Nice try though 😂

[@jgsh8062]

@@tyboogie1982 Uh that doesn't even make sense. Of course you can compare. Either two skills are connected, or they aren't. Whether one connection is harder than the other or uses different motions is irrelevant if both connections were not made, which they weren't. N i C e T r Y t H o U g H

[@flfm6736]

@@tyboogie1982 Lol your comment makes 0 sense

[@ericyu2270]

No it’s not. She was never credited for that connection in Beijing once.

[@mht4908]

@@ericyu2270 She only got it in the AA

[@PasserBy869]

Yang Yilin had the most beautiful line in the beam back in 2008.

[@Zoigun]

That 1st acro series gives me chills every time! 👏

[@saragrant9749]

Very creative- and a huge highlight of how messed up the current scoring system is. That connection would get nothing today and it was very unique!

[@giocoso]

that onodi to the back handspring walkout and back tuck is soo beautiful. the rhythm is amazing on it

[@Heidi2706]

Probably my favourite beam mount, not used very often but very effective.

[@lenakoslowski]

does anyone know what this mount is called and what difficulty it has?

[@RheaToraskar]

@@lenakoslowski a C, front handspring mount

[@RheaToraskar]

I love this mount too

[@jgsh8062]

@@RheaToraskar It's a forward walkover mount, not a front handspring

[@flfm6736]

@@RheaToraskar It is A I believe since it's front walkover and not handspring

[@lena-gk4vb]

She was beautiful. She didn't get enough recognition, she was so graceful and elegant.

[@rodrigoquiniao1]

Yes, the BBC commentators are more accurate and enjoy every routine...having the beauty of yang yilin here performing for the world is something so valuable..

[@elizabethwilson8172]

Why do the commentators only criticise her errors? She has so many beautifully executed moves, but no, they only point out the potential deductions

[@pamelameadows258]

This is why even though I am from America I prefer to watch the BBC broadcasts or watch with sound off because the American commentators focus way too much time on errors rather than the beauty of the routines. not always but most of the time

[@stanley052380]

Because the commentators are Americans...

[@JATP_]

During the team finals, I loved how BBC mentioned the innocence of the youth (referring to the chinese team) and praised their efforts. At least, they were being positive about it. NBC just sounds bitter over everything...

[@marktam4983]

@@stanley052380 They criticize the American gymnasts too btw lol. Tim had a lot to say about Nastia's late pirouettes and giant steps on her dismounts on her UB routines. Mind you, in spite of her medalling.

[@jlenardwang977]

that's what NBC does

[@feliciay1342]

Her body line is what I always love

[@fourthnature]

nobody beats Nastia for slowest connections. well, others got points taken when they don't connect quickly, ONLY Nastia can get away with turtle speed connections. Dear assholes, by which I mean the NBC commentators, stop being harsh on Yilin!

[@saragrant9749]

Her connection between the Onodi and full turning wolf WASN’T given connection except in the AA where she actually did connect them smoothly. Her acro series kept the movement going and definitely deserved the bonus. She knew how to SMOOTHLY keep things going. There were a couple of connections here that definitely should NOT have been credited- but were.

[@yiudiumui]

i can't believe they said yang yilin's connections are too long nastia's were like she's on slow-mo

[@saragrant9749]

Nastia DID lose connection value for her Onodi to full turn wolf, other than in event final where they were cleanly connected. The Chinese were consistently credited with connections and not penalized for VISIBLE errors that everyone else was hit for on beam. Just look at Cheng Fei in beam finals- that was absolutely NOT a bronze medal performance.

[@luisrodriguez-peralta1469]

those two commentators are just disgusting. it's like the get happy when girls from other countries do bad.

[@jgsh8062]

@Michele Ellis Yeah go ahead, pretend you wouldn't go mental if foreign commentators said shit like that about American gymnasts

[@account-ll8ou]

@@jgsh8062 wow you made that person delete her acount, what was she saying anyway?

[@jgsh8062]

@@account-ll8ou I don’t remember, something like “tHe NbC cOmMeNtAtOrS oNlY sAy It As It Is”

[@jmnm0]

'beatable' May I puke? lovely Yang Yilin

[@xrictinagymnastics]

one of the best choreographed beam routines in the olympics, and her rulfova is one of the best I've seen

[@Personalmeaccount]

I love Yang and she should get most of her connections it was beautiful and breathtaking Shawn and most of the Us team might have more difficulty but the Chinese make it look more beautiful.

