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Underrated gymnasts we sleep on, Part 1/???
Shoutout to Myzdrikova for not only having a flawless whip-double arabian, but doing a triple twist to BACK tuck – a connection that always terrifies me but when done well is INCREDIBLE
Also Bontas’ DLO is like perfect
At the 1991 World Championships, Cristina Bontas and Oksana Chusovitina tied for the floor title, both scoring a 9.962. Both also opened with a full-twisting double layout, which is still considered one of the most difficult tumbling passes for women today. Cristina performed the twist in the first layout (”full-in”), whereas Oksana performed the twist in the second (”full-out”). (x)
I still think Cristina Bontas did the best FTDLO of all time.
That was glorious.
