The first link will take you to their youtube channel so go subscribe :) The last one is a "highly recommended" either a favorite of mine, the video editor's favorite, or the first video I watched. If a video is embedded, the last link is the link to that video. Some users also have vimeo accounts for videos that were blocked on youtube and the "@" indicates a twitter account. I apologize to any accounts I failed to link to this time around. I'll do this again in 6 months for any links I might have missed and will do more awards.Numbers aren't a ranking, it was just to help organize the categories.
* = tweeted by gymnast
** = a favorite video of mine
The Ones Who Got Me Obsessed With Montages
1. AshleyAkaFlipper2 / AshleyAkaFlipper / vimeo / @Ashley_Flipper
Fierce Five Imagine the Fire** gets Montage of the Year Award - I fell in love with this video because of the way Ashley created such build up to McKayla's vault. There's a real sense of suspense in this video analyzing USA v. Russia in Team Finals even though we know what's going to happen. Along with that vault, I also really liked the way she compared the balance beam routines. Routines were similar enough that the comparison was possible - front tuck to front tuck, side aerial to side aerial. Loved it.
Fierce Five Imagine the Fire from AshleyakaFlipper on Vimeo.
2. iLitter / vimeo / @CSaccullo / Viktoria Komova, Aliya Mustafina - Рядом с тобой / BY YOUR SIDE**
Chris gets the Pushing the Envelope Award not just for this video but his videos for the past year and a half. I feel like he really pushes himself as an artist to try something new - like bobbleheads or overlaying the beam on the Brooklyn Bridge. He also pushes me as a viewer to appreciate things that are different, to look beyond the black and white or sepia tone. This video is a perfect example of that.Chris also has an amazing eye for things - I had no clue Aliya and Vika were holding hands before they got on the podium (and he made a picture of Peng Peng Lee as Captain Canada and eventually made a shield for her that she used recently at UCLA!). I loved the Dragon Ball Z effect and my favorite has to be the Viktoria sheep jump orb at 1:05. Great work.
3. TheGymEffect / 2012 Olympics AA. Russia. USA. Teen Idle
4. SuperGymmie / @SuperGymmie / Gymnastics - You make me smile**
The Up and Coming
These guys are getting better and better with each video.
1. kiwigymnast16 / vimeo / @kiwigymnast16
2012 Olympic - I'm On Top of the World**
2012 Olympics - I'm On Top of the World from kiwigymnast16 on Vimeo.
2. DakotaLaand / @usateamfan1 / Jordyn Wieber - Spotlight
3. Fansgymnastic / @fansgymnastic
4. LOVxxE / Viktoria Komova// 2012 Olympics AA final: So Close!
5. E007y / Aly Raisman - Hall of Fame**
6. EmmsDream / @EmmsDream / The Fierce 5 - GOLD FEELING**
7. The "Why Was YouTube Hiding You From Me?" Award goes to uswntgymfan / dailymotion / @uswntgymfan / Intro. London 2012.
I believe I found uswntgymfan on tumblr not youtube. She's a newer account but one of her videos already has over 40,000 views! I've loved ever video of hers since I stumbled upon the first one around the time of her favorite gymnasts birthday. I definitely recommend checking her out, especially if you're an Aliya Mustafina fan. YouTube/Google needs to work on their related searches.
Part 2 can be found here.
What was your favorite montage of 2012?
* = tweeted by gymnast
** = a favorite video of mine
The Ones Who Got Me Obsessed With Montages
1. AshleyAkaFlipper2 / AshleyAkaFlipper / vimeo / @Ashley_Flipper
Fierce Five Imagine the Fire** gets Montage of the Year Award - I fell in love with this video because of the way Ashley created such build up to McKayla's vault. There's a real sense of suspense in this video analyzing USA v. Russia in Team Finals even though we know what's going to happen. Along with that vault, I also really liked the way she compared the balance beam routines. Routines were similar enough that the comparison was possible - front tuck to front tuck, side aerial to side aerial. Loved it.
Fierce Five Imagine the Fire from AshleyakaFlipper on Vimeo.
2. iLitter / vimeo / @CSaccullo / Viktoria Komova, Aliya Mustafina - Рядом с тобой / BY YOUR SIDE**
Chris gets the Pushing the Envelope Award not just for this video but his videos for the past year and a half. I feel like he really pushes himself as an artist to try something new - like bobbleheads or overlaying the beam on the Brooklyn Bridge. He also pushes me as a viewer to appreciate things that are different, to look beyond the black and white or sepia tone. This video is a perfect example of that.Chris also has an amazing eye for things - I had no clue Aliya and Vika were holding hands before they got on the podium (and he made a picture of Peng Peng Lee as Captain Canada and eventually made a shield for her that she used recently at UCLA!). I loved the Dragon Ball Z effect and my favorite has to be the Viktoria sheep jump orb at 1:05. Great work.
3. TheGymEffect / 2012 Olympics AA. Russia. USA. Teen Idle
4. SuperGymmie / @SuperGymmie / Gymnastics - You make me smile**
The Up and Coming
These guys are getting better and better with each video.
1. kiwigymnast16 / vimeo / @kiwigymnast16
2012 Olympic - I'm On Top of the World**
2012 Olympics - I'm On Top of the World from kiwigymnast16 on Vimeo.
2. DakotaLaand / @usateamfan1 / Jordyn Wieber - Spotlight
3. Fansgymnastic / @fansgymnastic
4. LOVxxE / Viktoria Komova// 2012 Olympics AA final: So Close!
5. E007y / Aly Raisman - Hall of Fame**
6. EmmsDream / @EmmsDream / The Fierce 5 - GOLD FEELING**
7. The "Why Was YouTube Hiding You From Me?" Award goes to uswntgymfan / dailymotion / @uswntgymfan / Intro. London 2012.
I believe I found uswntgymfan on tumblr not youtube. She's a newer account but one of her videos already has over 40,000 views! I've loved ever video of hers since I stumbled upon the first one around the time of her favorite gymnasts birthday. I definitely recommend checking her out, especially if you're an Aliya Mustafina fan. YouTube/Google needs to work on their related searches.
Part 2 can be found here.
What was your favorite montage of 2012?