[@b-man-2H]

1:28 the main thing that annoys me about the commentators is not that they believe her connection was too slow, but because they did nothing but praise Nastia Liukin as being perfect when all of her connections were much slower than this. In my opinion, in 2008, Nastia was getting awarded credit for connections that were too slow. Yes technically she "kept moving" but she kept moving because she slowed down so drastically. Nastia's first connection in her 2008 beam routine was always SO SLOW yet she kept getting awarded the connections. And yes, Nastia Liukin is AMAZING and will forever be remember when you in the all around gold at the Olympics, but what really annoyed me was just how over the top the NBC commentators were with her. She was like a GOD to them and constantly compared everyone negatively to her. It doesn't help that she was drastically overscored at domestic meets...

[@DuhustBus000]

Her acro series is breathtaking.

[@josephqualtier961]

It’s beatable?!?!?! Girl she wobbled twice in her amazing mega hard balance beam routine can we calm down😭

[@emmyjo720]

Shannon Miller is a delightful commentator, she is fair, articulate and not overly Pro-USA...

[@sara.1625]

*she scored 15.725

[@BaddiePurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]

Will Tim just shut up?

[@saragrant9749]

It’s his JOB to commentate. You can always hit the mute button if it bugs you like that.

[@AndromedaAiken]

Well it's NBC. Don't ever expect good commentary from them.

[@bedeenoka7736]

In my opinion, the commentators are a tad bias towards Nastia Liukin and don't criticise her as much!

[@191peacelove]

That onodi is so perfect!

[@volleyballfan2]

1:27-1:31 Oh so you point that out, but not Nastia's Onodi+ wolf jump? That was like a slow motion connection

[@nathan10120]

Besides Shannon Miller at the 2012 London games, I’ve never heard of an American gymnastics commentator who isn’t biased towards the Americans.

[@jackiem3740]

its like a dance

[@charles008ify]

lol they do sound a bit happy/excited when she made those small errors and a little disappointed when she was solid

[@JoaoAlvez87]

Best olympics ever and Tóquio 2020

[@Gatikouniversal]

Great quality, thnks!

[@justiniantbh]

1:27 Is that wait too long? I remember front elements are allowed to have a little bit of time after landing, and she didn't have any bobble or anything. I remember in Nastia's first pass (front layout walkout, back walkout, free back walkout) her wait after the front layout was longer.

[@ashketchum1377]

Lmfao the commentators are a bunch of haters

[@alexramirez9589]

I get you want your home country to win, but if nastia would've missed that connection he would've said "and that was perfect. Beautiful connection" Tim gets on my nerves with his favoritism

[@JoaoAlvez87]

Great routine 👊🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Yuri92001]

I wonder if enough people petitioned to get these people fired, if they would do it? Honestly, I wonder how many signatures I could get to REPLACE these NBC commentators with say Shannon Miller (who is doing the Online commentary for NBC during live events). ....well at least Shannon was doing it for the men...BOY I would love her as a commentator. She is so positive!

[@GymnasticVisions]

0:37 i love this connection combo👍🏻👍🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@cockerspanielowner]

She's awesome what happened to her after the Olympics

[@JasonQiuMusic]

Beautiful Rulfova

[@amdp2121]

awkward how the commentators were saying that her highest was 15.5 and that her performance was not good and yet she got higher than 15.5!!! they are so rude!!

[@tyboogie1982]

It wasn't good. LOL

[@jgsh8062]

@@tyboogie1982 Yes, it was good. ALL ROUTINES AT ELITE LEVEL ARE GOOD. These girls give up their lives for gymnastics

[@kras118]

see 0:52. Its a jump wherein one leg is extended and the other is tucked under.

[@mlcheer11]

The NBC commentators are so annoying. They always diss amazing gymnasts from any country that isn't the US

[@tyboogie1982]

That's false. They criticize their own gymnasts as well..Please do your homework thoroughly before commenting

[@jgsh8062]

@@tyboogie1982 When the Americans make a mistake they're shocked and saddened. If a foreign gymnast makes a mistake they literally LAUGH sometimes. AND they say shit like "that should be a perfect 10!" like in 2012 TF when Maroney did her vault, completely disregarding the fact that she was off line. If a foreign gymnast had done the exact same vault they would be all over that mistake

[@justiniantbh]

I agree! Same with her front free walkover + back walkout combo. Always got connections for that. I guess why they have the new arm swing rule now, cuz as long as she kept moving her arms, they gave her the connection no matter how slow.

