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In the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded the perfect score of 10.0 for her performance on the uneven bars.
Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women's events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men's programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men. =========================================
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When sport becomes art.
Yes
actually, gymnastics was really form an art before they included it to Olympics.
Like rugby
Now all that matters is allowing biological men to compete against biological women. That’s all.
NEDIA COMANECI IS THE BEST EVER❤
The way she lands is so soft, it's almost like she's floating.
Yep you said it, the harmony in her movements and landing just pure magic
I think that's what people call mastery, it looks so effortless but to reach that level she surely has to train for years
Not to mention the floor was way harder back then, so to look smooth and effortless is way more difficult.
NADIA COMANSCI IS THE BEST EVER❤
Di una perfezione sconvolgente,lei sembra non appartenere a questo mondo,non conosce nemmeno la forza di gravità alla parallele asimmetriche,un esecuzione che la consegna all'immortalità.@@giffysstiffy8874giffytuck
funfact: "the scoreboard manufacturer was led to believe that it was impossible to receive a perfect ten, thus the scoreboard was not programmed to display that score. Comăneci's perfect 10 thus appeared as 1.00"
The scoreboard manufacturer was Omega.
"You had 1 job..."
Sadly the 1.0 was the real score. But nobody have the courage to ask him...
I still remember that, I was watching the whole games for weeks, I remember her score 1.00 for the aforementioned reason. History was in making...
Printing a 10 would require an additional digit, maybe not that useful ?
Shes a pride for us romanians and we are always proud to say the first perfect 10 was made by a romanian.
Tengo 62 años y recuerdo el día q la vi en la televisión ver su rutina me pareció ver un ángel volando nunca olvidaré ese día soy mexicana pero reconozco que nunca habrá otra persona que haga lo q ella hizo nunca lo olvidaré Felicidades rumanos Felicidades Nadia si vives todavía
Mulțumim mult 😅@@anaisabelbrisenomendez4042
Facts
@@anaisabelbrisenomendez4042 Muchas gracias. sí, Nadia aún hoy vive igual de hermosa y elegante...y cuando camina por la calle la reconoces!!! mucha salud y que dios te proteja
NADIA COMANECI IS THE BEST EVER ❤
Her uneven bar routine was incredible! And that floor exercise? Outstanding, creative, and pristine. She truly might have been the best Olympian gymnast I've ever seen.
Olga Korbut was far superior.
yiddishlion hm, never heard of her. I'll check it out!
+Anisa Antoinette nadia famous for 1976 olympic meanwhile olga famous for 1972 olympic. olga is the first female gymnast that do back tuck on beam. but during 1976 games, olga not in her A game. at that time, nellie kim, her USSR team is more superior to her
No she wasn't. I'm not saying Nadia was beter, but Olga was not far superior.
She was incredible, but it's difficult to compare gymnasts from different eras. Simone Biles is as good as anyone!
She is not like other gymnasts it looks just like she is having fun out there
She is not like other gymnasts...except one : Olga Korbut.
Vasilije Aleksic Well she said herself once that during this routine she felt no pressure as she was just 14 and nobody knew her yet. You can clearly see that! She’s floating around as light as a feather and she has a genuine smile on her face
Livelifelaugh there is a book about her, you are definitely wrong, nadia herself helped the writer for the book
@@VanRijn1963 no,because Nadia was seven 10
@@candela2112: no, because Olga Korbut performance was tainted with errors, but fundamentally, Olga was superior to Nadia : she achived exercices Nadia couldn't.
50 years later and still a breathtaking performance for the ages.
I agree.
As it is.
is she still alive?
@@reginadionessaddi6961 Yes, she is.
After seeing her perform, one must wonder "She's amazing. Is she still alive?" having been awed by such proficient skill.
It's incredible that almost 50 years latter we are still in awe of this performance!
it can being do that on my with brain saying sing one with is it of that one can being you too? Anyone it is experience with it can saying of when like this will be without it isn't then but now, WOW.
Thank, yes, yes.
no its not. time is nothing for great things
@@user-lr2un2ge1h Pls listen the simple ask to. If you are think that being when can if do that of is where wasn't can be without it. Do when bring is of it can you up is of there? Or can bring when be of that is?
Because when they are there is the in of doing with them they are that ones. So if are they that one is you and without then? When do so can if it was there when it will didn't can then how does it went to that before there is on timing inside without them?? Just help pls.
It's astounding that humans are able to do this. She trained hard, and achieved peak gracefulness.
Gracefulness was something she was born with I believe. Not talking about skill. Gracefulness. She is graceful.
Shes a Romanian, she can do this and much more.
@@fabiandanesti1497 "she's a romanian" psshhh OK DUUUDE
@@fabiandanesti1497 are you saying that only romanians can do it?
@@fabiandanesti1497 it was epic for 1976 for any country
She performs like a ballerina: smooth, flawless and effortless.
She makes it look like it's just so simple and she looks like she was enjoying showcasing her talent.
Brilliance at its best.
Poetry In Motion
That's why it's called artistic gymnastics. Not the masculine body building gymnastics.
@Jim Lahey LMAOOO YES SIMONE BILES
@Jim Lahey Hahaha robot. Human elegance will always be better than a robot.
That is what it iscsuposed to be, a smooth transition from dance to tumbling.
