I'll never get tired of watching this routine, the choreography is awesome and her balance between elegance and power makes it perfect. I want to see her on the top of the podium -any podium- with this routine, Afanasyeva must be rewarded in some way. I hope she doesn't retire any time soon.
This is so BEAUTIFUL. The tumbling is awesome, the choreography is beyond amazing, I hope she wins olympic gold. I love Aly and she's got powerful tumbling but her routine pales in comparison. This is so elegant and eye-catching! I'm fine with either of them winning gold though :D
This was the best coreographed routine of the entire competition. I haven't had seen dancing and artistic elements since a long, long, long time ago. And the music just made it better. Bravo Ksenia !!!
I love this routine. When I saw her low floor work I immediately thought of synchronized swimming. I'm gonna go watch some synchronized swimming now, thanks ksenia :)
One of my fav things on this vid are the guys cheering in the video :) You guys seem so fun to hang out with. I love how you guys are enthusiastic and cheering for AFAN! I can watch this routine all day long.
The 2012 Russian team may have had the best floor routines as a whole since the collapse of the Soviet Union. And Ksenia's was the crème de la crème! Class, elegance, difficulty, variety, ARTISTRY - she had it ALL! 💗 I could just watch her prance around the floor with that divine posture! Opulence! She owns EVERYTHING! 😍
I'm a former rhythmic gymnast and this was the FIRST floorroutine EVER (!!) of an artistic gymnast that gave me goosebumps! Wonderfull routine with spectacular things to see combined with good moves. Big thumbs up!!
Gorgeous routine and absolutely superb choreography. It's so sad to see that the russian gymnasts are the only prominant 'artistic' gymnasts left. Komova is stunning to watch, Mustafina has a grace that compares to no one else and Ksenia's blend of power and artistic touch is just beautiful to watch. I genuinely will be upset if she doesn't win the Olympic gold medal on floor. I mean, Raisman's tumbles are spectacular, but the rest of her routine is blasé. This routine has so much to offer.
Hurrah!!! Afanasyeva puts the artistry back in artistic gymnastic once again!!! I do miss the previous FX with the hand gesture to the sigh in the beginning. Such a small detail but turning the FX into a piece of art. This is great stuff too though, the middle bit with the back walkover to elbows and shoulder stand with the legs is really cool. I really hope she wins FX Gold!!!
The Americans don't care. But they win. That's the main reason they've been sweeping medals. The COP rewards execution and difficulty. The Russians stick to the older methods of ballet and what not. It's not going to help them win.
There is something different about her floor work- the body form, the preciseness, the great match to the music. such a shame it didn't go well in London.
If she hit a solid routine during the event finals she would've definitely medaled over Mustafina... And I kinda wish she did, this routine is so artistic and original it's just amazing.
She blew me away at worlds and she just blew me away ten times more. AMAZING routine. AMAZING choreography. AMAZING tumbling...I HOPE she gets that floor gold.
I am also a fan of Aliya. She's a tough cookie. If everyone was like her then they could have won the gold because she's very steady. I was happy she won 4 medals. I like Bross as well and wished that she could have made the team. She can do all events. I like all those gymnast you mentioned. I just have a problem with the stupid fans who are biased from Russia or whatever and give their gymnast credits just because of grace and beauty.
Maybe if the CoP actually reflected and weighed artistry, gymnasts all over the world would work harder on it. But the sport doesn't award that and it's not the athlete's fault that it doesn't. You want to see change? Challenge the organization, not the people working their butt off to compete.
Elegance, beauty, grace, PERFECT routine in my opinion. A shame that she didn't won a medal on floor, that fell on the team finals cause some insecurity on her but, this is absolutely beautiful! :]
The problem with true artistry is that it comes along with inconsistency. The "feeling" that arises from artistic routines, and which makes them different and special every time, is opposed to american's and to some extent romanian's robotic movements (which lead to hit, yet flat and uninteresting routines). Afanasyeva, Komova, Pavlova were capable of hitting outstanding routines, but not very often.
It's a little easier to find this music than her last one because the different pieces have actually been used by other gymnasts before...but I don't know their actual names unfortunately. The music in the first two tumbles was used by Peng Peng/Christine Lee and Imogen Cairns this year. The music at her first double turn is the fight music from Kill Bill. The rest of the music is by the same artist that was the main part of her 2011 music that was used by Youna Dufournet in 2009.
The longevity in gymnastics is extending aswell. There were quite a few older gymnast competing at the Olympics. Sandra, Catalina, Vanessa, Lauren come to mind. It´s more the case whetever she still wants to continue and I think she wants to for atleast a year or two.
