She was AMAZING! 💞 I remember watching this young lady fly thru the air on live TV when it happened and we were all just in such awe of her AMAZING abilities! 💞💖
Still my favorite gymnastic routine of all time. No, it's not perfect, but she actually dances and it fits the music. It's captivating. I saw it live. I still remember the announcer saying when she finished "A little angel came down to Georgia tonight. It's so true.
I remember watching this when I was 13 and being so amazed. The music was so different than anything I had seen before on a floor routine in the Olympics. This is still one of my favorites.
I feel the same way, she is what I remember each time I watch floor routines. She had a different element that no one else put into their routines. So much fun and she is adorable!
I have witnessed a lot of figure skating and gymnastics, and this performance has to be at the top of my list. Why? First, the setting. To have this song as your performance music, during the Olympics, in Atlanta, Georiga, and second, so much was riding on the performance. This was the Olympic team finals, with the USA having a chance to do something they had never done, win the team gold medal.
dominique might have never won an individual medal, but she won more hearts which is more important. very unique style and never fails do impress me on how well this routine was executed. should have tied for bronze.
I remember watching that live. That was the first time I'd ever watched any type of gymnastics. She absolutely killed it. That was a great year for the Women's US Gymnastics team.
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I will never forget watching this during the Olympics that year. I was 15 and I just remember thinking this is incredible! It’s still one of my favorites!
Whenever she speaks out in support of the current gymnasts, I feel happy and grateful that she seems to have come out the other side of her experiences as a smart and compassionate adult. I remember being torn between admiration and worry when I watched her in '96 and I am so glad she seems to be thriving now.
This was unreal, years passed over and over again, and I can still remember this mesmerizing performance as if it was yesterday, all hail the mighty Dom!
I remember watching this on NBC, I rewatched it during late-night & still amazed. Notice the serious, focused stare right before she does all those flips. She was hard-core.
This young lady is such an inspiration. Being national champion, part of the magnificent seven, Olympic gold medal winner- and then having the courage to stand up to, and leave behind unscrupulous and despicable parents to carve her own niche in life.
I can watch that routine so many times and I am still blown away by her sheer athleticism and the moves and everything. I think that is my favorite gymnastics routine of all time. And I watched all of the 96 Olympics. I’ve always loved the gymnastics competition, and that floor routine is just phenomenal. And she was a great show because she kept a smile on her face the entire time. She looked like she was just out there just enjoying herself and having a blast and just happened to be doing all these wild and crazy flips.
I just love her. Her and Dominique Dawes are my favorites during that year 1995. I even named my daughter Dominique because of this two kids then. A lot are asking why Dominique and they spelled it wrong all the time and mistakenly thought that i have son. Backstory of daughters name . Spread love everyone ❤️❤️❤️
This was one of my all time favorite if not perhaps my OVERALL FAVORITE OF ALL TIME Olympic gymnast performances!! Dominique Moceano was an AMAZING and SO VERY TALENTED, TINY, ADORABLE BALL of DANCING ENERGY! I LOVED and NEVER TIRED of watching her perform💞. She was AMAZING! I COULDN'T NEVER TIRE of watching her perform to that floor dance to the music 👉"The devil went down to Georgia"!🥰 Dominique is an AWESOME LITTLE ATHLETE with whom I will NEVER FORGET!!!
She does remind me of Nadia, but I think Dominique is even cuter and more entertaining to watch. I would trade in a perfect 10 for this performance any day
This will always be one of my all time favorites. I was one of those little girls watching, wishing I could be like her. As someone else mentioned, the setting! I can almost feel the energy in that audience
I remember watching this on t.v.and soo enjoying the tune by Charlie Daniels.She does such a great performance and it is soo well choreographed to the music. It is a real joy to watch again.Thanks for posting.👍
Our daughter absolutely LOVED this routine and we took her to see it in person since we lived in Nashville! Our daughter ended up getting a full scholarship for College and it was Dominque, Kim Zemeska and Shannon Miller that shaped a nation of gymnasts!
I actually did some math and at the olympics if Dominique had landed a vault she was capable of (9.7 or so) she would’ve placed above Dawes and Strug. She was close behind them even with that fall. She was the only American to post above 9.8s on every other optional routine. I hate that in some ways she’s only remembered for falling.
I was 10 that year. I remember watching her and thinking she was amazing (and begged my mother to enrol me in gymnastics). I watched some of the '96 highlights again a decade later and was shocked by how young she was, just a child.
She was so captivating. I remember watching this live, we all did. Back when television was something you'd discuss at the water cooler at work the next day.
I just found out that she has her own place called the Dominique Moceanu Gymnastics Center and it's like 20 minutes away from where I live! I kinda wanna go check it out now. Lol
My mom told me stories how wild it was when this happened. How the crowd went so wild when they realized this song played IN Georgia song Devil went down to GEORGIA was genius. It IS wild! I wish I was born then to see it. But sadly born in 93...
