Lol! She's had a crazy long career so far and I've followed her since the begining! But then I thought something else that was just crazy to think about too! Oksana Chusovitina: 17 World Championships winning 11 medals (3 gold. 4 silver. 4 bronze) & 7 Olympics winning 2 medals (1 gold. 1 silver)! But then I remembered Simone Biles: Only 5 World Championships winning 21 medals (15 gold. 3 silver. 3 bronze, as of right now) & just 1 Olympics winning 5 medals (4 gold. 1 bronze)! Now imagine if her career would last as long as Chusovitina, wow! As it stands right now Simone would need to compete in 12 more worlds and 6 more Olympics to equal Chusovitina's longevity! However Chusovitina would have needed to win at least one medal at every worlds to have the medal haul Simone does, lol! Such drastic differences between the two. Regardless of all that they both have a few things in common: skills in the COP named after them on FX & Vault, both have records that will probably never be broken (longevity & medal haul), bars are the weakest event for both and both were 16 y/o at their first Worlds! Crazy stuff! Those two are iconic legends!
Oksana Chusovitina has 2 Olympic medals, 11 World Championships medals, 2 World Cup medals, 8 Asian Games medals, 4 Asian Championships medals, 4 European Championships medals, and 1 Islamic Solidarity medal. In total, she has: 9 golds, 14 silvers, and 9 bronze. Thank You for listening and I hope you know about Oksana Chusovitina's medal tally!
Almost impossible to believe that the same woman competing against Simone and Suni now has competed with Gutsu, Bogenskaya, Khorkina, Podkapayava, Amanar, Patterson, Miller, Lukien, Johnson and so, so many more. Mind boggling.
She may not be able to compete in all events anymore. She may not have all the titles but she is still a GOAT in her own way. No one else has made as many Olympic teams as she has. She has a record that will never be matched. Amazing, all to make a living and care for R her family. WOW.
@@kayleena.7708 well, most of what was shown of 1992 was the team compulsories, which were standardised routines that all members on a ten had to do. The team compulsories we’re generally easier than the individualised optionals. If you watch team compulsories from the 1970s, they look very much the same! I think that the optionals really show her skill so much better!
I’ve always been impressed with the length of her career but honestly never stopped to consider that not only has it been a long career, but the routines have gotten significantly harder as she’s aged.. which makes it even more difficult. Insane. Seeing that first vault seems like nothing compared to what she and others do now.
Well that first vault was a Compulsories vault. Everyone had to do it when the Olympics had the Team Compulsory round. In team optionals more likely would see Yurchenko full twist and the like. But yeah still has been a big difficulty revolution over the years.
ok everybody, i get it.. the first one was a compulsory vault. One or two people saying it is enough lol . My point still stands. forget the vault, look at the first beam routine, way easier than anything done now. jeez
@@mukhammadrasulisakov actually she coached her from 1984, and when Chusovitina went to national URSS team in Moscow, she became also national coach of Urss team, then she was national coach from Usbekistan from 1993 to nowdays.
@@marioelburro1492 Are you being serious? Gymnastics is extremely hard on the body, which is why gymnasts start so young and retire so young. For example, having to stick those intense landings countless times is horrible for the joints. It's like ballet- you are forcing the body to work in a very unnatural way, causing it to break down much faster.
Actually her eyes had shown that she has been becoming more and more confident and more assertive with stronger will. If I am a gymnastics coach I will recommend young gymnasts watch how she had competed chronologically and foster the mental strength and love for the sports.
She excelled at all of gymnastics as a little girl, and then a teen, and then a young woman, and then a defined woman, and then a middle age woman… with such elegance too, she literally is so beautiful in all senses.
What’s so amazing is that she also kept up with the evolution of gymnastics. As the years went by, the routines got harder & she evolved with that, as she aged in a sport where it’s unheard of of having women in their 30s competing
The first year I watched the Olympics, 1992, I was the same age as the gymnasts. And thanks to Oksana, I'm *still* the same age as the gymnasts! (Well, one anyway). Thanks for all the great memories, Chuso!
I also love how supportive she is of the younger girls coming through the ranks. Many times I've seen her going to comfort some of them if they've messed up after a routine or going to celebrate enthusiastically with those who have won. She is clearly a joy to be around and the girls, no matter what nationality, love her and look up to her.
Prajakta 007 well, she has nine vault world championships medals, more than anyone else in the history of women’s gymnastics. so, medal wise, i’d say also yes. add to that a gold on floor and team.
“GOAT” has nothing to do with a medal count. I agree she is the greatest gymnast of all time. It’s nice to see that SOME gymnasts still understand what artistry is all about. So very little of it these days. They may need to change the name of the sport to Women’s Daredevil Gymnastics with the current lack of artistry.
@@DizzyedUpGirl I wanted more. She was so underscored but she doesn’t only love the sport but has sacrificed a lot. Something that these young gymnasts should learn.
The simple fact that this woman trained and competed the Prudonova vault in her 40s is gold medal worthy. Front somersaulting is the hardest on any event.
