It's hard to do that when she's so arrogant contrasted to Nadia's grace and humble nature

Agree 100%

That's laughable.

It's hard to argue against that. Although Nelly Kim won 2 individual gold in '76, and Nadia won 2 individual gold in '76, too, so maybe it's difficult to argue that Nelly is inferior to Nadia. Two "bests"?

@@pedestrianrights1257 wining medals isn't the only thing that makes someone the best. You also have to look at things like innovation, consistency and difficulty level. Someone "getting a medal" for an easier program done well isn't the same as someone "getting a medal" for doing a harder program well. Nadia was also the only person to hit the triple crown

@@takerkellygiveusbacktupac617 lmao, then again, "getting a medal" isn't the same thing as "getting a GOLD medal". I think you lost sight of what i said. I was comparing GOLD medals. In order to win a GOLD, you don't do "an easier program". right?

whereismyxanax I love Nadia more than any female gymnast. She is neither humble nor confident after the 1976 Olympics. She may or may not be the greatest of all time. As a female, she is. But she is short of the genius of Kohei Uchimura, who won everything single AA in Worlds and Olympics for 6 years in a row. That is IMPOSSIBLE. No one can ever match that again, and future. Especially with all those event specialist who won't challenge him in the AA, but with the specialist with over 7,0 SV, no way can Kohei win medals in the EF as easy as say Scherbo when specialist are not allowed. .But unlike Scherbo's time, when there are no specialist(all gymnasts have to do all 6 events. There is no way Kohei can win more medals on all events when he is the greatest AA of all time. But he is not like many event specialist who only do one event. How is it possible to beat a HB specialist who only practice one events when Kohei has to do all 6 events instead of one? THINK LOGIC.

@@vettegaddia6234 He is on peds.

@@vettegaddia6234 Nadia is the greatest! Whether you like it or not the 1st one to attain a perfect score The judges knew it The crowd knew it Accept it and get over it I forgive you

stop being a hater, she is the best. PERFECT 10 in the Olympics. 7 total perfect 10's. Where is your perfect 10???

@@vettegaddia6234 Nadia is perfection. Perfect 10 in the Olympics. 7 perfect 10's. Where is your perfect 10

makes me more appreciate of Nillie Kim.

She's not bitter or like 'baby Jane' at all. Maybe defiant and annoyed and also honest. You'd be too if people came up to you and always talked about Nadia.

@@meio4744 meh

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Hugh Jengin Yeah, right...some of you think Ludmilla is competitive with Nadia doing no real flight elements on beam, and a single layout comparing to Nadia's double back on FX. That is the biggest travesty in the history of gymnastics. She was also along with Nelli Kim to overscore their Mother Russia gymnast and cheated the AA, the EF, TF which is very unfair. Back to 1976, at least Olga and Nelly Kim did some difficult skills. Athough they are nothing next to the Queen of female gymnastics, Nadia. Ludmilla's skills are 10 years behind and the MOST OVERSCORED GYMNAST IN THE HISTORY OF GYMNASTICS. I KNOW THAT IS A BIG STATEMENT. BUT LOOK AT HER ROUTINES. A SINGLE LAYOUT WITHOUT EVEN A SIMPLE TWIST IS MORE IMPRESSIVE THAT A DOUBLE BACK? NO WAY!!!!!

Stacey - You are looking at her comments as if she meant them today. What I see in her demeanor is that she is talking about and relating how she felt about Nadia back then, when SHE was the kid, when she was considered a "queen" at home, and when she was competing at the same time as Nadia. The Soviet gymnasts who were successful were not only built up by their coaches, but were considered "heroes of the Soviet Union" at home. It was their time for "fame," and they enjoyed every minute of it, and were even given perks for their success, like their own apartment, for instance. Now, along comes someone like Nadia - from a country basically ruled by the Soviet Union - and that pokes a hole in their bubble. Now, they are expected to perform as well, defeat the little upstart, and they lose their status as the "Soviet darling" if they can't do it. They are worked harder, worked longer, are punished in various ways, threatened and may even lose their rewards. Very often, their families often suffered right along with them. So, I don't think she means her comments in the way people are perceiving them. She is talking about her reactions as that Soviet-controlled kid.

@@tacksscherbo7771 I agree, although Olga was 21, not a kid.

Stacey, Olga is a bit of full of herself, I suppose, but it's right to which she's entitled since she revolutionised an entire sport and eased tension between the USA and the Soviet Union.