You want to play in athletics at that level- the best in the world- theres an enormous price to pay. Some would describe it as your soul. If you want a life, cant take abuse from insane coaches or controlling parents, theres a level in high school or collegiate athletics for you.
batvette what the USA gymnastics athletes have endured over decades can’t be the price to pay for a gold medal, let’s stop normalizing abuse as a necessary means to success
@@batvette It doesn't require beatings and starvation, which is what Dominique endured. Bela played off the fact her father was a monster! There's gotta be a better way to make champions. Normalizing abusive behavior isn't the way...
DOMINIC MOCEANU, SHE’S A DRAGON…VERY POWERFUL AND UNIQUE…SHE HAS HER OWN SIGNATURES, POISE AND CLASSY. SHE’S THE BEST GYMNAST I’VE EVER SEEN, I RATE HER PERFECT 10 IN ALL HER ROUTINES.
What was your favourite Olympic performance to music? Let us know in the comments and we will add them to a future #MusicMonday!
Olympic hooked on a song preformed by Svetlana Zelepukina
Russia Yelena Produnova 2000 Olympics
LiliPod 1996 Olympics!
Jewels R Yes!!!! One of my all time faves!! Prudunovas 2000 floor Olympics team final was amazing!!!!
Olympic Aly Raisman 2012 floor final and Catalina Ponor 2012 floor final
I love this routine. She's just sparkling as she flies.
Heh she like literally flies through the air.
She was AMAZING! 💞 I remember watching this young lady fly thru the air on live TV when it happened and we were all just in such awe of her AMAZING abilities! 💞💖
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Still my favorite gymnastic routine of all time. No, it's not perfect, but she actually dances and it fits the music. It's captivating. I saw it live. I still remember the announcer saying when she finished "A little angel came down to Georgia tonight. It's so true.
Me too!! Definitely one of my favorite routines of all time. Also Lilia Podkopayeva's floor was one of my favorites!!
I remember that too!
I thought it was perfect 😭 but what do i know, lol
My all time favorite, too.
Looked perfect to me! Definitely my favorite of all time.
I remember watching this when I was 13 and being so amazed. The music was so different than anything I had seen before on a floor routine in the Olympics. This is still one of my favorites.
Jamie I was 12 in 96. I remember watching it too. Dominique Mocheanu was my idol when I was a kid!
Jamie, this was exactly my thought, and why I looked up the video. I remember being so impressed, it made the olympics cool to me as a teenager.
Jamie well said. I too was 13 during the 96’ Olympics and to this day, this routine is the most memorable one for me.
I was 10. Had a crush on her back in the day. Great performance 👏
I feel the same way, she is what I remember each time I watch floor routines. She had a different element that no one else put into their routines. So much fun and she is adorable!
I have witnessed a lot of figure skating and gymnastics, and this performance has to be at the top of my list. Why? First, the setting. To have this song as your performance music, during the Olympics, in Atlanta, Georiga, and second, so much was riding on the performance. This was the Olympic team finals, with the USA having a chance to do something they had never done, win the team gold medal.
This isn't from team finals. It's from the floor exercise final.
Not to mention she was like 14 at the time 😮
dominique might have never won an individual medal, but she won more hearts which is more important. very unique style and never fails do impress me on how well this routine was executed. should have tied for bronze.
She was my fave.
I would have given her a tie for bronze as well, and she came so close. She event upgraded her tumbling for the finals.
@@singsongeric Looking back, I think 4th was fair considering her difficulty was certainly not up there with Dawes
How did she not win
She captured the hearts of all the boys my age back in 1996. Everyone in my middle school was obsessed with her! That Olympics was so awesome.
Yup yup
she has it factor.
All the girls too!!
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not only in U.S bro....
I remember watching that live. That was the first time I'd ever watched any type of gymnastics. She absolutely killed it. That was a great year for the Women's US Gymnastics team.
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Ikr! Can't believe she was only 14 and 4"6'!!!
She is the cutest little gymnast. One of the most memorable, funnest performances.
*most fun
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I love this! It gave me goosebumps. I think this has to be the most underrated routine of all time. And could she possibly be any more adorable?
No there is no way she could ever ever ever possibly be more adorable!😊
We were there. She won the crowd over instantly and was absolutely adorable!
Love her and Dawes.
I will never forget watching this during the Olympics that year. I was 15 and I just remember thinking this is incredible! It’s still one of my favorites!
If you read her autobiography you will know how hard gymnastics was for her and all the pressure she had on her to be amazing.
If everyone was up to it, everyone would compete, and compete at an elite level.
Whenever she speaks out in support of the current gymnasts, I feel happy and grateful that she seems to have come out the other side of her experiences as a smart and compassionate adult. I remember being torn between admiration and worry when I watched her in '96 and I am so glad she seems to be thriving now.
