In the 1980s, gymnastics was almost a different sport

In the 1980s, gymnastics was almost a different sport. The Soviet gymnasts received help from the Bolshoi dancers and choreographers and it is focused on emotion beautifully. People constantly complain about the Code of Points (CoP) which gives credit only for acrobatics and not artistry though it is still called Artistic Gymnastics.

There is a funny montage called Bruno Grundi Killed the Gymnastics Star, Grundi has been the Olympic Gymnastics head for about 20 years.

Surprisingly, the Soviet choreographers loved having the chance to do western art and many are based on American films like 3 that one person called "The Soviets Do Gershwin".

Olyessia Dudnik did a beautiful floor exercise of Rhapsody in Blue in 1989and at the end twirls around and throws herself on the floor like women who were in love sometimes did in black and white movies to show their joy.