@@tacksscherbo7771 absolutely untrue. Olga was a damn pretentious athlete Her teammates didn’t like, her own coach hated working with her Olga needed a few more smacks across the face to learn humility Olga has always been self-centered It’s been about fame and money But she’s paid a high price for her lack of respect and selfishness She has a criminal useless son She auctioned her medals bc she’s broke Tried to coach and failed miserably Was arrested for shoplifting These are the actions and outcomes of someone that expects the world to vow down Humility and respect get you way ahead

@@cc_celeste I don't think you understood my comment in the manner it was intended regarding most of the Soviet gymnasts. I was not defending Olga specifically, but attempting to interject some understanding regarding how and why some of their attitudes arose . If what you say is true about her misfortune, I feel some measure of sympathy for her because she was not trained or educated in any other skill where she could earn a reasonable living when her body gave out. No doubt she was not wise enough not to count on a lot of promises made regarding her future comfort. And because I have children of my own, and they already have their own children, I keep my mouth off other people's families because you never know how your own will turn out.

Roman Real I love Olga. But of course she was jealous of Nadia. Nadia's was about 2 years ahead of the rest of the field in difficulty if not 4 years. Really, she had several E skills done in 1976 that few can do today. She was doing double back in the first and last pass on a NO spring floor mat when few of her biggest rivals can barely do a single full twist.

I don't agree that Nadia's skills were 2 years ahead. Maybe the dismount off the asymetric bars, yes. But let's face it : others were doing the so called Comaneci salto too at Montreal and before, Mariana Constantin , at Montreal, Elena Davydova at the American Cup and Karin Janz at Munich. Annelore Zinke was doing that and the Radochla at the 1974 world championships. Caslvaska also did the Radochla and Antonina Koshel did it as a mount. Nadia's full turn wasn't new either. Kuchinskaya and Tourischeva did it.

Only hateful comment is yours.

But it was Olga who revolutionized modern gymnastics and changed it forever. This has always been recognized by Nadia herself.

@@lokismig She was athletically innovative, but graceless on beam, bars. (To me) She was inconsistent, did little more than open a door. I respect her, but her attitude tarnishes her legacy.

Olga never accomplished anything worth to remember aside her disastrous bars in '72 and her mediocre '76 performance.Very bitter and jealous! "Who's Nadia?" On the other side Ludmilla has showed class and and credits Nadia for really changing gymnastics forever.

Olga got three golds for team, beam and floor in 1972.

Javi Fonseca you forget her bar trouble was in the aa competition. In the bar finals she tied for silver.

@Z Q do you even speak English or Spanish? Looks like an ape took ahold of your phone

atiboyful yes but Nellie at least was respectful towards Nadia. Nothing bad said. Olga as great as she was, was bitter.

I think Nellie Kim responded pretty well actually

@@leightonsteven7059 -Agreed! After the shell shock wore off Nellie just proceeded to get a "10" on the vault. But, Nellie and Ludmilla had no response to Nadia on the Beam and Uneven Parallel's....

@@atiboyful I never liked Nadia mania , and much preferred Nellie, but have to concede that I’ve never seen such fluidity on the beam before,and rarely since.

Yes, but respectful. Olga's bruised ego & poisonous envy were sickening.

There may be a bit of this, but it is not with the Russians, but rather the old Soviet regime. You should not give importance.

Hello

Bitter jealous hater, Olga is

I thought the same thing

They had to cheat to beat Nadia.Nadia beat Elena more than Elena beat her.She was not lucky.She was the best.

@@angrygrizzly9008 Nadia was lucky. Ludmilla was tired and on the verge of retirement and Olga too was old in gymnastic terms and overworked. Had Elena been there in 1976 she'd have beat Nadia no doubt . You say Nadia beat Elena more?? At the Europeans Nadia was first. But what's that in comparision to being world champion??? Just a minor competition. Nadia was never a world cup or world champion.

@Angry Grizzly ,

As far as perfect scores where concerned, the Soviet Union would have never let korbut on the top step because they disposed her honestly and her individual alty. Also remember korbut was sent on many world tours that she was have home for more than a week.im not saying Nadia didn't deserve her scores, I'm saying that she would have gotten them in a Montreal fourom that would have only been half filled if it wasn't for Olga korbut making her sport world popular. So every gymnast from every country should all all kiss Olga korbut s ass.

I’m watching it to catch glimpses of Nellie Kim. I hated Olga and Nadia mania