I love everyone. I travel and meet all kinds of people. I wouldn't mind meeting someone like you as well. I like my country despite all its flaws. There are more to do in the US than any other nation. We don't even need to travel really. Hawaii, New York, LA, Florida, Colorado, Washington, Texas and so much more. Bet you haven't even heard many of those. Our gymnasts do what they need to to win. We don't always have to pretty little ballerinas. We win in other sports besides gymnastics.
Afan does have a harder routine. This one was a bit watered down. Also she won last year at worlds so i think anything can happen if she just goes clean! She deserves a medal for this piece of art! ^^
I am live in America and I can say that Mustafina is amazing because of her fearlessness and gracefulness. Rebecca Bross is amazing because shes determined and has mental toughness. He Kexin is amazing because she succeeded in coming back to defend her bars title. Izbasa is amazing because she is consistent and rocked it when needed winning Vault Gold. Chusovitina is amazing because, well shes how old and has how many World and OG medals? See? Its not that hard to give credit where its deserved.
Youre right its just so frustrating so see how unappreciative some people are. Ill never understand why its so hard for some people to recognize good gymnastics regardless of the country.
Jordyn didn't ignore anyone. She gave hugs to whoever came to her like the Great Britain gymnasts. Her teammates understand her situation so they are okay with it. She bounced back more than okay for the team to win. I doubt Musta and Komo would be okay if they didn't qualify for AA. So what if she didn't get any individual medals. Neither did Komova really for her bars and beam.
@tekkenfan01 Russia still has more overall holes. Becausr of the judging in Olympic events, it was pretty clear that t if they both hit, Nastia would win, because she had great artistry. Afanaseyva had great tumbling, good landings, great leaps, excellent choreo, beautiful turns, even her hands and feet were pretty. She had the perfect balance of all the elements. Thats why people are saying Alys rotine was worse.
Afanasyev every season makes a great new program. Raymnan even changed it after Tokyo and playing with the old program, like all American girl! (((( Olympic champion to be Xenia!
@tekkenfan01 I dont think people are trying to be biased. Many dont like the new code because it allows those like Aly to win with horrendous routines to win while those with beautiful routines but slightly lower difficulty go unrewarded. The Russians deserve credit for their gymnastics because they consistently find a great balance between difficulty and dance elements, grace, etc.
There is a gymnast from Germany who is like 36 and she still competes wordwide. In fact, she was at the 2011 World Championships and I think she got a bronze medal on vault
love this routine. can't count how many times I've watched it. choreography is unique. great tumbling AND artistry.
In my opinion this is the most beautiful routine from this olympic games;) hope she can do it great in the floor finals!
I am so happy someone posted this! What a beautiful routine. I'm still so disappointed she did not perform it as well in the event finals
I'll never get tired of watching this routine, the choreography is awesome and her balance between elegance and power makes it perfect. I want to see her on the top of the podium -any podium- with this routine, Afanasyeva must be rewarded in some way. I hope she doesn't retire any time soon.
This is a masterpiece...
Wow, I love her choreography and music.
My favorite floor routine so much artistry and excellent choice of music
This is so BEAUTIFUL. The tumbling is awesome, the choreography is beyond amazing, I hope she wins olympic gold. I love Aly and she's got powerful tumbling but her routine pales in comparison.
This is so elegant and eye-catching! I'm fine with either of them winning gold though :D
This was the best coreographed routine of the entire competition. I haven't had seen dancing and artistic elements since a long, long, long time ago. And the music just made it better. Bravo Ksenia !!!
This was fierce!
I like how judges from vault turned around to see her perform !
Everyone was watching her!!!, she was actual world champion 2011 before these Olympics
I watch this video again and again and i enjoy the only really artistic routine of all, on olympics.THANK U KSENIA FOR THE "trip".
I love this routine. When I saw her low floor work I immediately thought of synchronized swimming. I'm gonna go watch some synchronized swimming now, thanks ksenia :)
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0:31 the music !!! Wow !!!
One of my fav things on this vid are the guys cheering in the video :) You guys seem so fun to hang out with. I love how you guys are enthusiastic and cheering for AFAN! I can watch this routine all day long.
I absolutely and completely ADORE this routine my favourite of any gymnast in the whole Gymnastics competition!!!!!
The 2012 Russian team may have had the best floor routines as a whole since the collapse of the Soviet Union. And Ksenia's was the crème de la crème! Class, elegance, difficulty, variety, ARTISTRY - she had it ALL! 💗 I could just watch her prance around the floor with that divine posture! Opulence! She owns EVERYTHING! 😍
I'm a former rhythmic gymnast and this was the FIRST floorroutine EVER (!!) of an artistic gymnast that gave me goosebumps! Wonderfull routine with spectacular things to see combined with good moves. Big thumbs up!!
