2012 Olympics Epke wins gold. Now, SIX years later, he's became World champion again in Doha, but not only that, he became a father and.....yes......he's a DOCTOR! Dutch Superman!
Day XX of quarantine: I'm watching the finals of the Artistic Men's Horizontal Bar Gold from the London 2012 Olympics while eating guacamole-flavored potato chips (which I STRONGLY recommend) at 5:34 AM with no clear intentions of going to sleep.
been binge watching olympic stuff from any year. just at a healthy platter of brown rice, avacado and rotisserie chicken, with a cup of coffee. at 5:22 am after staying up all night.
it made my day to see the guys and even coaches hug each other, that was so sweet and they seemed genuinely happy. i'm glad people aren't salty at this level of competition.
I love watching finals like this, everyone goes clean, and the best win with no controversy. All the athletes seem to totally support each other as well. Brilliant.
This was my olympic moment. Casually stumbled upon the final while browsing tv. stuck. I thought the german was amazing. And then the dutch killed it. Still watch this video from time to time.
the way all the athletes congratulate and hug one another is so nice to see, there must be a deep level of understanding and almost companionship from being within a sport that intensive from such a young age.
I love that, too. I think at some point it's just like "it's us against the equipment", they're in that together. I also can imagine that they kind of like and know each other, I mean they meet the same people again and again at every conpetition.
Jonathan Horton said it all. "That was amazing." It could have gone any number of other ways, score wise, but face it -- Ep's routine totally floored they other guys. One of the Chinese guys was still grinning while they were waiting for the score! (21:46) He had the most ridiculously difficult and hazardous set, which hit hit, and nailed the dismount. Epke won the day for sure. I also loved the sportsmanship shown by Fabian (29:20) He's genuinely happy for Ep!
Epke- you are a wonderful creature just out of this world !!!! Mind- numbingly difficult and precise routine by you !!! Well- dome, mate !!! Long Live Epke !!!
It's crazy how so many people thought the first 2 chinese atheletes would be 1-2 after their performance. They didn't know Epke and the German powerhouse would deliver such epic routines.
I've been enjoying watching all of the Olympic gymnastics from last year for the first time now over the past couple of days. Thanks for having all these events available on RUclips in their entirety! My husband keeps laughing with me, "You're watching Olympics again, aren't you?", as the tears keep welling up in my eyes. They're all fabulous! ..(And by the way, I've been enjoying both of the commentators throughout all of these events, I wish they'd show their faces once in a while.)
Well after Zonderland got completely robbed at the 2010 Worlds in his home country, him getting the gold here at the Olympics was beyond satisfying, not to mention the world medals he racked up after this. He will always be the GOAT on this apparatus!
So many awesome performers! I've been watching my grandson train for a few years...he's now thirteen. All the sacrifice...not so easy!! But in the end well worth it!!
What's happening with today's gymnastics? The highest difficulty value I've seen for the past 2-3 years didn't even reach 6.6 DV. But these guys casually drops 7.5-7.9 DV. This is peak artistic gymnastics!
I remember watching this live and it was awesome. The very year before this at the Worlds, held in his home nation, I also watched (but not live) and he performed that same routine right in front of the now King of the Netherlands (then Prince Willem of Orange) and I am thinking he won, but may have finished second. maybe someone can clarify for me. But he IS the bomb!
Amazing! *They fly through the air with the greatest of ease, the daring young men on the...high bar" lol. Epke's routine was not as sloppy as everyone is saying, and besides, the huge D-scores are what will advance the sport and encourage athletes to feel comfortable trying harder stuff. If everyone just wanted perfect execution we would just watch them do super easy skills perfectly...BO-RING. Also I love the awesome sportsmanship, handshaking and smiles between the competitors and coaches. Great attitudes all around. Can't wait for rio!!!
Exactly. I heard him commenting on this after the event, he said he knew he was not as strong on execution as some of the other guys. So he had to take more risk in figures. Amazingly spectacular to see him pulling it off in such great style.
Dutch Artist Gymnast, Epke Zonderland getting his gold medal 🥇 in Men's Horizontal Bar Final hopefully he's going to Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympic Games for next year. The Flying Dutchman!🇳🇱
jody024 And Olga Korbut did a lot of innovations on UB at the Olympics in 1972. But she did not win the UB title. Olga did such difficulties on UB that the commentators were going nuts. And she even had good form. But they gave the gold to Karin Janz because of artistry and even better form. Sorry, Epke had lousy form. He should have a lot more deductions than the judges gave him. If this was properly judge, Fabian would have won. And BOTH of them know it.
jody024 Leg separations on ALL of his releases and bend knees. Not hitting his handstands, poor leg form on his dismounts. Don't just look at his HUGE skills, look at his legs and his handstands. Those can incur deductions at much as 0.3-0.5...
