RUMBLE IN PARIS • Zmeskal vs Onodi at 92 Worlds

#gymnastics #gymnast #artisticgymnastics In 1992, the FIG made the unprecedented decision to hold a spring World Championships in the Olympic year. This Event Finals Only Worlds definitely provided a few surprises, and validated Kim Zmeskal's ability to win World titles outside of the US. It also featured Hungary's Henrietta Onodi and her very well-regarded West Side Story floor exercise, which she did not end up keeping for the Barcelona Olympics. Today we look at the Floor Final from said 1992 Paris Worlds which featured nine gymnasts vying for medals: Maria Neculita, Henrietta Onodi, Sonia Fraguas, Li Yifang, Tatiana Lysenko, Silvia Mitova, Oksana Chusovitina, Kim Zmeskal, and Lavinia Milosovici. Here are the timestamps for the full routines: Neculiță -    • 1992 World Gymnastics Championships - Men'...   Ónodi -    • 1992 World Gymnastics Championships - Men'...   Fraguas -    • 1992 World Gymnastics Championships - Men'...   Li -    • 1992 World Gymnastics Championships - Men'...   Lysenko -    • 1992 World Gymnastics Championships - Men'...   Mitova -    • 1992 World Gymnastics Championships - Men'...   Chusovitina -    • 1992 World Gymnastics Championships - Men'...   Zmeskal -    • 1992 World Gymnastics Championships - Men'...   Miloșovici -    • 1992 World Gymnastics Championships - Men'...   Please consider becoming a Patron at   / thesovgc   You can buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thesovgc Please follow me on Instagram at   / thesovgc   And check out my gymnastics website where you can read every essay I've ever written about the sport, including multiple meet recaps from the late 80s: https://thesovgc.wordpress.com 00:00 Introduction 01:19 Maria Neculiță 04:21 Henrietta Ónodi 06:43 Sonia Fraguas 08:01 Li Yifang 09:23 Tatiana Lysenko 11:33 Silvia Mitova 12:03 Oksana Chusovitina 13:47 Kim Zmeskal 16:08 Lavinia Miloșovici 16:58 Final Results and Thoughts