GYMN-L Digest - 26 Jun 1995 to 27 Jun 1995
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are 10 messages totalling 241 lines in this
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Topics of the day:
1. Carol Angela Orchard and CBC
2. Elfi.
3. women's
European champs
4. ABC's
European coverage--what's when
5. Gymn TV comments!
6. CIS Jr. Champs. (2)
7. Bizarre Item From the East Side of
the Pond
8. junior
?'s
9. Trivia Quiz #30: Older Competitors
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 23:39:56
EST
From: ***@STUDSERV.SENECAC.ON.CA
Subject:
Carol Angela Orchard and CBC
> (snip)
>
So far, she has done Dortmund Worlds and '95 Nationals for CBC and may I
>
say she has done a great job. She brings a unique and interesting
approach
> to commentating. Since she's a coach (rather than a
gymnast like most
> commentators) she has
obviously had more technical, biomechanical, and
> sport
psychology education than a gymnast would.
However, she's talks
> at a very down-to-earth level and also keeps her own
personal opinions
> to a minimum.
>
>
Keep up the good work Carol!
>
I'll make sure she gets a copy
of your kind (and imho, totally justified)
mail. Carol will cover the Tumbling Championship held last week
in Manitoba
and, I believe has a contract with CBC
that extends till mid-1996.
Mike.
> ----------------------------
> DORY --- the
guy from Canada
> ----------------------------
>
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 23:00:18 -0600
From: ***@ZEPHYR.MEDCHEM.PURDUE.EDU
Subject:
Elfi.
I agree, and a long time ago I said
that she is my fav. commentator.
She's
knowledgable, quick to respond, and I like her
comments. Plus, she
has a sharp eye and I like her
opinions, since they tend to agree with mine!
(i.e.,
"I wouldn't give it to her [ Gutsu's 9.936 or
higher score needed at
Barcelona on th vault to
beat Miller.]"
As for Tim and Elfi as a
pair and Elfi not saying anything during the
Men's
competition, I can remember her cutting off
Tim once and awhile at Barcelona.
I don't think it was intentional, but
still funny!
Now if we can only get rid of Jon Tesh! Do we need him?
Jeff
P.S.
Nothing today from my OLUMOUC contacts.
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 12:01:25
-0400
From: ***@HUGSE1.HARVARD.EDU
Subject:
women's European champs
okay, I may be really
bummed here -- has ABC already aired the women's
European
championships? I thought the men's
competition was aired
6/24, with the women's to be aired this Saturday,
July 1. But I just
saw a listing in TV guide saying the *men* are on this
Saturday. Did
I miss the women?? If so, would anyone be willing to lend
me their
tape or send me a copy? I'd be happy to pay for any costs.
Thanks
-- Kiki
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 12:22:02
EDT
From: ***@BBN.COM
Subject:
Re: ABC's European coverage--what's when
Kiki (and anyone else who's
confused):
This past Saturday (6/24), ABC's Wide World of Sports aired
coverage
of the women's AA from the European
Cup.
According to the promos during that broadcast, this coming
Saturday
(7/1), WWoS will be airing coverage of
the event finals for
both men and women. That's ABC, 4:30-6 p.m. EDT. (There's
an
outside chance we'll also get snippets of the men's AA,
but
the promos didn't mention it, and I wouldn't bet on it.)
>>Kathy
P.S.: By the way, I second the opinion that Piskun was
very impressive. On the other hand, I was disappointed
by
the choreography (not execution) of almost all
the FX routines
shown (I did like Podkopayeva's choreography); for many of the
routines, the movements didn't fit the music (IMO). Especially
disappointing
after last year's bumper crop of fine FX routines.--KG
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 16:34:52
EDT
From: ***@PRODIGY.COM
Subject:
Gymn TV comments!
I just wanted to comment
on Khorkina's beautiful gymnastics. I
absolutely
love to watch her... she is art, creativity, daring-- the
definition of a perfect gymnast. I would also like to
comment on
Kochetkova's FX... it was another
expressive art also. As for the
Budget, Amy Chow has got a lot of future
talent... and that arabian
double
front with a half twist! WHOA! I've heard about it, but it has
been the 1st time I have ever seen her perform it! Great job
Amy!!
Anne :)
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 23:20:00
UTC
From: ***@GENIE.GEIS.COM
Subject:
CIS Jr. Champs.
