Nastia Liukin at 2012 Visa Championship - from Universal Sports
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- www.UniversalSp... 2012, St. Louis, Missouri, Women's Visa Gymnastics Championship, things don't go as plan in day one of the American championships, as Liukin scores a 13.150 on Uneven Bars and 15.100 on Beam. (Watch the full event at UniversalSports.com)
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Poor Nast. She's still absolutely gorgeous to watch on bars aside from a few form breaks, but you can see by the time she goes into her Pak salto she's already exhausted. On beam she just lacks the confidence she used to have. Had she started her comeback a year earlier, it could have been a different story for her.
Poor Nast?! I admire and respect her for her accomplishments, but I thought it was kind of arrogant of her to try to start her comeback that LATE in an Olympic cycle. I mean, she KNEW what it took (sacrifice and dedication in those seemingly never-ending practice sessions before 2008) to even make the Olympic team (let alone become champion!) -- did she really believe that she could regain her Olympic-caliber form and conditioning in less than a year! =)
Nastia has the most beautiful lines and movement out of any gymnast I’ve seen. I love her style. She is so fluid and elegant. Present gymnastics lacks gymnasts like her sadly :(
She'll always be Queen of the Beam!
Very true, after four years you lack the confidence that you would have a long time ago, I learned a lot of these things in Shawn Jonsen book who, sadly, retired.
She's so beautyful😍
She good on her routines. It's great to see her compete in gymnastics, though she didn't win gold, silver, or bronze.
The biggest comeback from the veteran 2008 Olympians however has been Alicia Sacramone. She tore her Archilles in October and is already back to form on vault and beam and is predicted to be floor ready by Trails
Nastia is doing great for coming back from a 3 year hiatus. Quit hating.
i don't care if she got worse or if this is the Olympics or even if she isn't from the usa. no one has the right to judge them because they are amazing.
I watched a video of her from 2008 and you can see a totally different mindset and level of determination. In 2008, her goal was to get the AA gold.
Now...it just seems like she is trying to prove to herself she can still do it. It's a little unfair to others who are working so hard to make a good impression, such as Sacramone, meanwhile she can show up less than 6 months before with the clout of a gold medal and walk on to the Olympic Trials. At least Shawn admit she's not at that level.
Oh, how I wish she could have made it back to London...
I love beautifula nd talented nastialiukin and her work i appluade her for comback try to bad she didnt make olympics this time but nice try nastia and gousa and congrats to usa on gold at olmpics takecare i love you all have a greatd ay all go nastia!!gousa!!
shes amazing!! That is true talent!!(:
She can really help the US on bars and she will prove herself at the trials!
If she doesn't make it to the 2012 London Olympics, I'm gonna cry!!!!!!!!!! Like, not even kidding!!
She should have went to the 2012 olympics
Nastia has always been one of my favorites, but she should have taken the 2008 gold and been done.
Lol not with shawn’s routine in 2008 and she would not have medalled in 2012 either even if she had her form since her difficulty really suffered because the 2008 code favored her.
Nastia will show herself on bars. That's her best apparatus, beam is her second best, she showed herself there last night but tomorrow, she will show herself on bars. As for calling her fat, are you out of your mind? Coming from a gymnast, it is a big deal to compete at visas or just nationals in fact to the people who are bashing on her, I'd like to see you do it. When she figures out whats up with her bar routine she'll be a big help to the US they are weak on bars this year. She deserves it.
They were not watching others perform because they didn't want to psych themselves out. If they see someone do a bad job or fall, they may worry that could happen to them or get too confident. Or if someone does really well, they can get intimidated. Gymnastics is as much a mental sport as it is physical. Many athletes try to stay in the zone and not get distracted by the external environment. It is just like Michael Phelps listening to music to stay focused before getting in the pool.
ella NASTYA el la mejor
Of course the Americans congratulated their competitors in London. You can re-watch the competition on TH-cam. LA was the biggest joke of an Olympics ever with the boycott. Of course you'd see Retton all smiley. With the Soviets there, she'd have been petrified. Atlanta wasn't exactly a showcase of good sportsmanship by the Russians.
yeah but people are hating since the olympics are only a month away and she is no way ready. i think if all of this was last year nobody would be hating like when shawn came back rough but the fact she's coming back now, not hitting, yet expects to make the team is pissing people off. plus the way nbc showed her fail bar routine 10000 times instead of showing anyone else was infuriating
agreed but what gymnast fans want is not in play here; it is what the NBC execs want..they need a name and they will probably keep Nastia in the forefront until it doesnot make sense aka the Games
on bars? she didn't mean to do that dismount, she was supposed to do a double front with half twist. :)
Others deserve the spot that it seems Marta wants this girl to have. With all due respect to Nastia's career, she has had her day. You can't train six months and waltz in and claim one of FIVE places on a team with this much depth... unless there is more politics involved than they would ever let on...
