+Isabella Hatkeinennachnamen I agree

SAME!

Time Machine Needed no she only competed vault

Her twists are executed so nicely. No obvious cross feet that several other gymnast have when doing fast twisting.

It’s a shame she didn’t get to do FX in London. I know she was injured and all but the crowds would have loved this. She was actually a good AA athlete.

She was an excellent AA gymnast, and very artistic.

Tree Hugger elegant hahaha lol never

She was always very underrated. I always wonder what she could have done on bars and beam with maximum difficulty. She has beautiful lines.

yes, I agree. McKayla did an amazing floor routine. It is too bad about the many injuries...too common scenario for these young women.

Very true.

Eternatty my god, the way people feel pity for her is impressive. There were more atlethes that won much more with that doctor around, she could not even won gold in the only individual competition she was assigned at the Olympics (the favorite to win it, the gold USA was counting on), not very impressive, but oh well.

Araceli •Chely• please tell me your joking

I hope this comment doesn't come off as insensitive, but I don't think any of the girls were "terrified at every event Nassar was at". That's the thing about the whole situation, they trusted him and most didn't even know what he was doing to them. A lot of them did not realize what had happened until much later in their lives.

@@Andrew-pf5fj *slowblink*

@@aracelichely2954 This is called being a bitch for no reason.

Agreed. If she had a proper coaching team and support from USAG, she would have been one of the best all around gymnasts in USA history.

@@beckyy584she would’ve been able to compete with Biles !

Underrated!? She's probably the best vaulter of all time!

@@createchaosgossip underrated on the other apparatus. She could’ve been a great all around gymnast.

Not surprising though, when you consider the height she achieved on the Amanar vault. Great vaulters like her tended to be excellent twisters on floor as well. It’s a shame she didn’t make it to Rio, but I’m not sure we would have actually needed her by then.

Well maybe she'd still be in it if her coaches weren't abusive cunts both psychologically and physically.

I miss her dumper.

“So rare in Americans?” Wow- try watching many other countries and you’ll see it’s more than just one country. Talk about bias much.

@@saragrant9749 Hi Sara. I am not saying it doesn't happen in other countries.

@@AleaTeo I think you need to think about what you’re saying before it comes out of your mouth- or onto your keyboard.

@@saragrant9749 Hi Sara. I thought my comment, and I insist. American gymnasts have never characterized for their artistry, choreography and lines. That's why american gymnasts with such features are very valued. The general quality of American gymnasts is their power tumbling, difficulty, dynamism, consistency and stamina. I'm not saying anything different in my comment. Best

@@AleaTeo and of course, their sportsmanship. Something many European countries can’t claim in any way, shape or form- ever.

I think she wanted to come back really because she loves gymnastic so much but couldn't because she was dealing with psychologic problem and we know now why.

Her body was wrecked she’s more active abt the things she experienced on Instagram and Twitter and if you listen to interviews she almost lost her leg. The things she was put through by her coaches are insane I would have killed to see her in rio but I’m glad she didnt for her health.

It's like I was never anything but an amateur athlete but I hurt myself repeatedly. I ruined a shoulder swimming, I blew my shins out running and I broke my collar bone and had a compound fracture in my right arm on a bike. That and I cracked my ribs diving for a ball playing softball. I can remember how I felt when I realized that - no - it was NOT going to get better. I could function normally but ... running six miles a day or swimming two miles ... those days were over ... I didn't want to believe it - but they were. I went through therapy and got somewhat better - but never was able to do what I had been doing before. You see that pattern a lot as injuries bring a career to an end. They get some and they go through therapy and try to get better. Sometimes they do and they try to come back. Sometimes the can and sometimes they can't but even if they do - they can get injured again ... and again ... Eventually it just takes to big a toll on them and they realize they aren't coming back and ... it's over. The utterly amazing thing about athletes at this level - is that they are still able to do it at all. You have some athletes that age out or just get tired of having to put themselves through all that training but a lot of them end their careers because of injuries. It's really common - and if you look at what they are doing to their bodies - on a daily basis in training - not surprising at all. My understanding is that McKayla's foot injury came during training. .

