231: The Rise and Fall of Ukrainian Gymnastics
IN THE NEWS
Karla commissioned this episode because she wants everyone "to be able to appreciate the beauty that was Ukrainian gymnastics back when artistry was expected and not shockingly rare.\u201d\xa0\xa0Uncle Tim, Spencer,\xa0and Jessica chat about:
- Legacy of Champions (4:30)
- Lilia Podkopayeva:\xa0that\xa0 floor routine from 1996 and her beam complete with headspin.\xa0
- Tatiana Lysenko and her beam geniusness.\xa0
- Larisa Latynina and Victoria Karpenko:\xa0floor 1999,\xa02000 Olympic FX routine first pass disaster, Bulgarian years were a\xa0hot mess sauce.
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- Bogdan Makuts and his triple back, Grigori Misutin\xa0vault\xa0double front with knees together,\xa0Oleg Verniaiev.
- Favorite Skills (24:31)
- Nina Bocharova on bars.
- Irina Yarotska on beam.
- Inga Shkarupa on\xa0floor.
- Baitova\u2019s beam mount circles to flairs!
- Yulia Kut.
- Ludmilla Stovbchataya\u2019s rainbow sash leotard floor routine\xa0with handstand choreography and a backspin.
- Omelianchek\u2019s freakin\u2019 sissons\xa0and\xa0Omelianchik vault.
- Natalia Sirobaba handspring front on beam.
- Maria Livchikova amazing power aeriel\xa0front on beam.
- The Mirgorodskaya/Krasnianska inverted pike circles.
- The Fall (36:50)
- MAG Ukraine 2012 team controversy:\xa0\xa0no bronze because of Kohei non-handstand\xa0dismount on pommel horse protest.\xa0
- MAG Ukraine at the 2016 Olympic Games, did not compete\xa0a full team on each event in Team Finals.
- Stella Zakharova and the Ukrainian Federation. Her interview here.\xa0
- Yana Demyanchuk\xa02010 beam EF.
- The Greatest Gymnast Who Never Won Anything \xa0Except Our Hearts! (49:37)
- Anna Mirgorodskaya: smooth and confident 80s beam\xa0and innovative bars.\xa0
- Olga Roschupkina wins the Everyone Else\u2019s Side Flip is Dead To Me Now Award.\xa0
- Alyona Kasha gorgeous floor, tumbling and smirk. She also vaulted the rare and illusive laid out handspring front.\xa0
- Maria Livchikova and her insane beam.\xa0
- Natalia Kalinina 1990 Goodwill Games floor.
- The Future (58:25)
Win Norbert's Mini Bar & Mat Combo.\xa0Enter the contest\xa0here.\xa0
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