This comeback was a waste of time. If there was ever proof that NBC manufactures drama, it's here, where they are trying to bullshit viewers into believing Nastia had a chance when they knew very well that she did not. The worst by product of this is that it made people hate Nastia, if they didn't already, and unfairly so.
+withlove312 I agree with what you said, but I think those who have a problem with Nastia, myself included, is that she left her comeback so late. It seemed almost arrogant that she thought she could just step back into elite with so little time left. I know she was injured as well, but she should have started her come back long before, if she really intended on going to London.
She wasn't trying to be all-around champion again. She just wanted to help the team on bars. God knows that was their weakest event at the time. She only did beam as well because she wanted to be a little bit more marketable to Martha. I don't think it was arrogant of her at all. If you were an Olympic gymnast, wouldn't you want to come back and try for it again, even if you know your chances aren't that good? Some of these girls just love competing so much, it hurts them to think they need to finally move on to something else. I'm sure that is what Nastia was probably thinking, and why she tried to come back.
Aliya pouted for most of the competition. She was smiling in qualifications when but when the real thing started he attitude changed. There were very few times she smiled; winning gold in her specialty, bars and when she did better than expected in other events. Like when she got the AA bronze even after her disastrous beam routine or ending up with the bronze in floor finals. When Aly made mistakes on AA beam she didn't act like a spoilt brat. She went to talk to her coach.
did she get connection points for connecting her pak salto to a clear hip circle?
And it's not about being scared, it's about being focused. Gabby had lost her focus by the events finals with all the press attention. That's why she didn't do well. Komova fell too. That's when you can tell someone had given up. They were both capable of 15s but that's where the mental part of the competition comes in. You do not understand this sport. I don't know who Molova(?) is but Grishina scored a 12.466. That's not your idea of falling apart. The girl did not complete a tumbling pass.
I agree with Gala, the men looked much more "prepared" than the women looked. I wouldn't say the women are "half ass-ing" their gymnastics, but the women did appear to be slightly unprepared. Which is odd considering the Games are in fewer than 50 days
That was a nice thumbs up Aliya gave her coach after she fell in AA beam. Oh wait, she acted like a brat. Good sportsmanship isn't just being gracious when you are winning, but also when you lose. What did Aliya and Komova say to Gabby when she won? No hugs and kisses then. Komova was too busy crying. More evidence you have no idea what you are talking about. Aliya wasn't at 2011 Worlds. Gabby came close but she stayed in bounds. Say hi to your fictional cardinals friends for me.
what is the move at 2:04? I love it!
7 years later, but it's called and Onodi
Even from this, now that we know she's not making the London Olympics, you can tell that she's just not up to the standards that she was four years ago. Yes, her beam was a hell of a lot better than bars. It still wasn't the solid routine that it takes to be the best in the world. I understand that, like she said, she's got to take another shot at it. After all, you won't know if you can do it until you try. But she doesn't have it now.
I love Nastia but she should have just retired. She already won the highest gold medal in gymnastics which is the all around in Beijing and 4 others, I think gracefully retiring after those accomplishments would be so great, instead she is now dealing with a lot of heartbreak.
US won Gold last year with many first time seniors. Can't believe some people have such little faith. My picks would be Jordyn, Gabby, Aly, Mackayla and Kyla. Nastia and Rebecca just do not look ready at all
If that's fat I must be a damn hippo.
Ouch her feet hit the highbar on that dismount
what's the skill she does at 2:04?
What song starts playing??
YOU KNOW THERE IS SUCH THING AS TURNING CAPS OFF
If you watch mens gymnastics it's like they are all amazing at every apparatus and then you come to womens and it's like.. Fall, fall, fall.
Who cares what men are better at when women CARRY LIFE. Nothing a man can do can ever compare.
And how silly is your comment on Phelps not listening to music while in the pool or during the relay. Duh! That's when he's actually competing. He says he listens to music to mentally prepare for that moment. He isn't chatting around and socializing before the clock is turned on. He is getting pumped up. Mr played-sports-before, I'd like to see you keep your cool on a 4 inch balance beam. May be then you would understand the mental preparation needed for a sport like gymnastics.
she needs to smile
I'm still trying to figure out how your supposed baseball experience give you some kind of superior insight into gymnastics. Even their team event calls for each individual gymnast to perform alone. Not with or against anyone. They are put on the spot for 2 minutes or less. No do overs. One strike and that is recorded. Maroney did five vaults the entire olympics. Less than a minute total competition time. Very little room for error. But you seem to know more about gymnastics than their coaches.
It's hard to see someone abuse the caps lock button like that :(((
She is so gorgeous but she's not as consistent as in 2008
The others all watched and who ended up with the gold? That's right, USA. It's artistic gymnastics, but this is a sport. Strategy is important. You are talking about the olympics, not a high school talent show. They need to stay focused on their performance and not what is going on around them. The coaches also advised them not to look at their scores. Look at how the Russians fell apart towards the end of the team competition. They lost hope and it showed in their routines. They lost focus.
i love her leotards!