She's the real deal. I knew her outstanding vaults, but I've never seen her amazing routines on UB and FX. As much of people comment about this video, she's the living gymnastics legend
She has one of the highest rated wag floor skills eponymous skills (the chusovitina, full twisting double lay, an eponymous skill on bars (full turn with a hop) and on vault (laid out rudi)
She is a living testimony that even we aged, we can still be flexible and do the difficult routines as long as we keep healthy and keep the descipline. This is what the young people should learn from Ocsana..aged should never be an excuse for us not to do things that we love and not an excuse for us not to excell.. salute to you Ocsana
What she does is of course super impressive, but I don't think you can blame anyone for retiring earlier. Most sports at this level are extremely taxing on the body, as well as the risk of injury being high.
She is superhuman. Amazing. I wish gymnastics had age brackets so we could see what more people her age could do, who have been told they have "aged out" of their sports. It really makes you think about how much more capable everyone is than we're led to believe.
@@Janellabelle Oh hon, my mom's 85. That 90 year old isn't cute so much as phenomenal. I would trade 10 years off my own life for my mom to have that level of mobility.
@@jcortese3300 as someone who has worked in a retirement home, I can guarantee, you are not alone in that. So many children would trade years off their lives to see their parents functionally mobile, let alone doing gymnastics.
gymnastics has evolved so much since she first started. what amazes me most is how she has just evolved with the sport. absolute legend as an inspiration.
That would be a great movie! The main difficulty would be what direction do you take the story in. Is it a sports story , a mom's story or historical story about fall of Soviet union and being part of all the eastern European transitions during those years... or ... all of it?
At 5:24, you can see on the scoreboard behind her that she was competing against Kerri Strug during Kerri's first Olympics. And Oksana is still going. That's insane.
Wow seeing many of these routines for the first time. She was so Underscored in 96. Her floor Routine in the AA was ahead of its time. And crazy to know She was performing on beam when lilia podkopaeyva was on her final event, the floor. Amazing career and I can’t get enough of her.
A testament to a legendary career. The video showed floor routines that gave true meaning to artistic gymnastics. The routines have to give justice to the music not just an acrobatic exhibition.
Chuso is good, even great at many things, but she was never a good dancer. If you think her floor routines are artistic, I implore you to check out some routines from the Soviets and ROmanians pre-1992.
Omg her team optional and event final routines were kind of hard for 1992 like she could compete those now and still be relevant for a medal whoa she’s good.
Crazy to see not just the progression of Chusovitina, and the evolution of skills, but the equipment and *most especially* the mats and the floor!!! Age aside, which is ridiculously remarkable on it's own, it's a wonder she *CAN* compete, with how thin those mats were and how the floor was NOT as springy. I'm about to need some sympathy tylenol!
The word LEGEND is not big enough to describe her. I think people who don't do (or did) gymnastics can really grasp how rare and incredible of an accomplishment this is.
Sometimes I watch evolution of gymnastics videos with diferents women throughout the years (obviously) but here we can see the evolution with the same lady. She is amazing. I cried when I watched her saying goodbye in Tokyo.
Chuso was Queen of The Beam back in the day. Except for a few bips and bobbles and a couple of mishaps, I haven't seen many who are as effortless on the beam. Her floor work was excellent too. She never really got the recognition she deserved. I'm glad she's getting it now.
She REALLY held her own in 2008. I had not seen her qualification and all around routines prior to this, only the vault final. This was really great work. And I like how you can tell she kept up with the difficulty for that year too. This was really great to watch.
She should receive a lifetime award for this. There is no other gymnast that had competed for this long and still do well. She might not do the new tricks but she executed the moves perfectly. Even better than the younger competitors. Awesome woman, such an inspiration 🙌
She is a beautiful example of victory, of success. She inspires me to achieve my goals! Great Oksana! You are a real heroin! I'm proud of you because you're a woman who impulse us to reach our dreams!
I always wanted to see her AA floor from Atlanta. It wasn't televised but I remember it scoring very high. She switched up the tumbling from the team comp. Amazing.
