Me to ugh times pass

At such a young age

There were a couple of Russian girls in the mid-80s that were doing this. She made it famous though. This back-to-back thing is banned now. She messed up her ankles on that.

@@Karla_Marie Oksana Omelianchik was the first to do a back to back tumbling sequence, however it wasn't nearly as difficult as what we see here. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btKRppCptN6yoH0.html&t Daniela Silivas was the next gymnast to a back to back sequence similar to this, and Dominique Dawes was inspired by her. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j-ClnKmjya6toJ8.html Dominique elevated the difficulty however as she is the only one who combined multiple acrobatic whips into the pass and added a double sommersault at the end of such a complicated sequence. Each one took the back to back tumbling to the next level, but it culminated with Dawes before they essentially banned it from the Code of Points.

She didnt connect them back to back but the only gymnast I can think of to do acrobatic connections with such control was Viktoria Karpenko. Unfortunately she was injured and couldnt bring it at the Sydney Olympics.

Yes!!

You're forgetting Gabby Douglas

Gabby was simones inspiration she has said that seeing gabby win made her believe she could do it. So don't just skip over gabby she made history

Right!!!!! The real G.O.A.T!!!

Is the history for me… 👀

OF COURSE it was. 🙄🙄🙄

Because she's black and she really didn't get the record deserves

I was in high school when this girl was doing her thing she was the best all around

I found a documentary about her, but a movie would be nice too. Racism probably played a role. Her coach said sponsors ignored her until she started competing in Europe. Then European companies wanted to sponsor her.

@@CHRISFREE84 - So what you are saying is that black actors, rappers, singers, and athletes can't pool their money together and fund a movie?

@@thespadestable know why can't America make a movie about her? why do we have to pull together and make a movie she's a part of History so why can't they make a movie about her they make movie about dumb stuff so why not a part of History.. that's what I'm saying....

And you found me, lol.

Back to back tumbling is no longer allowed in the rules for floor in the modern Code of Points. You are allowed up to 4 tumbling lines, and they cannot connect to each other. And no, Dawes is not the only gymnast who's ever done back to back tumbling, although she does have the most complicated sequence. It was first done by Oksana Omelianchik in the mid 80's and then later by Daniela Silivas (who was Dominique Dawes' favorite gymnast). Dawes took what they did and expanded upon it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btKRppCptN6yoH0.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j-ClnKmjya6toJ8.html

@@captainbryce1 I wonder why they changed the rules like that?

@@captainbryce1 you are somewhat right but it's just too dangerous that is dangerous to that is very hard to do so whoever does it they are a good strong powerful gymnast in very few people can do that because it's dangerous and it's hard to do

@@captainbryce1 very true she wasn't the first but she made it famous around the world and that's how she got her fame. Literally remember being in spain 92 when she did her floor the crowd around us went nuts she really took the back to back passes to another level. Also the passes could be done but has to have a dance skill between the passes

Because they banned it no gymnast can do it now