People forget being "strong" on floor doesn't just mean doing the hardest skills, but also being incredibly consistent, which Nastia was. She had a rough patch after the ankle injury but was in absolute peak form for Beijing.
Aside from cowboying the double front, one must appreciate how consistent Nastia's performance was. Although her landings always feel so fluffy-pluffy, yet she did land pretty well if one re-watch it closely. They were either sticks or controlled lunges. And she also hit all the leaps and splits. And as someone mentioned in the comment section, a strong floor worker is not only about throwing out the hardest rating elements, but also emphasizes on consistency. With regard to those aspects, Nastia did perform very well during the 2008 Olympics.
Her attention to details really is incredible. At 1:14 (3rd pass), you see how her landings' timing match the music perfectly. Then the dance moves starting from 1:20 are just perfect for the music too.
Yup. Gymnasts in the 08 quad still paid attention to the choreography and overall fluidity and flow of the routine. And regrettably, it was one of the long lost aspects of this sport currently. To be honest, I never enjoy watching the so called queen of floor exercise nowadays.
@@kaybay5210Biles didn't compete at the 2008 Olympics, nor did she ever compete against either Nastia or Shawn. Why are you even bringing her up here? It's irrelevant.
Opening few seconds really show how beautiful Nastia is. Her cheekbones remind me a bit of Rose Byrne. Also, Nastia brings her own fashionable touches to gymnastics. Her leos are always gorgeous (esp the white one for beam EF), and her earrings are understated but lovely.
When it comes to Nastia, all you haters are picking mistakes outta the fucking SKY. She deserved all of her medals, and I think definitely more than just one gold! I didn't see any mistakes worth talking about in this, she stuck all her landings, and even though it doesn't look more difficult than Shawn's, her artistry gives her more points cause THAT'S what gymnastics is about! It's not about running up and down the floor risking your life! AND her dancing puts ballerinas to SHAME!
@@yaelfranco7275 es la verdad en general las gimnastas americanas tienen la gracia de un elefante de circo en drogas, esta chica sacó a relucir sus raíces rusas.
Toda una gimnasta rusa nacida en estados unidos. La mayoría de las gimnastas americanas tienen la gracia y ritmo de un elefante de circo pero esta chica deja ver sus raíces rusas, hermosa.
This should have been the silver metal. It’s artistic gymnastics for her to fit in the difficulty and the level of dance that she’s at should not even be near Shawn Johnson. I love Sean Johnson but comparing the two I don’t think there’s any comparison on this day or this week in fact
She Has a fluidity in her movement that harkens back to older Soviet days. I was never a supporter and always team Shawn but she should have take silver IMO.
To be perfectly honest as much as i love seeing Nastia winning i think the NBC commentators espect too much from their athletes not just in gymnastics but in other sports aswell and just forget about the international athletes and their previous achievements. Quickly changing the subject in my opinion if Cheng fei didn't fall on her fourth pass she could of very well of taken this title
@GyMnaddict For the most part, her landings were solid in Beijing. If she ever got back to this level, I think sticking her passes wouldn't be a hassle.
I read somewhere if you put some special code in your tags it'll automatically snap your video to widescreen res...might be helpful because this video is originally in 16:9 resolution!!
Not quite related, but I love this leotard! The shade of red is gorgeous, and the sheer V neckline makes it so elegant. I think she wore the same design for the AA, except in pink? Also, pretty sure Shawn wore the same red leo for the aa.
@@sallydaniel1023 oh wow, I didn't realize that purple leo was the same design, just different color! We know at least 3 colors from it then, wonder if there's more
@TwisterFlipp95 I said Izbasa posted "one of the highest," not the highest score :). My point was that Sandra was clearly a threat to winning Olympic gold on FX and it was foolish for Elfi to dismiss her like that and assume Nastia was going to win the gold with Shawn second before Sandra even started her routine.
