GYMN-L Digest - 23 Jun 1996 to 24 Jun 1996

There are 9 messages totalling 282 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. TV Alert!
  2. Floor Music
  3. questions
  4. Olympic Trials commercial (3)
  5. Articles on Women Gymnasts
  6. results Gym-Festival Trnava '96 (SVK)
  7. Oksana Fabrichnova

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Date:    Sun, 23 Jun 1996 21:09:22 -0400
From:    ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: TV Alert!

     On June 30th on PBS, there is a special on PBS called America's Greatest
Olympians.  Mary Lou Retton was shown in the preview.
                                     Dawn :)

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Date:    Sun, 23 Jun 1996 21:19:49 -0400
From:    ***@HICOM.NET
Subject: Re: Floor Music

Howdy, GYMNers:

Excuse my lack of musical knowledge, but I do not know many titles...

One of my picks for Best Floor Music would have to be Omelianchik's 1985 Worlds
piece with the birds chirping.  It was so, well, *happy,* which was undoubtedly
enhanced by her 'stage' presence (an example of a FINE dancer, and a finely
choreographed routine on FX).  I also loved Olga's '72 music, but again this
could be enhanced by her obvious love for what she was doing at the time, not a
disaffected, disinterested glaze in her eyes which is, sadly, common today.
Another Best Floor Music goes to Shushunova's '88 Olympic piece-and we saw her
express herself in that piece like never before!!!  Also Silivas' '89 Worlds
Swan-type piece--loved it (she was even flapping her arms like a swan...)!!
Let's not forget Mitova's '91 Worlds funky, soulful floor music, also *very*
well interpreted!

As for Worst Floor Music, well, Phoebe Mills did 'Venus' before the '88 Olympics
and at the '88 Olympics she did this 'Addams Family' mix with some goofy song
spliced in--I hated them both!!!  Perhaps a more expressive gymnast could have
'sold' the 'Addams' mix, but 'Venus' is just too difficult to find something to
interpret.  Don't get me wrong, I loved Mills on BB and also on UB, and she is a
very accomplished gymnsast, but whoever allowed her to use these pieces didn't
allow her to reach her full dance potential (sound familiar...?).  I also, like
many of you on the list, am disappointed with Milo's PUR Worlds music (did she
change the music at Euro's?), and I *really* disliked Gogean's old ('93 Worlds)
floor music.  Chusovitina's '91 FX was a brilliant choice for her (I know it as
'The Lone Ranger,' but I know it has a 'real' title) but she didn't express
herself with it, so put it on my list of Worsts.

Just a little input in an interesting thread.

Ciao,
Michele

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Date:    Sun, 23 Jun 1996 21:22:01 -0400
From:    ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: questions

<<
 >       5. what is  a markalov on bars
         This is what Khorki does on UB: from a front giant,a straddled
 hecth 1/2 turn to catch the bar.
  >>

Here's a stupid question, but something I've always wondered about:  why is a
front giant called a front giant when your swinging backwards.  Same thing
for back giants.  I've never *done* gymnastics so there must be some
mechanical thing I am missing.

Tim

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Date:    Sun, 23 Jun 1996 22:52:10 -0400
From:    ***@YORKU.CA
Subject: Olympic Trials commercial

        I just saw a commercial on NBC for the US Olympic trials to be
broadcast next week.  The only two gymnasts shown were Moceanu and Miller.
Doesn't NBC know that these two gymnasts aren't even competing in the
meet?  If I weren't on-line and didn't know about their petitions, I'd be
pretty upset to see them in the commercial and then tune into the meet
only to discover that they weren't even competing.
                Chris.

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Date:    Sun, 23 Jun 1996 23:26:50 -0400
From:    ***@CORNELL.EDU
Subject: Re: Olympic Trials commercial

At 10:52  6/23/96 -0400, you wrote:
>        I just saw a commercial on NBC for the US Olympic trials to be
>broadcast next week.  The only two gymnasts shown were Moceanu and Miller.
>Doesn't NBC know that these two gymnasts aren't even competing in the
>meet?  If I weren't on-line and didn't know about their petitions, I'd be
>pretty upset to see them in the commercial and then tune into the meet
>only to discover that they weren't even competing.
>                Chris

        That's NBC (or most any other network) for you.  Unless they're
showing canned footage of a meet that already occurred, they'll most likely
show shots of whoever's hot/most recognizable at the time.  This happened
with another meet shown on NBC in the past year that Miller wasn't competing
in...strange seeing her in the commercial, no?
 

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Date:    Sun, 23 Jun 1996 20:46:17 -0700
From:    ***@EFN.ORG
Subject: Re: Articles on Women Gymnasts

I read the Ladies Home Journal article on Jaycie Phleps and her family
and I agree that it was done quite well.

