Kim Zmeskal Olympic Floor Routine

Zmeskal s course was dramatically altered just shy of the 1996 olympic games when she tore her anterior cruciate ligament acl in her right knee during a floor exercise.

Kim zmeskal olympic floor routine.

22 1998 market square arena indianapolis ind. Olympic gymnasts walk fine line between training overtraining. This gave zmeskal the opportunity to observe and. Kimberly lynn kim zmeskal burdette born february 6 1976 is a retired american gymnast and a former national and world gymnastics champion in the early 1990s.

Championships all around title and competing at the prestigious goodwill games in seattle. Still she battled her. Zmeskal was born in houston texas to clarice and david zmeskal she has one younger sister melissa. She spent the majority of her down time in treatment and limited her practice routines.

Gymnastics championships women day 2. Kim zmeskal 1992 olympic trials floor. Kim zmeskel usa march 7 1992 orlando arena orlando fla. From a young age zmeskal trained with coaching great béla károlyi who had bought a run down gym in zmeskal s houston neighborhood this gave zmeskal the opportunity to observe and interact with her heroine mary lou retton who went on to win the olympic all around.

Aly raisman floor 2012 usa gymnastics olympic trials day 2. Kim zmeskal on floor at the 1998 us gymnastics championships in prelims and some fluff about her earlier elite career. Katelyn ohashi viral floor routine. Zmeskal continued to impress audiences throughout 1990 winning the u s.

2012 olympics womens gymnastics floor final montage. Kim zmeskal floor exercise 1998 u s. By 1991 zmeskal was considered to be the main rival of the soviet union s svetlana boguinskaia a two time olympic champion in 1988. Early life and training.