What was with the NBC commentary?? They just like forgot Sandra Izbasa (2nd place qualifer) existed or something and announced Shawn or Nastia as the winner before it was even over 🙄🙄
I honestly did think that Nastia should have scored higher than Shawn. Admittedly, Sandra Izbasa's was beautifully done and was very difficult, so she does deserve the Gold medal. But nastia definitely deserved the silver
SHE TOTALLY GOT LUCKY (and I'm defining luck by her peaking at the right time and having Cheng Fei fall)... Nastia had gone out of bounds several times earlier in 2008 and even fell on her double front.... She hit ALL 4 floor routines and had Cheng not fallen, or had she gone out of bounds, she would have been 4th or 5th... FYI I WAS SOOOOOOOO HAPPY SHE MEDALLED... Izbasa had some artistry, and shawn's choreography was meh... her ending pose on floor reminded me of a seal at Sea World that leans on its side and blows a kiss to the crowd... AND YES THIS CODE WAS HORRIBLE!!!!! 10 skills?????? It's like the FIG didn't think it through (oh CUZ THEY NEVER DO).... All these girls on floor must have been EXHAUSTED and the choreography is really an after-thought..... THIS FLOOR ROUTINE WAS MAGIC, POETRY, ARTISTRY, HEAVEN, ETC...... MY HEART NEARLY BURST WHEN SHE DID THE 1 & 1/2 TO RUDI CUZ I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO GO OUT OF BOUNDS!!!!!!! PAVLOVA AND NASTIA KEPT THE SOUL OF ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS ALIVE AT THESE GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!
La tua è solo invidia!! Nastia si è meritata tutto ciò che ha vinto, non è stata fortuna ... Nastia è stata semplicemente bravissima!! Nastia the best!!
It's funny how on bars and floor they're like her forms so perfect and wondefsul! (Compared to other gymnasts) but in all reality... (ESCPIALLY ON BARS) most of her deductions are from form breaks..she has quite a bit. And on floor the crossing when she twists and the cowboyed double front..
@legalglitz LOL. Johnson had more difficult tumbling passes and better form... nastia had her legs wide open on her double front, and her legs always cross when she twists.. Johnsons legs are together on all her tucks, and twists, no feet crossing. It's absolutley ridiculos to think that nastia deserved silver, or gold for this routine..even if it was preformed perfectly, it was never enough to beat anyone.
@legalglitz yes she can, and nastia's poses arent' dance. And shawn's tumbling passes were more difficult and she didn't have form issues on her tripple twist....are you even kidding, nastia has form issues on every tumbling pass, and they are less difficult so obviously a 2.5 twist is eaiser to stick then a fucking tripple twist. Get over it. She didn't deserve silver.
Nothing mechanical about this floor exercise. Both artistic and technical. Rare from an American gymnast. I just get sooo frustrated when other US female gymnasts perform floor exercises…. It’s sooo robotic and ugly. NOT Nastia
Then don’t watch, simple as that. The Russians of today dance no better, using silly arm movements that are very unartistic. Dance is different for everyone.
@@saragrant9749 I think you're mixing up countries. America has no sense of artistry and never has, They just pose awkwardly in the corner of the floor and do TikTok dancing. Cringe and ugly!
Uh do you see her form? She crosses her legs on all her twists and cowboys her double front. Don't see any mistakes worth talking about? Whatever you say. It was a freaking travesty that Nastia got the highest execution score with such crappy form like that. We're not picking mistakes outta the sky; we're simply telling it like it is.
mitinese have you even read the COP for 2008? youre clearly uninformed about form deductions. Crossed legs during twists are -.1, she did that three times. The cowboy is -.3. She probably got a deduction for not landing straight on her third pass thats -.1 Other than that she hit very cleanly and had a much cleaner classical presentation than Shawn (who btw got railed for her split leaps because those are like elementary level skills and stumbled out of her triple) You’re not telling it like it is, you’re just stupid.
@@rockymcduffie8603 Actually that double front is 0.1 for cowboying. Back in 2008, no matter how wide apart your legs were, it was 0.1. They were more strict since 09 onwards.
Why don’t you knock on her door and take her medal then...? Other than her infamous *minor* issues, she was flawless. More so than Shawn and Sandra. Maybe justice here prevailed but, I’m back 7 years later to reinforce, Nastia was and always will be in a league of her own ✨
This is one of her best medals. So many people called her weak on floor and she won an Olympic medal and she was on the floor in team final.
In hindsight, it was silly for people to call a former World Silver medalist weak on floor because she did four passes instead of five.
What the hell are they talking about… Shawn Johnson floor exercise is tremendously horrible.
I don’t think she was weak but she was definitely overrated
Yes and she is a world silver medalist
People forget being "strong" on floor doesn't just mean doing the hardest skills, but also being incredibly consistent, which Nastia was. She had a rough patch after the ankle injury but was in absolute peak form for Beijing.
Aside from cowboying the double front, one must appreciate how consistent Nastia's performance was. Although her landings always feel so fluffy-pluffy, yet she did land pretty well if one re-watch it closely. They were either sticks or controlled lunges. And she also hit all the leaps and splits.