What???She was just 14 and did all of this?! incredible, I’m shocked
July Uhlarikova in fact it is easier when you are younger you have more flexibility and less weight to carry also. Female gymnasts are considered old when they reach 21-22. So basically if you want to participate in 3 Olympic Games you must start in your first Olympics around that age
And here i am, 17 and doing nothing
@@Ana-im4dz you dont have to be anyone but yourself
@@plagueangel true but you have to do something a little more than just yourself if you want to be someone special
July Uhlarikova .....what planet have you been on?
I don't think we will ever see another gymnast of this caliber. She's light as a feather with every movement. I was seven when she achieved this. I remember watching her on the TV and wanting to be just like her.
I was & still am, a clumsy oaf....but I dreamed of being Nadia!
It was an awesome performance!
She inspired you!
What about Simone Biles?
hahahaha no jokes please@@joshweiner4645
@@joshweiner4645 you don't see this videoclip ? What you thing?
Nadia degree of perfection has not been reached yet - Magnificent.
no creo equivocarme al pensar que badia es un antes y un despues en la gimnasia olimpica ,nacio para ser grabde entre los grandes oersohes del siglo xx,con todo el cariño. al recordarla,mis mejires deseos para ella y su familia ,sin plvidar a su entrenador
McKayla Maroney, made nadia comaneci look like a little baby. this was in no way a perfect 10 by comanec compared to McKayla's Vault. McKayla showed everyone how a perfect 10 is suppose to look like!!! Wished McKayla had been there in 1976 she would've blew nadia comaneci out of the water!!!
@@JM-po7fr you are out of your mind. In no way can she reach her. In no way can you even compare them. Back then, and especially with Nadia, it was so much more graceful and balletic. It was real body control, gymnastics, dance. Nowadays it is more about athletics and muscles only. Who can jump higher, faster, stronger. Nadias performances were just beautiful to watch.
becau7se difficulty has increased noob
What a stupid argumentation if you're Romanian it does not mean it's true , she is not the best
She makes it look so easy, doesn't she? And her moves are not like anything the girls are doing now. Wow!
A lot of these moves aren't allowed anymore that's why. They changed the rules.
+Dominique Ivory oooh... why aren't they allowed?
+Rachel It's more to do with changes to the apparatuses and the scoring system. The bars are a lot closer together, so the gymnasts all did those belly bang moves whereas now they are able to do giants, etc. and gain more speed and so do more difficult moves including a lot taken from the men's high bar. They now use a spring floor so are able to do much more difficult tumbling passes than she could. Same with vault and the table vs the horse. The other big change is the way scoring now favours difficulty over perfection and artistry.
+Catherine tt She's from Romania, which was a comunist country, but not part of the Soviet Union.
Yeah. Such a legendary athlete!
She looks like she just having fun and not worried about competing
U sound like that quitter herself
Yup, I quit calling your mom back
Turn down for what..
@@gvue4396 bruh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
She looks like she's happy because of her successfulness. Trust me she wasn't having that much fun training and doing it
She had such grace, elegance, presence, and effortless way about her when performing. She is a classic and her performance was like a ballet, opera, and gymnastic performance in one.
She looks like she's having so much fun! Her dance movements are so lively and energetic. So different from the mechanical dance routines gymnasts perform today. She is a performer, not just a gymnast!
or the other way around, not a performer but just a gymnast. 😂
And she was hating gymnastics and being forced to perform by lunatic coaches and government. Some people will romanticize and glamorize anything to make it seem so deep.
@@DefMe008 She was ready to pay the prize to be No.1 with commitment. effort, sacrifice and sweat. Mature enough to escape from a communist country risking everything and putting her life on the line. The winners´ aura who light the path of the greatness. Honor and pride to those who pursue their dreams in the infinite and beyond.
I agree, today's gymnastics lacks grace, it's pure muscle, Nadia was magnificent.
The best forever!!!!
In 1976 Nadia was more than a gymnast; she was a super star. She had everything; great gymnastic ability, balance, grace, beauty, and elegance. There have and will be lots of great gymnasts; most will be replaced and soon forgotten. There may never be another Nadia and like Jim Thorpe, she will never be forgotten.
I don't know that Nadia is the best of all time but she was certainly the best in her in her time. No one before or since has accomplished as much in creating interest in women's gymnastics in the USA and in the world as Nadia. The spark that Olga Korbut started Nadia turned into a blazing fire.
Nadia exuded femininity. Olga portrayed a more masculine style to her routine. Most all female gymnasts today still want to act like males in their routines to acquire points and the attention of the judges, but Nadia's coaches thought otherwise and won her heaps of gold by training her so.
How to rectify the mindset of female gymnasts today? So that they don't want to act like guys?
I don't know.
except her magic is real :P
stooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop
Yes she's the Muhammed Ali of gymnastics.
Creator Detected How exactly do most modern day female gymnasts “act like males”?
I don't recall any gymnast capturing the heart of the public like Nadia did back in 1976. She even had a song named after her - "Nadia's Theme".
how about Olga Korbut? audience booed for minutes after she was not given a perfect 10 in ‘72. her performance was effortless, and much better, in my opinion, as well
@@michelleheinrichs6336 You have your facts wrong. The audience didn't boo the judges cause they wanted a 10, they just wanted a higher score (9.85, 9.90 or sum like that)
@@SkintitaApril Yes, it was named after her. The author of the song changed the name AFTER her soo
@@yuly8913 Correct. And the song, being re-titled "Nadia's Theme" was released in August of that year and reached #8 on the US charts according to Wikipedia.
