GYMN-L Digest - 6 Apr 1995 to 7 Apr 1995

There are 29 messages totalling 751 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. Weird Annoucements/Calls:
  2. Opinion poll (5)
  3. FLOOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: (6)
  4. Gymn Forum stuff
  5. Jen Ward post
  6. Help, need tape of PAC-10 meet on ESPN
  7. A-E difficulty
  8. Floor routines
  9. Romania vs. GB/Cacovean
 10. Where are they? (2)
 11. values of skills, etc on floor (2)
 12. nadia's 10
 13. Opinion poll (fwd)
 14. Best FX routines
 15. Peachtree & Poll
 16. Pac-10
 17. Peachtree/Kodak--Pac 10
 18. FX routines

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Date:    Thu, 6 Apr 1995 23:48:10 -0400
From:    ***@EMERALD.TUFTS.EDU
Subject: Re: Weird Annoucements/Calls:

> [lots of dumb things Gordon Maddux has said in his commentary deleted]
>
> The classic *worst* commentator line *ever* by far, of course, belongs to
> Gordie, from LA '84, when Tim Daggett was on PH and  Gordie said he was
> all over the horse like a naked woman. :P
>
> :)
> Adriana
>
Ugh!!! That is awful! He could probably be sued for saying something like
that these days! I agree-this is the worst ever!
Melissa

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 02:04:45 -0400
From:    ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: Opinion poll

Nadia's "perfect 10" floor at the '76 Montreal Olympics rates up there for
sure, as does Olga's in '72 Munich.

Jeff

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 16:54:27 +1000
From:    ***@STUDENT.GU.EDU.AU
Subject: Re: Opinion poll

Hi Folks,

Since I wasn't around for the original talk on this issue, I thought I'd
add my top 10 Floor routines of all time:

1       Laschenova      89 Worlds
2       Silivas         87 Worlds
3       Podkopayeva     94 Europeans
4       Omeliantchik    85 Europeans
5       Rusan           93 Junior Europeans
6       Gurova          87 Worlds
7       Onodi           92 Olympics
8       Dudnik          89 Worlds
9       Milosovici      92 Olympics
10      Davidova        80 Olympics (coreography wise - tumbling wise
I'll give No. 10 to Yulia Kut at 87 Moscow News, who did the full-in
punch front long before Milosovici!)

Michelle

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 02:54:57 -0700
From:    ***@ASU.EDU
Subject: Re: FLOOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

> Shannon did a first pass of RO, whip,whip, ff,ff, tucked full in.

>  My question is about the value of the sequence. How much bonus does
>  she get for this pass? Does the two whips upgrade the tucked full-in to an
>  E (or is it already?), Is there a value difference between atucked and
>  piked full-in? How about a Double layout and a double that was layout on
>  the first and a pike on the second?

        I THINK she gets +.2 in bonus.  I know it is +.1 for whip to
full-in.
        A full-in is a D, tucked or piked.  A previous skill doesn't
"upgrade" a skill after it, it only gives bonus for the combination.  A
double layout is an E (and so is a full-twisting double layout, go
figure).  A layout/pike double is a D.
        Other people were talking about the A-E system and its faults and
I have to agree.  Even 5 different categories of difficulty are not
enough to accurately seperate the moves.  Really, a piked salto IS harder
than a tucked salto.  It is is rated harder on vault, bars, and beam but
not floor.  But is it so much harder that it should be in the higher
category (ie tucked full-in D, piked full-in E)?  Then what happens to the
double layout, that must be upgraded to an "F."  Of course the
full-twisting double layout should then be made a "G."  Scary stuff, because
when a gymnast then does the next hardest skill, the double-twisting
double layout, it can't be suddenly made an "H" move if there are no H
moves yet, so it would have to be a "G" until the "H" family is created.
        I think instead that the skills should be numbered.  Yes I am a
"mitigite." :-)  Numbers would more accurately seperate the skills.

Floor tumbling (for example):

back handspring= 1.0
back tuck= 1.2
back layout= 1.3
whip back= 1.3

        All these moves are currently A's.  But most people can tell you
that a layout is harder than a flip flop, but of course under the current
system there is no worthwile reason to differentiate between them. . .

front handspring= 1.5
tucked back full= 2
tucked back full and a half= 2.2
layout back full= 2.2
layout back full and 1/2= 2.4

front tucked full= 2.5
front layout= 2.5
tucked back double full= 2.7
layout front full= 2.9
layout back double full= 3.0

tucked front one and 1/2 (tucked rudi) = 3.1
tucked back 2 1/2= 3.3
tucked double back= 3.7
layout 2 1/2= 3.8
layout rudi= 3.8

piked double back= 4.2
tucked triple full= 4.9
tucked full-in= 5.0
piked full-in= 5.5

layout triple full= 6.2
double layout= 6.5
double layout w/ a full (wherever)= 7.5

