If you know how to focus-dash then fireballs aren't a problem. You can charge focus, absorb the fireball and dash forward before the focus ends to make your way across the screen.
The guy in that video plays way too conservatively as Zangief. You really need to be aggressive with him to get in close. I don't get why in a few pats he would just stand there and let the player spam fireballs at him and spin to avoid them when he could jump over them and get in there. Watching both of them block-walk is pretty lame too.
I'm also really confused as to why that Zangief was low punch/kicking so much when every single one of his other moves are so much more powerful. His fierce kick covers like half the screen and does an insane amount of damage, and it didnt seem like he was trying for any kind of pile-drivers at all. He looked to be over-thinking way to much. Zangief is big and stupid, so you have to play like that sometimes. Get in there and fuck shit up.
Against that block-walking Gouken i would use Z's Kick pile-driver which makes Z run forward, smack the blocker's hands down and pile-drive them. After that you're right up close and have Gouken at your mercy. Push him into the corner and he's pretty fucked.
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