@@yuly8913 Correct. Audiences never expected what was considered an unthinkable perfect score before it was given to Nadia in 1976. And it caused a shockwave when it did happen. A huge moment in gymnastics it was.
Greatest gymnast of all time. Entirely in a class of her own.
That’s Simone Biles. You racists hate to see it.😂😂😂
@@uchennasunday7037 sounds like you are the racist.
Nothing racist but your statement@@uchennasunday7037
olgaaa beterrrr
@@uchennasunday7037Simone Biles could never come close to Nadia Comaneci. Try again😂
She’s having so much fun. This looks so easy to do for her it’s like she’s having a laugh!
I actually read somewhere that she had to be taught how to smile...
the smile took away from her the infamous communism
Ikr so efortlessly how she does
@@helenfotopoulou5125 and I don't doubt it. She was most likely being abused by her coaches and the Romanian goverment. Glad she fled that country later on.
@@livioska561 it was actually her coach and other people.
For the naysayers who reckon that Nadia's routines were "easy", may I point out that the equipment was completely different back then. The beam, as you can see in the video, is just a block of wood. No springs and no padding. Same with the floor - it's just that, a floor. The strength needed to do the tumbles and passes Nadia did so beautifully, and off a "dead" floor and beam no less, is phenomenal. And they used the old vaulting horse rather than the modern day vaulting table. I would venture an opinion that if Nadia were competing today, she would absolutely be up there with the best.
+ChooseYour Poison the old vaulting horse used to cause serious injury even death....
Mark Peter Yes, that is why they now use the vaulting table
um the floor has lots of springs no offense
Bella Barbee That's OK, no offence taken. Yes floors today do have lots of springs. But the floor here is the old padded floor. They are a leftover from the times when the Soviets dominated gymnastics. Although the modern sprung floors allow for more powerful tumbling, I kind of miss the grace and artistry that the old simple padded floor routines had.
+ChooseYour Poison oh thank you. I had no idea that happened, I'm sorry.
I'm not an expert in gymnastics but this girl was truly remarkable compared to any gymnast I've ever seen. She did everything perfectly.
I agree with you that she was remarkable. She was remarkable for her time, but she cannot compete with the gymnast of today. She would not make the weakest of teams. Nevertheless, Nadia is and will always be a legend in the sport.
+BDP I think if she was that age today and trained like the other gymnast today she would be the best her training was the best they had at that time I can't imagine what she could do now
+Jasmine Mouton that's a very good point!
She didn't have the 'natural power' that some of today's athletes have. Certainly she was graceful and could dance as well if not better, but she could not soar like a Simone Biles. Jesse Owens with today's advantages still would not outrun Usain Bolt. Some people simply have physical advantages that others do not have.
+BDP You can build power by working out at the gym. Having such flawless grace and elegance is much harder to achieve. I'm not interested in watching a 'powerful' gymnast
I was 11 during those games. I remember my brother in law and sister let me stay up late to watch her. I never forgot it. What a performance! And the longer it stands, the more amazing it becomes. I doubt we'll ever see another Nadia.
The fact that she was just 14 has me dead 💀
These atheltes are trained from the moment they can walk, so they can be very young and compete in the Olympics
That’s how I felt in 1976. I was also 14 and watching Nadia made me feel like I was a total failure at life. Yet at the same time it was inspiring.
@@neoisis9373 you're the same age as nadia?
Most of the gymnasts are aged 12-18. Most of Their career end when they reach 25.
Spiderman has a little competition here.
Just read her story on BBC Magazine, a legend and well deserved 10!
*Fun Fact : The scoreboard only had three digits (9.99 max), so when the judges awarded her a perfect 10, there was no way to display the score on the board, the board flashed up "1.00" instead, and make everyone confused at that time.
Lol seriously 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
actually more interesting fact, nadia n bela ( the coach) were confuse at the beginning because why 1.0? is nadia got big error somewhere before they realize its a 10.0 actually
Christian Wangke Lol, that's funny
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In an interview Nadia said that the first thing that came up to her mind when she saw the 1.00 was " I havent done it that wrong, have I?" And I somehow finde it kinda cute
the floors had no bounce like they do now, so the landing was harder, and she had to actually use all her leg strength to flip that high
For sure. The floor routine looks like the gymnists are on a trampoline these days. Very different.
They use trampoline floors now which help the gymnast to bounce higher which looks amazing but if you analyse the floors used before, you need to have great leg power to push yourself up for the tumbles. Thats why Nadia is amazing.
@@MsAZYou And what about the landing? That was harder too.
@QPHashSS77 you spoiled ham sandwich, that's not what they're doing. They're saying that compared to modern performances, her routine is even harder.
@QPHashSS77 I honestly have no idea how Simon Biles's body stays together given the insane stuff she does. Today's gymnastics are crazy difficult. But it's good to look back and see this kind of old school grace ane elegance. Nobody I know nails landings like Nadiya.
She is poetry in motion.
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"Nadie como Nadia" "Nobody like Nadia", that was the slogan on Mexican newspapers at that time
Why?
"Nobody is like Nadia" would be the correct translation
Whatever
Sophie Morgenstern He said it correctly.
Y esa frase se sigue usando, aunque muchos ya no conozcan el orígen
These routines literally are the embodiment of artistic gymnastics. All other recent greats have been powerful, but non this fluid and articulate in her body posture 👌🏼
This was real ART! Not acrobatics
Its true people may do slightly more difficult moves today, but they look almost robotic and lacking fluidity.