And as someone mentioned in the comment section, a strong floor worker is not only about throwing out the hardest rating elements, but also emphasizes on consistency. With regard to those aspects, Nastia did perform very well during the 2008 Olympics.
Her attention to details really is incredible. At 1:14 (3rd pass), you see how her landings' timing match the music perfectly. Then the dance moves starting from 1:20 are just perfect for the music too.
Yup. Gymnasts in the 08 quad still paid attention to the choreography and overall fluidity and flow of the routine. And regrettably, it was one of the long lost aspects of this sport currently.
To be honest, I never enjoy watching the so called queen of floor exercise nowadays.
@@kp395 simone biles solos nastia any day
@@kaybay5210Biles didn't compete at the 2008 Olympics, nor did she ever compete against either Nastia or Shawn. Why are you even bringing her up here? It's irrelevant.
@@kp395 Same.
@@mysticalmargaret6105 girl bye simone's achievements speak for her dont @ me
Her eyes at the beginning are epic!!!
Stunning! That was amazing!!! In the words of the commentators. Love it! Never get tired of watching her routines 12+ years later 🥰
She doesn't look like an american. The american gymnasts have the grace of a circus elephant. Her russian roots make her look elegant.
@@jorgealbertoguevaragarcia2116 She is Russian, She just lived in America. She shouldve represented Russia.
Opening few seconds really show how beautiful Nastia is. Her cheekbones remind me a bit of Rose Byrne. Also, Nastia brings her own fashionable touches to gymnastics. Her leos are always gorgeous (esp the white one for beam EF), and her earrings are understated but lovely.
She doesn't look like an american. The american gymnasts have the grace of a circus elephant. Her russian roots make her look elegant.
Lol Al actually said something pertinent for once! One of the best examples of peak performance! STUNNING!
She doesn't look like an american. The american gymnasts have the grace of a circus elephant. Her russian roots make her look elegant.
@@jorgealbertoguevaragarcia2116 #NotAllAmericans
When it comes to Nastia, all you haters are picking mistakes outta the fucking SKY. She deserved all of her medals, and I think definitely more than just one gold! I didn't see any mistakes worth talking about in this, she stuck all her landings, and even though it doesn't look more difficult than Shawn's, her artistry gives her more points cause THAT'S what gymnastics is about! It's not about running up and down the floor risking your life! AND her dancing puts ballerinas to SHAME!
it wasn't just nbc's elfi who thought that that was a better performance than shawn's, bbc's commentators thought so too. :)
Indeed they did!
Great job controlling the landing on her third pass!
it also matched the music really well if you listen to how her landings corresponded. IMO the 3rd pass was the best one, she perfected the timing
deserved a standing ovation 👏👏👏👏
She doesn't look like an american. The american gymnasts have the grace of a circus elephant. Her russian roots make her look elegant.
@@jorgealbertoguevaragarcia2116 the grace of a circus elephant… wow. At least they aren’t from a country that supports doping.
Самая восхитителная гимнастка! Никем непревзойденная!
Muy estilo Russo frialdad en nervios arte en el ejercicio danza muy típica, y expresión maravilloso
@@yaelfranco7275 es la verdad en general las gimnastas americanas tienen la gracia de un elefante de circo en drogas, esta chica sacó a relucir sus raíces rusas.
I agree Shawn and Nastia deserved 2nd and 3rd respectively. It's arguable though that a 2.5 is harder to land as it is a blind landing.
Stunning...mesmerizing☺️
Esse collant é lindo. Nastia sempre impecável em suas séries. Uma bailarina no solo e na trave.
Estilo de gymnacia muy Russa mucho ballet y expresión hasta creería que estaba con la bandera Russa
She doesn't look like an american. The american gymnasts have the grace of a circus elephant. Her russian roots make her look elegant.
Toda una gimnasta rusa nacida en estados unidos. La mayoría de las gimnastas americanas tienen la gracia y ritmo de un elefante de circo pero esta chica deja ver sus raíces rusas, hermosa.
nastia nació en rusia y se mudó a estados unidos desde muy joven
This should have been the silver metal. It’s artistic gymnastics for her to fit in the difficulty and the level of dance that she’s at should not even be near Shawn Johnson. I love Sean Johnson but comparing the two I don’t think there’s any comparison on this day or this week in fact
Nastia was underscored !
