Top 10 Beam Routines
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Published 2017-09-20
It's also an opinion, if you don't agree that's fine, and I'm all for a debate, but keep it respectful.
Of course I nearly included:
Daniela Silivas (any routine)
Siu Lu (2011)
Deng LinLin (2012)
Li ShanShan (2008)
Mo Huilan (1995)
Aurelia Dobre (1987)
Olga Mostepanova (1984)
Olga Korbut (1972)
Nadia Comaneci (1976)
Kui YuanYuan (1996-97)
Gina Gogean 1997 (just kidding)
Natalia Yurchenko (1983)
Nastia Liukin (2008)
Catalina Ponor (any routine)
Sanne Wevers (2016)
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All Comments (21)
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What I’ve come to notice about more recent gymnastics is that the skill level has increased, but the creativity and fearlessness has decreased.
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Mustafina doing beam to the sound of the nutcracker is what dreams are made of lol great video!
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These earlier routines are an art form. Bring back more hand balancing and creativity!
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I think Shawn Johnson should be included. Her routine was truly unique and I've never seen any other gymnast attempt anything like it.
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“Aliya is a class act” ....couldn’t agree more. I love watching her. She, Aly Raisman, and Simone Biles made the Rio Gymnastics Olympics so much fun to watch. All so phenomenal and strong.
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Those Russian routines were no joke
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Do you think balance beam was more artistic in past years?
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Tatiana was an immortal on the beam... oh my God what an impeccable routine!!
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Shanon Miller...no fault...no wobble...perfect form...serious level of control.
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Nothing beats old school ex-urss gymnastics. So elegant and graceful, you don’t see any of that today.
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I enjoyed watching the older routines more so than the modern ones
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Aliya Mustafina will always by my favourite gymnast but I have to say that Yelena Shushunova just defied the beam. It's like she willed it to be a regular floor and proceeded without any iota of uncertainty. Breathtakingly assured performance.
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Shanna Miller is incredible! I wish more gymnasts did the old tricks- they were so elegant and look more complicated!
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I love watching beam because it's everything I look for in a gymnastics routine. Emphasis on execution, precision, accuracy, and balance, plus it's all self-propelled tumbling, unlike floor which has gotten progressively bouncer and gives a false impression of the extent of improvement on the athletes' part through the decades. It's also why I prefer the older routines.
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Wow I’m so glad you’ve included some gymnasts from the 80s (the Soviet days...) I didn’t know they were already performing full-ins on the beam and full twisting doubles for dismounts. Not only were they more balletic on the beam back then, but not at all behind acrobatically either!
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Shannon's still gives me goosebumps I LIVE
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Shannon miller's routine still gives me chills and makes me tear up.
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OMG! Thanks for posting, because I have never seen some of those routines! I'm always so fascinated by really good balance beam routines; they seem like magic!
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The way gymnastics used to be. Difficulty AND Artistry combined. Those were the good days
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Shannon Miller. Queen.