When I look at people like Simone Biles, the main emphasis is body strength and musculature. Even at Rio, Biles wobbled. None of the gracefulness you see here. I think Comaneci’s uneven bars routine was harder than anything I saw in 2021. I fail to understand why Biles calls herself the GOAT.
@@susanc4622 she calls herself? Or others do?
@@aesinam Considering that she had it sewn into her outfits at one of the gymnastic meets, I would say that she does.
nobody in the history of the world has ever moved so gracefully.
Multumesc pentru o sincera si corecta apreciere!
Nadia Comăneci is the forever first and best female athlete who ever existed.
For me, she had the perfect combination of grace, elegance and athletic moves.
Since I saw her 'perfect 10'-performance, I (unfortunently) compare everyone to her and in my opinion, nobody could have ever achieved her level. COMĂNECI is a absolute natural and made for it!
Although I have a lot of respect for every athlete, I never saw somebody with such as bubbly, artistical, light-footed and looks-so-easy-to-do fun and passion as Comăneci.
And the fact, that she has the number 73 on her back Back, says it all.... ❤
She looks like she is having a blast. Most of the time, you see their nerves.
Every once in a while, I come back to this video. Nadia’s level of perfection and gracefulness has yet to be achieved
I am from her birth city, so nobody will touch her level. That city is special:P
Every gymnast at the Olympics are performing to a way higher difficulty, Simone biles is miles better than her
it can being do that on my with brain saying sing one with is it of that one can being you too? Anyone it is experience with it can saying of when like this will be without it isn't then but now, WOW.
Thank, yes, yes.
no
Lmfao you’re a clown. Simone lacks the ability to put a decent floor routine together. Her connections between tumbling passes are choppy. She should have spent all this extra time working on ballet skills for smoother floor and beam routines. Gymnastics altogether has become acrobatics and needs to get back to what it used to be
I dunno how many times I've seen this video over the years, but I'll never get tired of it, and I'll never get over how effortless, how strong, yet soft and graceful her movements are. She's immaculate. I remember my history teacher pushed us to learn so much about the world around us, and the people who made impact in the world, and find who inspires us... and as I searched for those people. One of them is definitely Nadia Comaneci.
What you have just said it's true. Love from Romania
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I have to watch it at least five times a week I love her so much even when she waves to the crowd she did it perfectly she pivoted on her foot and waved and then pivoted back and waved and pivoted this way and waved her lines were so perfect she was just perfect I mean you just can't say much more than Miami dolphins Floyd Mayweather Jr Rocky Marciano Secretariat and Nadia Comanche top five athletic achievements of all time I guess you could throw Wayne Gretzky and babe Ruth and Henry Aaron in there
This is a beautiful definition of "being success"
@@basiccarrot413 she makes that mug Simone Biles look pathetic.
Her build compared to them now is crazy. She's so small. Maybe it's because she was 14. The way she landed is so gentle
Yeah 4 years later at Moscow she gained a lot of height and her overall structure was more like an adult compared to here, but still she won 4 medals and looked incredible as always!
Comaneci suffered fron bulimia and anorexia nervosa. Most gymnasts have eating disorders for this exact reason. Smh
I suppose the training is less harsh now for the wellbeing of the gymnasts. But both gymnasts now and before are mesmerising to watch.
@@backtomimsey Are you saying they starve themselves to stay small?
@@jamese9283 that’s exactly what they’re saying
Nadia was the last true gymnast before they started bulking up little girls to have a beastly v body like a boy. Nadia's 10s were truly perfect, graceful. Not pounding the floor loud with mechanical difficulties that took rythym, grace and beauty out of the sport. I miss gymnastics pre 80s when landings were perfectly straight and were stuck without wobbles, bounces and extra steps. I'd rather see a double layout perfectly done than some pushed to the limit flip that isnt.
am cel mai mic baiat
Lmao
True 😂❤ that's awesome=)
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Same with my back
Even the fact you edited this comment makes me smile and laugh.
I still get chills watching her perform...
Me Too
I am on fire watching her perform
Proud of Romania.
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Andrei Stroie DAAAAA!!!!!🇲🇩
Dumitrescu Valentina 🇷🇴🇲🇩Basarabia e România!
Mee too!
Si eu !
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Elle avait seulement 14 ans quand elle a réalisé cette performance. J'ai 14 ans et j'admire Nadia Comaneci pour le talent qu'elle a et tout ce qu'elle a accompli.
Cette performance a fait qu'elle fut la première gymnaste à avoir obtenu un 10/10 parfait dans sa discipline. Elle le mérite parfaitement, bravo à elle ! 👏
J'avoue que je la connais depuis seulement 2 jours, depuis le 26 juillet 2024 pour l'ouverture des Jeux olympiques à Paris. Je suis heureuse de l'avoir découverte et de connaître une gymnaste aussi forte. Elle et la Roumanie peuvent être fières ! 🇷🇴
Félicitations depuis la France, Nadia Comaneci ! 🇫🇷
Très juste ! J'ai eu le privilège de la voir aux JO de Montréal en quasi-direct, elle était effectivement éblouissante : aux dernières épreuves de gymnastique, dès qu'elle rentrait dans la salle, les spectateurs l'applaudissaient avant même qu'elle ait effectué sa prestation.