I know! I feel sad when I see the performances and think of what they were going through. I am so glad it is better now.
I have her book and I got it signed personally by her.
Now her son is potentially going to compete for a spot on the gymnastics team for 2028. Her husband who was a gymnast at Ohio State is his coach.
What a treat to see this routine with no commentary finally! Thank you for uploading it!
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Great video quality too!
This was unreal, years passed over and over again, and I can still remember this mesmerizing performance as if it was yesterday, all hail the mighty Dom!
I remember it like it was yesterday. Our young ladies, in those summer games, ABSOLUTELY ROCKED ATLANTA AND THE WORLD!!!
I remember watching this on NBC, I rewatched it during late-night & still amazed. Notice the serious, focused stare right before she does all those flips. She was hard-core.
She was adorable! Knew how to make the audience smile.
She is some talent. I never watched gymnastics until I saw her by accident. I was floored.
This was "the" Performance "in" Georgia "to" The devil went down to Georgia.. . It was brilliant musically The crowd loved it!
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I just realized they were in Georgia haha that's awesome.
This young lady is such an inspiration. Being national champion, part of the magnificent seven, Olympic gold medal winner- and then having the courage to stand up to, and leave behind unscrupulous and despicable parents to carve her own niche in life.
My favorite of all time I was 9 and remember this like it was yesterday
I can watch that routine so many times and I am still blown away by her sheer athleticism and the moves and everything. I think that is my favorite gymnastics routine of all time. And I watched all of the 96 Olympics. I’ve always loved the gymnastics competition, and that floor routine is just phenomenal. And she was a great show because she kept a smile on her face the entire time. She looked like she was just out there just enjoying herself and having a blast and just happened to be doing all these wild and crazy flips.
I always come back to it. Still my all time fav.
I just love her. Her and Dominique Dawes are my favorites during that year 1995. I even named my daughter Dominique because of this two kids then. A lot are asking why Dominique and they spelled it wrong all the time and mistakenly thought that i have son. Backstory of daughters name . Spread love everyone ❤️❤️❤️
Amazingly well done, Dominique! 💓
This gave me goosebumps. Great song selection. Great energy. Unforgettable moment.
The greatest floor routine of all time for me. Such charisma and athleticism.
She studied her cue really well. The music is fast paced and she mush also show gracefulness on the entire length of the performance
This was one of my all time favorite if not perhaps my OVERALL FAVORITE OF ALL TIME Olympic gymnast performances!! Dominique Moceano was an AMAZING and SO VERY TALENTED, TINY, ADORABLE BALL of DANCING ENERGY! I LOVED and NEVER TIRED of watching her perform💞. She was AMAZING! I COULDN'T NEVER TIRE of watching her perform to that floor dance to the music 👉"The devil went down to Georgia"!🥰 Dominique is an AWESOME LITTLE ATHLETE with whom I will NEVER FORGET!!!
I love how she went back into the 2nd pass right after the 1st
This is my favorite floor routine! She’s so cute and talented, and who doesn’t love Charlie Daniels!
How cute, she reminds me of little Nadia Comaneci when she got the first 10; the coincidence is Dominique's parents are also romanian
Diana Barbu Thanks for the info. I was just thinking the same thing!! Emily Liberty
She does remind me of Nadia, but I think Dominique is even cuter and more entertaining to watch. I would trade in a perfect 10 for this performance any day
Omg yes she does looks like Nadia!
Maybe it's not a coincidence that there's a resemblance if Dominique's parents are Romanian, hmmm..
Shes the greatest gymnast to me!!! Miss watching her perform
This will always be one of my all time favorites. I was one of those little girls watching, wishing I could be like her.
As someone else mentioned, the setting! I can almost feel the energy in that audience
omg this is by far my favorite floor routine. FINALLY A GYMNAST LOOKING LIKE SHES ENJOYING HERSELF
Thats It, LOOKING LIKE shes enjoying herself. Dont you know by now she was pressured an awfull lot and too young to be a le to defend herself?
and 9/10 she really wasn’t
She was something truly special. ❤️
I remember watching this on t.v.and soo enjoying the tune by Charlie Daniels.She does such a great performance and it is soo well choreographed to the music. It is a real joy to watch again.Thanks for posting.👍
One of the most perfect routines at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games.... perfectly chosen music and choreography and performance.
Our daughter absolutely LOVED this routine and we took her to see it in person since we lived in Nashville! Our daughter ended up getting a full scholarship for College and it was Dominque, Kim Zemeska and Shannon Miller that shaped a nation of gymnasts!
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I remember this because the music really stands out from so many years of watching and doing gymnastics too.
Unfortunately she was blacklisted by the USA Olympics for speaking out about the abuse she endured at the hands of her coaches during this time
As a lifelong Georgian, I got my entire 9-year-old life when she did this.