@@audramanahan3410 yeah I wish more people would care more for an athletes health rather than seeing them compete with injuries. I cringe every time I watch a gymnast perform with horrible injuries and I know they train their whole lives for that moment, but physical and mental health is important. I don't blame mckayla for not coming back after not only having injuries, but being assaulted by that creep. It's why miss gymnasts haven't returned to the sport and I don't blame them one bit. Why come back to people who forced you through injuries and didn't protect you when you needed them?

It’s even more sad when you realize it wasn’t a broken toe, it was a broken foot :/

omg wouldnt she just

beatrice lim and she's a good all around we.

Yeah I think she would've been used over Gabby for floor considering Gabby's qualification floor

Andrew She would’ve replaced Jordyn but did not because she competed on a broken toe in london.

She would have replaced Kyla in qualifications and jordyn or gabby in tf but if gabby hit in quals she definitely would have made EF over jordyn because gabby scored over 15 in tf and aa

She did but due to here toe Martha told here we just need your vault in this case becouse one vault is easier than a floor routine having and Injuerd toe

Lmao apparently I commented on this a year ago and the sentiment still stands😂

yes, I agree. there's no artistry any more. just flip after flip, which is boring.

It was the translation of her twisting prowess on vault that gave her that ability. Many great vaulters were also excellent twisters on floor.

@@saragrant9749 She's an excellent twister, yes, but it's also her height and power--she goes straight up!

Yup, great balance of skill, grace, and power.

+Thien Dinh Just so naturally elegant yet clearly an athlete with power and so much fire in her eyes.

Me too... But she was injured during the Olympics :-( so I think that's also why they saved her for vault.

Period

Leandro Araujo I thought so too until I saw the Chinese... Almost everyone does it but adds a front tuck out of it to get even more points. Shang Chunsong basically has an H opening pass because of connection value. If it was upgraded to a G, then she would have an I which in my opinion is far too much

Disney582 yes, could be. and what do you think about the chinese vaults? i dont see why they cant, at least shang, throw more doubles or even an amanar when they are capable of a 3. 5. I know it also requires more skills apart from the twisting one... but its quite strange

Leandro Araujo yeah it is really odd... I think it's partially not being able to run fast enough and transfer that to the board. Shang lands on the board really flat, so she doesn't really pop off. It's so weird though because in 2008 all the Chinese had doubles/amanar.

Leandro Araujo have you seen the men's code? Some people (probably including myself) would go ballistic if even more wag tumbles were upgraded

+Disney582 I think Shang just doesn't have a good block technique, and apparently she had a nasty accident with the vault when she was younger and has a bit of a mental block on it- I think she's the exception. Mao Yi also does the same 3.5 tumbling pass as Shang and she has a solid DTY. The Chinese have had DTYs pretty consistently imo- at Rio they had Mao and Tan with DTYs and Wang with her double tsuk. I don't think China has ever had a gymnast consistently throwing amanars except for Cheng Fei. Tan Jiaxin and Huang Qiushuang trained amanars but never had them consistent enough for competition. Only other one I can think of is Jiang Yuyuan, who did have a pretty good amanar in 2008 briefly but ended up not being able to land it in Beijing due to a shoulder injury - I don't think she ever competed the amanar after that :/

I know, she is my favorite gymnast interview. McKayla is a mentally tough athlete & she is very intelligent..I hope she writes a book, and does a book tour/speaking tour. She's very motivational.

Leandro Araujo she was throwing a gorgeous double layout in 2013 :( miss her

+Denise Pau She had an injured toe at the olympics so she could not put any more pressure to it. Otherwise, she would have done floor as well.

Do you know if she also takes ballet lessons because she is so much more elegant than alot of the other gymnasts

Denise Pau I don't think she ever took ballet... She is quite elegant and has rhythm but she definitely does not have any ballet technique. Anyway, apparently she has quit gymnastics because of her surgeries.

That's to bad .she is very good.I know she wants to act and sing.have you ever heard her sing is she any good

+Denise Pau I think she has really good form, but her floor routine and beam isn't consistent enough to risk putting her on it. Definitely my favorite floor routine though! Reminds me of nastia!

@julio Silva Me too 0:58🤩🥰👊🏾💍🌹