For anyone (mostly me) Representing the Unified Team (CIS) 1992 Age: 17 yrs 0:14 1992 Barcelona Team Compulsory Vault 1:05 1992 Barcelona Team Compulsory Uneven Bars 1:53 1992 Barcelona Team Compulsory Balance Beam 3:28 1992 Barcelona Team Compulsory Floor 5:05 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Vault 1 5:46 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Vault 2 5:58 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Uneven Bars 6:30 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Balance Beam 8:18 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Floor 9:15 1992 Barcelona Individual/Event Finals Floor 12:00 1992 Barcelona Team Medals Ceremony (1. Unified Team, 2. Romania, 3. USA) Representing Uzbekistan 1996, 2000, 2004 Age: 21 yrs 12:05 1996 Atalanta Team Compulsory Vault 12:25 1996 Atalanta Team Compulsory Uneven Bars 12:55 1996 Atalanta Team Compulsory Balance Beam 14:32 1996 Atalanta Team Compulsory Floor 16:41 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Vault 1 17:37 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Vault 2 17:53 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Uneven Bars 18:33 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Balance Beam 20:22 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Floor 23:07 1996 Atalanta AA Final Vault 1 23:26 1996 Atalanta AA Final Vault 2 23:43 1996 Atalanta AA Final Uneven Bars 24:23 1996 Atalanta AA Final Balance Beam 25:52 1996 Atalanta AA Final Floor Note-Team Compulsory was taken out of the Olympics from Sydney 2000 onwards Age: 25 yrs 28:21 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Vault 1 28:39 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Vault 2 29:29 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Uneven Bars 30:46 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Balance Beam 33:14 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Floor Note- Chusovitina’s son Alisher was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, and Oksana moved to Cologne(Köln) for better treatment in 2002. However, while she was training with the German National Team, rules for citizenship meant that she could only start representing Germany once she got it in 2006. Note- Vaulting changed to Vault Tables for the first time in 2004. Age: 29 yrs 35:40 2004 Athens Individual Qualification Vault 1 36.48 2004 Athens Individual Qualification Vault 2 Representing Germany 2008, 2012 Age: 33 yrs 39:04 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Vault 1 39:18 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Vault 2 40:51 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Uneven Bars 41:55 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Balance Beam 43:34 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Floor 46:23 2008 Beijing AA Final Vault 46:37 2008 Beijing AA Final Uneven Bars 48:47 2008 Beijing AA Final Balanced Beam 50:33 2008 Beijing AA Final Floor 52:08 2008 Beijing Individual/Event Final Vault 1 53:35 2008 Beijing Individual/Event Final Vault 2 55:28 2008 Beijing Vault Medal Ceremony (1. Hong Un Jong (PRK) 2. Oksana Chusovitina (GER) 3. Cheng Fei (CHN)) Age: 37 55:37 2012 London Individual Qualification Vault 1 55:50 2012 London Individual Qualification Vault 2 56:55 2012 London Individual Qualification Balance Beam 58:49 2012 London Individual/Event Final Vault 1 1:00:06 2012 London Individual/Event Final Vault 2 Representing Uzbekistan 2016, 2021(, 2024? Hopefully 🤞) Age: 41 1:01:13 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual Qualification Vault 1 1:01:31 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual Qualification Vault 2 1:02:02 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual Qualification Balance Beam 1:03:41 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual/Event Final Vault 1 1:05:51 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual/Event Final Vault 2 Age: 46 (Not in video) Participated in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Thoughts: Longest comment I have written and probably the longest I will ever write😅. Oksana is such a legend, and as can’t imagine how strong her mentality is to have participated in EIGHT Olympics! Almost all of us have never participated in even a single one, let alone Eight! One of artistic gymnastic’s greatest ever women gymnasts, alongside Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci. Truly admire her! (The lag when writing this was unbelievable😅)
Its incredible the length of career and how she continues despite her age, even moreso she has not missed olympics due to even injury or illness in this whole time :-o
Ikr? Perhaps it's because she doesn't overtrain. She does only one hour of gym skills a day. But she's been doing one hour a day for 29 years so I guess it all adds up
And she had a baby somewhere in between, he was the reason she competed for Germany because he hot the treatment he needed for his leukemia in Germany.
Chuso Over-rotated a Produnova in 2016. Note:over rotate; She wasn't short on rotation. She could put the skill to her feet-even at her age. Come on Oksana; one more olympic vault final.
@Sally Vee oh i know she doesn't need it to qualify but I want her to do it😜She did'nt do the produnova in 2016 qualies, either. I hope she can do it again! I did'nt know her vault was a 5.8? Wow. I haven't really paid attention to the code of points in this cycle but that's high! That's like, as much as an Amanar these days, right?(i was way more into gymnastics when Amanars were valued at 6.5😜). If she does the Produnova in a possible olympic event final and puts it to her feet; she could medal How crazy would that be?😃
Not only over-rotated but did not splay her knees in the frog-like way like Produnova herself and others who took the challenge. If she'd allowed herself the ugly way the others did, she would have definitely complete Prod successfully.
She never over rotated Produnova... I was literally searching for it. She attempted it once in a competition but it was definitely not overrotated. If you have a video, share it.
The fact that she's spent the last 30 years almost competing with gymnasts her own age and then far younger than her while the short has evolved is incredible. I love watching her complete in the Olympics and I'm excited to see her again this year.
@@Olegstuff21986 Nope, Biles is not on PEDs. Check with the IOC. They'll confirm that ADHD medication is not a performance enhancer. That's why it's not on their list. Had it been, Michael Phelps would have been disqualified years ago, since he takes it too. I know that hurts your feelings. Go take your tears and lies elsewhere.
I don't think there will EVER be a female gymnast out there again like Oksana. She set the bar so high of her longevity of the Sports. Gymnastics is such an extremely difficult sport because most of the female gymnasts "prime" are at their teenage years. The sports gets difficult as the girl gets older and their body changes to womanhood. It takes a toll on the body and also injuries are also quite common. These are the main reason that many top gymnasts quit the sport after achieving their dream of either winning an Olympic gold medal, national championships, wining an event finals or just qualifying for the Olympics is already a major accomplishments because only a few gets selected. Oksana is really a legend of the Women's Gymnastics Sports. She will forever be known as an icon of the sport. Much Respect, Much deserved!
Finger's crossed that Simone decides to just keep on truckin'. They are similar in that they have both been very fortunate not to have any serious injuries for the length of their careers.