        Anyway my point is the system of accurately seperating the skills
not the actual values given in the three minutes it took to jot that down
so don't flame me if you think a tucked 3/1 is much harder than a full-in
or whatever 'cause that's not the point I'm making.  Anyway routines would
somehow have difficulty values numeric wise (NOT start values) that would
be multiplied by execution/artistic value, where the actual score would
come in.  So judges could still give 10's, only the actual score would be
multiplied by the execution.  So this way less difficult routines done
flawlessly would be on par with very difficult routines done sloppily.
And of course the very difficult routines done flawlessly and beautifully
would be by far ahead of both groups.  I like the multiplication system of
difficulty times execution because not only would the best win, the best
would win by points and points.
        Anyway that is only if the system was implemented correctly and
the judges could get past throwing 9.9 for flawed routines.  If you think
about it, a score of 9.0 is 90%.  A 9.9 is 99%.  If you think of scores as
"grades," a 90% is not the disaster it seems to be in gymnastics.  A score
of 8.5 in diving is a HUGE score, as it should be!  It is 85% of
perfection.
        Anyway this whole thing is just an example and I'm not about to
send it off to the FIG, but I think this is the direction gymnastics
scoring should be headed, not toward "Z" moves and 9.8 (98%!) averages
getting third place.


Amanda

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 06:50:18 -0600
From:    ***@RMII.COM
Subject: Gymn Forum stuff

Hey everyone -

A. In the past month, I've had at least four clubs write me and ask to
be included on the "USA-Clubs-and-Other" list; I wrote back explaining
that this list is really our fan mail list and not meant to be the
beginning to an email directory of clubs.

At that point, though, I realized that it *would* be cool to have an
email directory of clubs.  SO, if you attend a gym, have a kid who
takes gym, or have some other connection with a gym, please write me
with the following info.  It will be interesting to see how many gyms
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If the gym doesn't have an email address (most likely) and you are
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Relatedly, if everyone else could be "economical" on their posts, ie
only post if you are saying something that hasn't been said before and
that type of thing, then we should be just fine.

C. Flaming??  Lots of posts lately have said "Don't flame me for this,
but..."  This request is not necessary as I hope everyone is aware
that flaming is _not allowed_ on Gymn.  Flaming is an unproductive
waste of bandwith; flaming limits, directly and indirectly, other
worthwhile discussion on the forum.

I've gotten lots of compliments from people lately saying how they are
enjoying being on Gymn because of all the great discussion and the
friendliness of the members.  This is great and a large part of the
reason I like this forum.  So let's not ruin it by flaming.  There are
plenty of (good) ways to express opinions while keeping it within good
taste.

Btw, Gymn *is* PG -- (not even PG-13) bc we have many little ears
online.  ;)

Rachele

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 09:21:35 -0400
From:    ***@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Re: Opinion poll

> I know hardly any of you will remember this, but i have to bring it
> up.  Although she didn't have great tumbling when i saw her competing
> it (double tuck mount), the whole set just totally went with the music,
> and she really danced her heart out.  The gymnast was Mary(Mimi) Goyer
> of Cal.  She was from a gym in Reno, I believe.

Mimi was a lovely gymnast, what little I saw of her.  At least at some
point I'm pretty sure she was at MarVaTeens.  Whether she ever moved to
Reno, I don't know.  Speaking of MarVaTeens of old, if anyone happens to
have a clue where Marni Rager is, I'd love to know (we were teammates in
college; I lost track of her after she graduated).

:)
Adriana

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 08:20:01 -0400
From:    ***@A1.CSOC.UMC.DUPONT.COM
Subject: Re: FLOOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

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Amanda wrote:

>        I think instead that the skills should be numbered.  Yes I am a
>"mitigite." :-)  Numbers would more accurately seperate the skills.

[deleted]
>Anyway routines would
>somehow have difficulty values numeric wise (NOT start values) that would
>be multiplied by execution/artistic value, where the actual score would
>come in.  So judges could still give 10's, only the actual score would be
>multiplied by the execution.  So this way less difficult routines done
>flawlessly would be on par with very difficult routines done sloppily.
>And of course the very difficult routines done flawlessly and beautifully
>would be by far ahead of both groups.  I like the multiplication system of
>difficulty times execution because not only would the best win, the best
>would win by points and points.

This is very similar to a draft of the '96 Code that I read in Technique
about a year ago.  I think the main argument against it was how difficult
(read time consuming) it would be to judge.  For instance, after a
routine was finished, the judges would have to add up the values of all
of the elements to arrive at a start (or maybe I should difficulty)
value.  This would tend to become very time consuming in large meets and
lead to long drawn-out meets.

