blame the code of points

That makes little sense. How could the fearlessness decrease if the skill level has increased? It takes strength and stamina to complete a routine with more skills. This is why the skill level increases.

@@lilouloulou1993 Major rating changes happened in 2006, specific move ratings changed in 2017 to more difficult so became just not worth it wen the points didn’t gain #’s along w/the difficulty. Shit changed & they had to adapt.

@@lilouloulou1993 how about not blaming an entire country for the CoP changing? With the way the system is now, creativity doesn't get you wins anymore unless you're able to string together difficult turns and get connections for them (like sanne wevers did in Rio). Of course American gymnasts aren't gonna go for the risks to avoid injury and it's not worth it if they're able to score high enough regardless. European gymnasts still opt for more beautiful turns and leaps regardless so idk why you had to blame Americans. Not everyone copies their style of gymnastics

@@lilouloulou1993 hey now, the Soviet gymnast, Nellie Kim, created the Code of Points, not us Americans. The COP is unpopular here in USA despite our success with it.

for real

I think they're missing Svetlana horkina Carly Patterson and the Romanian girl who's been around forever who did the full Tristan back handsprings what is her name because that romanian's name

Beam used to be more about strength, flexibility & control. I enjoy big tricks as much as anyone but sometimes I feel like the open-era scoring system has turned the beam into a 10cm wide floor exercise…

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@@wheresbaby7783 You mean Larissa Iordache? The romanian girl...or some from before?

Exactly.

And not a wobble in sight, unlike this display from Komova.

Erin Johnson with that said I love Victoria’s artistry. Her legs are nice and straight to the toe point

Yeah

Yeah Nastia Liukin too

Oh did they ever. Two others that I really enjoyed watching because they just had such a bubbliness to them- were China’s Wang Yan and our own Laurie Hernandez. They were just so happy throughout those games and really seemed to enjoy themselves there. That is definitely the spirit of the Olympics- enjoying the spirit of it. That and the Dutch team. They were wonderful to see.

Miller is #1 on this list. I saw zero deductions. Followed by #2 Bo and #3 Gutsu.

On the other hand, Komova wobbled on every move.

I think so. I mean there has still been good work in recent years but the emphasis is definitely on the acrobatics at the expense of all else whereas previously you needed to have everything (dance, acro and choreo). I also think the intense downgrading of balance and flexibility moves had a very negative effect on the overall artistic impression of most beam exercises. They lack variety of skills.

Lebronze Blackrose Thanks. That makes sense. It looked to me like yester years routines were more artistic and more of a dance. Who is your fav on balance beam?

Lebronze Blackrose CoP? I noticed very quickly that older routines had more emphasis on pretty lines and hand balancing.

Yeah, there were marks for "virtuosity" and a lot of old cop's had a compulsory balance (that could be just a scale, or it could be a handstand press or even a planche of some sort). My fave is definitely Dudnik, she just had everything (even though her leaps were meh). For gymnasts competing now, it depends on what you're looking for. Simone has the acro, Sanne has the dance tricks and someone like Eythora or Eremina has the choreo. I think Komova is probably my fave modern day gymnast on beam. She blends everything well and her flexibility is to die for. The only thing really missing is a balance skill (and consistency, but that's another matter entirely).

Lebronze Blackrose Interesting! I like Dudnik, too. Seems like some on beam nowadays almost crash on the beam. I wish theyd bring back balancing elements. Very informative post, thanks.

you can thank simone biles for that.

I enjoy both.

@@jonnyboy1363 ok

Beam is one event that I feel has a lost a lot in the open-scoring era. Gymnasts use to compete a lot more strength & flexibility elements on beam back when.

Shannon Miller on beam was amazing. I like the old beam routines where balance and precision and beautiful touches were rewarded.

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I too love beam above all else

She really was brilliant. There’ve been a lot of advancements in gymnastics but I feel like beam is one event where modern gymnasts (with some exceptions) just don’t rate as well as gymnasts from the ‘80s, ‘90s & early ‘00s.