This is wonderful! Thank you Scott! Something I'd forgotten about in thinking of her longevity is that the bars were still relatively close when she was first competing internationally!
i think that could be very beautiful making a music monday with Oksana's floor exercise at the AA in 1996, i think that this floor exercise is one of the most beautiful that i've never seen, both the elements for that time and the music 😍❤️
Chuso was never a great dancer - if you think that floor routine is artistic, there are about 100 other, better choices for music Monday from that quad and earlier quads.
Феноменальная гимнастка! Просто уникальная, Оксана Чусовитина! Браво, Оксана! Дальнейших побед и выступлений, успехов!❤ Очень мудрая женщина, слушала множество интервью с ней, она большая умница в жизни.
So we'll need an updated version after Tokyo 2020. She is officially qualified for the EIGHTH (8TH) OLYMPICS! 🤯
Can't wait to see her!
If you guys upload that version next year, I'll squeal in happiness omg
Legend!
Could you please advise why Oksana has the same routine for the last several Olympics? Is it a standard requirement?
@@evgeniapreimane3455 Good question
Media: Gymnastics is a short career
Oksana: Hold my medals
😂😂😂 Love this!
Lol! She's had a crazy long career so far and I've followed her since the begining! But then I thought something else that was just crazy to think about too! Oksana Chusovitina: 17 World Championships winning 11 medals (3 gold. 4 silver. 4 bronze) & 7 Olympics winning 2 medals (1 gold. 1 silver)! But then I remembered Simone Biles: Only 5 World Championships winning 21 medals (15 gold. 3 silver. 3 bronze, as of right now) & just 1 Olympics winning 5 medals (4 gold. 1 bronze)! Now imagine if her career would last as long as Chusovitina, wow! As it stands right now Simone would need to compete in 12 more worlds and 6 more Olympics to equal Chusovitina's longevity! However Chusovitina would have needed to win at least one medal at every worlds to have the medal haul Simone does, lol! Such drastic differences between the two. Regardless of all that they both have a few things in common: skills in the COP named after them on FX & Vault, both have records that will probably never be broken (longevity & medal haul), bars are the weakest event for both and both were 16 y/o at their first Worlds! Crazy stuff! Those two are iconic legends!
Oksana Chusovitina has 2 Olympic medals, 11 World Championships medals, 2 World Cup medals, 8 Asian Games medals, 4 Asian Championships medals, 4 European Championships medals, and 1 Islamic Solidarity medal. In total, she has: 9 golds, 14 silvers, and 9 bronze. Thank You for listening and I hope you know about Oksana Chusovitina's medal tally!
She has 32 medals in total
Simone has 26 medals in total
she’s been competing at the olympics longer than i’ve been alive
Me too
She’s been competing at the Olympics longer than Simone has been alive 😳
Same lol.
Me too
Woooiwww y'all ARE still children
Almost impossible to believe that the same woman competing against Simone and Suni now has competed with Gutsu, Bogenskaya, Khorkina, Podkapayava, Amanar, Patterson, Miller, Lukien, Johnson and so, so many more. Mind boggling.
You listed some legendary names there. Ooh, if she would only write a book!
@@kkassanova that would be epic
She may not be able to compete in all events anymore. She may not have all the titles but she is still a GOAT in her own way. No one else has made as many Olympic teams as she has. She has a record that will never be matched. Amazing, all to make a living and care for R her family. WOW.
A living history of the evolution of gymnastics
So true! 27 years of gymnastics, amazing how much everything has changed!
@@Olympics I'm amazed at just the difference between 1992 and 1996.
Indeed, and as her age and innovation advances, her love and dedication to gymnastics is noteworthy and unparalleled.
More like a living and competing history of gymnastics
@@kayleena.7708 well, most of what was shown of 1992 was the team compulsories, which were standardised routines that all members on a ten had to do. The team compulsories we’re generally easier than the individualised optionals. If you watch team compulsories from the 1970s, they look very much the same! I think that the optionals really show her skill so much better!
I’ve always been impressed with the length of her career but honestly never stopped to consider that not only has it been a long career, but the routines have gotten significantly harder as she’s aged.. which makes it even more difficult. Insane. Seeing that first vault seems like nothing compared to what she and others do now.
Well said! She keeps on doing crazier and crazier routines, its unbelievable!
So true!! (though that first vault was from compulsories, so she did a much more difficult vault in the later rounds)
The first vault was just a compulsory vault, their optional routines are harder.
Well that first vault was a Compulsories vault. Everyone had to do it when the Olympics had the Team Compulsory round. In team optionals more likely would see Yurchenko full twist and the like. But yeah still has been a big difficulty revolution over the years.
ok everybody, i get it.. the first one was a compulsory vault. One or two people saying it is enough lol . My point still stands. forget the vault, look at the first beam routine, way easier than anything done now. jeez
Her coach from 1996 is still the same coach in 2019 (at the World Championships). Beautiful. Just beautiful!
Svetlana kuznetsova her coach since 1993-2006, 2013-.........
They are good friend and former teammate
@@mukhammadrasulisakov actually she coached her from 1984, and when Chusovitina went to national URSS team in Moscow, she became also national coach of Urss team, then she was national coach from Usbekistan from 1993 to nowdays.
@@edithkyt former teammates??she is 70 now!
@@mukhammadrasulisakov isn't it Svetlana Boginskaya?
Has she just somehow managed to avoid the injuries that usually mess up a gymnast's body beyond repair before they're 20? Her longevity is amazing.