Lmao there was no way Nastia was going to make the Olympic team, even if you gave her 6 more months.
no disrespect but can someone fill me in on what happened to nastia? she was so much better back in 2008!!!
Prince Diamond she took 3 years off
shawn had a serious knee injury...
it was nerves. and by "nerves" i mean "being completely out of shape and not ready to do this routine"
what a mess, she doesnt have the endurance anymore. So sad:(
No, you have no clue what it is like to do gymnastics. I think their coaches who made the recommendation have way more credibility to speak on this issue than you trying to apply your elementary school sports experience.
Marta needs to stop watching Nastia and look at what some of the other girls can do. Elizabeth Price is really good on bars and can do all the other events, but she was barely mentioned last night.): finnegan has really pretty bars too. Its not a difficult bar set and she can score in the 9 in execution. Bross's bars seem better and her beam has improved, besides the dismount. I sometimes wonder why Valeri or Marta won't change it, and then I think oh yeah if Bross hits then Nastia can't go!
Why didn't she do her double back
+Madison Williams She ran out of endurance.
i applaud Nastia for her comeback but i feel its just to little to late. just as the announcers says, if she where to make the Olympic team it would be for her bar set because it is U.S.'s weakest event but unfortunately her inconsistency will be no help in London
i love her, but um not so sure about the hair....
shes hot who says she was fat?1ypercrush?
Gabby an Simone are the S*** thats all I no well I also like Jordan an Shawn Alley my 5 favs put them on the USA team were bound to take it all home...
They went over to competitors and gave them handshakes, pats and thumbs up. No one is tougher than former World Champ who tore her ACL at the 2011 Worlds. The Chinese girls did it as well and they all gave the Brit hugs. All that is except for most of our girls, but not all. (Gabby stepped out of bounds and wasn't called on it.). This is the last time I'm answering. have a nice time in your world with yourself. I've got friends. Good bye!
What sportsmanship did the Russians show that was somehow better than the Americans? Weeping like someone stole something from them. After Grishina's disaster, Komova and Aliya were busy crying to themselves instead of going to support their teammate. And very next performance Afanasyeva fell. By then, USA had won fair and square. Even if they fell, they were going to win. Was it sportsmanship Aliya showed when she pushed her coaches hand away after she fell in the AA beam routine?
Was it good sportsmanship when they gave up so easily when they made mistakes? Gabby made her mistake on beam but she tried to say on. Compare that to Komova's attitude on the same day. She just came of like she did not care. She didn't attempt stay on that beam like she did on the team beam. Her toes held on so tight then. It was the same thing when she went out of bound on her AA vault. You are in a competition! Fight to stay in bounds! She just gave up. Aliya had thoes moments too.
i cannot stand the commentators.....they distract the viewers....i really just wanna be like...SHUT THE HEL UP!!!!!!!! THEY REALLY NEED TO KEEP THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS TO A MINIMUM...UGH
What happened to her? it puzzles me because she's infinitely better than this! :(
Your comments are all ridiculous and stupid. The gymnasts from other countries usually do not watch the competition. It's not just the Americans. This is the Olympics. The nerves required to remain focused are incomparable with your little league baseball career. Once you learn what a Silivas is, maybe then we will take you seriously. Until then, stay off the gymnastics community on TH-cam if you have no idea what you're saying. Nastia didn't watch her competition either back when she competed.
I wish she had been there because I didn't like the attitude of most of the team. Not watching others performances and showing a lack of sportsmanship is something I can't stomach.
Nastia should not have been invited to the Olympic Trails. Her father has too much pull with Marta. If she makes the London Team, USA Gymnastics will prove themselves to be corrupt.
I'm not stupid, I'm saying that compared to mens gymnastics, woman's are half ass'd.
Ya and you are an elite gymnast? Not!!!!!!
It is a sport and if you get scared because you watch competitors then you shouldn't be out on the floor. You have no clue. Olympics are competition like trying to make the team .Don't watch each other? We won because they didn't count Gabby out of bounds. Watch Russian and Chinese girls and the sportsmanship they exhibited. You truly don't have a clue. Fell apart to get the Silver? Molova had a bad night that was all. Look at the Individual competition n see how your argument falls apart.
fat??? She's perfect! She'd look unhealthy if she was any skinnier.
Tell that to you St. Louis Cardinals. You don't have a clue. You've never played team sports. You don't know what you are talking about.
Horsefeathers! thats baloney. The Russians, The Chinese, The Romanians, The British, the Germans, etc. all watch and wait. If these girls can't perform while seeing others do well they shouldn't compete. Should they not watch each other??? Hmmm? You must never have played sports. I have. You learn to deal with pressure early on.You see someone do well it should make you feel better and know you can do it, too! He doesnt listen to music in the pool or when watching a relay hes involved in, either