She doesn't look like an american. The american gymnasts have the grace of a circus elephant. Her russian roots make her look elegant.
She Has a fluidity in her movement that harkens back to older Soviet days. I was never a supporter and always team Shawn but she should have take silver IMO.
She doesn't look like an american. The american gymnasts have the grace of a circus elephant. Her russian roots make her look elegant.
Still the best floor routine of all time.
She doesn't look like an american. The american gymnasts have the grace of a circus elephant. Her russian roots make her look elegant.
To be perfectly honest as much as i love seeing Nastia winning i think the NBC commentators espect too much from their athletes not just in gymnastics but in other sports aswell and just forget about the international athletes and their previous achievements. Quickly changing the subject in my opinion if Cheng fei didn't fall on her fourth pass she could of very well of taken this title
Boy…this comment has aged well cause NBC is doing the same crap.
@@jjh2456 A tiger never changes its stripes 🤷🏻♂️
@GyMnaddict For the most part, her landings were solid in Beijing. If she ever got back to this level, I think sticking her passes wouldn't be a hassle.
Maravilhosa
Lovely ❤
Niente da togliere alla medaglia d'argento
Questa però avrebbe dovuto essere una medaglia d'oro.
STUNNING!!!
I read somewhere if you put some special code in your tags it'll automatically snap your video to widescreen res...might be helpful because this video is originally in 16:9 resolution!!
The cowboyed double front should’ve taken her out of the medals altogether
Вот было Время! Обнимались и целовались не боясь!!!
This female commentator drew a lot of critism actually including the Ellen show.
Not quite related, but I love this leotard! The shade of red is gorgeous, and the sheer V neckline makes it so elegant. I think she wore the same design for the AA, except in pink? Also, pretty sure Shawn wore the same red leo for the aa.
You're right and Shawn wore purple 💜 for floor final
@@sallydaniel1023 oh wow, I didn't realize that purple leo was the same design, just different color! We know at least 3 colors from it then, wonder if there's more
@TwisterFlipp95 I said Izbasa posted "one of the highest," not the highest score :). My point was that Sandra was clearly a threat to winning Olympic gold on FX and it was foolish for Elfi to dismiss her like that and assume Nastia was going to win the gold with Shawn second before Sandra even started her routine.
What was with the NBC commentary?? They just like forgot Sandra Izbasa (2nd place qualifer) existed or something and announced Shawn or Nastia as the winner before it was even over 🙄🙄
@GymnasticsFan1144 her start value wasn't high enough. And shawn had a better routine. i beleive. In terms of difficult that is.
@gymLYYFE OH YES!! if that happened to nastia that would just make my day!!
A chinesa que ficou em 4° merecia mais o bronze do que esse solo só de piruetas ...
I honestly did think that Nastia should have scored higher than Shawn. Admittedly, Sandra Izbasa's was beautifully done and was very difficult, so she does deserve the Gold medal. But nastia definitely deserved the silver
Never!!! I admit nasyia's routine was elegante, but shawn's was higher in difficult
Elfie has a lot of nerve lmao
Gorgeous routine. Gymnastics isn't this elegant anymore.
A nastian parece mais russa do que americana.
ela é russa mas foi morar jovem nos eua
Acros
Pirueta e meia bate dupla pirueta frontal
Reversão duplo mortal a frente
Pirueta e meia bate pirueta e meia
Dupla pirueta e meia.
SHE TOTALLY GOT LUCKY (and I'm defining luck by her peaking at the right time and having Cheng Fei fall)... Nastia had gone out of bounds several times earlier in 2008 and even fell on her double front.... She hit ALL 4 floor routines and had Cheng not fallen, or had she gone out of bounds, she would have been 4th or 5th... FYI I WAS SOOOOOOOO HAPPY SHE MEDALLED... Izbasa had some artistry, and shawn's choreography was meh... her ending pose on floor reminded me of a seal at Sea World that leans on its side and blows a kiss to the crowd... AND YES THIS CODE WAS HORRIBLE!!!!! 10 skills?????? It's like the FIG didn't think it through (oh CUZ THEY NEVER DO).... All these girls on floor must have been EXHAUSTED and the choreography is really an after-thought..... THIS FLOOR ROUTINE WAS MAGIC, POETRY, ARTISTRY, HEAVEN, ETC...... MY HEART NEARLY BURST WHEN SHE DID THE 1 & 1/2 TO RUDI CUZ I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO GO OUT OF BOUNDS!!!!!!! PAVLOVA AND NASTIA KEPT THE SOUL OF ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS ALIVE AT THESE GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!