What type of injuries would they be?
@@marioelburro1492 Are you being serious? Gymnastics is extremely hard on the body, which is why gymnasts start so young and retire so young. For example, having to stick those intense landings countless times is horrible for the joints. It's like ballet- you are forcing the body to work in a very unnatural way, causing it to break down much faster.
That's what I was thinking! Her body is like a machine.
@@malloryg4251 ohh thx for letting me know
@@malloryg4251 chill, the guy was curious
The woman. The myth.The legend. I love that the determination in her eyes has never diminished!
Yeah her intense eyes really impressed me it's always there
@@Krisselbee *_LOOK INTO MY EYES. WHAT DO YOU SEE?_*
Actually her eyes had shown that she has been becoming more and more confident and more assertive with stronger will. If I am a gymnastics coach I will recommend young gymnasts watch how she had competed chronologically and foster the mental strength and love for the sports.
she's a legend. If I tried doing gymnastics when I'm 40 I would be in the hospital by now.
In my opinion, THIS is the greatest gymnast of all time. No one can come close to her achievements, regardless of the sport. Oksana, you ROCK!!
👏👏
She excelled at all of gymnastics as a little girl, and then a teen, and then a young woman, and then a defined woman, and then a middle age woman… with such elegance too, she literally is so beautiful in all senses.
An average gymnast: All Olympic routines - 5 minute video
Chuso's all Olympic routines: 1h+ video
Like, of course!
LEGEND !!!
And it was a pleasure to make!
@@Olympics Albeit hard work, I suppose!
And it'll be longer once it's updated! Whew!
What’s so amazing is that she also kept up with the evolution of gymnastics. As the years went by, the routines got harder & she evolved with that, as she aged in a sport where it’s unheard of of having women in their 30s competing
The first year I watched the Olympics, 1992, I was the same age as the gymnasts. And thanks to Oksana, I'm *still* the same age as the gymnasts! (Well, one anyway). Thanks for all the great memories, Chuso!
Hahaha.... Cool comment!
She grew up , married and had her son all while competing in elite gymnastics! Fabulous!
I also love how supportive she is of the younger girls coming through the ranks. Many times I've seen her going to comfort some of them if they've messed up after a routine or going to celebrate enthusiastically with those who have won. She is clearly a joy to be around and the girls, no matter what nationality, love her and look up to her.
She's such a role model for all adults who still enjoy sport
The power she has at 44 is unbelievable. She is the GOAT. Maybe not medal count wise, but longevity wise definitely
Prajakta 007 well, she has nine vault world championships medals, more than anyone else in the history of women’s gymnastics. so, medal wise, i’d say also yes. add to that a gold on floor and team.
Yea if you're beating out other gymnasts for a spot on the Olympic team at 44 there is probably something special about you. hahaaha
“GOAT” has nothing to do with a medal count. I agree she is the greatest gymnast of all time. It’s nice to see that SOME gymnasts still understand what artistry is all about. So very little of it these days. They may need to change the name of the sport to Women’s Daredevil Gymnastics with the current lack of artistry.
Simone will allways be The Goat in my opinion 🙌
crazy to think she didn't start competing some of her hardest skills until her 30s and 40s... a true legend!
That's right, she has so many that it's an entire hour long. She's evolved with the sport.
So. Many. Routines! Did you watch it all?
@@Olympics of course I did. It was fun watching her grow with the sport. She's a wonder woman
@@DizzyedUpGirl I wanted more. She was so underscored but she doesn’t only love the sport but has sacrificed a lot. Something that these young gymnasts should learn.
@@DizzyedUpGirl because she's from UZBEKISTAN 🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿
The simple fact that this woman trained and competed the Prudonova vault in her 40s is gold medal worthy.
Front somersaulting is the hardest on any event.
She's the real deal. I knew her outstanding vaults, but I've never seen her amazing routines on UB and FX. As much of people comment about this video, she's the living gymnastics legend
She has one of the highest rated wag floor skills eponymous skills (the chusovitina, full twisting double lay, an eponymous skill on bars (full turn with a hop) and on vault (laid out rudi)
She is a living testimony that even we aged, we can still be flexible and do the difficult routines as long as we keep healthy and keep the descipline. This is what the young people should learn from Ocsana..aged should never be an excuse for us not to do things that we love and not an excuse for us not to excell.. salute to you Ocsana
What she does is of course super impressive, but I don't think you can blame anyone for retiring earlier. Most sports at this level are extremely taxing on the body, as well as the risk of injury being high.
She is superhuman. Amazing. I wish gymnastics had age brackets so we could see what more people her age could do, who have been told they have "aged out" of their sports. It really makes you think about how much more capable everyone is than we're led to believe.
Search the 90 year old gymnasts routine on UA-cam, here. It's sooo cute!
@@Janellabelle Oh hon, my mom's 85. That 90 year old isn't cute so much as phenomenal. I would trade 10 years off my own life for my mom to have that level of mobility.
@@jcortese3300 as someone who has worked in a retirement home, I can guarantee, you are not alone in that. So many children would trade years off their lives to see their parents functionally mobile, let alone doing gymnastics.
You wait guys Oksana is gonna be 80 at the 2056 Olympics saying “well I guess one more...”