Literally the definition of iconic.
She is still my favorite gymnast of all time. And at the time was a perfect routine.
Still my favorite gymnast
Moceanu is actually my Boss second favorite gymnast of all time .......this performance is LEGENDARY
The quality of the video is great, thanks for uploading!
everyone's middle school crush of the mid 90's
I had such a crush on her.
I am from Georgia and my whole town loves this song
She was such a gorgeous twister. Good form and height. Great job!
I love this!!!
This is still one of all time favorite floor routines. So much fun to watch❤
What a delightful routine!
Woooo, it still gets me!!!! What a routine!!!!
She was the CUTEST little girl!!!
My favorite floor routine EVER!!! She was amazing at everything.
I actually did some math and at the olympics if Dominique had landed a vault she was capable of (9.7 or so) she would’ve placed above Dawes and Strug. She was close behind them even with that fall. She was the only American to post above 9.8s on every other optional routine. I hate that in some ways she’s only remembered for falling.
I was 10 that year. I remember watching her and thinking she was amazing (and begged my mother to enrol me in gymnastics). I watched some of the '96 highlights again a decade later and was shocked by how young she was, just a child.
She was so captivating. I remember watching this live, we all did. Back when television was something you'd discuss at the water cooler at work the next day.
Loved her routine!!! She was adorable!!!
Adorable! Love this routine.
I remember watching this live. I love it every time I see it.
Here to cleanse my eyes after Paris opening ceremony
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Dominique Moceanu & Dominique Dawes were my favorite…for obvious reasons.
one of my favorite floor routines
I remember this performance, one of the most vibrant!
A go-to video to watch when you woke up grumpier than ever in the morning .
I just found out that she has her own place called the Dominique Moceanu Gymnastics Center and it's like 20 minutes away from where I live! I kinda wanna go check it out now. Lol
If this performance is not GOLD what else is ??? She deserves Platinum which the Judges can not award ;
When I read that Charlie Daniels passed away I immediately thought of this classic routine
Me too!
Same! Charlie Daniels was a legend. Great song!
Nunca esqueci das apresentações dela, eu era bem jovem.... mas me apaixonei pela ginástica Olímpica.
She was my absolute favorite in middle school! I also live Mary Elise Ray as well’ Elsie went to my middle in Columbia .
My mom told me stories how wild it was when this happened. How the crowd went so wild when they realized this song played IN Georgia song Devil went down to GEORGIA was genius. It IS wild! I wish I was born then to see it. But sadly born in 93...
As a kid i remember watching her on tv, she was my olympic crush, didnt mind her being older then me ❤
The best floor routine ❤💙💙💙💙💙
LOVED this performance by Dominique Moceanu!
Priceless....
I used to watch her when I was her age. I grew up dancing. It makes me sick now to see the pressure these girls had on them.
She is my hero!
I remember watching this live ❤
Incredible performance Dominique!
Este românca !!! ❤️
Most memorable floor routine. So charming!
Breaking all the guys hearts at 1;25😂😂😂
So adorable and talented girl 😍😍
Is this not the best/most rowdy floor routine in history? The crowd went wild and she did so well
knowing everything that went down in USA gymnastics and what Moceanu went through i find this routine to be a bit sinister
👟💖👞👝💬👖
You want to play in athletics at that level- the best in the world- theres an enormous price to pay. Some would describe it as your soul.
If you want a life, cant take abuse from insane coaches or controlling parents, theres a level in high school or collegiate athletics for you.
batvette what the USA gymnastics athletes have endured over decades can’t be the price to pay for a gold medal, let’s stop normalizing abuse as a necessary means to success
@@wildwind5571 reality is what it is, competing at that level requires crazy from everyone involved.
@@batvette It doesn't require beatings and starvation, which is what Dominique endured. Bela played off the fact her father was a monster! There's gotta be a better way to make champions. Normalizing abusive behavior isn't the way...
Loved her in the 90s
DOMINIC MOCEANU, SHE’S A DRAGON…VERY POWERFUL AND UNIQUE…SHE HAS HER OWN SIGNATURES, POISE AND CLASSY. SHE’S THE BEST GYMNAST I’VE EVER SEEN, I RATE HER PERFECT 10 IN ALL HER ROUTINES.
Atlanta Olympic Games were so special.
always my favorite
Moceanu, what a strong romanian name!
Best still
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Its amazing!! ❤️
WOW! Very Impressive, and the Best Routine. Absolutely love it
My Favourite Gymnast on the 1996 Atlanta Olympics
Still my favorite one to watch what I great year this was.
She is the best ever.. fun frisky and so beautiful. fabulous
Was a great year
Rhythmic Gymnast Margarita Mamun’s Clubs routine...great music and impressive performance.
Yeees! ;)
I love how the girl is doing it