La tua è solo invidia!! Nastia si è meritata tutto ciò che ha vinto, non è stata fortuna ... Nastia è stata semplicemente bravissima!!
Nastia the best!!
your right Nastia deserved silver but what can you do
Everyone's a critic. Too bad the judges who awarded her all those medals didn't agree with you.
oh sorry I meant to say Bronze not silver..
It's funny how on bars and floor they're like her forms so perfect and wondefsul! (Compared to other gymnasts) but in all reality... (ESCPIALLY ON BARS) most of her deductions are from form breaks..she has quite a bit. And on floor the crossing when she twists and the cowboyed double front..
They were quiet. What
Just in case you were wonder why, it's because she's half Russian, that's why.
She's actually fully Russian. Her father is Valeri Liukin and her mother is world champion rhythmic gymnast Anna Kotchneva.
Una rutina muy Russa se nota muchos en sus movimientos sus raíces Russas
the correct podium
1. sandra
2. nastia
3. yuyuan
I agree!
No
1. Cheng Fei
2. Sandra
3. Daiane dos Santos
@@ericsantiago675 too bad cheng and dos santos flopped
@@shangchunsongfan8302 yes ,but without falls
Es elegante pero sus rodillas y el echo de que dobló las piernas en todo momento lo hace ver aún más sucio
Her Russian heritage certainly favored the judges. Yuyuan Jiang could've got the bronze over her.
should have won silver
Beautiful routine, but unfotunately her double L turn should not be considered.
@legalglitz LOL. Johnson had more difficult tumbling passes and better form... nastia had her legs wide open on her double front, and her legs always cross when she twists.. Johnsons legs are together on all her tucks, and twists, no feet crossing. It's absolutley ridiculos to think that nastia deserved silver, or gold for this routine..even if it was preformed perfectly, it was never enough to beat anyone.
@legalglitz yes she can, and nastia's poses arent' dance. And shawn's tumbling passes were more difficult and she didn't have form issues on her tripple twist....are you even kidding, nastia has form issues on every tumbling pass, and they are less difficult so obviously a 2.5 twist is eaiser to stick then a fucking tripple twist. Get over it. She didn't deserve silver.
LMFAO at the whole "artistry" thing. This routine left me cold actually.
@QPHashSS77 Lmaoo do poses is not artistry the last real artistic routines end in the debut 2000s
Don’t watch then. Try graduating from preschool first.
Sure she flexes her wrists in a way that fakes ballet,but that form is atrocious
Nothing mechanical about this floor exercise. Both artistic and technical. Rare from an American gymnast. I just get sooo frustrated when other US female gymnasts perform floor exercises…. It’s sooo robotic and ugly. NOT Nastia
Then don’t watch, simple as that. The Russians of today dance no better, using silly arm movements that are very unartistic. Dance is different for everyone.
I know right! American routines are ugly and boring. Russians know how to put on an artistic show.
@@saragrant9749 I think you're mixing up countries. America has no sense of artistry and never has, They just pose awkwardly in the corner of the floor and do TikTok dancing. Cringe and ugly!
@@saragrant9749uhm ok ? Thanks trash
Uh do you see her form? She crosses her legs on all her twists and cowboys her double front. Don't see any mistakes worth talking about? Whatever you say. It was a freaking travesty that Nastia got the highest execution score with such crappy form like that. We're not picking mistakes outta the sky; we're simply telling it like it is.
mitinese And she was deducted for those mistakes was she not?
mitinese have you even read the COP for 2008? youre clearly uninformed about form deductions. Crossed legs during twists are -.1, she did that three times. The cowboy is -.3. She probably got a deduction for not landing straight on her third pass thats -.1 Other than that she hit very cleanly and had a much cleaner classical presentation than Shawn (who btw got railed for her split leaps because those are like elementary level skills and stumbled out of her triple) You’re not telling it like it is, you’re just stupid.
Baby her artistic and beauty is enough for that e_score
@@rockymcduffie8603 Actually that double front is 0.1 for cowboying. Back in 2008, no matter how wide apart your legs were, it was 0.1. They were more strict since 09 onwards.
Why don’t you knock on her door and take her medal then...? Other than her infamous *minor* issues, she was flawless. More so than Shawn and Sandra. Maybe justice here prevailed but, I’m back 7 years later to reinforce, Nastia was and always will be in a league of her own ✨