All good things will come to an end but i really dont want to see her go... Now that we lost Mustafina i really dont want her to leave.
If I was her and could keep going I would too!
@@KatieLHall-fy1hw 😆
She has confirmed that Tokyo will be her last games.
@@hurkydoesntknow she literally said the exact day thing about London so you never know she might hold on for Paris because it is a bit closer
gymnastics has evolved so much since she first started. what amazes me most is how she has just evolved with the sport. absolute legend as an inspiration.
we should put her story in a movie!
I would definitely watch it
That would be a great movie! The main difficulty would be what direction do you take the story in. Is it a sports story , a mom's story or historical story about fall of Soviet union and being part of all the eastern European transitions during those years... or ... all of it?
I agree, also agreed with Stefania about the USSR and how she survive it. I will watch the movie.
At 5:24, you can see on the scoreboard behind her that she was competing against Kerri Strug during Kerri's first Olympics. And Oksana is still going. That's insane.
Wow seeing many of these routines for the first time. She was so
Underscored in 96. Her floor
Routine in the AA was ahead of its time. And crazy to know
She was performing on beam when lilia podkopaeyva was on her final event, the floor. Amazing career and I can’t get enough of her.
She also vaulted when Khorkina was on floor and she did floor while Khorkina was on beam!
A testament to a legendary career. The video showed floor routines that gave true meaning to artistic gymnastics. The routines have to give justice to the music not just an acrobatic exhibition.
Lol
Chuso is good, even great at many things, but she was never a good dancer. If you think her floor routines are artistic, I implore you to check out some routines from the Soviets and ROmanians pre-1992.
@@christineharrelson4831 there are surely much stronger dancers, but I still think she is pretty to watch. She has nice lines and is very expressive!
Omg her team optional and event final routines were kind of hard for 1992 like she could compete those now and still be relevant for a medal whoa she’s good.
Im 3 years older than her and my kid is still watching her compete. Amazing feat and a Guinness worthy title.
It's incredible she was at her peak in difficulty in 2008 - 16 years after her first Olympics!
Crazy to see not just the progression of Chusovitina, and the evolution of skills, but the equipment and *most especially* the mats and the floor!!!
Age aside, which is ridiculously remarkable on it's own, it's a wonder she *CAN* compete, with how thin those mats were and how the floor was NOT as springy. I'm about to need some sympathy tylenol!
The word LEGEND is not big enough to describe her. I think people who don't do (or did) gymnastics can really grasp how rare and incredible of an accomplishment this is.
For someone who says she doesn't like bars, it seems like her most flawless performances are on bars of all things.
It was her first Olympic that made her hate them 😂
Sometimes I watch evolution of gymnastics videos with diferents women throughout the years (obviously) but here we can see the evolution with the same lady. She is amazing. I cried when I watched her saying goodbye in Tokyo.
Chuso was Queen of The Beam back in the day. Except for a few bips and bobbles and a couple of mishaps, I haven't seen many who are as effortless on the beam. Her floor work was excellent too. She never really got the recognition she deserved. I'm glad she's getting it now.
the fact that this video is over an hour speak volumes... she is an absolute legend
Homegirl goes to the Olympics every four years like it’s a freaking vacation. Legendary!
Her story is well-known in China. She is a great mother and even a great athlete.RESPECT!!
She really is the G.O.A.T! She GAVE BIRTH to her son LESS than a year before competing in 2000 Sydney Olympic games!!! 😱 Amazing.
She REALLY held her own in 2008. I had not seen her qualification and all around routines prior to this, only the vault final. This was really great work. And I like how you can tell she kept up with the difficulty for that year too. This was really great to watch.
She should receive a lifetime award for this. There is no other gymnast that had competed for this long and still do well. She might not do the new tricks but she executed the moves perfectly. Even better than the younger competitors. Awesome woman, such an inspiration 🙌
Imagine being this iconic. She amazes me.
When she was younger, she never smiled. The older she gets, the more emotion she shows: "Look, I'm not old, I'll show everyone!"
I think she just is having fun now. There isn’t any pressure
I love her Phantom of the Opera floor routine! Oksana you are a legend! ❤️
She is a beautiful example of victory, of success. She inspires me to achieve my goals! Great Oksana! You are a real heroin! I'm proud of you because you're a woman who impulse us to reach our dreams!
Her routines are like poetry so full of art and passion. I love it!
I always wanted to see her AA floor from Atlanta. It wasn't televised but I remember it scoring very high. She switched up the tumbling from the team comp. Amazing.
I wish we all can watch all of those competition again. Please Olympic, share with us the entire competitions from those games.
