Long live Queen Podkopayeva. She is everything the gymnasts of today wish they were. Exquisite.
@kiersontitus73223 жыл бұрын
Just like Anna Pavlova :)
@alexandraferrara17463 жыл бұрын
i met her
@tambam6744 Жыл бұрын
@@kiersontitus7322 Absolutely not. Anna Pavlova is too stiff and posey. And she’s not even half as successful as Lilia. She is overrated af!!
@30251 Жыл бұрын
@@tambam6744 People only like Anna because shes a complete flop. They feel sorry for her and try to overcompensate by saying shes actually incredible
@vipermommy1931 Жыл бұрын
@@tambam6744agree i domt see the appeal of her 2008 routine its too posey
@richardwhitehead69663 жыл бұрын
25 years later and this is the only floor routine that has stuck in my memory.
@jorgeantonioreinoso75792 жыл бұрын
Mine too alongside Daniela Silivas’ FX in Seoul’88
@ivandalito26 күн бұрын
Have you watched Victoria Komova’s floor routine in the AA final?
@richardwhitehead696622 күн бұрын
@@ivandalito I didn't see it at the time, but have watched it since you posted. Pretty spectacular.
@ivandalito22 күн бұрын
@@richardwhitehead6966 yes, I love it. It’s a shame Komova didn’t win the gold
@GymnasticsParadise7 жыл бұрын
One of the best front tumblers to live :O I don't even see anyone doing front tubmling these days :/ Such beauty x graceshe was
@bluepanther10132 жыл бұрын
Most of Brenna Dowell's floor routine was made up of front tumbling.
@someonenamedstan68222 жыл бұрын
Brooklyn Moors still does a lot of front tumbling
@jlc1637 Жыл бұрын
Agreed, came here to comment this. Even in 2022 I have yet to see anyone else do her first tumbling pass except for maybe a few people.
@chrisg45848 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous! She's such a great combo of power & grace! And she points her feet so perfectly!
@ditherdather4 жыл бұрын
I knew very little back then of gymnastics. I saw her in the 96' Olympics when I was 16yo and thought she was the most beautiful and talented creature God ever made. Wikipedia puts her 8 months older than me. I thought I was in love. haha
@noretteprettyman57922 күн бұрын
One of the best floor routines of all times!! She did that!!
@nicolawebster31013 жыл бұрын
Loved Lilia. She wasn't competing for long enough unfortunately. So graceful, accurate and powerful. Such gorgeous choreography!
@mht49082 жыл бұрын
It's a good thing she made the most out of the time she was competing though. A world AA gold, 2 Olympic golds and 1 silver, world vault gold, plus 3 world silver medals. And she has 2 skills named after her in the code of points on vault and floor. Very impressive for such a short career
@gaodrob7938 Жыл бұрын
@@mht4908 *3 skills named after her, 1 on Vault and 2 on Floor (Double Tuck Front and Double Tuck Front with 1/2 twist) but not sure if the Double Tuck Front is still named after her in the Cop.
@saragrant9749 Жыл бұрын
Why did her career end so abruptly- injuries? It seemed like she could have even made it to Sydney.
@stephaniesmith69163 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere her grandmother would take her to watch the ballet every Saturday afternoon - it shows! Yes! Definitely a favorite!
@_RAINBOWSHOES_3 жыл бұрын
How original to do front tumbling, don't see it nowadays, she is a beautiful, strong and elegant gymnast, and fabulous to watch!
@lorivissell14373 жыл бұрын
This is the most gorgeous floor routine I've ever seen! She was absolutely fabulous!
@kras1186 жыл бұрын
Just remarkable front tumbling
@fleurdexistence2774 жыл бұрын
She was my favorite She had special somethind Above Grace Beauty and charm plus The performances : Perfection😍👩🏼🎨🌸
@fairyofshampoooo3 жыл бұрын
She is literally the perfect specimen
@birdwithabrokenwing3 жыл бұрын
I still remember watching her win her gold medals in the 1995 Worlds and 1996 Olympics when I was a kid, me an my sisters just loved her, we had her Olympic routines recorded on some old vhs tapes that we wore out watching them so much- she was who we wanted to be! Thanks so much for posting this- there has never been anyone like Lilia since with such all around strength, skills and perfect grace 🙌
@syrilwayne2 жыл бұрын
Trivia: She's one of those all-around champions and also an event champion in the same edition of olympic competition. The other was nadia comaneci in 1976 and the other was simone biles in 2016 and also larisa latynina 1956, lilia was in 1996. It's also a bit odd that these olympic years all end in 6.
