Actually, Karin was about the only one at the time who really could compare to Olga as far as both difficulty and originality were concerned. I myself would've given the edge to Olga for having a tougher dismount. What so many of us forget, though, is that the judges in those days were a far more conservative bunch who did not neccessarily appreciate Olga's brand of "circus tricks" as they were then often called.
I question whether the Korbut Flip on Bars would be an E. It was an amazingly difficult trick for its day. By 1978 when I was in high school there were at least 3 High School girls in Oregon doing the move. This makes me suspect that the move was more about daring & flexibility than difficulty.
She was robbed of winning the gold medal. She should have had 3 golds at these games, the ones she won on vault and bars, and the one she should have won in the AA rather than the overrated Ludmila Tourischeva. The real joke is if she and Ludmila had their event finals scores added to their team factored scored instead Janz would have won by a whopping 5 tenths, which proves the corrupt judging that helped Ludmila win her undeserved AA gold.
Love the spin she does in the beginning with one hand (no idea what its called haha but its awesome!)
Actually, Karin was about the only one at the time who really could compare to Olga as far as both difficulty and originality were concerned. I myself would've given the edge to Olga for having a tougher dismount. What so many of us forget, though, is that the judges in those days were a far more conservative bunch who did not neccessarily appreciate Olga's brand of "circus tricks" as they were then often called.
It's true.
Her difficulty(the roll and the dismount) is better than Korbut
I question whether the Korbut Flip on Bars would be an E. It was an amazingly difficult trick for its day. By 1978 when I was in high school there were at least 3 High School girls in Oregon doing the move. This makes me suspect that the move was more about daring & flexibility than difficulty.
You replied to my comment, not Ioaugust's.
:23 looks a lot like the Comaneci salto...
Um, wrong comment.
She was robbed of winning the gold medal. She should have had 3 golds at these games, the ones she won on vault and bars, and the one she should have won in the AA rather than the overrated Ludmila Tourischeva. The real joke is if she and Ludmila had their event finals scores added to their team factored scored instead Janz would have won by a whopping 5 tenths, which proves the corrupt judging that helped Ludmila win her undeserved AA gold.