I think it's worth noting that all of the medalists on this event of the previous Olympics in Beijing 2008 made the final, and two of them reached the podium again. Doesn't happen very often.
I was in gymnastics for about five years and I would always try to to flips and tricks on the bar and hit my feet in the bar and then land on my back on the floor so I and really Impressed with how good they are.
Stop saying that epke was sloppy. His diffuculty score was so high, only he can do that. If he would do the same thing as zou kai, fabian hambüchen or jonathan horton, he would still win. Because he is just an amazing and special gymnast. Their excercices are just too easy for him.
But he was sloppy. Bended arms, bended knees, separated legs, etc. I mean, yeah, it was super difficult but that's only one part of the score. His execution score was a reflection of that sloppiness, and even then, the judges were a bit too benevolent and didn't deduct enough. It was a visually spectacular routine, no doubt about that, but to say he wasn't sloppy? Really, you must be far too infatuated with him to completely overlook what was wrong with his performance. The problem with the current Code of Points is that it rewards difficulty too much and that's why a fair share of gymnasts can get away with having difficult but unpolished routines. Just look at the women's side, qualifying to finals because they perform the Produnova vault which is super difficult but they land on their ass. But hey, the vault was difficult and even though it was poorly executed, they can compete for a medal. It makes no sense.
Sara D Then I don't see why you would ask people to stop saying he was sloppy. Even *you* seem to be implicitly admitting he was. Like I said, you might be infatuated with him, but not all of us are. He was sloppy, whether you're OK with people pointing that out or not. And no, people won't stop saying he was sloppy, even I would say that one and a million times. BECAUSE HE WAS.
+Wild Tokay if you think that he didn't deserve the gold, because the judges didn't deduct enough then I am okay with that. But I would take over a professional jury's opinion over a random person on youtube.
For me the 2012 Olympics were the best in terms of talent in men’s gymnastics! Epke was of course absolutely incredible but we also had Hambuechen, Uchimua (who is my all time favourite gymnast) and so many incredible Russian and Ukrainian gymnasts as well! Hate me if you want be it’s not the same now without the Russian guys, they were so exciting to watch! ❤
Haha you should have seen the Dutch commentary while this was happening on TV, he was going absolutely wild, nothing compared to this commentator. Don't know if it's on youtube somewhere.
2012 Olympics Epke wins gold. Now, SIX years later, he's became World champion again in Doha, but not only that, he became a father and.....yes......he's a DOCTOR! Dutch Superman!
Ja❤️
Wow! Respect for him. He seems a great guy too.
and a surgeon too!!! amazing!!
superb...
superb....
Day XX of quarantine: I'm watching the finals of the Artistic Men's Horizontal Bar Gold from the London 2012 Olympics while eating guacamole-flavored potato chips (which I STRONGLY recommend) at 5:34 AM with no clear intentions of going to sleep.
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Same
I'm eating dill pickle flavored popcorn!
sounds like dead inside, I'm in
been binge watching olympic stuff from any year. just at a healthy platter of brown rice, avacado and rotisserie chicken, with a cup of coffee. at 5:22 am after staying up all night.
it made my day to see the guys and even coaches hug each other, that was so sweet and they seemed genuinely happy. i'm glad people aren't salty at this level of competition.
I love watching finals like this, everyone goes clean, and the best win with no controversy. All the athletes seem to totally support each other as well. Brilliant.
the flying Dutchman.
This comment is everything XD
+esther589 boring and unoriginal 😜
+Nathan de Pater so true
Very original. Let's call him the Flying Frisian, shall we?
Yep, just like the Flying Dutchman of the Winter Olympics Sven Kramer!
This was my olympic moment. Casually stumbled upon the final while browsing tv. stuck. I thought the german was amazing. And then the dutch killed it. Still watch this video from time to time.
Happened exactly the same to me. I just found this video after searching it poorly for years.
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Be careful you could become an Olympic junkie like me 🙁😁
@@thelastzeppelin /l
the way all the athletes congratulate and hug one another is so nice to see, there must be a deep level of understanding and almost companionship from being within a sport that intensive from such a young age.
Zonderland with one of the all time great Olympic gymnastics performances. Astonishing.
I love how they congratulate each other, the pinnacle of athletic ability AND sportsmanship
And studying medicine in the mean time...