For anyone (mostly me)
Representing the Unified Team (CIS) 1992
Age: 17 yrs
0:14 1992 Barcelona Team Compulsory Vault
1:05 1992 Barcelona Team Compulsory Uneven Bars
1:53 1992 Barcelona Team Compulsory Balance Beam
3:28 1992 Barcelona Team Compulsory Floor
5:05 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Vault 1
5:46 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Vault 2
5:58 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Uneven Bars
6:30 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Balance Beam
8:18 1992 Barcelona Team Optional Floor
9:15 1992 Barcelona Individual/Event Finals Floor
12:00 1992 Barcelona Team Medals Ceremony (1. Unified Team, 2. Romania, 3. USA)
Representing Uzbekistan 1996, 2000, 2004
Age: 21 yrs
12:05 1996 Atalanta Team Compulsory Vault
12:25 1996 Atalanta Team Compulsory Uneven Bars
12:55 1996 Atalanta Team Compulsory Balance Beam
14:32 1996 Atalanta Team Compulsory Floor
16:41 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Vault 1
17:37 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Vault 2
17:53 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Uneven Bars
18:33 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Balance Beam
20:22 1996 Atalanta Team Optional Floor
23:07 1996 Atalanta AA Final Vault 1
23:26 1996 Atalanta AA Final Vault 2
23:43 1996 Atalanta AA Final Uneven Bars
24:23 1996 Atalanta AA Final Balance Beam
25:52 1996 Atalanta AA Final Floor
Note-Team Compulsory was taken out of the Olympics from Sydney 2000 onwards
Age: 25 yrs
28:21 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Vault 1
28:39 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Vault 2
29:29 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Uneven Bars
30:46 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Balance Beam
33:14 2000 Sydney Individual Qualification Floor
Note- Chusovitina’s son Alisher was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, and Oksana moved to Cologne(Köln) for better treatment in 2002. However, while she was training with the German National Team, rules for citizenship meant that she could only start representing Germany once she got it in 2006.
Note- Vaulting changed to Vault Tables for the first time in 2004.
Age: 29 yrs
35:40 2004 Athens Individual Qualification Vault 1
36.48 2004 Athens Individual Qualification Vault 2
Representing Germany 2008, 2012
Age: 33 yrs
39:04 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Vault 1
39:18 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Vault 2
40:51 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Uneven Bars
41:55 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Balance Beam
43:34 2008 Beijing Individual Qualification Floor
46:23 2008 Beijing AA Final Vault
46:37 2008 Beijing AA Final Uneven Bars
48:47 2008 Beijing AA Final Balanced Beam
50:33 2008 Beijing AA Final Floor
52:08 2008 Beijing Individual/Event Final Vault 1
53:35 2008 Beijing Individual/Event Final Vault 2
55:28 2008 Beijing Vault Medal Ceremony (1. Hong Un Jong (PRK) 2. Oksana Chusovitina (GER) 3. Cheng Fei (CHN))
Age: 37
55:37 2012 London Individual Qualification Vault 1
55:50 2012 London Individual Qualification Vault 2
56:55 2012 London Individual Qualification Balance Beam
58:49 2012 London Individual/Event Final Vault 1
1:00:06 2012 London Individual/Event Final Vault 2
Representing Uzbekistan 2016, 2021(, 2024? Hopefully 🤞)
Age: 41
1:01:13 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual Qualification Vault 1
1:01:31 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual Qualification Vault 2
1:02:02 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual Qualification Balance Beam
1:03:41 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual/Event Final Vault 1
1:05:51 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual/Event Final Vault 2
Age: 46
(Not in video) Participated in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
Thoughts: Longest comment I have written and probably the longest I will ever write😅. Oksana is such a legend, and as can’t imagine how strong her mentality is to have participated in EIGHT Olympics! Almost all of us have never participated in even a single one, let alone Eight! One of artistic gymnastic’s greatest ever women gymnasts, alongside Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci. Truly admire her!
(The lag when writing this was unbelievable😅)
I hope Oksana writes an autobiography someday. I would buy it. She's such an inspiring human being. 🌞🌈🤸♀️🎉💕💗
She's my favorite! Going into my 30s and weightlifting because she prove age is just a number ❤️
what a legend. i wasnt even born yet when she competed at her first olympics
Her performance in Beijing 2008 was simply breathtaking... In all 4 events. She deserved floor final too
Its incredible the length of career and how she continues despite her age, even moreso she has not missed olympics due to even injury or illness in this whole time :-o
Ikr? Perhaps it's because she doesn't overtrain. She does only one hour of gym skills a day. But she's been doing one hour a day for 29 years so I guess it all adds up
And she had a baby somewhere in between, he was the reason she competed for Germany because he hot the treatment he needed for his leukemia in Germany.
Can we talk about the fact that she used to have a really really good toepoint?😯
The Soviet dance training
She was gorgeous! Beautiful toe pointe and amazing flexibility. I loved her artistry too.
Happy 46th Birthday to this living legend!💝
Her floor from the ‘96 AA finals >>
Chuso Over-rotated a Produnova in 2016. Note:over rotate; She wasn't short on rotation. She could put the skill to her feet-even at her age. Come on Oksana; one more olympic vault final.
@Sally Vee oh i know she doesn't need it to qualify but I want her to do it😜She did'nt do the produnova in 2016 qualies, either. I hope she can do it again! I did'nt know her vault was a 5.8? Wow. I haven't really paid attention to the code of points in this cycle but that's high! That's like, as much as an Amanar these days, right?(i was way more into gymnastics when Amanars were valued at 6.5😜). If she does the Produnova in a possible olympic event final and puts it to her feet; she could medal How crazy would that be?😃
OVER rotated!!? Holy...! Shes like 40ish now why isn't every single bone she has broken when 16 year olds can't compete anymore due to injuries.. .?
Not only over-rotated but did not splay her knees in the frog-like way like Produnova herself and others who took the challenge. If she'd allowed herself the ugly way the others did, she would have definitely complete Prod successfully.
and she didn't even hit the springiest part of the board.
