This is one of the two best bars routines I have ever seen in my entire life! The other one was Lu Li in the event finals at the '92 Olympics. For young gymnasts out there...look at the tempo of the routine, Di's patience, and absolutely superb execution and technique... She deserves the only Gold in this event final, as Siliva's routine was VERY mediocre and she basically got a 10 as the 'emotional' crowd favourite after giving up in the AA.
I have watched this exceptional bars routine about a thousand times, and I never get even a bit tired of it. The best uneven bars routine in the history of womens gymnastics. Technically perfect, not even a slight hesitation noticeable. And the highest Jaeger I have ever seen, must be a Guiness World record for height reached from the bar!! Silivas' routine....no comment!
Perhaps Hippo wasnt the best choice of words, but it annoys me that people think you mean 'fat' when you point out that American gymnasts have traditionally been the biggest gymnasts. It does not mean fat, but they are indeed heavier then the other nations consistently. AGAIN - THIS DOES NOT MEAN FAT OR UNFIT OR GROSS, IT SIMPLY MEANS NOT AS TINY AS OTHERS.
Oh that was so lovely: inverted giants were quite rare for women then, so her inverted giant into Jaegar was amazing!! The height was unreal; but she did catch it on bent arms. Still a wonderful routine; she was so beautiful. Although tiny, she actually had a womans figure:)
@bernardmvella yeah, some countries are known for faking the gymnasts ages, but on the other hand, those gymnasts are usually so small anyway that you just can be sure... it's like with deng linlin, I always thought that she looked kinda young, but it's been two years and at the 2010 world championships she looked exactly the same that at 2008 olympics...
Amazing! i guess judges didn't really care much about arches. Equally as amazing as Ma Yanhong and Nadia Comaneci! Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow,wow,wow,.....
Shannon Miller was like 68 pounds...that would be a pretty sick hippo. No elite gymnast could be called a hippo, they are much smaller than average people usually, even the gymnasts that are big for the sport. Fan Di was awesome though, love her.
Clearly not perfect because of visible separation of legs flexed feet, and not hitting handstands (not many but they were there) but still a great routine for its time.
yes , she shared the gold medal with silivas because she scored a ten after her (if u wanna c it visit my channel) but i don't think she went on the olympics i'm not sure
I don't think that people taking the word "hippo" to mean fat is unjustified. You don't really have the right to be annoyed by their interpretation of a word that you simultaneously acknowledge to be out of line. You're right American gymnasts are usually heavier, but they're also taller, and it does average out. Besides, you're really only considering the big gymnastics powers, such as the US, China, and the former Soviet nations--who, to note, have gymnasts comparable in size to the US.
Inverted giants are very difficult to do. Even with the bars as far apart as they have ever been they are still very hard to pull off. Even if the women had only a highbar just like the men(which eventually i think will happen) they would still be one of the hardest skill done in gymnastics. I would know, i competed them in 1998-99 when i was an elite gymnast. I would have to keep them at the beg. on my routine because by the end i was out of gas and out of chalk. I didnt wear grips.
Not a requirement under the code of points she was performing under. You'll see it in a lot of perfect routines around this time. Sure they were appreciated but not hitting them perfectly was not a deduction. The only deduction here is catching the bar with bent arms after her releases, which was probably ignored as this was a very perfect 10-happy competition.
her dismount looked very graceful. that reminds me of svetlana boginskaya's dismount in the 1988 Olympics, they've got a very similar pose, just like an angel.
true she did have a women's figure but it looked like it was wasting away. Like she should have weighed about 15 more lbs. She missed some handstands but overall the routine was really dynamic and pretty.
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This is one of the two best bars routines I have ever seen in my entire life! The other one was Lu Li in the event finals at the '92 Olympics. For young gymnasts out there...look at the tempo of the routine, Di's patience, and absolutely superb execution and technique... She deserves the only Gold in this event final, as Siliva's routine was VERY mediocre and she basically got a 10 as the 'emotional' crowd favourite after giving up in the AA.
I have watched this exceptional bars routine about a thousand times, and I never get even a bit tired of it. The best uneven bars routine in the history of womens gymnastics. Technically perfect, not even a slight hesitation noticeable. And the highest Jaeger I have ever seen, must be a Guiness World record for height reached from the bar!! Silivas' routine....no comment!
Jaeger was HUUUGE! Awesome.
