tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post2836675077890742373..comments2024-02-11T01:11:11.604+00:00Comments on Beautiful Gymnastics: Determining a top 10 listBeautiful Gymnasticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-5342276519185469502014-01-18T10:18:44.300+00:002014-01-18T10:18:44.300+00:00Well, it depends. My top ten favorite versus those...Well, it depends. My top ten favorite versus those that objectively speaking (or as objective as one can be when determining a top ten for a subjective sport) are the best ever. The website you saw was attempting to be objective by setting flawed but understandable criteria that could simply be measured in numbers. That being said, it would be hard, by sheer weight of their impact and talent, to deny that the gymnasts they mentioned (Caslavska, Comaneci, Latynina) aren't some of the best of the best, in spite of whether or not I am personally drawn to them. In my case, my favorites list includes some gymnasts that would probably vie for a spot on any "official" top ten. For the sake of sanity, I'm trying to keep it strictly to established all arounders.<br />My favorite list, in no particular order, would be something like this:<br /><br />1. Daniela Silivas<br />2.Oksana Omelianchik<br />3. Olga Mostepanova<br />4. Olga Korbut<br />5. Svetlana Boginskaya<br />6. Lilia Podkopayeva<br />7. Anna Pavlova<br />8. Shawn Johnson<br />9. Aliya Mustafina<br />10. Elena Mukhina<br /><br />Obviously, this is not a definitive list. I could just as gladly put Szabo, Dudnik, Khorkina or Mighty Mo if I could cheat and squeeze them in. If you think IGs list is bad then should check out bleacherreports top 25. It's a travesty.Novemberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801480064430018702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-11633637427515613852012-10-09T14:08:10.753+01:002012-10-09T14:08:10.753+01:00A great gymnast with a lot of longevity certainly....A great gymnast with a lot of longevity certainly. But she really had such boring safe routines. She did actually throw a counter-kim in Euros 92 which is surprising to say the least.Beautiful Gymnasticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-52854768188196018952012-10-09T04:38:10.025+01:002012-10-09T04:38:10.025+01:00I haven't seen the NHK cup at all! I only foun...I haven't seen the NHK cup at all! I only found one upload on youtube, and admittedly, I'm one of those people deterred by bad quality videos. But I loved Mai's training videos! Saw them on TCG, didn't think her floor could've gotten any better, saw her quadruple beam spin, thought FOR SURE she was going to make the Olys cut, and then it didn't happen. Very anticlimactic. <br /><br />Yes! I'm always stoked for NK. Glad they're back. Please stop getting caught entering underaged gymnasts or stuffing them with banned substances.<br /><br />And Asuka- always expect her floor to be super powerful and see her shake the podium because Teramoto reminds me of "terremoto," which means earthquake in Spanish. And then someone tells me she's the smallest Olympian. What.S Disparuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473344892126523118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-31515192933721710692012-10-09T01:26:16.472+01:002012-10-09T01:26:16.472+01:00Gina Gogean is awesome. That is all I have to say....Gina Gogean is awesome. That is all I have to say.gingercrushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-36181245806866933602012-10-08T20:54:37.241+01:002012-10-08T20:54:37.241+01:00Yeah I'm raging they chose their team so damn ...Yeah I'm raging they chose their team so damn early, when Mai was recovering from an injury and all over the place. She did manage to kick everyone's ass on floor but fell apart everywhere else. Have you SEEN her triple twisting double layout in training and other such mental moves? Doesn't look like she'll ever make a good bars worker, but she may be able to make up for it elsewhere and still be a strong all-arounder. I am SO EXCITED for the Asian Games, I want to see Mai and a North Korea contingent. I also want to see Natsumi Sasada, she of the full-twisting layout beam mount.<br /><br />Yes that's what consoles me over neither of them getting picked, they will probably be around for ages. Rie Tanaka does not look anything near 25 and is in great shape. Asuka Teramoto really impressed me too.Beautiful Gymnasticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-57462261995523594942012-10-08T20:35:24.182+01:002012-10-08T20:35:24.182+01:00Mai Murakami!! Makes me so excited for the next qu...Mai Murakami!! Makes me so excited for the next quad. Rie and Koko are great, but something about Mai..! Maybe it was her quad spin on beam and her delight afterwards. Love seeing a gymnast's personality shine through. My favorite part about team Japan is how long their WAG members stick around- one of the great things about a dearth of talented gymnasts as bad as that sounds...S Disparuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473344892126523118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-9879707783866417152012-10-08T12:32:18.782+01:002012-10-08T12:32:18.782+01:00Yes I suppose McKayla has the edge because she sti...Yes I suppose McKayla has the edge because she still has some gymnastics left in her..hopefully a world championships or two, I would be very doubtful about Rio itself. McKayla is not a great all-arounder, but she IS incredibly exciting to watch because she brings the amanar and Moreno to (literally) new heights. Something about her gymnastics draws me in. Except bars. Wow they are weird. Still potential in them, but not much at this stage I think. Also, although the rest of the gymnasts on the list were forced to be all-arounders by the nature of the times, a few are only there for their excellence on 2 events, like Priakhina and Groshkova. Ungureanu was not known as a particularly great vaulter either. So it's one of the considerations alright, but not the only one. <br /><br />Yes Kim Gwang Suk would be vying for the 10 spot. Hmmm. So would Tatiana Lysenko, Tatiana Gutsu, Natalia Yurchenko, Hollie Vise, Simona Amanar, Cheng Fei, Aurelia Dobre, Ecaterina Szabo, Yelena Produnova, Natalia Illienko, Henrietta Onodi, Mai Murakami and Anna Pavlova.Beautiful Gymnasticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287202282884938977.post-69017786814437851262012-10-08T03:09:27.394+01:002012-10-08T03:09:27.394+01:00I'm surprised Maroney made #10 for you and not...I'm surprised Maroney made #10 for you and not your favorite, Kim Gwang Suk. ;) Also, McKayla isn't a "great all-arounder" or shone for a short period (well, I guess we don't know that but I hope she will stick around for the upcoming quad)? Who were your other #10's? S Disparuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473344892126523118noreply@blogger.com