It’s time for a commission on the pantheon of the greatest gymnastics routines of all time! We talk through the objectively beautiful and the sentimentally important routines of all time on each event.
THE PANTHEON OF THE GREATEST GYMNASTICS ROUTINES OF ALL TIME
This is a Commissioned Episode by Galactic Champion level Club Gym Nerd member, Alex of “I love you, Tasha” Fame!
- It is time…for the commission on the pantheon of the greatest routines of all time. There are so many to choose from. Some are objectively perfect and beautiful; others are just sentimentally important. We go through our favorites from each era!
REFERENCE VIDEOS
- Vanessa Atler’s double-twisting Yurchenko from 1999
- Mo Huilan’s iconic typewriter floor routine from 1994
- Produnova’s tango floor routine with a freakin’ double-arabian punch front!!
- Jesus Rivera proving why Cuba was at the forefront of artistry in men’s gymnastics during the 1950s
- Lashenova on why the Soviets weren’t messing around with artistry
- Can you even bring pain of a nation if you don’t have a sad violin? Natalia Frolova, Brooklyn Moors, and Leah Homma know how to bring it
CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction & Commission Brief
02:12 The Pantheon Begins: Greatest Vaults Ever
07:16 Simone’s YDP & Kristian Thomas
09:29 Rebeca Andrade’s Cheng
10:56 Maroney, Simone & the Amanar Debate
12:12 Best DTYs: Atler, Mo Huilan, Elizabeth Price & Kayla Williams
15:27 Shannon Miller’s Yurchenko Full
16:18 Greatest Rudis: Sacramone, Yeo & Steingruber
17:38 Yang Yun’s Flying Jesus Banana Vault
18:13 Produnova, Carlos Yulo & Artur Davtyan
23:11 Greatest Bars Routines Ever
25:47 Kim Gwang Suk & Bars Innovation
28:04 Spencer’s Amy Chow Shrine
29:04 He Kexin, Beijing & the 2008 Final
32:06 Beth Tweddle’s Legacy
34:00 Mustafina’s Place in the Pantheon
35:25 Suni Lee, Kaylia Nemour & Modern Bars
39:47 Elise Ray, Bi Wenjing & Nastia
42:35 Greatest Beam Routines Ever
42:42 Olesia Dudnik & Yang Bo
44:10 Li Li and Creative Beam Genius
45:52 Ke Qinqin’s Modern Beam Artistry
46:39 Gutsu vs Lysenko
48:43 Kui Yuanyuan & Sydney Quad Beam
50:30 Fan Ye and 2003 Chinese Beam
53:01 Davydova, Bicherova & Soviet Beam
56:04 Pavlova’s Performance Quality
57:13 Nastia’s Legendary 2008 Beam
59:40 Komova, Flavia & Modern Greats
01:03:07 Sanne Wevers Changes Beam Forever
01:06:10 Zhou Yaqin & the Current Chinese Era
01:07:09 Ponor, Shannon Miller & Beam Legends
01:09:01 Why Simone Isn’t in Jessica’s Beam Pantheon
01:11:12 Greatest Floor Routines Ever
01:11:29 Podkopayeva & Omelianchik
01:14:16 Moceanu’s Iconic 1996 Routine
01:16:05 Vanessa Atler & Innovation on Floor
01:16:39 Mo Huilan’s Typewriter Routine
01:17:01 Produnova’s Ballistic Floor Era
01:18:03 Jesús Rivera & the Greatest Men’s Floor Ever
01:20:45 Céline van Gerner, Eythora & Performance Art
01:23:02 The 1989 Worlds Floor Masterpiece Era
01:27:23 Memmel, Lieke Wevers & Pauline Schäfer
01:30:17 Simone’s Tumbling Legacy
01:31:18 Ferrari’s Tokyo Floor Final
01:33:22 Rebeca Andrade’s Floor Greatness
01:33:56 Pain of a Nation: Greatest Choreography Ever
01:34:03 Natalia Frolova
01:35:10 Brooklyn Moors
01:36:51 Leah Homma
01:38:21 Aurelia Dobre, Filatova & Larisa Petrik
01:41:34 Greatest NCAA Floor Routines Ever
01:44:53 Final Pantheon Selections
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