This guy makes me feel like such a sloth.
you are
@@joeyotr5383 duuuuude haha be kind
The amazing Spiderman !
What?
@@herstory4768 they are the Spiderman true .
Great performance, but in the end the greatest part was seeing how all competitors showed respect to each other
+jody024 You aren't kidding. Flipping amazing watching competitors be happy for each other, despite the outcome. Love it!
+jody024 Always it's good to see that. Although I think is not the greatest part, not the focus, but it is great for sure! I love it!
I love that, too. I think at some point it's just like "it's us against the equipment", they're in that together. I also can imagine that they kind of like and know each other, I mean they meet the same people again and again at every conpetition.
+Teddy 97 op
hey
I always feel for the person who has to go after Epke. I wouldn't want to be that person!
Talaga met
Epke Zonderland’s routine lives in my mind rent-free.
fabian and epke are soooooo good they are also good friends! Its lovely to see
That gold winning dismount still amazes me. It's like he was meant to win the medal right from the very beginning.
That gold winning dismount still amazes me. It's like he was meant to win the medal right from the very beginning.
ishmael sipho Why did you copy my comment?
Why did you copy my comment?
Why did you copy my comment?
That gold winning dismount still amazes me. It's like he was meant to win the medal right from the very beginning.
Owen Wilson's routine still gives me the chills
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA he's not only a good actor, he is a great gymnast too 😂
I can’t 🤣🤣🤣
Jonathan Horton said it all. "That was amazing." It could have gone any number of other ways, score wise, but face it -- Ep's routine totally floored they other guys. One of the Chinese guys was still grinning while they were waiting for the score! (21:46) He had the most ridiculously difficult and hazardous set, which hit hit, and nailed the dismount. Epke won the day for sure. I also loved the sportsmanship shown by Fabian (29:20) He's genuinely happy for Ep!
I remember watching this at the time in utter awe.
I'm dutch, but I watched it in turkey haha
I am dutch too, i saw this while eating chicken wings. (strange that i remember tough)
I'm Dutch too, I was watching this on my phone while riding my bike to work, lol. Didn't wanna miss it!
@@lisannekooijman9124 Youb
@@lisannekooijman9124 Because of the emotions you were experiencing at the same time. It helps to remember.
"Just watch me enjoy this man's releases."
...
O.o
Xing-Fen Hu 😂
Hahhaha
He released them very manly ;)
My mom be
"Just watch *and* enjoy this man's releases"
He has to be one of the best high bar workers of all time
Epke- you are a wonderful creature just out of this world !!!!
Mind- numbingly difficult and precise routine by you !!!
Well- dome, mate !!!
Long Live Epke !!!
everytime I watch Epke his moves on the bar I get goose pimples
skip to 18:55 for epke
Casper Woudenberg thank you!!!
Casper Woudenberg are you Dutch because I am 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄😋😋😋😋😋😋😎😎😎😎😎
Mandy Paulissen I’m Dutch
Thankyou
Just absolutely love the commentary! Shannon Miller is positive and just exited. Great!
Nope. Not just the Dutch. I'm not Dutch, yet I cannot stop watching this spectacular performance by Epke!
no one mentioned the commentary. Shannon Miller and the other one are the best. Much better than NBC! Thank u!
Something I enjoy about Zonderland... he's so nonchalant about everything. The Dutch and Swiss are so laid back about their brilliance.
I love Zou Kai but I think the performance of Zonderland was superb
I love how they all congatulate each other. That's real sport. Plus Epke Zonderland did an amazing job. He deserved it.
Epke is really attractive too omg
he has a girlfriend, too bad :(
@@BeautyAnimash uhm that's why divorce was created lma9
He does have a younger brother...
He looks a lot like the 5th Doctor from Doctor Who. Almost disturbingly so lol
They all performed amazingly! Incredible to watch . Gold went to the best guy !
Epke is always the best,, hij moet zo doorgaan
!!!!...EPKE ZONDERLAND... IS THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE....!!!
I got chills all over my body damn
And the spectater even said Epke would win 😋
It's crazy how so many people thought the first 2 chinese atheletes would be 1-2 after their performance. They didn't know Epke and the German powerhouse would deliver such epic routines.
I've been enjoying watching all of the Olympic gymnastics from last year for the first time now over the past couple of days. Thanks for having all these events available on RUclips in their entirety! My husband keeps laughing with me, "You're watching Olympics again, aren't you?", as the tears keep welling up in my eyes. They're all fabulous! ..(And by the way, I've been enjoying both of the commentators throughout all of these events, I wish they'd show their faces once in a while.)