This draft Code required the gymnast to submit the routine ahead of time
to be evaluated for scoring.  This is intended to reduce the amount of
time spent doing what I noted above.  The drawback here is that it locks
the gymnast into a routine and doesn't allow for improvisation.  For
example, I remember having at least three different PB routines depending
on how I hit the skills throughout the routine.  PH and SR are also this
way.

Getting back to Amanda's Code, I think you are saying that the judges
could give 10's for execution, and this would be multiplied by
difficulty.  This final tabulated score is one of the other reasons that
there is resistance to this scoring method.  Opponents of this plan feel
that the American public has become very comfortable with the idea that
10's are the mark of perfection, and they like to root for their
favorites to score a 10.0.  Can you imagine the average, once every four
years, gymnastics watching American rooting for their fav to score a
"perfect" 36.4?

If anyone has access to this Technique issue, maybe they could share some
of the pros and cons of this system and clear up any mistakes I may have
made.  My memory is not what it used to be (I think am getting
"old-timers disease").

BTW, I agree with Amanda on this.  Even though the transition through
such a change would be difficult, I think that in the long run it would
be good for our sport.  I really hope that we see 1996 bring some major
changes to our outdated scoring system.

-Jim

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 09:44:18 -0500
From:    ***@SUVAX1.STETSON.EDU
Subject: Jen Ward post

I have to agree with Jen Ward in many respects.  Yes, college gymnasts often
don't have some of the difficulty the world class gymnasts do.  They do have
form breaks.  With respect to women's collegiate gymnastics, remember, the
competitors are now *women*, not little girls.  I tend to agree with Jen that
they should be respected for their continued committment to the sport,
especially given the NCAA limitations on practice time.  I also agree that the
collegiate routines are often much more *mature* than those of other elites.
Sometimes when I watch gymnastics, the announcer comments about how graceful the
particular gymnast is and how good her dance technique is.  As a person
invovled with dance for many year, I often get sick to my stomach.  If you
really want to see grace and maturity coupled with dance ability, I will take
some of the floor routines on the college level any day.  They may lack
some of the difficulty, but certainly not presentation.  I applaud the student-
athlete and am glad they still have the fire to perform at a high level.

Mike

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 10:11:52 EDT
From:    ***@BBN.COM
Subject: Help, need tape of PAC-10 meet on ESPN

Can someone out there help me?  I misprogrammed my VCR, and
ended up with only half of the ESPN PAC-10 coverage from
last night/early this morning.  I don't get ESPN2, so
I won't have a chance on the rebroadcasts.  I'll gladly
pay tape and postage costs for a dupe or loan.

BTW, if someone out there missed the Peachtree meet and,
like me, gets ESPN but not ESPN2, ESPN is rebroadcasting
it early Sunday morning, from 5 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.

>>Kathy

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 17:05:29 +0200
From:    ***@MAIL.LSS.CO.ZA
Subject: A-E difficulty

>Numbers would more accurately seperate skills.
>Floor tumbling (for example)
>Back handspring=1.0
>Back tuck=1.2
>Back layout=1.3
etc.

Amanda you've got it right! I never really thought of it that way, but
now that you mention it, it would be a great improvement on the current
system. Infact, it sounds like the only way to go.

Helen.

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 11:14:15 EDT
From:    ***@BBN.COM
Subject: Re: FLOOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

As Amanda points out, the use of difficulty factors in scoring diving
helps discriminate among the various divers.  I agree that a similar
scoring system would help gymnastics.  Anytime you have a judged
sport with scoring (gymnastics, diving, and figure skating come to mind),
you have the problem of the scoring system keeping up with the
skills of the athletes.  This is much more of a problem in gymnastics
than diving or figure skating.  It's not that often that someone
comes up with a new dive or a new jump or spin, so the judges
don't have to work so hard to "keep up" with the athletes.  But
in gymnastics, with all the different possible skills to
perform in various combinations, new moves and combos are submitted
for rating all the time.  I think the current code has exacerbated
the problem, especially with the front tumbling scoring on floor ex,
but the problem's been there for a long time.  Did anyone else
out there take the Advanced Math Placement Test in high school?
When I took the test, a perfect score of 800 was only at
the 95th percentile, meaning that the test couldn't discriminate
between the great and the near great--not very informative
for either the test takers or the schools to which they
submitted their scores.  Gymnastics has the same
problem when there's no way to differentially score two
great floor ex routines that differ only in whether
the gymnast twisted in her double layout.

If gymnastics did switch to a diving-like scoring method
(multiplying execution score by difficulty rating), something
else might happen.  The scoring system could be set up
so that a gymnast with stunning form but not quite
the highest possible level of difficulty could be
very competitive with someone who's got all the tricks
but not perfect execution.  (In diving, a lot of strategy
comes to bear in deciding whether to go for a really
difficult dive that you may not execute really well
all the time vs. a not so difficult dive that you
execute well consistently.)

