This little star is quite something. She recently switched from rhythmic to artistic gymnastics - never a bad thing. It makes her fascinating to watch, especially on floor. Many gymnasts, unfortunately, don't have the natural feel for the music that produces fluid and - dare I say it? - artistic routines. Olivia does. Also, check out this switch ring. I haven't seen one this beautiful since Ana Porgras.
As I said, her floor routine is something else. This one is from event finals at the 2012 Romanian Junior Nationals (October 26-27):
Minus the fall and some wobbles throughout, her beam routine from the same meet (all around) is pretty good as well. She has beautiful lines, and you can see her rhythmic background here as well:
If these videos are any indication, she will turn out to be a beautiful beam and floor worker. While she struggled in the all-around at this meet (vault was clean, but her bars routine was shaky at best), I think as she gets older those two events will become stronger. It almost looked like she was too tiny to get all the way up to handstand on bars, and when she faltered, she was too light to muscle her way around. I think once she grows some and gets a little stronger, those things will correct themselves.
Either way, she is an exciting prospect who will surely be one to watch in coming years.
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