A whip to a double layout. It still blows my mind all these years later. Just incredible power this girl had. Such a shame she was hurt at the Olympics. She easily could have won gold with this routine. That first pass is just as incredible as Milosovici's whip to full-in punch front. Fabulous.
Milosovici got a 10 in Barcelona.They could have tied. Milosovic hopped forward on her punch front and still got a 10. Kim landed with a low chest on her piked full-in this routine. Could have still gotten a 10 in the day. Today we'll never see another 10 in execution.
HANDS DOWN the most powerful, FAST, and exquisitely EXECUTED opening tumbling pass and double-layout in the history of women's gymnastics. No one tumbles that fast, not even today.
Kim's acceleration and technique are amazing! Simone Biles, however, somehow magically tumbles even higher thank Kim and does incredibly difficult passes even though she doesn't tumble as fast as Kim did. They are both extraordinary gymnasts. Too bad Kim had such a rocky road to '92 Olympics.
Right....Simone has better height than anyone EVER but Kim has the most amazing speed. Such as shame she peaked before the Olympics and had that stress fracture during the games.
Easily one of the best floor routines of all time. The first pass is out of this world. The second pass is Kim's trademark and she ends with a piked full-in. Kim is one of my favorite gymnasts of all time.
Not if she does the same beam routine she did in the AA. No chance in that case. If she does a perfect beam routine too in that case then maybe. Remember she messed up beam in the AA too.
It's not even just the skill itself...it's the SPEED AND POWER. NO one to this day could do that pass THAT FAST. Those 2 BHS after the whip are lighting fast!!!!!!!!!
i wish she could have taken this routine to the olympics.... Milo would have been really hard to beat for the FX event finals, but I think she would definitely have gotten a silver
@@mariekedufresne53I know. she made me love gymnastics when I was little I just wish she had a better experience in Barcelona. it sucks that she was overtrained and injured at that meet.
I adore her! Wish she had the same routine in Barcelona! Also, I know the music is kinda cheesy and very "Pozor" but at least this was still choreography and actually a part of the music {even though I know its just not everyone style}
As a fan of gymnastics, i always seem to a reminder of the first great champion of America. If she wasnt broken by the karoyli machine, she would have dominated the 1992 olympics. I always wondered why her routines (other than floor) wasnt upgraded. She easily had a double yurchenko and beam was extremely safe.
Was it injuries that just stopped her career? Or was it something else with the karolies? I would love to know after all these years I always wondered that
+blackbruh2 If Kim had only done this fantastic FX in Barcelona. That was a better FX than Gutsu and Miller. Kim had better choreography and more powerful tumblng.
An ankle injury and the pressure got to her. Excessive dieting and training made her lose a lot of weight (muscle) in her legs and stomach where she drew most of her power from
Stop with the unsolicited information you write. It has come from Zmeskal herself that she had a stress fracture in her ankle in Barcelona. No where credible, has it been documented that she lost too much weight and power because of Bela. Everyone has their opinion on Karolyi and that's fine. But Kim NEVER stated anything about his training and coaching causing her performance in Barcelona to be less than what she wanted. They both agreed that media pressure was definitely an issue but didn't realize it until it was too late. Kim is a staunch supporter of Bela Karolyi.......as is her right!! We're all entitled to our opinions on things. But stop with the false reasons as to why Kim didn't perform the difficulty in her routines. It has ALWAYS been reported that it was due to a stress fracture!! Anything else......kindly provide a source please. I'm so over false reporting stemming from someone's OPINION!!!!!!
@@christhatonekid6282 not really, if you watch her videos from Barcelona , the height she had was still great, you might think she could still do the most difficult tumbling, but now we know she was injured and I guess everything she did was very painful.
A whip to a double layout. It still blows my mind all these years later. Just incredible power this girl had. Such a shame she was hurt at the Olympics. She easily could have won gold with this routine. That first pass is just as incredible as Milosovici's whip to full-in punch front. Fabulous.
Milosovici got a 10 in Barcelona.They could have tied. Milosovic hopped forward on her punch front and still got a 10. Kim landed with a low chest on her piked full-in this routine. Could have still gotten a 10 in the day. Today we'll never see another 10 in execution.
I swear I saw her do a full twist on the first layout at some competition! I can't remember though! I KNOW I SAW IT HAPPEN!
@@JustJason1977 you might be thinking of Cristina Bontaș, who performed a layout full-in at 1991 Worlds.
One of the very best double layouts of all time. So pretty and powerful!
This routine would have won gold EF in Barcelona, no question. What a shame, a month too early!
Milosovoci got a ten so this routine could only have tied with a ten.
@@corystajduhar Had the judges known Zmeskal was throwing a whip double layout I assure you they would have held the scores a bit
@@metsdudenj How would they have known she wasn't?
@@carolebrown2621 she didnt in the earlier rounds
HANDS DOWN the most powerful, FAST, and exquisitely EXECUTED opening tumbling pass and double-layout in the history of women's gymnastics. No one tumbles that fast, not even today.