[@thegreenskittle]

1:30 - like everyone else already said, Tim criticizing the slow connection is super annoying. Even if it's slow (which I don't think it is), it's still 2x faster than Nastia's connection.

[@gaoling6343]

Good

[@gemclumsyninja]

Haha I love listening to NBC commentary on gymnasts that aren't american because it reminds me of Mean Girls.

[@colleen_schaner]

They seem pretty excited when she has a slight error...

[@sarcasticismyname1163]

Lmao it’s like fucking Tim dagget got nervous because she was doing so well and then she fumbled on the turn. “OhhHh heuheu” He was for sure relieved. Can’t we get commentators who appreciate the sport as is? Casual fans can appreciate any gymnast they like no matter the country they represent.

[@ruaridhdavidson5492]

nastia is often deducted from her d score for not connecting those 2 skills and the times she doesnt get deducted is because she makes the connection so i dont know why you are complaining about it

[@DuhustBus000]

This competition was the only one she's ever gotten credit for that connection. But as long as YYL got credit for her slow connections (which she did), it ultimately doesn't matter

[@wimbyfan13]

While NBC's coverage is a bit lacking and slightly biased (have you ever watched ESPN?) I like how honest Tim and Elfie are. The sport is based on JUDGING so they have to pick out the little errors so the audience can understand why the score is that high/low. They mention several times how she has a beautiful quality to her work but were honest that the routine opened the door for the others...and it did. If you think they're commentary is bad then imagine what the coaches are saying to them

[@tyboogie1982]

THANK YOU!!!

[@jgsh8062]

@@tyboogie1982 There's nothing wrong with pointing out faults. The problem is that NBC goes harder on the foreign gymnasts

[@melinayogalaksmipriya4702]

Music Jade Barbosa floor💛

[@Undermedveten]

I couldn't agree more!

[@Anthony-lp1jn]

When they said her front tuck to sheep jump was slow but never comments on nastias

[@scodellar]

They are not honest they are rude and unprofessional. Gymnastics is not brutal, it is commitment...and respect and admiration should be shown to people who train 6 hours a day, 7 days a week since they are 3/ 4 with the only goal to be there and compete. The woman who says "beatable" at the end of the performance should be sent home without notice. Saying that is not "fluff", it is respect.

[@tyboogie1982]

You know you're commenting about two commentors, one that's an Olympic Champion in gymnastics, and the other a former world competitor....IN GYMNASTICS, right??? 😂😂😂 They were speaking the truth. Some people just can't handle it.

[@jgsh8062]

@@tyboogie1982 No, you really can't, can you? :/

[@saragrant9749]

You want rude? Go back and listen to Monica Phelps and hear true rudeness and verbal abuse of athletes. She would actually criticize the gymnast for their physical appearance, not their performance. These people are just being honest- bluntly so, but honest.

[@c4987]

Are you friken serious ?? NBC gives credit and says its not bad to US Gymnast with quite more terrible routines than Yang Yilin. But if it is like China and they make the slightest wobble it is going to be a terrible routine to them -.-

[@tyboogie1982]

They give bad to their own.

[@MrRik458]

You wanna talk about slow connections? How about Nastia's Onodi + Wolf Jump 1/1?! Sometimes she even wobbles on her Onodi but still gets credit for that!

[@tyboogie1982]

You can't compare two different types of connections that has two different range of motions. Nice try though. 👍👍👍

[@jgsh8062]

@@tyboogie1982 Yes you absolutely can. EITHER TWO SKILLS WERE DONE IN QUICK SUCCESSION OR THEY WEREN'T. IT'S NOT FUCKING ROCKET SCIENCE

[@biancaayala3157]

Is she Really 5'3 ? It says so on Google. But when she's standing next to nastia liukin who is also 5'3 she really looks 5' or 5'1.

[@leonardomangas4106]

Jade Barbosa's floor music in the background!! *o*

[@shuang131313]

what is a wolf jump?