One question though, it says Jaycie will *never* perform the Yurchenko
style vault.  Anyone know why?

Also, the Elle article on Dominique Dawes was interesting too, although
too short IMO.  It's nice to be able to visualize her as a grown woman,
driving around in her own car, living in a dorm just like other people
her age.  We've really only seen the emotional side of Dom lately (96
Worlds coverage, 95 & 96 Nationals) and it's not an accurate picture of
the mature young adult she has become, so kudos to them for the
flattering article and accurate portrayal.

I am afraid to read the upcoming Newsweek stuff, they might as well just
cut and paste from the job they did in 92.

Katie

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Date:    Mon, 24 Jun 1996 00:13:49 -0400
From:    ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: Olympic Trials commercial

<<   I just saw a commercial on NBC for the US Olympic trials to be
 >broadcast next week.  The only two gymnasts shown were Moceanu and Miller.
 >Doesn't NBC know that these two gymnasts aren't even competing in the
 >meet? >>


The commercial I've seen lately though only shows Dominique Dawes and Jaycie
Phelps and has "scheduled to compete" written in small letters... I think
someone clued them in!

Tim

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Date:    Sun, 23 Jun 1996 23:20:10 -0600
From:    ***@SASKNET.SK.CA
Subject: results Gym-Festival Trnava '96 (SVK)

GYM-FESTIVAL TRNAVA '96
Women, June 8-9, 1996
Sportova hala Slavia
Trnava, Slovakia
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SENIOR ALL-AROUND - June 8/96
 1. Mojka Mavric          SLO   9.375  9.100  9.050  9.100  36.625
 2. Adriana Tonkovicova   SVK   9.450  9.150  9.250  8.550  36.400
 3. Stephanie Hyett       CAN   9.325  9.500  8.900  8.400  36.125
 4. Monika Krivdova       SVK   8.775  9.500  8.400  9.400  36.075
 5. Agnieszka Supinska    POL   8.750  8.750  9.050  9.250  35.800
 6. Lucia Ambrova         SVK   9.400  8.950  8.050  8.600  35.000
 7. Claudia Faustinelli   ITA   9.200  7.950  8.350  9.000  34.500
 8. Henrieta Kurasova     SVK   9.100  7.850  8.000  8.100  33.050
 9. Lubica Bohmerova      SVK   0.000  9.250  8.750  0.000  18.000
10. Klaudia Kinska        SVK   9.525  0.000  0.000  0.000   9.525


JUNIOR ALL-AROUND - June 8/96
 1. Ludmila Eghova        RUS   9.400  9.100  9.200  9.750  37.450
 2. Elena Zamolodchikova  RUS   9.600  8.500  9.550  9.600  37.250
 3. Michaela Canecka      SVK   9.150  9.300  9.250  9.500  37.200
 4. Andrea Behunova       SVK   9.600  8.450  9.100  9.100  36.250
 5. Vesna Stavrev         SLO   9.300  8.750  8.900  9.250  36.200
 6. Martina Mravcova      SVK   9.350  9.300  8.650  8.700  36.000
 7t Megan Dash            CAN   8.850  9.100  8.900  9.100  35.950
 7t Jana Komrskova        CZE   9.300  9.450  8.100  9.100  35.950
 9. Olga Lopez            SUI   8.850  8.800  9.050  8.800  35.500
10. Sona Danajova         SVK   8.800  8.700  8.900  9.000  35.400
11. Anna Mesarkinova      SVK   8.900  7.950  9.200  9.300  35.350
12. Adrianne Begg         CAN   9.000  8.950  8.350  8.700  35.000
13. Dobroslava Lehotska   SVK   8.750  8.750  8.500  8.900  34.900
14t Simona Ravska         SVK   9.150  8.550  8.000  9.100  34.800
14t Andrea Krumpalova     SVK   8.850  8.400  8.600  8.950  34.800
16. Michaela Radkova      CZE   9.250  9.250  8.250  7.700  34.450
17. Ilaria Parissenti     ITA   8.950  7.850  8.550  8.950  34.300
18. Malgorza Skowronska   POL   9.200  8.300  7.750  9.000  34.250
19t Oksana Laskievic      UKR   8.100  8.200  8.850  9.050  34.200
19t Sigrid Persoons       BEL   8.900  8.150  8.100  9.050  34.200
21. Isabelle Kint         BEL   8.450  8.000  8.500  9.150  34.100
22. Barbara Zahradnikova  SVK   8.450  7.850  8.900  8.850  34.050
23. Oksana Tolochko       UKR   8.700  7.450  8.950  8.850  33.950
24. Arieelle Monnier      SUI   8.900  7.250  9.200  8.400  33.750
25. Bosena Zenkner        UKR   8.600  7.700  8.850  8.050  33.200
26. Diana Domenyova       SVK   8.450  8.000  8.600  7.700  32.750
27t Virginia Kosirzewa    POL   8.300  8.250  6.900  9.000  32.450
27t Inez Ramakers         BEL   8.500  7.350  8.700  7.900  32.450
29. Kristina Culic        CRO   8.850  7.800  7.150  8.550  32.350
30. Eva Chasnikova        SVK   8.450  6.900  7.800  8.650  31.800
31. Hana Zimmermanova     SVK   8.500  6.650  7.400  8.550  31.100
32. Zdena Cicmanova       SVK   8.350  6.350  7.650  7.700  30.050
33. Maria Ligocka         SVK   8.700  0.000  6.850  7.750  23.300
34. Slavka Baluchova      SVK   0.000  0.000  8.300  7.550  15.850