@mht49082 жыл бұрын
She was a Ukranian legend. Made the most of her not so long career: 2 Olympic titles + 1 silver, and multiple world medals, it's sad that we don't see much of female Ukranian gymnastics these days
@saragrant9749 Жыл бұрын
Lack of a strong coaching base is the big problem. If they could get that back they would become a world power again I suspect.
@angeliastone-tolcher23863 жыл бұрын
How can you not love this routine
@rcarnegie783 жыл бұрын
No one tumbles front better than her! Nearly everyone only does ONE FHS before any skill whereas she does two which is MUCH harder and looks INCRDIBLE.
@Jr-iz1dg4 жыл бұрын
Her straight lines. Perfect.
@tamikrough5663 жыл бұрын
Loved watched her. Can tell she had ballet training
@laurarubin11455 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite routines.
@nancyfries737312 күн бұрын
What a beautiful athlete. Stunning, great talent
@nyc10ken3 жыл бұрын
Doesnt get enough credit as with most European or non-US gymnasts. This is the best female gymnast of the last 40 years and this floor routine is still the best since.
@saragrant9749 Жыл бұрын
People still very much recognize her for her floor routine and for the AA gold she won. Romania was the only one being recognized for a long period of time, along with Russia. Now that the US has become a real world power in the sport everyone seems to have an issue. Gymnastics is more than just a European sport!!
@user-eu8sl5fo7n4 жыл бұрын
Восхищение и трепет за невероятное мастерство Лилии!
@Claudius123 Жыл бұрын
In an era dominated by Russian and Romanian powerhouses, Lilia was a cup of fresh air in the world of gymnastics. Gogean and Amânar were amazing but Lilia's floor was unique and she truly deserved her gold in Atlanta AA and FX.
@saragrant9749 Жыл бұрын
She won the AA for one simple reason- she made the fewest number of errors, all small ones. Especially in that code- it made all the difference in the world, and was exactly what she needed to do.
@JoaoAlvez877 жыл бұрын
Thanks man for the high RESOLUTION 60fps, you rock Dee 👏👏👏👏
@211jump6 жыл бұрын
João Alvez not really 60 fps
@tonymordente71892 жыл бұрын
She's perfect! Ludmila Tourischeva did a perfect job as her trainer. Tourischeva will always be my fave ever.
@saragrant9749 Жыл бұрын
Huh, didn’t know that was her coach!
@omarpodk8 жыл бұрын
Love you Lilia, you are the still the best. :D
@gerritduplessis71225 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU! WONDERFUL MOST BRILLIANT WORK! VERY MUCH APPRECIATED! BLESSINGS!
@brianpatterson18273 жыл бұрын
I wish she kept her Hava Nagila song for this Olympics =} still loved this routine too tho but that's def my fave of hers
@coralv.14494 жыл бұрын
This is the ballet basis of artistic gymnastics. Otherwise, the name of this sport should change to acrobatic gymnastics. Pure art, Queen Lilia! Memorable performance until the end of times. She really performed out of her skin.
@Smielyb20004 жыл бұрын
@QPHashSS77 I doesn't how mad you get or how ignorant you are, Biles and Riesmann gymnastics is still ugly and I'm American.
@Smielyb20004 жыл бұрын
@QPHashSS77 Does it look like I give a damn about the spelling of Aly's fucking name. Yuk you are ignorant and vulgar. You talk about my spelling but you spell like a ten year old. Loser. I'm done. You can have the last word
@saragrant9749 Жыл бұрын
Dance is an individual and interpretative concept. It’s not just limited to ballet. If you’re so enamored of ballet- go watch that!! The floor routines of today have their own unique qualities and individual styles, no need to demean them in favor of being a ballet performer.
@em_mkay5 ай бұрын
my favorite gymnast at this games
@shadowmoon73372 жыл бұрын
A very powerful gymnast
@norbertoposada34502 жыл бұрын
beauty Lilia, i hope you be right, God is with you in this cruel war 😞
@marialara52503 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@veliz12752 жыл бұрын
Lilia es una gimnasta espectacular su cuerpo bien trabajado que nunca pierde su femineidad, ágil como una gacela y su rostro tan hermoso me encantaba verla hacer sus rutinas , nunca la olvidare mi admiración hacia ella desde el sur del mundo chile.
