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Karla commissioned this episode because she wants everyone “to be able to appreciate the beauty that was Ukrainian gymnastics back when artistry was expected and not shockingly rare.” Uncle Tim, Spencer, and Jessica chat about:
- Legacy of Champions (4:30)
- Lilia Podkopayeva: that floor routine from 1996 and her beam complete with headspin.
- Tatiana Lysenko and her beam geniusness.
- Larisa Latynina and Victoria Karpenko: floor 1999, 2000 Olympic FX routine first pass disaster, Bulgarian years were a hot mess sauce.
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- Bogdan Makuts and his triple back, Grigori Misutin vault double front with knees together, Oleg Verniaiev.
- Favorite Skills (24:31)
- Nina Bocharova on bars.
- Irina Yarotska on beam.
- Inga Shkarupa on floor.
- Baitova’s beam mount circles to flairs!
- Yulia Kut.
- Ludmilla Stovbchataya’s rainbow sash leotard floor routine with handstand choreography and a backspin.
- Omelianchek’s freakin’ sissons and Omelianchik vault.
- Natalia Sirobaba handspring front on beam.
- Maria Livchikova amazing power aeriel front on beam.
- The Mirgorodskaya/Krasnianska inverted pike circles.
- The Fall (36:50)
- MAG Ukraine 2012 team controversy: no bronze because of Kohei non-handstand dismount on pommel horse protest.
- MAG Ukraine at the 2016 Olympic Games, did not compete a full team on each event in Team Finals.
- Stella Zakharova and the Ukrainian Federation. Her interview here.
- Yana Demyanchuk 2010 beam EF.
- The Greatest Gymnast Who Never Won Anything Except Our Hearts! (49:37)
- Anna Mirgorodskaya: smooth and confident 80s beam and innovative bars.
- Olga Roschupkina wins the Everyone Else’s Side Flip is Dead To Me Now Award.
- Alyona Kasha gorgeous floor, tumbling and smirk. She also vaulted the rare and illusive laid out handspring front.
- Maria Livchikova and her insane beam.
- Natalia Kalinina 1990 Goodwill Games floor.
- The Future (58:25)
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It wasn\’t Larisa Latynina\’s score that got changed so she could tie with V?ra ?áslavská, It was Larisa Petrik\’s. Latynina wasn\’t even at the 1968 Olympics, Get your act together Jessica!!!
I wouldn\’t have said it in such words, but the very well known affair with the last minute score changes at Mexico 1968 Olympics didn\’t involve Larisa Latynina, but Larisa Petrik. You can see the incident at the end of this video about Caslavska: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKuEOVJHW7w&index=1&list=PLi8BnKE3VlNOMke40W-ycfb-Pi5hAUQWN
Yup, we made both the Petrik and Belarus correction in this week’s episode. Thanks for checking us!
Isn\’t Svetlana Baitova Belarusian not Ukrainian?
She is from Belarus indeed, she even competed for her country in Atlanta 1996.
Lilia Podkopayeva was actually at 1993 worlds, so she was around for the whole quad. She had to do three vaults in the event finals.
Alexander Beresh won the 2000 Olympic All-Around bronze medal and was also a European champion. He died suddenly in a car wreck in 2004 a few months before Olympics(if I recall correctly).
Sorry if you mentioned him and I missed that part…I just wanted to make sure he wasn\’t forgotten. & as always thank you for your great podcasts!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmjt0NBk6B4
For a unique skill I’d like to add Lilia Podkopayeva’s double layout bars dismount which she used in 1993. At that time all double layout bars discounts were super arched. In more recent years we see actually straight double layouts but hers is the only “hollow” or “dish” position double layout I’ve seen. https://youtu.be/1x1VmwIeHp4
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your podcast. I was very surprised that no one mentioned Alina Kozich (2004 European All Around Champion), who in my opinion had all the potential for an Olympic medal but had to \”Ukraine\” herself at the games.