Well after Zonderland got completely robbed at the 2010 Worlds in his home country, him getting the gold here at the Olympics was beyond satisfying, not to mention the world medals he racked up after this. He will always be the GOAT on this apparatus!
Zonderland just blows everybody away making other gymnasts look weak
So many awesome performers! I've been watching my grandson train for a few years...he's now thirteen. All the sacrifice...not so easy!! But in the end well worth it!!
19:09 is the winners performance amazing
I cried when Epke landed and I cried harder when I saw his score, I was so happy!
one of my most favourite olympic golds won besides usain bolt
Truly amazing.
great sportsmanship . a very friendly competition. 😃
For the dutch this was the moment of the year. Proud to be dutch! You go man!
What's happening with today's gymnastics? The highest difficulty value I've seen for the past 2-3 years didn't even reach 6.6 DV. But these guys casually drops 7.5-7.9 DV. This is peak artistic gymnastics!
Onze 'Flying Dutchman'!!
1 word... UNBELIEVABLE!
Wonderland's pirouettes were just as impressive as the releases. The double pirouette was a beauty
Große Talent.Mein Kompliment.Ungewöhnliche leistung.Etwas besser als Hambüchen.
I remember watching this live and it was awesome. The very year before this at the Worlds, held in his home nation, I also watched (but not live) and he performed that same routine right in front of the now King of the Netherlands (then Prince Willem of Orange) and I am thinking he won, but may have finished second. maybe someone can clarify for me. But he IS the bomb!
Altijd een traantje van blijheid bij deze video dat ons kikkerlandje zo’n talenten heeft.
The respect from the other contestants is so beautiful
Epke is Superman and flying Dutch 👏🏻gold medal 🏅 my favorite
Watching this 8 years later and it still amazes me
Oh my dyslexia...
I thought the title said, "Epic Zoolander"
from now on whenever i want to say, "that was epic!" I am instead going to say, "that was epke!"
How is Zonderland even real?!
Hillary Leach Hes not real hes Dutch
***** my sweet summer child, places you have never been before always sound better then they really are, the netherlands isnt an exception :)
Hillary Leach Hi! Hillary, where are you from?Greetings
+saintconnor I hope i can get out of the Netherlands ASAP
Nederland Nederland is de beste yeay i♡epke zonderland♥♥♥♥♥♥
Amazing! *They fly through the air with the greatest of ease, the daring young men on the...high bar" lol. Epke's routine was not as sloppy as everyone is saying, and besides, the huge D-scores are what will advance the sport and encourage athletes to feel comfortable trying harder stuff. If everyone just wanted perfect execution we would just watch them do super easy skills perfectly...BO-RING. Also I love the awesome sportsmanship, handshaking and smiles between the competitors and coaches. Great attitudes all around. Can't wait for rio!!!
Exactly. I heard him commenting on this after the event, he said he knew he was not as strong on execution as some of the other guys. So he had to take more risk in figures. Amazingly spectacular to see him pulling it off in such great style.
Pulau Gili Ketapang, Probolinggo, Jawa Timur.
Hadir.🇮🇩
Kamis,30-04-2020.
12:08.
Epic Epke Zonderland takes us to Wonderland!
Great video - but not sure why the thumbnail pic shows Epke on the still rings and not on the high bar?
Epke is the best on Horizontal Bar, everybody knows, he's deserves the gold, and the next...
everyone did amazing job. simply beautiful
Fabian came back in 2016 and took gold!!!
19:00 The Flying Dutch
20:21 Cassina-Kovacs-Kolman combination
These scores and performances was unbelievable
I wish the women had that kind of sportsmanship
Dutch Artist Gymnast, Epke Zonderland getting his gold medal 🥇 in Men's Horizontal Bar Final hopefully he's going to Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympic Games for next year. The Flying Dutchman!🇳🇱
It’s really great that people on the artistic spectrum get their own Olympics
Fabian looked like he hadn't slept. Maybe he was just nervous. Well done to him! After the AA final I think he needed that medal.
altijd ik ben blij
je ogen Geef mij hoop
heel Dank je allemaal
♡~~♥
★~~☆
Epek Zonderland, more like Epek Wonderland!!!!! Am I right ladies?
Luis plays The difficulty is wonderful, his execution is NOT. Fabian should have won.
+Vette gaddia you seem to miss the point here, Epke did something that at the time no other male Gymnast was able to do
jody024 And Olga Korbut did a lot of innovations on UB at the Olympics in 1972. But she did not win the UB title. Olga did such difficulties on UB that the commentators were going nuts. And she even had good form. But they gave the gold to Karin Janz because of artistry and even better form. Sorry, Epke had lousy form. He should have a lot more deductions than the judges gave him. If this was properly judge, Fabian would have won. And BOTH of them know it.