SENIOR EVENT FINALS - June 9/96

VAULT                                  UNEVEN BARS
1. Lucia Ambrova          SVK  9.500     1t Adriana Tonkovicova    SVK  9.300
2. Adriana Tonkovicova    SVK  9.400     1t Stephanie Hyett        CAN  9.300
3. Mojka Mavric           SLO  9.225     3. Lucia Ambrova          SVK  8.850
4. Claudia Faustinelli    ITA  9.200     4. Monika Krivdova        SVK  8.750
5. Stephanie Hyett        CAN  9.175     5. Lubica Bohmerova       SVK  8.250
6. Henrieta Kurasova      SVK  9.150     6t Mojka Mavric           SLO  7.150
                                         6t Claudia Faustinelli    ITA  7.150
                                         8. Agnieszka Supinska     POL  6.750

BALANCE BEAM                             FLOOR EXERCISE
1. Mojka Mavric           SLO  9.150     1. Monika Krivdova        SVK  9.400
2. Agnieszka Supinska     POL  8.950     2. Mojca Mavric           SLO  9.350
3. Stephanie Hyett        CAN  8.700     3. Lucia Ambrova          SVK  8.900
4. Lucia Ambrova          SVK  8.650     4. Adriana Tonkovicova    SVK  8.800
5. Lubica Bohmerova       SVK  8.500     5. Agenieszka Supinska    POL  8.150
6. Adriana Tonkovicova    SVK  8.100     6t Claudia Faustinelli    ITA  7.650
7. Claudia Faustinelli    ITA  7.550     6t Henrieta Kurasova      SVK  7.650


JUNIOR EVENT FINALS - June 9/96

VAULT                                    UNEVEN BARS
1. Elena Zamolodchikova   RUS  9.425     1. Ludmila Eghova         RUS  9.563
2. Ludmila Eghova         RUS  9.400     2. Jana Komrskova         CZE  9.500
3. Martina Mravcova       SVK  9.300     3. Martina Mravcova       SVK  8.850
4. Jana Komrskova         CZE  9.275     4. Michaela Radkova       CZE  8.700
5. Vesna Stavrev          SLO  9.225     5. Michaela Canecka       SVK  8.650
6. Michaela Radkova       CZE  9.075     6. Adrianne Begg          CAN  8.600
7. Malgorzata Skowronska  POL  8.925     7. Olga Lopez             SUI  7.750
8. Andrea Behunova        SVK  8.900     8. Megan Dash             CAN  7.600

BALANCE BEAM                             FLOOR EXERCISE
1. Ludmila Eghova         RUS  9.700     1. Ludmila Eghova         RUS  9.550
2. Vesna Stavrev          SLO  9.200     2. Vesna Stavrev          SLO  9.200
3. Olga Lopez             SUI  9.050     3. Michaela Canecka       SVK  9.100
4. Elena Zamolodchikova   RUS  8.950     4t Jana Komrskova         CZE  9.000
5. Michaela Canecka       SVK  8.700     4t ELena Zamolodchikova   RUS  9.000
6. Anna Mesarkinova       SVK  8.700     4t Isabelle Kint          BEL  9.000
7. Arieelle Monnier       SUI  8.600     4t Anna Mesarkinova       SVK  9.000
8. Oksana Tolochko        UKR  8.350     8. Megan Dash             CAN  8.850

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Date:    Mon, 24 Jun 1996 17:53:39 +1000
From:    ***@OZEMAIL.COM.AU
Subject: Oksana Fabrichnova

I was disappointed to read that Oksana Fabrichnova won't be in Atlanta.  She
has some great skills and I was really beginning to enjoy her gymnastics
when she grew a bit and gained some elegance.  I certainly will miss her
three back layouts on beam (it beats Miller's and Dawes' hands down), as
well as her double double off bars (I think that's what it is!).

I wish her luck with whatever she chooses to do in the future.

Simone

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