Kim's acceleration and technique are amazing! Simone Biles, however, somehow magically tumbles even higher thank Kim and does incredibly difficult passes even though she doesn't tumble as fast as Kim did. They are both extraordinary gymnasts. Too bad Kim had such a rocky road to '92 Olympics.
Cory Stajduhar great comparison, those two ladies
you mentioned are the most dominant and consistent athletes in American gymnastics
Right....Simone has better height than anyone EVER but Kim has the most amazing speed. Such as shame she peaked before the Olympics and had that stress fracture during the games.
I just clocked it and it's less than 3 seconds to do 5 tricks: roundoff, whip, 2 BHS, double layout. lol
@@Tay_Trippy lol Shannon Miller and Simone are the most dominant and consistent athletes in American gymnastics, Kim Z isn't even in the top 5
Easily one of the best floor routines of all time. The first pass is out of this world. The second pass is Kim's trademark and she ends with a piked full-in. Kim is one of my favorite gymnasts of all time.
First pass is MINDBLOWN!! 🤯🤯🤯👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Is this BBC coverage? I had no idea this competition was covered outside the US!
I love this floor routine!
One of the best routines of all time!!
THE best. And fastest tumbling ever. :-)
Wow this performance is ONE of my MOST favorites from ALL TIME!! She is AMAZING!! 😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗
This is really cool! So much brighter than the NBC coverage!
This same routine would have won the AA for her and probably a gold on floor ex also
Not if she does the same beam routine she did in the AA. No chance in that case. If she does a perfect beam routine too in that case then maybe. Remember she messed up beam in the AA too.
Actually.,, now that I think about it.. she's the only gymnast I've ever seen to do a whip to Bhs bhs double layout.
It's not even just the skill itself...it's the SPEED AND POWER. NO one to this day could do that pass THAT FAST. Those 2 BHS after the whip are lighting fast!!!!!!!!!
@@rcarnegie78 Yea I agree she was definitely firing on all cylinders after that whip!!!!💥💥💨💨💨
Kristen Maloney did whip connected to dlo
@@TheTimo5494 maybe so. But doubtful it was this perfect of form or as fast/powerful. This pass is ridiculously amazing.
@@TheTimo5494 She did, however, it was whip into immediate double layout.
I always enjoyed watching Kim's Routines! She was the Best..
i wish she could have taken this routine to the olympics.... Milo would have been really hard to beat for the FX event finals, but I think she would definitely have gotten a silver
evoandy she was injured sadly
@@mariekedufresne53I know. she made me love gymnastics when I was little I just wish she had a better experience in Barcelona. it sucks that she was overtrained and injured at that meet.
@@evoandy I agree. She made me love gymnastics and I followed every meet on TV after that and went to any big meet held in my city after.
That was a beautiful double layout and out of a whip.
I adore her! Wish she had the same routine in Barcelona! Also, I know the music is kinda cheesy and very "Pozor" but at least this was still choreography and actually a part of the music {even though I know its just not everyone style}
That was a gold medal
As a fan of gymnastics, i always seem to a reminder of the first great champion of America. If she wasnt broken by the karoyli machine, she would have dominated the 1992 olympics. I always wondered why her routines (other than floor) wasnt upgraded. She easily had a double yurchenko and beam was extremely safe.
Im a kid all over again!
Whatever... that's a 10! Scoring was crazy back then
Yes, she would have won gold at the floor finals with theses tumbling passes!
one of my favorite american routines of all time!!!! such a shame she had to bring watered down routines to the olympics
Was it injuries that just stopped her career? Or was it something else with the karolies? I would love to know after all these years I always wondered that
Too bad about the broken ankle in Barcelona.
chocdave stress fracture not broken
She was hurt during the Olympics and had peaked too soon.
+blackbruh2 If Kim had only done this fantastic FX in Barcelona. That was a better FX than Gutsu and Miller. Kim had better choreography and more powerful tumblng.
does anyone know why she didn't perform these tumbles in the olympics ?
An ankle injury and the pressure got to her. Excessive dieting and training made her lose a lot of weight (muscle) in her legs and stomach where she drew most of her power from
Bela ruined her.
Seb Castro She was injured
Stop with the unsolicited information you write. It has come from Zmeskal herself that she had a stress fracture in her ankle in Barcelona. No where credible, has it been documented that she lost too much weight and power because of Bela. Everyone has their opinion on Karolyi and that's fine. But Kim NEVER stated anything about his training and coaching causing her performance in Barcelona to be less than what she wanted. They both agreed that media pressure was definitely an issue but didn't realize it until it was too late. Kim is a staunch supporter of Bela Karolyi.......as is her right!! We're all entitled to our opinions on things. But stop with the false reasons as to why Kim didn't perform the difficulty in her routines. It has ALWAYS been reported that it was due to a stress fracture!! Anything else......kindly provide a source please. I'm so over false reporting stemming from someone's OPINION!!!!!!
@@christhatonekid6282 not really, if you watch her videos from Barcelona , the height she had was still great, you might think she could still do the most difficult tumbling, but now we know she was injured and I guess everything she did was very painful.
The music is so insipid I can’t even believe it
She always looked so miserable. No joy in that child.