@@VanRijn1963 Waou ça devait être génial de la voir aux JO ! Je n'en doute pas, avec tout ce qu'elle a accomplie cette année, je comprends que les spectateurs l'ai applaudie rien qu'à son arrivée ! Merci pour votre réponse.
1:23 She did that without springs in the floor O.o
Purely momentum !!!
Makes me appreciate her talent even more !
@@em_mkay 1:23 What's the name of that move Nadia did there?
@@sweetlife031 double Back twist
The way Nadia runs and just bounces like a feather is her unique style and is part of what makes her the greatest ever.
NADIA COMANECI IS THE BEST EVER ❤
She was, she is, and no matter what they say, she will be always the best gymnastic in the world
Adriana Leon in b
So true is a good gymnast
She is the best gymnast in the world and is Roumanian
Adriana Leon gymnast*
no Simone biles is
Simon Biles n'aura jamais la grâce de Nadia Comaneci, elle a beau faire ses saltos, etc, jamais elle n'atteindra le niveau de Nadia, car Nadia danse avec une telle simplicité et légèreté, souplesse, et elle prend plaisir, elle est d'une volupté, elle a un corps de danseuse, de la finesse dans les gestes, posture, c'est difficile à définir, j'en ai les larmes aux yeux, merci à elle !
It is true ... Nadia has a Charisma too ..
I saw this live 1976..was exctatic..A moment of grace in one's life! It was magic! Even more so!
i can't believe how much grace she has. it looks so effortless and smooth. it seems like she's floating! and in some of these moves she does look like gravity does not apply to her
It's one of the most beautiful things I've seen in my life, definitely.
@yummiwatch you should look up Nastia Liukin. Absolutely flawless and stunning throughout her choreography and skills.
SkylarPro It's due to hours and hours and hours of practice. This is NOT effortless. But I know what you said, "looks effortless" indeed.
***** "Hours" of practice? Years.
Mitchell Spindell yes. But what I meant is those continuous hours of sessions that had hard work in them. They do add yp to years of devotion in the long term.
To see her smile, her gracefulness, paired with this music, makes me tear up every time 😭
Same here!! And she’s so cute! A little baby!
Única e irrepetible NADIA ‼️
yah she seemed so somber and uberserious but when you see her smile ☆☆☆☆☆
what wasn't mentioned was not only was she the first gymnast to receive a perfect 10, but she did this at just 14 years old!
Yep
And she did it without springboards!
What a joy for for the jury and the rest of the stadium to watch this. I'm not so much into gymnastics as I would describe my own flexibility as that of a wooden door but even if your're not into this sport this will give you shivers! This is so much better than the things we see these days; this years Olympics for example. This is much more difficult, elegant and natural. She makes it look so easy and look at how fast she's doing it. These days it's more like loose parts in a routine; Nadia makes it a performance.
Yeah you're right. You don't know gymnastics that well if you think this is more difficult. Nadia wouldn't even qualify for the Olympics nowadays.
Well, a lot has happened in gymnastics since the 70s, namely a massive change to the code of points that increasingly puts a strong emphasis on difficulty in the attempt to have more objective judging. The result is artistry is downplayed which is why we don't see the same lyricism and artistic creativity in gymnastics nowadays. Back then, a gymnast needed to be more "well-rounded" with regards to technique and artistry...so Nadia was definitely more elegant and enchanting in her performance (as were most gymnasts of that era) because the code of points called for that. But the gymnastics of today is much more difficult if you look at it from a purely technical standpoint. The same can be said of, say, figure skating. Male skaters of today are doing quads regularly (and are said to require them to be any bit competitive with the rest of the field) whilst way back when, a skater only had to do doubles to win medals.
Jennaboo
Yes she would have stepped up to the plate
Jennaboo Gymnists today wouldn’t qualify for the Olympics back then either, what’s your point? Olympic sports have evolved throughout the years, back then they favored artistry and creativity in routines. The current Olympics is more focused on power and technicality. Both generations hold unique gymnasts that dominate their era of sports.
Absolute joy I agree. Also the video editing+the music makes this a real special clip. Never fails to light up my day.
Yeah, some of her skills were banned in Gymnastics today because it's very dangerous. Nadia is a legend.
which ones? im curious!
Kata Ban the flipping and switching from bar to bar is banned.
Sofea Hisham bar apology but change is not forbidden
The Comaneci salto on UB is still an E skill. And she did it when she was 13 before the 1976 Olympics. There are no other skills in the 1976 Olympics that is still rated an E.
I just got to meet her at the Nadia Invitational in Oklahoma City. She was incredibly kind, or was such an honor.
The OG and for me still the GOAT.
i think ur the youngest person in this comment section.
Regardless of Biles, this still holds up. There's something about her effortlessness and grace, like she's just having fun out there.
this is better than Biles if u ask me
I agree, I know almost nothing about gymnastics, but something that immediately caught my attention is how easy it seems for her to perform.
Gymnastics back then was more ... enchanting.
+WAG true
purveyoroffinefoods laszlo true!! watching biles makes my mouth drop but watching nadia just puts a smile on my face and gives me chills
9 month later, almost all of the girls birth in province de Québec was named Nadia !
Belinda Babette I Hope you somehow in one point of your life get educated on Islam and realize how wrong you have been thinking the entire time, mostly influenced by the media
@Musaaud Al-hawaly what about if all the babies in Iraq were named Eric and were baptized christian?