She never over rotated Produnova... I was literally searching for it. She attempted it once in a competition but it was definitely not overrotated. If you have a video, share it.
Our proud, alive legend from Uzbekistan 🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿
Prepare to add a few more routines to this list next year :)
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I could watch her 1996 optional floor routine everyday, it's so good.
AN absolute LEGEND. Seeing her in person at a competition was still a life-changing experience.
Her floor every ahead of her time.
she is 44 years old now. simply inspiring!
The fact that she's spent the last 30 years almost competing with gymnasts her own age and then far younger than her while the short has evolved is incredible. I love watching her complete in the Olympics and I'm excited to see her again this year.
The Queen:Svetlana
The Greatest of All Time:Simone
The Living Legend:Oksana
I'd say the Queen was the great Larissa Latynina. Other than that, I agree with everything else.
Except Biles admitted she doped.
@@Olegstuff21986 Nope, Biles is not on PEDs. Check with the IOC. They'll confirm that ADHD medication is not a performance enhancer. That's why it's not on their list. Had it been, Michael Phelps would have been disqualified years ago, since he takes it too. I know that hurts your feelings. Go take your tears and lies elsewhere.
Oleg A. Wrong! The medication she takes is not a performance enhancer whatsoever. Goodbye! 👋
@@Olegstuff21986 she’s not Russian to be doing that.
All I can think of while watching her on UB is her “I do not like bars” sign 😂
The tumbling in her 1996 all around routine is exceptional
I don't think there will EVER be a female gymnast out there again like Oksana. She set the bar so high of her longevity of the Sports. Gymnastics is such an extremely difficult sport because most of the female gymnasts "prime" are at their teenage years. The sports gets difficult as the girl gets older and their body changes to womanhood. It takes a toll on the body and also injuries are also quite common. These are the main reason that many top gymnasts quit the sport after achieving their dream of either winning an Olympic gold medal, national championships, wining an event finals or just qualifying for the Olympics is already a major accomplishments because only a few gets selected. Oksana is really a legend of the Women's Gymnastics Sports. She will forever be known as an icon of the sport. Much Respect, Much deserved!
Finger's crossed that Simone decides to just keep on truckin'. They are similar in that they have both been very fortunate not to have any serious injuries for the length of their careers.
lindsaysimplyliving Simone is amazing but I’m pretty sure she will retire after 2020...
lindsaysimplyliving she said she’s going to retire after 2020.
And she went to Tokyo 2020 🙌🏻
I'm very much thankful I saw this vid coz she lift up my spirit. I was having a breakdown about my studies and career.
Who needs sleep when you can just stay up and watch this amazing woman! I feel so inspired by her. :)
To maintain Olympic level performance for 24 years is absolutely amazing! I have the utmost respect for this woman's dedication and tenacity.
She is an absolute legend.
I miss this kind of gymnastics. She was such a beautiful gymnast. Her dancing is just beautiful! Don’t see this quality much anymore.
This is phenomenal!!! Thanks Olympic Channel!!! I hope you do more of these with other gymnasts!!!
Thank you for posting this. I never knew about her. It's great to see all these routines together.
It's incredible to watch the videos of her from 1992! Thanks so much for sharing this. What a legend.
This woman deserves a movie, a documental,
Whose here after seeing her farewell her final routine in Tokyo
The myth, the legend and the true queen of gymnastics.
Our Proud our Legend Oksana 🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿🇺🇿❤️we love u thanku for all❤️
This woman deserves to have a documentary made of her life. They would be an epic story. Keep going, Oksana!
She is awesome, and still competing! I remember her when I was younger coming up watching gymnastics and the olympics.
This is wonderful! Thank you Scott! Something I'd forgotten about in thinking of her longevity is that the bars were still relatively close when she was first competing internationally!
Her black leo with the phantom of the opera is PERFECT and beautifully dramatic
Her 2016 vault, my god
i think that could be very beautiful making a music monday with Oksana's floor exercise at the AA in 1996, i think that this floor exercise is one of the most beautiful that i've never seen, both the elements for that time and the music
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Chuso was never a great dancer - if you think that floor routine is artistic, there are about 100 other, better choices for music Monday from that quad and earlier quads.
Impressive! As the routines and skills grew more difficult over the years, she just got better!!!
All her colleagues at her same age are retired, but she competed still Tokyo 2020. What a legend!
anyone else learn all of the '96 compulsory routines as a kid??? 😳 i will never get sick of that floor music
jessica lopez you’re very ugly
Girl you are really cute :) so ignore that comment lmao
The best moment: when she finally smiles at Beijing 2008.
She is a legend of my life.
Crazy to think I remember her first Olympics and I have all of the Olympica 92 women's gymnastics on VHS!
Феноменальная гимнастка! Просто уникальная, Оксана Чусовитина! Браво, Оксана! Дальнейших побед и выступлений, успехов!❤
Очень мудрая женщина, слушала множество интервью с ней, она большая умница в жизни.
Wow she is so so good😍An amazing legend😍I want her so nad to qualify for finals in Tokyo.Honestly I want her so bad to win a medal wirh a stuck vault
She has become my biggest inspiration w this video alone omg