These are (in my opinion) the ten most original floor exercises ever performed. This was a hard list to compile, but I agree with the end list. They are in no particular order.
Maria Teresa Gargano
Yvonne Tousek
Stella Umeh
Camelia Voinea
Irina Breigina
Gaelle Mys
Silvia Mitova
Svetlana Khorkina
Peng Peng Lee
Yang Yun
The reason that neither Boginskaya nor Strazheva were included was summed up best by mrparke007 at WWGym.
"The problem is that Boginskaya, Strazheva, and Laschenova all received the same modern dance training. I wouldn't call them each unique. They are expressive and precise dancers, but they are not unique."
I hope you enjoyed these videos. If there is another gymnast that just screams UNIQUE to you, post it in a comment! I'd love reading others opinions on these and other original floor workers.
17 years ago