tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post9160007609179491487..comments2024-03-27T00:19:55.641-07:00Comments on Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand: History Lesson: 1976 Olympic Team FinalsOlympicEffecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-75637854252370249922012-07-16T11:32:58.705-07:002012-07-16T11:32:58.705-07:00One of those starved-looking East Germans got tota...One of those starved-looking East Germans got totally shafted in FX finals (the second one to go)! There should have been a deduction for the nasty rainbow leo though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-18399592962193642202012-07-14T03:15:06.181-07:002012-07-14T03:15:06.181-07:00Tourischeva had a double twist on FX in Munich. T...Tourischeva had a double twist on FX in Munich. That was probably the most difficult FX skill being done at that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-732498554797682712012-07-13T12:31:06.619-07:002012-07-13T12:31:06.619-07:00Did a monkey do Olga's hair? Who were those ma...Did a monkey do Olga's hair? Who were those mafia men in sunglasses inside an indoor arena?<br />Nice yellow floor with yellow judges coats.....nice touch.<br /><br />Besides all that nonsense, the gymnastics is beautiful, and I like how every note of the music on floor is filled with a slight nuance, using all body parts even a shoulder , foot, and elbow. The gymnastics they did may seem easy now but they were all powered by themselves on a non sprung floor. With all that energy going out to get the height, they still had energy to fill in every space of music.<br /><br />I really think the girls need to add more dance to their floor, or some extra movement, it does not take much to move a head or arm to the beat. This almost walking to each element is gross, and boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-8236939410590892992012-07-13T10:40:57.999-07:002012-07-13T10:40:57.999-07:00I think it was some twisting elements that Ludmill...I think it was some twisting elements that Ludmilla may have been told to take out. Obviously Ludmilla was not there technically any more scored correctly. Apparently the person who choose the Soviet team for 1976 was told off i.e for not going with the Younger more daring stars. This being said I'm not sure Ludmilla's attitude was "bitch" towards Nadia... Nadia's commented that Ludmilla was already very gracious towards her. WOuld make an effort to congratulate her warmly even at Euros which to Nadia must have been a disappointment for Ludmilla. Nadia commented on how Ludmilla served an example to her about how you can lose with dignity and graciousness. It meant a lot to Nadia because Tourischeva had been her idol; that her idol was so nice about being passed by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-73130447059914956612012-07-13T10:04:02.337-07:002012-07-13T10:04:02.337-07:00Ludmilla had zero difficulty on floor in Team Fina...Ludmilla had zero difficulty on floor in Team Finals in '76. She may have been technically correct, but there was also a political machine behind her. Olga was a fabulous headcase, which helped immensely. If you look at Ludmilla in '72, she was at the edge of what she could hope to do in terms of physical ability. You may be able to do a nice back layout full on floor for years, but it doesn't mean shit when others are doing double fulls and double backs with ease and nice form.OlympicEffecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-92196699648158567282012-07-13T09:51:58.495-07:002012-07-13T09:51:58.495-07:00Its not fair to say that it was "lucky" ...Its not fair to say that it was "lucky" that Ludmilla beat Olga in the all around in 1972. She ALWAYS beat Olga in the all around because Olga tended to make mistakes when it counted. Many would say including Nadia that Olga was more of a trickster and that technically Ludmilla was the better sport. Olga revolutionized the sport. But she lost all around competitions to Ludmilla repeatedly for a reason. Ludmilla was known as extremely mentally strong.<br /><br />Somewhere I read that in event finals 1976 Ludmilla was actually told to water down some of her skills to ensure Kim's win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-5113160437339177192012-07-13T09:34:57.923-07:002012-07-13T09:34:57.923-07:00Nadia had extra amplitude in everything she did on...Nadia had extra amplitude in everything she did on bars. That is the only difference between the routines. I adore Teodora's routine too. That pause probably hurt her, as well as her chest being so low on the dismount. Tourischeva's 9.95 on floor vs. Teodora's was an absolute joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-27580784757897811582012-07-13T09:13:06.707-07:002012-07-13T09:13:06.707-07:00Probably Teodora Ungureanu's bars, I think the...Probably Teodora Ungureanu's bars, I think they are far more interesting than Nadi'a, yet still perfect form. Either she was underscored so as not to overshadow Nadia's 10, or they were really harsh because it had tiny pauses.Beautiful Gymnasticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00935698970163328051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-42539608061667438692012-07-13T08:48:22.020-07:002012-07-13T08:48:22.020-07:00I agree with KJC's assessment of Nadia's w...I agree with KJC's assessment of Nadia's work in that it lacked extension-she never did quite hit 180 in her leaps-still at Montreal it didn't matter, there was a lightness and ease about Nadia's gymnastics then that really set it apart. There was something very special about the work Nadia was doing. <br /><br />Have to say my favorite moments outside of Nadia were Teodora's split handstand pirouettes on beam, Nelli's knees together double tuck on floor, and I have to say there was something very sexual about Tourischeva's floor and beam that I couldn't take my eyes off of, difficulty be damned. I think if I was an adult, straight male in 76 I would've tuned in just so I could think bad thoughts about Ludmilla's side splits on beam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com