Nina Bocharova - 1954 Gymnastics - Balance Beam

Soviet Olympic champion on beam, Nina Bocharova, practicing for the world championships on balance beam, 1954. Practice took place in a beautiful Roman setting (the world chapmpionships were held in Rome that year). Nina Bocharova would go on to win the team gold medal at worlds. She tied for 5th place with her teammate Galina Shamrai on this event. This video has been created for educational purposes, to show skills in artistic gymnastics and to teach people about all the elements of this sport. From the name of the skills, the gymnast they’re named after, the difficulty of each element, the code of points,... anything that helps understanding gymnastics. Other gymnastics videos you might like: - Agnes Keleti - 1954 Gymnastics - Floor: - Nina Bocharova - 1954 Gymnastics - Uneven Bars: Music: Music by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence: Music promoted by Royalty