Vette gaddia
What did you even watch ? he was not as sloppy as you say he was, at all.
jody024 Leg separations on ALL of his releases and bend knees. Not hitting his handstands, poor leg form on his dismounts. Don't just look at his HUGE skills, look at his legs and his handstands. Those can incur deductions at much as 0.3-0.5...
This match is really exciting!!! All the guys are so incredible!!! Just love it!!!
Epke Zonderland ..Tokyo 2020 🥇🙏🏼💪🏼🙌🏻
wie komt hier nog meer nadat Epke gevallen is op de spelen van 2016?
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Ik 😭😭
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This was one of my favorite events finals. So much power!!!
Epik Zonderland!
Epik Wonderland!
Nomber 081901646082 indonesia where?
Epke is the man I love him he is so awsome
Ik blijf maar kijken en genieten prachtig
love performance from the Netherlands, i had a special time in the summer 2012 with this final)
Una de las mejores finales de barra de todos los tiempos
I think it's worth noting that all of the medalists on this event of the previous Olympics in Beijing 2008 made the final, and two of them reached the podium again. Doesn't happen very often.
Fabian!!
Epke THE king is The king 👑
19:05 best Horizontal Bar run ever!!!!
Epke is amazinggg
Who made the entire arena hot pink? It’s such an eyesore. The London swimming area is so nice in blue.
Wow Epke!!!!!!
Ik woon in nederland
Anna Winters ik ook! Ben je toevallig een MJ fan?
Anna Winters
One of my favourtie performances of London Olympics.
So freaking proud of Epke!!! Wow
I was in gymnastics for about five years and I would always try to to flips and tricks on the bar and hit my feet in the bar and then land on my back on the floor so I and really Impressed with how good they are.
Stop saying that epke was sloppy. His diffuculty score was so high, only he can do that. If he would do the same thing as zou kai, fabian hambüchen or jonathan horton, he would still win. Because he is just an amazing and special gymnast. Their excercices are just too easy for him.
huujj
But he was sloppy. Bended arms, bended knees, separated legs, etc. I mean, yeah, it was super difficult but that's only one part of the score. His execution score was a reflection of that sloppiness, and even then, the judges were a bit too benevolent and didn't deduct enough. It was a visually spectacular routine, no doubt about that, but to say he wasn't sloppy? Really, you must be far too infatuated with him to completely overlook what was wrong with his performance. The problem with the current Code of Points is that it rewards difficulty too much and that's why a fair share of gymnasts can get away with having difficult but unpolished routines. Just look at the women's side, qualifying to finals because they perform the Produnova vault which is super difficult but they land on their ass. But hey, the vault was difficult and even though it was poorly executed, they can compete for a medal. It makes no sense.
+Wild Tokay I didn't say that he wasn't sloppy.
Sara D
Then I don't see why you would ask people to stop saying he was sloppy. Even *you* seem to be implicitly admitting he was. Like I said, you might be infatuated with him, but not all of us are. He was sloppy, whether you're OK with people pointing that out or not. And no, people won't stop saying he was sloppy, even I would say that one and a million times. BECAUSE HE WAS.
+Wild Tokay if you think that he didn't deserve the gold, because the judges didn't deduct enough then I am okay with that. But I would take over a professional jury's opinion over a random person on youtube.
When this started off I was like," That's pretty cool, yea that's alright" but....DAMN!!! That Netherlands guy is amazing.
I don't know who is hotter, Epke or his not-Van-Gogh-looking coach...
Haha his coach kind of looks like ratatouille not to be offensive
+LilJadeBear aw noo i don't think it's offensive cause ratatouille is so cute! so is his coach
+caglacaglacagla ;) ;)
I'm Dutch, like Epke, and proud, proud, proud!
Epke Zonderland starts at 18:50. You're welcome.
For me the 2012 Olympics were the best in terms of talent in men’s gymnastics! Epke was of course absolutely incredible but we also had Hambuechen, Uchimua (who is my all time favourite gymnast) and so many incredible Russian and Ukrainian gymnasts as well! Hate me if you want be it’s not the same now without the Russian guys, they were so exciting to watch! ❤
Epke Zonderland is my favourite male gymnast, that's for sure!
Haha you should have seen the Dutch commentary while this was happening on TV, he was going absolutely wild, nothing compared to this commentator. Don't know if it's on youtube somewhere.