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Interestingly, NBC showed a little retrospective of Olga Korbut from the 1972 Olympics this afternoon. I had forgotten how delightfully graceful her routines were, especially her floor routine. Of course the difficulty level in those days was much lower, so there was more possibility to execute a routine close to perfectly. .
Here is Dominique Dawes interviewing Olga.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GidXQhpHIs0
Some interesting thoughts from Olga and she does mention the "squirrel" as her favorite from the London games.
A few other interesting views about changes in the scoring system and the equipment.
Thinking back, as much as I loved Olga's floor routines I didn't realize the floor had no spring back then.
I did not make a list of favorite Olympians (I have too many) but if I did Olga would be right up at the top.
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