Chanel Oberlin please what? Miller was incredible.

Shannon Miller: always and forever

@Chanel Oberlin I'm laughing at your choice of username, stupid.

Chanel Oberlin you need to grow the fuck up.

Amen!

Correct

Me too!!

I did not realize how great her beam routine was!

She made every move beautiful.

She wasn't all that

They should probably be different sports/disciplines

Me too!

Same. 😊

Liukin’s beam routine was lovely! Along with Weaver she’s one of my faves from the open scoring era.

Laraine Rauch Which Tatiana? I think there were three.

I was amazed

I gasped audibly when when she did that!

Elvis Alves wring. Chinese are the best beam workers!

Correction sir, the USSR gymnast used to be the best. China has some amazing beam athletes and USA has some of the greatest.

ОДНОЗНАЧНО!!!!

pappysprite that’s true. But I think that the things she did right are really good, she’s smooth and her lines are beautiful

Yes, Komova always had the potential and talent to be one of the best beam workers of her era but her inconsistency has prevented this from happening (sadly).

I always feel so nervous watching her, waiting for her to choke.

Multiple balance checks (a couple of them huge). Not sure how it made this list.

Adriano you look pretty dreamy yourself 🤷🏻‍♂️

+@@LivingInElysium Why? Because apart from these checks she was plain amazing!

Just Sui lu

ncik delta No Shawn Johnson 2008 FOR SURE

I was waiting for sui lu's gold winning performance in 2011 worlds to show up!

Both!

I can't believe Sui Lu isn't in here. She was perfect on beam.

It's too bad she could never put together a beam routine to her maximum potential at a major comp. it would have been amazing, like Liukin's 2008 pac rims but better.

autoneto Gymnastics' world really miss him!

Maureen Steele it’s fun doing it as silly as it may seem

I think it’s done sometimes so they can feel the end of the beam to have max length for dismount

Devona Gutierrez Definitely!

Olga korbut?

Nastia

Daniele Hipólito..

Those were best of their time, but things constantly develop. Dudik's routine (the last one) for instance was much more dufficult than the 1976 beam routine of Nadia Comaneci.

@QPHashSS77 She's not that good on vean, I lean she hace the difficulty but she lacks elegance and creativity

Sanne is defo one of my favorite beam workers from the open scoring era.

I wouldn't have. Shannon is good but so are the others who are also world and/or Olympic champions on beam.

ok, that's understandable. but the only reason why i would is because she was the first U.S. gymnast to take the Olympic gold on beam, that's all

Fair enough, though I'm not American so I don't get hyped up about the first US gymnast to do stuff I guess? Shannon is wonderful though, I lover her original "Miller" move on beam. So amazing!

there was not one bobble in Shannon's complete beam routine. not one. has an original move named after her... she belongs in this list, but i agree, higher. there are great routines on this list, but i couldn't count routines at the "best" with balance checks, missed connections, etc. at that level, they should have worked out those problems in the gym before competition. gutsu is admittedly gorgeous to watch with tons of difficulty but again, checks. Shannon was solid!

And Strazheva, Yang Bo and Fan Di. It was anazing.

Siu Lu really should have been there.

Sui Lu

Haha, they are terrible. So many formatting and editing errors, but at least the gymnastics is good. Thanks! :)

Liukin I did consider but elected to take Shannon/Komova over her. Boginskaya is one of my favourite gymnasts ever but I never enjoyed her on beam as much as I enjoyed her on the other 3 (especially her floor). Obviously it was still very good and I liked it a lot, just not as much as the ones in the video.

Agree with Luikin 2008😍 Loved that routine!

Yeah it makes me sad that she wasn't more successful. Politics and Soviet collapse kind of screwed her over I guess.

Ampli Tood Kui Yuanyuan?

She is a treat to watch. Just stunning Soviet gymnastics at its finest.