Pierre Morin lol
@Musaaud Al-hawaly they'd probably be Christians
@Belinda Babette yet I have two friends called Nadia
I like this so much better than most of today's 'routines' because this really is a floating routine. She almost never stands still, it's all one piece, with skills incorporated in it.These days they just pause and stop and pause and stop to show off skills. There's barely a routine left.
Very well said 👍🏻
Great remark. There is flow, does does feel like most athletes (you see this in also e.i. skating where you FEEL there is a checklist of figures to do and they're "checking them off" one by one and it feels odd in between. Also: GRACE! Beyond athletics, there is finish to the movements from toes to fingers, nothing stiff, artistic touch. BRAVO!
And she’s got some height to her. For some reason I feel like most of today’s successful gymnasts are short
@@meow-vk7uq I think they used different tape measures in 1976.
Nadia is listed as 4’11” and Nellie Kim as 5’
i wonder what makes gymnasts these days so bulky. back then they were all so....small? i dont know how to explain it but i hope you get what i mean.
Still the Queen of Perfection in her sport.
I'm no gymnast, but even I can tell that she is flawless! She's a joy to watch! No fuss, no drama! She just does her thing with a smile on her face and boom! No wonder she got perfect 10s, she's faultless!
I do like watching her routines, but her smile and apparent effortless has definitely been coached into her as was the case with Olga Korbut. Her smile is not a product of her joy. In that sense I do like the fact that nowadays it is okay to look focused and in pain when doing your routines as this is more real to me.
MZ83 effortlessness I meant
MZ83, from what I heard at the time, Olga Korbut was NOT encouraged to do all that smiling and waving at the audience because attracting personal attention was discouraged by trainers who focused on team oriented effort. In fact, it was the general Soviet attitude in all then-Communist countries, Romania included, to focus on the team--not personal adulation from the audience. Korbut simply enjoyed the cheers of the crowd and returned it with her engaging personality, but privately, she was rebuked for doing it.
Dixie Burge I watched a documentary on Olga Korbut here on TH-cam (can't remember which one, though) in which she even admitted to being encouraged to smile during competition.
MZ83 I agree, however smiling all the way adds on the difficulty level. Looking at an athlete smiling all along such performances adds a LOT to the seemingly fluidity and ease etc. : so much more impressive, it's like looking at a godess doing her stuff as if it was NATURAL...
I don't care how many people have got it after her but she's the best that will ever be. Each second of her routine is perfect, not one move out of place. This is genius.
This is not just "sport" this is power, beauty, genius, art...perfection! What an AMAZING talent...Nadia!!!
It's not a sport. In sports, you don't win because of some peoples opinions.
+Erik Baran shut up if it's in the Olympics it's a sport
Clarissa Bowers uh huh.
Clarissa Bowers Haha I like your "shut up" al lot :))))
'some people opinions' How about looking at the code of points? There are criterias about how you judge a routine. It's the same like a teacher correcting your test. Does the grade in your test also have no worth just because it is your teacher's 'opinion'? No, because there are clear criterias about correcting the test. The same in judging a routine.
I really miss the artistry of older gymnastics, I understand with the difficulty advancements in the sport the needs change from fluidity of movement to skill execution, but there was a classic beauty to each moment. Many times today the artistry feels jagged, robotic and forced in comparison, while I respect what the gymnasts of today can physically do I really enjoy watching the evolution of the sport sometimes.
I've been feeling the same. I had to watch this. I can't forget watching Nadia as a kid and being wowed.
As for me, she was and always will be, the BEST. Her grace, her precision, her artistry-- no other gymnast can hold a candle to her. She made it all look so effortless and she actually looked like she was having fun. I just remember being awed by her. And I still am.
Artistry! That was my thought exactly. No disrespect to Simone, what she does is amazing. But just because her moves are the highest ever difficulty does that truly make her the GOAT? Nadia had artistry, grace, and was near flawless. To me that’s just as impressive!
yes I found the recent gymnastics very boring, theres not so much creativity to them
Her transitions at the uneven bars are so graceful :D
Nadia=perfection. Her routines were flawless and graceful. People say that her routines were easy, but let them try and achieve 7 perfect 10's at 14.
Different times... Let's admit that it was a simple routine, nowadays it is really impossible to get a 10. The demand is greater 😊
@@markdog912She is more skilled and graceful and closer to true art form by far than any gymnast today. There will never be another like her, there will definitely be more Simone biles however
No wonder she got 10, that precision was MESMERISING...you can just tell she worked so hard at everything to get it perfect
She's literally the greatest gymnast in history
Eu chorei de emoção, como era possível tinha chegado a tv na casa da minha vizinha, eu grudada na tv admirada, estática que linda lembrança.
Not anymore but back then for sure!
@@81suzein my opinion she still is and always will be. Her routines are graceful and eretheral. She's so unique
@@Missmarple007 100% Agree. No one comes close to Nadia.
No she's not
Nadia is the best gymnast in world.
Ever !
@@viorica0808 Simone biles is better
@@d4v1do Maybe in terms of vertical leap, yeah. Nadia was more fun to watch though, call it a human vs robot thing.
@@d4v1do troll
@@d4v1do Compared to Nadia simone is just too stiff, Nadia did have art
I don t like how this sport has changed, like you can see her enjoy everything she did and she was very artistic and graceful, nowadays gymnasts are so robotic by comparison😔
I know what you mean, because it is more like a dance but maybe you should research about her life and how the regime, her trainers, and so many other people used and abused her. I'm happy the sport has changed and it is more about power than elegance
@@louisakempten5165 That's true about the abuse, Olga had that happen to her too, but has nothing to do with taking the elegance and gracefulness out of the sport.