@ditherdather4 жыл бұрын
I knew very little back then of gymnastics. I saw her in the 96' Olympics when I was 16yo and thought she was the most beautiful and talented creature God ever made. Wikipedia puts her 8 months older than me. I thought I was in love. haha
@garneroutlaw13 жыл бұрын
Same. I was a bit younger, but I was cheering her on. Her talent was mesmerizing.
@morganmiketsma45273 жыл бұрын
This was a great routine. Her excellent dance skills gave her the edge. I think Amanar had a much more difficult routine. Her tumbling passes were in a league of their own. However, Amanar had dismal artistry which cost her the title. In my own personal scoring, I gave Lilia a 9.918 and Simona a 9.912.
@murdererenshrined97638 ай бұрын
The good ones make it look easy
@cidaaraujo21332 жыл бұрын
Que linda! Saudade do Ostapenko. 🇧🇷❤️
@CVLZ12078 жыл бұрын
Belleza, elegancia, gracia y técnica. Pero que desde que entraron las gringas y chinas a dominar esta gimnasia todo es pura técnica y acrobacia, nada de arte.
@robertmoura43146 жыл бұрын
As chinesas são terríveis no solo,pois eu as considero tão artificiais.A Flávinha(Flávia Saraiva) é a que mais parece com a pequena Lilian.
@susannacorsly28934 жыл бұрын
Es verdad la gimnasia de hoy en día es pura acrobacia ya ni se debería de llamar Artística
@joseluisjm60084 жыл бұрын
Tu lo has dicho, la gimnasia artística paso de ser arte, elegancia y estética, un aroma a los sentidos y a las emociones, paso a ser solo acrobacia
@juarezpessoa13983 жыл бұрын
I totally agree.
@marialara52503 жыл бұрын
Lilia Podkopayeva la mejor de Atlanta 96' 👸
@amandastevens11173 жыл бұрын
1:04 oof those fouettes... can't blame her, she's a gymnast not a ballerina.
@rcarnegie783 жыл бұрын
Right, (lol!!!!) but we forgive her because she's FAB in every other movement.
@ranaantonio3 жыл бұрын
best here is that shark Arkayev gives applause aproval of this great routine
@JoaoAlvez873 жыл бұрын
Impossível não assistir ela e não se lembrar da Flávia Saraiva não sei porque kkk eu sempre vejo ela na Lilia
@TRUNGNGUYEN-bz9th2 жыл бұрын
Long live the Queen of Ukrainian Artistic Gymnastics, her name is Olympic and World All-Around Champion Lilia Podkopayeva!
@designerphotosabner3 жыл бұрын
Minha primeira Crush, ate hoje lembro de como eu chorava por que sabia que nunca conseguiria namorar ela
@greathelmm2 жыл бұрын
Had such a crush on her in high school, first time I learned about Ukraine also. Be strong Ukraine.
@Natalia_777774 ай бұрын
Вражаюче
@user-it7ro9uh1r2 жыл бұрын
Una gimnasta potente y elegante bravo lillia
@mariaellis28823 жыл бұрын
I'll take this gymnast over any of these new gymnasts in 2020
@saragrant9749 Жыл бұрын
Don’t watch then. The gymnasts of today work just as hard and have just as much talent. Just because YOU don’t like them doesn’t change their abilities. Fortunately opinions like yours don’t mean much to the sport.
@mariaellis2882 Жыл бұрын
@@saragrant9749 😂 😂 😂 😂 Hey, lady, don’t get so huffy. It’s just my opinion. You should respect other people’s opinion and quit judging them.
@saragrant9749 Жыл бұрын
@@mariaellis2882 I’d say you need to do the same, considering you’re judging the gymnasts of today. Opinions are like buttholes- everyone has one but no one wants to see yours. Respect? Try having some yourself before complaining about others having it.
@mariaellis2882 Жыл бұрын
@@saragrant9749 Such a sweet, feminine lady you are. Would love to see you in real life.
@saragrant9749 Жыл бұрын
@@mariaellis2882 lol no, you wouldn’t. You’d get told the facts of life in person, something you seem to have a problem with.
@wolfiesown Жыл бұрын
Politics aside, Soviet gymnastics in the 80s/90s were top of the bill. And yes, I know she’s Ukrainian.
@corneliatarloi92272 жыл бұрын
Supet
@Jr-iz1dg4 жыл бұрын
Stocky build and cute
@nastaranhihi38377 жыл бұрын
how is her floor music called ?
@annapavfan46805 жыл бұрын
A combo of the Barber of Seville and a different tune :)