[@panicattackman20]

I know its ridiculous. They claimed an American junior called Katelyn Ohashi could of taken the beam gold in London.

[@groud123456]

nasty full turn, wobbled, form break -> honest comment She got 9.05 execution score and 6.7 D-score instead of 6.5. No wonder the commentators harsh to her

[@clovinemilan1755]

How old is she?

[@ericyu2270]

@MrRik458 That is as slight as slight can get when I comes to errors. You're just trying to find reasons to criticize so just shut up. Nastia Liukin had absolutely no visible errors on beam.

[@JohnPhilipSousa519]

Tacky YES. Like at Am Cup with the ever adorable Rebecca Tunney? Implying, no, SAYING that she'll be mentally affected by falling during beam? Give me a break Tim. I feel like they do it for the ratings.

[@Lainey97]

What did she score? :)

[@22juniorlevi]

well that has some merit to it. Katelyns Beam routine is capable of a beam routine with a SV of 7.2 had she been of age she wouldve probably been at London and wouldve been the one to beat.

[@MrPoppy667]

i really am disappointed i though america was better than that because everytime a chinese gymnast makes a mistake or something like that they are s rude and they pick on them so badly

[@chloe_w1]

she's got so many clips in her hair

[@guardianofthegalaxy2051]

6.7 + 9.05 = 15.75

[@sara.1625]

She scorre

[@tatilalima2874]

Jabde Barbosa (Brasil) se apresentando no solo hahahahahaha

[@kras118]

Pretty dismount

[@rainbowbinocular]

WHY ARE NBC SOO BIASED??!! ALL THOSE ATHLETES TRAIN THEIR HEARTS OUT TO GET TO THIS LEVEL. BESIDES, AT LEAST THE ATHLETES HAVE THE GUTS TO GOMPETE.

[@tyboogie1982]

You know that one of the commentors is an OLYMPIC CHAMPION in gymnastics? You did know that right??? I mean....😂

[@jgsh8062]

@@tyboogie1982 Just because someone's successful in gymnastics, doesn't mean they're not biased. You really are reaching here

[@sumikkoharmei]

those commentators......so mean and unforgiving...if you think u r that good why dont u go on the 10-cm balance beam and show us sth?

[@happieeee5650]

nastia liukin waited too long for her connections but you said nothing Tim, double standards since day 1

[@giannacadorna3798]

I seriously hate the NBC. They say so much garbage and yet they don't know how to do it their selves. WHY ARE THEY ALWAYS MENTIONING NASTIA LIUKIN OR SHAWN JOHNSON during someone else performance. Yang yilin had small boobles but not lot's they're acting as if those bobbles would get her kicked off the team! Her connections are fine Nastia was way slower with connections. One day America will do bad in the olympics and NBC will be SILENT!

[@16AshleyJ]

its 'beatable"??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tyboogie1982]

Yes it is, and it was

[@jengeo2332]

The comments were nothing informative but noises. Why bother inviting commenters? I can see the mistakes too.

[@marciomarcallobo4662]

jade barbosa on floor

[@LCAmarkymark]

They don't care...they have high ratings lol unless one quits nothing will happen

[@Bobtobob]

He sounds so frustrated...

[@hoogenbandlandon1445]

Slow connection? Look at Liukin……

[@MrRik458]

Oh yeah! I completely agree! That's probably the slowest connection ever!!

[@aaronfuegopop]

i hate tim. she beautiful

[@c4987]

see this is why nbc is going down .... they are so rude ...

[@plumeria66]

All that shouting by her team caused her to fumble. They should learn to be quiet.

[@MrJpman2]

you can't be serious

[@OMGoc9]

if y'all hate NBC so much why are you watching a video with NBC commentary?

[@jgsh8062]

Because you can't find many BBC vids on YT

[@giannacadorna3798]

maybe because we love the gymnast so bad we are willing to hear a bunch of shit

[@ericyu2270]

"Beatable"? I always take the side of the Americans but man...

[@tyboogie1982]

It's the truth. Some people just can't face the truth.

[@justadjie]

Unprofessional commentators!!!

[@thomasyan6398]

she performs well: solid but not nastia, ignore by continuing to talk about a deduction 3 moves before any bit of error: laugh at her full turn, nasty turns, oohhhhhh, oh another one, deductions, slowwww...