Brief results (from Radio Moscow) on the CIS Jr.
Champs., which were held in
St. Petersburg in
May:
== NOTE: some names are probably way off :) ==
Women's
Team: 1. Ukraine-A 2. Ukraine-B 3. St. Petersburg
Women's
AA:
1. Elena Dolgopolova
(RUS)
38.725
2. Anna Mirgorodskaya
(UKR)
38.275
3. Svetlana Zelepoukina
(UKR) 38.200
4. Lyubov Sheremeta (UKR) 38.100
Women's
EF:
V: 1. Irina Kreshikova
(St. Pete), 2. Dolgopolova
UB: 1. Olga Tselenko
(UKR), 2. Dolgopolova
B:
1. Zelepoukina, 2. Dolgopolova
FX: 1. Dolgopolova
Men's
EF:
FX: 1. Alexei Bondarenko (Moscow), 2. Beleya (GEO), 3. Rustam Ruvenkov (UKR)
PH: 1. Yuri Kurkov
(Moscow), 2. Bondarenko & Maksim
Adernik (RUS)
R:
1. Bondarenko, 2. Alexander Kuruny (St. Pete),
3. Alex. Belenky (UKR)
V:
1. Stanislav Marchenko
(St. Pete), 2. Kurkov, 3. Bondarenko
PB: 1. Kuruny, 2. Selevkov (UKR),
3. Tkachev (Moscow) & Nikitchkin
(RUS)
HB: 1. Bondarenko, 2.
Penkivich
(BLR), 3. Georgadze (GEO)
Bondarenko tied for 1st AA (don't know with whom) with a
score of 55.95.
Debbie
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 20:23:45
-0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject:
Bizarre Item From the East Side of the Pond
An extremely weird item
clipped from a much larger item in the San Jose Merc
News
. . .
In June, British gymnast Lisa Grayson, 21, announced she had
taken a teaching
position in the United States, in
large part to avoid her British stalker of
six
years, Robert Wall, 35. In that time, Wall has written her 5,916 letters
and 509 songs and has proposed marriage. In court, Wall
denied he was
obsessed with Grayson but said, ``I
admit I wrote the songs, but they were
good
songs.''
Mara
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 20:24:16
-0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject:
Re: junior ?'s
>2) Has any
(American) girl ever won 2 junior all-around titles?
Depends whether
you consider Jr. B the same division . . .
Mara
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 20:24:36
-0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject:
Trivia Quiz #30: Older Competitors
In honor of our 30th Trivia Quiz,
the topic is older competitors (although it
seems
few of our 'oldsters' even approach 30!)
Credit (or blame) for
questions goes to:
#1, 2 Greg
#3, 4, 5 Brett
#6 Rachele
#7, 8, 9, 10 Mara
1. Which male
gymnast won the Olympic AA Gold at age 29?
2. Which US female gymnast won two Olympic
medals at age 24?
3. This North Korean girl was billed as 22 years old
at the 1991 World
Championships. Yeah, maybe in dog
years.
4. This
Cuban has competed in almost as many world Championships as Kim
Guang Suk has had (actual) birthdays.
5. The most exciting 'old man' in the Asian
Games, he has the only triple
back in
Kazakhstan.
6. Which "OLD" Gymn
forum assistant manager recently competed in his first
meet
and is now working a free-hip to handstand on highbar? [Clue: there is
only
one Gymn forum asst
mgr.]
7. Which old lady
(at the age of 21) finished in the top 6 at the 1986 World
Cup?
8. Which former Czech competitor came out
of retirement at age 24 (with 2
children!) to represent the FRG at the Stuttgart Worlds?
9. This 21 year-old was the first gymnast
to compete a full-on mount to beam
in the
Olympics.
10. This gymnast
continued to represent the Soviet Union internationally
until
the age of 21, 6 years after her World Championships AA victory.
Answers
tommorrow.
Enjoy!
:-)
Mara
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 18:56:08
-0700
From: ***@NETCOM.COM
Subject:
Re: CIS Jr. Champs.
> Men's EF:
> PB: 1. Kuruny, 2. Selevkov (UKR),
3. Tkachev (Moscow) & Nikitchkin
(RUS)
So,
is this Tkachev related to the one who the reverse hect was
named for?
Laura
:)
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End of GYMN-L Digest - 26
Jun 1995 to 27 Jun 1995
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