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Have just contributed briefly to a thread on Stoi during which the importance of teeth to artistic expression was raised as a point of conversation.

I would like to share with you here an example of a gymnast before and after the fall of the Soviet Union/availability of dental work. The gymnast who forms the subject of this case study is the unrepeatably brilliant Goddess of gymnastics, Svetlana Boguinskaia.

First of all, see Svetlana perform her most divine, expressive routine at the Chunichi Cup in 1990. Sadly, I couldn't find the BBC coverage of her routine in the event final of the Brussels World Cup, when the commentators maintained air silence throughout the routine, the only time I have ever known them do so. But then that was in the days of Barry Davies, who appreciated the value of silence. This routine is utter magic. (I was in the arena at Brussels and she oozed pure, poignant emotion. Definitely a meaningful routine for her.)



Now, let us compare that performance with the floor routine demonstrated AFTER THE TOOTH JOB in Atlanta, 1996.



Which do you prefer? With or without cheese?
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  1. Anonymous23 February 2011 at 14:11

    I love, love, love her gymnastics.

    (But the new teeth make her look like a rabbit.)

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  2. Dionysius17 November 2011 at 05:31

    I prefer the blue teeth.

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