I cant stop watching this masterpiece!
Phenomenal
i love how she works this music! great gymnast =)
Beautiful, totally gorgeous
Yes, Yes, Yes! This is perfection, Afanasyeva perfection! Absolutely amazing T^T *u*
Indeed! The tumbling was wonderful but also her turns and lines. Lots of ballet training in this girl. Really Lovely!!!
Finally, some good choreography! Thank you Afan!
IMO, this was the most beautiful floor routine by far in the Olympics. It's a shame Ksenia couldn't complete it flawlessly when it counted.
My favorite floor routine of the games. Original movements and choice of music. I hope she sticks around for a bit...
великолепно!!!
Amo esta rutina es de las mejores que he visto
Gorgeous routine and absolutely superb choreography. It's so sad to see that the russian gymnasts are the only prominant 'artistic' gymnasts left. Komova is stunning to watch, Mustafina has a grace that compares to no one else and Ksenia's blend of power and artistic touch is just beautiful to watch. I genuinely will be upset if she doesn't win the Olympic gold medal on floor. I mean, Raisman's tumbles are spectacular, but the rest of her routine is blasé. This routine has so much to offer.
Artistic gymnastic perfection...she is a dream!!!
Hurrah!!! Afanasyeva puts the artistry back in artistic gymnastic once again!!! I do miss the previous FX with the hand gesture to the sigh in the beginning. Such a small detail but turning the FX into a piece of art. This is great stuff too though, the middle bit with the back walkover to elbows and shoulder stand with the legs is really cool. I really hope she wins FX Gold!!!
I agree...so excellent! I wish this would have been the routine she performed for event finals! Such a beautiful dancer!
Mustafina, of course, is an exception to this rule. She combines artistry with consistency like very few have done before her.
When she hits its the most artistic thing
Lindo!! Perfect!!
Thank you sooooo much!!!!
The Americans don't care. But they win. That's the main reason they've been sweeping medals. The COP rewards execution and difficulty. The Russians stick to the older methods of ballet and what not. It's not going to help them win.
Absolutely stunning!
Best routine of the last the quad, stunning. Artistic and graceful, what artistic gymnastics is all about
thank you SO much!!!!!
I can't get enough of this routine; so beautiful.
There is something different about her floor work- the body form, the preciseness, the great match to the music. such a shame it didn't go well in London.
If she hit a solid routine during the event finals she would've definitely medaled over Mustafina... And I kinda wish she did, this routine is so artistic and original it's just amazing.
She blew me away at worlds and she just blew me away ten times more. AMAZING routine. AMAZING choreography. AMAZING tumbling...I HOPE she gets that floor gold.
Cannot agree more!)) Beautiful!!!
artistry doesn't prevent you from falling. She fell a lot on big competition. I prefer watching excellent tumbling with no fall.
Love her music
Me encanta esta rutina, es mi favorita de Londres 2012. Me hubiera encantado ver a Ksenia en el podio
Man... I can't stop watching this. Now I don't know who I want to win, Afan or Izbasa
Hj 16/03/2024 ,e essa rotina continua maravilhosa e inesquecível, linda.
shes definitely one of the best dancers in the world
Esta era la rutina que debió ganar... bravoooo Afanasyeva!!!
Thank you so much :)
QUE HERMOSA RUTINA LA DE KSENIA, ME ENCANTA, TODAS LAS RUSAS TIENEN UNA ELEGANCIA Y BELLEZA WUAOOO!!!!
Thank you sooooo much!!!! I love you for uploading that!
Wow wow wow unreal routine
I have this music and I love it
I am also a fan of Aliya. She's a tough cookie. If everyone was like her then they could have won the gold because she's very steady. I was happy she won 4 medals. I like Bross as well and wished that she could have made the team. She can do all events. I like all those gymnast you mentioned. I just have a problem with the stupid fans who are biased from Russia or whatever and give their gymnast credits just because of grace and beauty.
perfect!!!
Does anyone know how I can upload 2012 Olympic videos without being penalized and having the video blocked?
Bravo Ksenia!!!
Maybe if the CoP actually reflected and weighed artistry, gymnasts all over the world would work harder on it. But the sport doesn't award that and it's not the athlete's fault that it doesn't. You want to see change? Challenge the organization, not the people working their butt off to compete.
Очень красивые вольные!
Elegance, beauty, grace, PERFECT routine in my opinion. A shame that she didn't won a medal on floor, that fell on the team finals cause some insecurity on her but, this is absolutely beautiful! :]
The problem with true artistry is that it comes along with inconsistency. The "feeling" that arises from artistic routines, and which makes them different and special every time, is opposed to american's and to some extent romanian's robotic movements (which lead to hit, yet flat and uninteresting routines). Afanasyeva, Komova, Pavlova were capable of hitting outstanding routines, but not very often.