@iiDonutGamezz 35 how did you come up with that one ?
@@marel6279 it’s bad for the spine, that’s why the sport has changed.
@@kiwicrush24 I can see them changing it for that reason or if a move is too dangerous. You can still be graceful though.
As the product of a Romanian household, I don’t think there exists a Romanian who isn’t immensely proud of Nadia. I was put in gymnastics along with so many other of my friends because of this, lol. Got shown so many clips of her routines and the final score, that watching back through this is like a nostalgic experience.
Nadia Comaneci was the best, STILL the best EVER.
I was ten years old during the Montreal Olympics and remember watching open mouthed this routine on TV. It is etched in my brain her perfect 10. She is a living legend.
For anyone who says there are better gimnasts than Nadia i tell you one thing, you can't beat perfection. Maybe just get to that level.
There is nothing higher then what Nadia did.
True
No one's better than Nadia
I mean..Nadie como Nadia
@@mariafulga1308i totally agree
I like her gymnastics, but I prefer modern gymnastics. You can't say that nobody can be better than she because what she does is extremely simple for Olympic gymnasts ! Now it's so much harder, so yes you can be better than Nadia.
*it's just my opinion
Polaroïd acrobatique wow i hate people like you.
Arguably the the greatest female Gymnast of all time, never seen anyone better, before or after her era. These internet trolls who say she would not qualify today, just want an argument.
Right on
not even arguably. dead set the best female gymnast of all time
Ikr the comment trolls are so stupid because she did gymnastics during a different time period and based on gymnastics back then and they shouldnt be comparing it to gymnastics in the present
I get tears in my eyes watching her. She is perfection.
Every single movement is perfect. Pure athleticism, grace, art, class. 10/10
"Proud to be romanian'🇷🇴
Me too
and i envy you romanians. sweden have many stars, no one as bright as Nadia
@@Galimah Do not forget that Borg was married with Romanian girl. ( Mariana Simionescu) Every nation has
own tops but Nadia at her age , was brilliant!
Traiasca România!
Super proud ROMO
OMG! It's almost Olympic time I'm getting so hyped right now.
me too!! My cousin Allyson Ponson is gonna be in the Olympics for swimming 50 free!!! I'm soooo happy
+Emma Pasman i hope she wins❤👍
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PredatorKingdom n
She is from my country
Can't stop watching this. Nadia was such a quirky, fun, and extremely talented gymnast. I loved her uneven bars routine ❤️😉
Clean and crisp..no wobbles...perfection🤸♀️🤸♀️🤸♀️
The best gymnast I've ever seen. Nobody has come close to her since. Trained to perfection with an awesome talent.
Elena Mukhina , Olga Korbut-
A lot of other people can be like NADIA BUT they have to work hard as she did
olga korbut 72
Uh...Simone Biles?..Won more medals than any other gymnast....ever.
@@fitzjameswood5486 Вы полностью ошибаетесь. Байлз - неудачник в сравнении с Ларисой Латыниной. У Симоны всего 4 золотых олимпийских медали, а у Латыниной 9 золотых олимпийских медалей. По общему количеству медалей на олимпийских играх и чемпионатах мира Лариса Латынина опережает Байлз и Команечи вместе взятых.
Это самая титулованная гимнастка в истории человечества, её невозможно превзойти даже в далеком будущем.
WOW. 40 years on and I got to know her today. Better late than never i guess.
+Catherine tt she is from romania not URSS
+Predescu Vlad Romania was part of the Soviet Union.
No, it wasn't. Matter of factly, Romania at that time was in latent discord with the Soviet Union. The estrangement began in 1963 and and has never stopped ever since.
Mate, she's from Romania sorry, Proud to be Romanian !
Just got the first gold medal at the Rio Olympics,The Romanian women’s epee team, we are so proud :D
I would get a perfect zero if I attempted any of this.
you can actually get a negative
+Kate DiLiberto lol same
+skycanth1969 I would get a perfectly broken bone ...
+marce90r tru
I'd get a perfect broken neck.
I love reading all of these wonderful comments about Nadia and i hope she knows we all still love that young girl and admire her to this day!
The one thing I noticed was how unglamorous the outfits of these athletes were. They looked so real and stress free without all that caking on their faces and the weight of the sequin on their bodies.
***** I was watching it the other night live. Have u seen some of these girls now days? Jesus, Theyre bigger than me. quads just bursting outa those tights.
+Catherine tt She had to be like this, slim but at the same time toned and strong so her moves would appear flowing and ethereal
Can someone explain why Nadia's body seems to be more slim and not so muscular as current gymnasts?
She was 14 and it was 1976. There was different equipment and training back then. Nadia may not be considered the best ever anymore, but for many, she is the only reason that we may watch gymnastics every four years.
+Gigi B it all factors into the reason for Nadia's perfect 10 and why the 10 point system was eventually phased out in favor the currently code of points(COP). The 10 point system favored execution WAY more than difficulty as long as the maneuvers in the routine were considered a part of elite gymnastics, and Nadia's routines set a standard for gymnastics for almost 30 years. While creating an elegance and appreciation for form comparable to that of ballet dancers, this standard slowly became more and more controversial as gymnasts with greater strength and stature were edged out of competition in favor of their smaller, younger, and more graceful counterparts. Compare Vera Caslavska in 1968 (28 years old) to Nadia(14). Women of Vera's age and stature like Aly Raisman of the U.S. and Catalina Ponor of Romania probably never would have made the Olympic stage 20 years ago because they have body types that favor difficulty.
