Gymnastics Nostalgia: Underrated, underdiscussed, or you left us too soon gymnasts

[KorbutFan]

She was also one of three (?) gymnasts at the 83 Worlds who were doing the Yurchenko entry on vault. The other two being Natalia and Zhou Qiurui (CHN)

 

[Hatsumomo]

The 2005 Youth Spartakaida is definitely worth a thread!

Anybody know where to find this? YouTube just has a few videos of a baby Elizarova.

 

[MaryClare]

Anybody know where to find this? YouTube just has a few videos of a baby Elizarova.

I’ll have a look. There was definitely a video of EF broadcast on YouTube at one point

 

[Hatsumomo]

Appreciate you!

 

[eanda]

Going a back a bit more: Rhonda Schwandt really should have medaled on vault at 1978 Worlds.

 

[MaryClare]

Appreciate you!

Here. This competition is probably best known for Yulia Lozhechko and Nadezhda Ivanova being on song but what is particularly remarkable is how overall error free it was. The lesser known names to look out for are Alyona Donodina, Irina Isaeva, Nadezhda Chikhireva and Elvira Khusainova.