It's a little easier to find this music than her last one because the different pieces have actually been used by other gymnasts before...but I don't know their actual names unfortunately. The music in the first two tumbles was used by Peng Peng/Christine Lee and Imogen Cairns this year. The music at her first double turn is the fight music from Kill Bill. The rest of the music is by the same artist that was the main part of her 2011 music that was used by Youna Dufournet in 2009.
I LOVE it!!!
The longevity in gymnastics is extending aswell. There were quite a few older gymnast competing at the Olympics. Sandra, Catalina, Vanessa, Lauren come to mind. It´s more the case whetever she still wants to continue and I think she wants to for atleast a year or two.
I love everyone. I travel and meet all kinds of people. I wouldn't mind meeting someone like you as well. I like my country despite all its flaws. There are more to do in the US than any other nation. We don't even need to travel really. Hawaii, New York, LA, Florida, Colorado, Washington, Texas and so much more. Bet you haven't even heard many of those. Our gymnasts do what they need to to win. We don't always have to pretty little ballerinas. We win in other sports besides gymnastics.
I love this routine plus Izbasa and Mustafina...Raisman is all power and not cheorography and dull.
YES , THEY HAVE THE SAME CHOREOGRAPHY AND MUSIC !!!!
Her hand movements at 1:19 are amazing.
Afan does have a harder routine. This one was a bit watered down. Also she won last year at worlds so i think anything can happen if she just goes clean! She deserves a medal for this piece of art! ^^
I am live in America and I can say that Mustafina is amazing because of her fearlessness and gracefulness. Rebecca Bross is amazing because shes determined and has mental toughness. He Kexin is amazing because she succeeded in coming back to defend her bars title. Izbasa is amazing because she is consistent and rocked it when needed winning Vault Gold. Chusovitina is amazing because, well shes how old and has how many World and OG medals? See? Its not that hard to give credit where its deserved.
In a world of Raismans and Wiebers, its nice to see that artistry still exists in the sport of gymnastics.
Youre right its just so frustrating so see how unappreciative some people are. Ill never understand why its so hard for some people to recognize good gymnastics regardless of the country.
Jordyn didn't ignore anyone. She gave hugs to whoever came to her like the Great Britain gymnasts. Her teammates understand her situation so they are okay with it. She bounced back more than okay for the team to win. I doubt Musta and Komo would be okay if they didn't qualify for AA. So what if she didn't get any individual medals. Neither did Komova really for her bars and beam.
This is GOLD, if she doesnt fail the last landing on tuesday the gold Medal is HERs. such an agressive but elegant Gymnastic
Very stylish. Love it
THIS is how artistic gymnastics should be! Love it! I hope she will keep competing :)
love it
It's a song from a argentinian-uruguayan group called Bajofondo
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I just saw this in TFs, mesmerizing!!
She's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful!
@tekkenfan01 Russia still has more overall holes. Becausr of the judging in Olympic events, it was pretty clear that t if they both hit, Nastia would win, because she had great artistry. Afanaseyva had great tumbling, good landings, great leaps, excellent choreo, beautiful turns, even her hands and feet were pretty. She had the perfect balance of all the elements. Thats why people are saying Alys rotine was worse.
If Aly nails her routine she will win gold and it will be because she was smart enough to raise her start value and worked hard to perfect it.
14.833
Afanasyev every season makes a great new program.
Raymnan even changed it after Tokyo and playing with the old program, like all American girl! ((((
Olympic champion to be Xenia!
Wonderful. Beautiful.
yes its really very good....nwadays we wont find any artistry in most of d floor routine...this is really a good one..agrre wid all of u
Does anyone know the name of this floor music? i would really like to use something like this...or something similar. Thanks :)
@tekkenfan01 I dont think people are trying to be biased. Many dont like the new code because it allows those like Aly to win with horrendous routines to win while those with beautiful routines but slightly lower difficulty go unrewarded. The Russians deserve credit for their gymnastics because they consistently find a great balance between difficulty and dance elements, grace, etc.
GORGEOUS!!!!!! OLYMPIC FX CHAMPION?!?!?!!
Thanks!!! :D
There is a gymnast from Germany who is like 36 and she still competes wordwide. In fact, she was at the 2011 World Championships and I think she got a bronze medal on vault
And in 2019 she still competes lolol and she might be at 2020 Olympics too
Her double attitude turn is great i wish mine was that good
thx
Such a beautiful floor routine, whatever she didn't get the gold, but still AMAZING to watch... :-)