Perhaps Hippo wasnt the best choice of words, but it annoys me that people think you mean 'fat' when you point out that American gymnasts have traditionally been the biggest gymnasts. It does not mean fat, but they are indeed heavier then the other nations consistently. AGAIN - THIS DOES NOT MEAN FAT OR UNFIT OR GROSS, IT SIMPLY MEANS NOT AS TINY AS OTHERS.
Oh that was so lovely: inverted giants were quite rare for women then, so her inverted giant into Jaegar was amazing!! The height was unreal; but she did catch it on bent arms. Still a wonderful routine; she was so beautiful. Although tiny, she actually had a womans figure:)
@bernardmvella yeah, some countries are known for faking the gymnasts ages, but on the other hand, those gymnasts are usually so small anyway that you just can be sure... it's like with deng linlin, I always thought that she looked kinda young, but it's been two years and at the 2010 world championships she looked exactly the same that at 2008 olympics...
Amazing! i guess judges didn't really care much about arches. Equally as amazing as Ma Yanhong and Nadia Comaneci! Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow,wow,wow,.....
Fan totally deserves the 10.0 I judged Silivas routine at 9.925...Biased judging!
Shannon Miller was like 68 pounds...that would be a pretty sick hippo. No elite gymnast could be called a hippo, they are much smaller than average people usually, even the gymnasts that are big for the sport. Fan Di was awesome though, love her.
Good routine, but not a perfect 10 IMO. The bent arms on re-catch after the Jaegar was quite noticeable.
I really like her style on bars. Every skill has good swing, and her routine flows really well.
she didn't do a geinger, but that jaeger was skyed
Omg it’s little Yang Bo. My queen
Clearly not perfect because of visible separation of legs flexed feet, and not hitting handstands (not many but they were there) but still a great routine for its time.
Hitting handstands wasn't a requirement under the code at that time.
yes , she shared the gold medal with silivas because she scored a ten after her (if u wanna c it visit my channel) but i don't think she went on the olympics i'm not sure
That Jaeger was unreal!
She was so perfectly smooth in the exercise! Did she win? And did she go on to the Olympics?
Yes, she shared Gold with Silivas.
She went to Seoul Games in 88. Came to win this title in 89 and another Gold Medal in Asian Games in Beijing 1990. And then, she retired.
Her team mate looks way too young to be an elite gymnast, a tad before the 2 minutes mark. True I know a lot of them fake their ages but &^%$.
Absolutely unbelievable!
I don't think that people taking the word "hippo" to mean fat is unjustified. You don't really have the right to be annoyed by their interpretation of a word that you simultaneously acknowledge to be out of line. You're right American gymnasts are usually heavier, but they're also taller, and it does average out. Besides, you're really only considering the big gymnastics powers, such as the US, China, and the former Soviet nations--who, to note, have gymnasts comparable in size to the US.
Inverted giants are very difficult to do. Even with the bars as far apart as they have ever been they are still very hard to pull off. Even if the women had only a highbar just like the men(which eventually i think will happen) they would still be one of the hardest skill done in gymnastics. I would know, i competed them in 1998-99 when i was an elite gymnast. I would have to keep them at the beg. on my routine because by the end i was out of gas and out of chalk. I didnt wear grips.
Not a requirement under the code of points she was performing under. You'll see it in a lot of perfect routines around this time. Sure they were appreciated but not hitting them perfectly was not a deduction. The only deduction here is catching the bar with bent arms after her releases, which was probably ignored as this was a very perfect 10-happy competition.
her dismount looked very graceful. that reminds me of svetlana boginskaya's dismount in the 1988 Olympics, they've got a very similar pose, just like an angel.
@kealabeam How can Shannon Miller possibly have weighed only 68lbs? That's not even 5 stones.
she didnt hit sum handstands. Flexed toes on dismount. Otherwise, gtreat!
@fantastischfish it's called a figure of speech... She was very tiny and fit, let's put it that way.
Look how high she is on her releases! No one today do it like her.
Missed handstands were not always deducted then as they are now.
@comaneci1 No she retired after the Asian Games in 1990
they're actually only front giants, not inverted.
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Yeah, but that Jaeger was insane.
@admetric when???i can't see it...
Where did Fan Di go in the rotation? Was she before or after Silivas?
After Potorac and two before Silivas.
this deserved a 9.95 and a tie for the bronze medal with Henrich, who had better form than Fan Di
@fantastischfish she was only about 4 foot 5 or 6 at the time, with zero body fat.
true she did have a women's figure but it looked like it was wasting away. Like she should have weighed about 15 more lbs. She missed some handstands but overall the routine was really dynamic and pretty.