Now I can see why her radiance and vivacity are so magnetic. There is absolutely nothing phony about her. She can be honest about hating her teammates, thinking her students are lazy, and thinking the Soviet regime acted wrongly, but it never comes across as bitter because she’s just such a fundamentally joyful person.
So what she said about Americans smiling---it turns out that Russians don't smile much---this is part of their culture. If you see a Russian smiling in public, it usually means they are crazy or something wrong with them. This is according to Natasha's Adventures www.youtube.com/@NatashasAdventures/videos
I think she was a fantastic gymnast but I notice that her routines were not really that difficult. I wonder how she would compare to today’s gymnastics standards.
Korbut flip is forbidden because it is too dangerous to execute it...maybe it could look simple for her joyful attitude but it wasn't easy at all. She brought gymnastic to the modern era thanks to her stunning new moves that no others tried before her.
You have to realize that the balance beam originally was pure wood with no springs and no leather padding like it has been since the 1984 L.A. Olympics. The floor has also changed since 1984. Originally the floor was much smaller and had no springs. So everything we see since Mary Lou in L.A. 1984 is thanks to the springs added to the floor. They also changed the vault springs and the vault shape itself into a bigger vault since 2001. The L.A. Olympics wanted the sweet TV ratings and $$$ so they added all those springs to the floor, balance beam (and leather padding) and vault to make them look flashier and better than how gymnastics was supposed to look originally before 1984. The 1992 video where Nadia Comaneci meets Bela in his gym (for the first time since he defected to America in 1981) and Bela talks about all the new springs (and padded leather for the balance beam) added to the equipment was interesting. Nadia last competed in 1981 so all the springs was shocking to her and her commentary was very interesting like the whole purely wooden balance beam that she always worked with when she was competing. The L.A. Olympics completely screwed up gymnastics. It went from artistic and graceful to circus-style acrobats with the cheap springs added. Springs are like a trampoline and it makes what the newer gymnasts do so unimpressive looking back.
Now I can see why her radiance and vivacity are so magnetic. There is absolutely nothing phony about her. She can be honest about hating her teammates, thinking her students are lazy, and thinking the Soviet regime acted wrongly, but it never comes across as bitter because she’s just such a fundamentally joyful person.
Put's American women to shame
Olga Korbut 👸♥️
She always have all the energy of the Cosmos inside of her.
She is the best of the best
I idolized her as a kid. Such a sweet woman!
Nadia, Olga and Elena are my favorite gymnasts.
Elena Mukhina?
I like her because she wasn't stone faced , she was actually happy looking and amazing at gymnastics
She's a darling - always was
Remember watching her 1972 Olympic performance live it was incredible.
Such Gracefulness breath taking movements the very best, that smile is captive
I LOVE her
What a lady!
She was the best to me
So what she said about Americans smiling---it turns out that Russians don't smile much---this is part of their culture. If you see a Russian smiling in public, it usually means they are crazy or something wrong with them. This is according to Natasha's Adventures www.youtube.com/@NatashasAdventures/videos
How utterly disgusting that he would ask her to do splits. OMG!
He should have asked her why chose US and not England.
Response is obvious. Best country in the world 🇺🇸
She is loved in the US ❤
Because he asked her to do splits. OMG
I think she was a fantastic gymnast but I notice that her routines were not really that difficult. I wonder how she would compare to today’s gymnastics standards.
Korbut flip is forbidden because it is too dangerous to execute it...maybe it could look simple for her joyful attitude but it wasn't easy at all. She brought gymnastic to the modern era thanks to her stunning new moves that no others tried before her.
You have to realize that the balance beam originally was pure wood with no springs and no leather padding like it has been since the 1984 L.A. Olympics. The floor has also changed since 1984. Originally the floor was much smaller and had no springs. So everything we see since Mary Lou in L.A. 1984 is thanks to the springs added to the floor. They also changed the vault springs and the vault shape itself into a bigger vault since 2001. The L.A. Olympics wanted the sweet TV ratings and $$$ so they added all those springs to the floor, balance beam (and leather padding) and vault to make them look flashier and better than how gymnastics was supposed to look originally before 1984.
The 1992 video where Nadia Comaneci meets Bela in his gym (for the first time since he defected to America in 1981) and Bela talks about all the new springs (and padded leather for the balance beam) added to the equipment was interesting. Nadia last competed in 1981 so all the springs was shocking to her and her commentary was very interesting like the whole purely wooden balance beam that she always worked with when she was competing. The L.A. Olympics completely screwed up gymnastics. It went from artistic and graceful to circus-style acrobats with the cheap springs added. Springs are like a trampoline and it makes what the newer gymnasts do so unimpressive looking back.