I miss compulsories… it showed so much of their technique and dancing abilities, now it’s all about who can do the most without much regards to the technical aspect of things
After seeing most of modern gymnastics, we need these back. And trust me, seeing Simone's technique on the hard skills makes me know she would have killed these. I would make a few rule changes if they were to do it (and I doubt it) 1. Let each country pick their music. The main complaint of compolsaries was the floor music being heard 10000 times. I completely get that. The late 70's actually let each country pick their music, so long as the choreography stayed the same. This is a good compromise. 2. Let this day be out of 10 rather than the typical D+E score. Considering the D score on these would be exactly the same, I'd think scoring out of 10 would let the judges only "deduct" on execution only. The only hiccup would be figuring out how to balance scores out (for example 60 optional/40 compulsory) in terms of EF, AA, and TF. But bet they would.
I just noticed for the first time that Shushunova's straddle jump after the Tour Jete was pretty weak (starting at about 9:49). You could argue that it was a total miss and the 9.90 she received was a bit generous.
I agree and her interpretation of the music was non existent. This routine does not suit her at all, unlike her optional floor where she perfectly picks a piece and choreography that suits her to a T and she can really express well. That said the previous 2 Soviets got 9.9, so being anchor and having a hit routine she was never going to score lower than the same- 9.9.
@@metsdudenj She was lucky she went last as the most known person/leader of the strong Soviet team. She followed Boginskaya and Laschenova who had very good routines, not amazing, but very good. That held her up to the exact same score as them with a clearly weaker routine.
It may be sacrilegious to say this in terms of 1980s gymnastics , but I think the Soviet compulsory floors from 1988 really left a lot to be desired. I personally dislike the timing they chose. The pianist plays too fast.. The first half is very rushed, none of the positions are held long enough, there is no rhythm or flow . Some of the gymnasts are missing some of the retiré positions and the overall amplitude is underwhelming.
@@worldartgym Shushunova's dance was adequate enough for her limitations and to be fair I wouldn't have expected this to be her best piece regardless, but Boguinskaya really should have anchored this. Who really surprised me here were Baitova and Strazheva. Both had gorgeous line and flexibility as gymnasts, yet when it comes to this compulsory, I see so many unfinished positions and an overall lack of amplitude. In theory, they should have killed this performance. Omelianchik's compulsory in 87 was terrific. For me, she was sorely missed here.
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I miss compulsories… it showed so much of their technique and dancing abilities, now it’s all about who can do the most without much regards to the technical aspect of things
I couldn't agree more!
Bring it back!
The music was frenetic.
After seeing most of modern gymnastics, we need these back. And trust me, seeing Simone's technique on the hard skills makes me know she would have killed these.
I would make a few rule changes if they were to do it (and I doubt it)
1. Let each country pick their music. The main complaint of compolsaries was the floor music being heard 10000 times. I completely get that. The late 70's actually let each country pick their music, so long as the choreography stayed the same. This is a good compromise.
2. Let this day be out of 10 rather than the typical D+E score. Considering the D score on these would be exactly the same, I'd think scoring out of 10 would let the judges only "deduct" on execution only.
The only hiccup would be figuring out how to balance scores out (for example 60 optional/40 compulsory) in terms of EF, AA, and TF. But bet they would.
I agree! 10 should be execution only, since the difficulty is same for all
This comment wins for me.
I just noticed for the first time that Shushunova's straddle jump after the Tour Jete was pretty weak (starting at about 9:49). You could argue that it was a total miss and the 9.90 she received was a bit generous.
Of all the Soviet Champions, she was less flexible than many others
I agree and her interpretation of the music was non existent. This routine does not suit her at all, unlike her optional floor where she perfectly picks a piece and choreography that suits her to a T and she can really express well. That said the previous 2 Soviets got 9.9, so being anchor and having a hit routine she was never going to score lower than the same- 9.9.
Yup, I had this at 9.7
@@metsdudenj She was lucky she went last as the most known person/leader of the strong Soviet team. She followed Boginskaya and Laschenova who had very good routines, not amazing, but very good. That held her up to the exact same score as them with a clearly weaker routine.
I miss Soviet gymnastics
It may be sacrilegious to say this in terms of 1980s gymnastics , but I think the Soviet compulsory floors from 1988 really left a lot to be desired. I personally dislike the timing they chose. The pianist plays too fast.. The first half is very rushed, none of the positions are held long enough, there is no rhythm or flow . Some of the gymnasts are missing some of the retiré positions and the overall amplitude is underwhelming.
I agree. Boguinskaia was the clear leader, and hate to say it, Shushunova’s was one of the weaker in terms of posture and elegance
@@worldartgym
Shushunova's dance was adequate enough for her limitations and to be fair I wouldn't have expected this to be her best piece regardless, but Boguinskaya really should have anchored this. Who really surprised me here were Baitova and Strazheva. Both had gorgeous line and flexibility as gymnasts, yet when it comes to this compulsory, I see so many unfinished positions and an overall lack of amplitude. In theory, they should have killed this performance. Omelianchik's compulsory in 87 was terrific. For me, she was sorely missed here.
@ agreed!!!