Her uneven bar routine was the best I've ever seen!
She's perfect 👌🌹👍🏻
She is too simple!!! Not that much....I am sorry but the girls we have today are WAY much better.
@@Thais_jeffy I hope that’s a joke
@@Thais_jeffy they make way much mistakes though.
@@Thais_jeffy sometimes simplicity, makes us happy
andrea you perfet
Hundred rounds of applause for Nadia , having viewed her after 48 years I remembered my childhood when entire family would watch her performance and moved with her skills
Those who are saying her difficulty is not hard at all, please remember that this is when the floor didn't have springs. So they are very hurting when doing a dismount.
She was doing double backs when Ludmilla and Olga was doing a single twist.
I love watching something I can’t do😀😐
Me2 I will never be able to do this😂😬🙄
There's something really beautiful about watching Nadia perform. I think she's more talented than Simone Biles. Nadia is just so graceful and powerful and just simply a pleasure to watch. Her lines are straight. Legs and toes tight. Everything perfect. She also got perfect 10s. I don't think I've seen Simone do that. My opinion is Nadia is the best gymnast in history! ❤️ ❤️
Simone Biles. is not even in the same league as Nadia its like comparing Einstein to a high school math teacher. Yes they both know about math but that's where it ends.
It’s a completely different sport now it’s like comparing America football to football they both have a ball but they’re very different
Every 4 years more or less, there will be other Simones'. There may never be another Nadia. Simone is very good gymnast, Nadia is a super star; a gymnast that won the hearts and imagination of the world. Like Tiana stated, "It's a completely different sport now..." Under current rules where acrobatics is rated higher than artistic and because she is 8" shorter (a very great height advantage) Simone would probably win against the 1980 Nadia. However, Simone wouldn't have that height advantage over the 1976 Nadia.
Therefore, even under current rules, if it was possible for Simone to compete, I would put my money on the 1976 Nadia and it would be no contest under the rules in Nadia's time where elegance, grace, and artistry was just as important as acrobatics.
That's because they changed the scoring system
Jim Thorpe, Babe Ruth, Jesse Owens, Babe Didrikson, Muhammad Ali, Nadie Comaneci, and Michael Jordan are more than outstanding athletes; they are legends. Others may be just as good or better athletes; However, unlike the foregoing, after a dozen years, most people don't even recognize their names especially outside their country.
She is the one and only! Its like watching a ballet. So graceful. THE G O A T
My fav Olympian ever...Awesome.
Her bars routine is spectacular!
I'M ROMANIAN AND I'M SO VERY PROUD WITH MY ROMANIAN NADIA COMANECI...VERY PROUD...DIN 💓 FOR NADIA...!!!
THANKS A LOT FOR APRECIATION...DIN 💓 FOR NADIA...!!!
best of all time in any sport, men or women.... perfection and elegance
I understand why people are saying this is a low level but nowadays it's very rare to see anyone to complete routines this beautifully and flawlessly. So maybe the skills are higher but if you put it into context (of the time she competed) you can understand why she achieved such high marks.
I usually hold my breath when I watch gymnasts perform. She doesn't make me nervous. Her routines are flawless.
hello do you know the title of the music that is used in this video please?
@@naudom Dreams by KYDYRBREK
Gymnastics and figure skating in this era was much more beautiful and artistic.
Can’t say for gymnastics but as a figure skater the sport nowadays is more about technics than artistic. Everyone is competing for the quads and a lot of people are ignoring the artistic elements, such a shame
@@theoneandonlyme4724 Hi. Regards to technical figure skating. In the 70's I recall the figure skaters doing slow speed figures. It was fasinating to watch the control as they skated on a curved line, circles, figure 8's, etc ... The announcers used to educate the viewers on outside and inside edges, etc...
It was fun to watch the concentration on the skaters faces. When they finished, so many were emotional wrecks as it took a toll on them. It was the hardest of the 3 segments of the competition.
In Gymnastics, they had compulsories. No more though.
These fundamental skills were judged and part of the overall score.
I always thought the Soviet Bloc countries and the Russians were beautiful to watch. It seemed the skaters and gymnast in this era were ballet dancers. Their body lines were beautiful.
Today -- POWER POWER POWER.
Agree. The ice skating competitions in particular have been ruined for me. The jumps are so difficult it's not uncommon anymore to see them miss and fall.
Whis music is this
Bulimia and anorexia definitely helped keep it artistic
Her performances were beyond the realm of gymnastics - graceful, powerful, effortless, joyous, disciplined, fluidity, perfect proportions and timing… what a gift to mankind!!
When gymnastic was still a poetic expression... So beautiful to watch...
There’s gymnastics and then there’s artistry. And no one can beat Nadia’s artistry. Just like Gordeeva & Grinkov in pairs figure skating. They’re in a league of their own.
She looks like she can fly
She did: see bars
She really did. Especially on her perfectly executed beam routine
Both Nadia and Simone are amazing gymnast. But i must say i prefer Nadia i find her more mesmerising to watch and much more graceful. Her on the uneven bars she was so quick
I have never seen any gymnastic made the routines with this fluidity. The exit was perfect in all of them. Bravo!