When Nelli Kim was competing in her hey day she was so beautiful. She didn't need any make up or anything. I think it was her exotic genetic mix - her Dad was Korean and her mother a Tatar. Great gymnast too and (as others have observed here) it's insulting that the hosts introduce her to the watching TV audience as 'a rival of Nadia Comaneci' - as though this was her big claim to fame. I had only a passing interest in gymnastics as a young girl growing up in the 70's in England - and even I remember Nelli Kim!
@Simba85 it show that the soviet coaches taught their gymnasts manners. they had the highest eq i have ever seen from athletes. their answers were always precise and concise, and smart, not to mention about their discipline and behaviour.
Those interviewers were terrible! Clearly asking questions nobody would want to answer. Everything they said about Nellie had a Nadia reference tacked on and the basically just kept asking Bogi what went wrong. Help.
righty......the Americans love their gymnasts according to SB...thats a bit of a lame argument when you think of how the soviets used to love their gymnasts in home competitions (Moscow 1980 for eg) and still do in their seperate countries such as Ukraine, Russia etc....
these guys are like "yoo seely leetle communistees!! miss your soviet anthem, don't you...c'est dommage!! Oh pauve petite, you had no childhood, no pate on your crosissant! now your routines are MERDE!!! What will you do with your life?! ...oh, by the way, have some fleurs, mon cherie!"
Retire? Not so fast...these French guys are such jerks. But at least Nelli and Bogi are trying to take it well, if it wasn't anybody else they would have cleaned their clocks.
I always thought Nellie to be arrogant and rude. She was powerful yes, but to me, Elena Mukhina in 77 and 78 was FAR more great to watch than Nellie ever was. Not only was Nadia way better IMO but I think Ungureanu was as well...
When Nelli Kim was competing in her hey day she was so beautiful. She didn't need any make up or anything. I think it was her exotic genetic mix - her Dad was Korean and her mother a Tatar. Great gymnast too and (as others have observed here) it's insulting that the hosts introduce her to the watching TV audience as 'a rival of Nadia Comaneci' - as though this was her big claim to fame. I had only a passing interest in gymnastics as a young girl growing up in the 70's in England - and even I remember Nelli Kim!
Yes she more than held her own against Nadia.
@Simba85 it show that the soviet coaches taught their gymnasts manners. they had the highest eq i have ever seen from athletes. their answers were always precise and concise, and smart, not to mention about their discipline and behaviour.
gorgeous nely kim.proud of korean blood
Those interviewers were terrible! Clearly asking questions nobody would want to answer.
Everything they said about Nellie had a Nadia reference tacked on and the basically just kept asking Bogi what went wrong. Help.
You still think so?
Как расцвела Неллечка, красавица! Умничка, успешная. Враво.
What kind of hosts would ask these kind of questions?! Wow! Must the guests be insulted?
Отличные Гимнастки !!!
righty......the Americans love their gymnasts according to SB...thats a bit of a lame argument when you think of how the soviets used to love their gymnasts in home competitions (Moscow 1980 for eg) and still do in their seperate countries such as Ukraine, Russia etc....
and Latynina. No one has beat her record.
these guys are like "yoo seely leetle communistees!! miss your soviet anthem, don't you...c'est dommage!! Oh pauve petite, you had no childhood, no pate on your crosissant! now your routines are MERDE!!! What will you do with your life?!
...oh, by the way, have some fleurs, mon cherie!"
@gregorygutkin : See video description .....
Retire? Not so fast...these French guys are such jerks. But at least Nelli and Bogi are trying to take it well, if it wasn't anybody else they would have cleaned their clocks.
I am french and feel ashamed about these interviewers. But... They are french after all
What the hell is that first question???
I always thought Nellie to be arrogant and rude. She was powerful yes, but to me, Elena Mukhina in 77 and 78 was FAR more great to watch than Nellie ever was. Not only was Nadia way better IMO but I think Ungureanu was as well...
Ungureanu was AMAZING
Well they each won five gold medals in the Olympics.
These french guys are creepy
yeah, and i always thought that french guys were supposed to be romantic
La svetlana vie au usa maintenant Mdr ! 😅
These are very bad interview questions. Is this how sexist it was in the early 90's?
@JET MECH The world had every reason to hate USSR coaches though, look at what they did to Elena Mukhina.
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