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2012 London Olympics

Favorite Olympic All Around Moment of All Time?

Favorite Olympic All Around Moment of All Time?

Favorite Olympic All Around Moment of All Time?

Aug 2, 2012 by Anne Phillips
Favorite Olympic All Around Moment of All Time?
The latest edition of Gymnastike's Twitter question comes to you from the London Olympic Games. Here's the question we posed early this morning, followed by some of our favorite responses! 

@gymnastike - A historic day is upon us in London - women's All Around Finals!! Looking back, what's your favorite #Olympic AA Moment of all time?


‎‏@KimZmeskal - @GimnastasNet: To @gymnastike Schushunova vs. Siliva™ Seoul 1988 :)” I MEMORIZED SILIVAS' FLOOR... POWER, ELEGANCE & PERSONALITY!

@Hannahizzle - Lilia Podkopayeva winning Ukraine's first gold medal as an independent country in 1996. And her lovely floor routine!


‎‏@likafullt - Definitely Raducan in 2000 - despite everything that happened afterwards. She got me hooked on gymnastics!
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‎‏@pvanswim - My favourite moment was @CarlyPatterson crying when she won!
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‎‏@debbiele03 - LilyPod, Andreea Raducan, Nastia...mainly all the crying when they realized they'd won gold :)
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‎‏@GayleHutton - Paul Hamm's n Carly Patterson's winning smiles!
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‎‏@ForeverGymBlog - Andreea Raducan winning the gold in Sydney!!


‎‏@AnnaGym1 - So many! But I love Mary Lou Retton's perfect 10 vault that gave her the AA title!
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‎‏@Dylan_Marshall - Khorkina FINALLY hitting everything in an Olympic AA competition in 2004!


‎‏@MeganDunkelman - @shannonmiller96 in 1992....she may have gotten silver in AA but I will always stand by that she deserved GOLD! #sorryGutsu
 

‎‏@Sptswriterchick - Shannon Miller on vault in 1992. just beautiful.


‎‏@SamskyPony - Andreea Raducan standing on Octavian Belu’s shoulders when she won!

 

‎‏@Sara_Zou - Nastia, for sure. She has incredible lines and makes it look so effortless. She was flawless back in 2008 !


@seokdoespilates - Loved the Shushnova-Silivas fight. Both such different gymnasts, each with her own strengths.


@missmouldyvoldy - how can any moment compete with Nadia?


@amandagianni - Nastia, for sure. Gymnastics is all about chasing perfection and Nastia did just that


@emilylovesjclog - My favorite AA moment is in 2008 when Nastia surprised everyone and won gold!


@GimnastasNet - Schushunova vs. Siliva Seoul 1988 :)


It's not too late to chime in! Leave your comment below - what was YOUR favorite Olympic All Around Moment?