>>Kathy

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 17:11:17 +0200
From:    ***@MAIL.LSS.CO.ZA
Subject: Floor routines

In no specific order, here are my favourites:
Omelianchik '85 Europeans
Milosovici '92 Olympics
Onodi '92 Olympics
Boginskaya '89 Worlds
Mo Huilan '94 Worlds

Can't think of any others at the mo.:-)

Helen.

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 09:29:19 PST
From:    ***@CCM.FM.INTEL.COM
Subject: Re: FLOOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

Text item:

 Since none of the judges on line responded to this, I'll try to add a few
 answers where Amanda did not... (I'm far from an expert on the women's latest
 code)

 >>>The question was:
  How much bonus does
  she get for this pass? Does the two whips upgrade the tucked full-in to an
  E (or is it already?), Is there a value difference between atucked and
  piked full-in? How about a Double layout and a double that was layout on the
  first and a pike on the second?
  >>>See Amanda's answer about the rest.  But to add a few comments:  The two
  whips to a tuck full-in I believe count as "C indirect to a D", which is worth
  0.2 in combo bonus.  There is no value raising (anymore) in women's floor.  A
  double layout is an E and a layout/pike is a D, I believe.

 (What about back tumbling: Anyone seen Natalia Frolova's combo beat yet:
 RO FF 1 & 1/2 RO FF 3/1 twist ! How does she stand still after all that
 twisting!!!)
>>> For tough combos, I think Shevechenko (Sp?) used to do a 1 1/2 twist to a
full-in, which IMHO is tougher (but not as "dizzy" and, not as difficult,
according to the current code).

 Greg

Text item:

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 13:08:21 -0400
From:    ***@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Re: Romania vs. GB/Cacovean

> One of last year's IG's had an article on Romania and mentioned something
> like a power shift away from Deva towards Bucharest (and Onesti?).  Aren't
> Milosovici and Gogean at Deva?  Given what could be cited as their "advanced
> age", does anyone have an opinion on their presence at Atlanta?  It would
> seem that they are too good to dispose of in a political move.

IMO, they'll be there, barring injury.  Besides, they may not be as old as
Romania claims.


:)
Adriana

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 14:28:34 -0400
From:    ***@BINGSUNS.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU
Subject: Re: Where are they?

> Hi guys
>  Does anyone know where Jennie Thompson and Dominique Moceanu are
> training at the moment. They seem to keep "club-hopping".
>  Happy Handsprings,
> Helen.
>
As far as I know, Jennie Thompson is training at Dynamos again and
Dominique Moceanu is at Karolyis. Jennie has moved back and forth between
Karolyis and Dynamos a lot (3 moves in the last 2 or 3 years, I think).
But Dominique has stayed at the same club for a while.
I was wondering - does anyone know what injury Jennie had (I heard she
had an operation) and when she will begin competing again.
                                                Beth =]

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 14:32:54 -0400
From:    ***@PRISM.GATECH.EDU
Subject: values of skills, etc on floor

if you give each skill a differenbt number as some of you were doing you
will kill the judges-they cant possibly remember every number for every
skill-it will also take them much much more time-adrienne

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 14:50:58 -0400
From:    ***@BINGSUNS.CC.BINGHAMTON.EDU
Subject: Where are they?

I was wondering about the whereabouts of Kerri Strug and Dominique Dawes.
I heard the Dominique was injured, but I didn't hear the extent of her
injury and when she plans on returning. Kerri seems to have disappeared
after Worlds in November. If anyone has information, please tell me.
                                                   Beth =]

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 15:07:19 -0400
From:    ***@PRISM.GATECH.EDU
Subject: nadia's 10

this perfect 10 bar routine has one or more major flaws-the most obvious
being small steps on the landing after ehr dismount-adrienne

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 14:13:56 CDT
From:    ***@ADMIN.STEDWARDS.EDU
Subject: Re: Opinion poll (fwd)

>
> Nadia's "perfect 10" floor at the '76 Montreal Olympics rates up there for
> sure, as does Olga's in '72 Munich.
>
> Jeff
>
Couldn't agree more.  Olga set the standard.  With the exception of, perhaps,
Oksana Omelianchik, NO ONE has ever been able to match Olga's ability to convey
sheer joy on the floor.

  Cole

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 15:40:01 -0400
From:    ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: Best FX routines

I think Lilia Podkopayeva's routine to the Horah was th best ever!
Emily

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 16:25:41 -0400
From:    ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Peachtree & Poll

Just a clarification about ESPN's rebroadcast of the Peachtree meet:  It will
re-air at 4 am Saturday night (technically Sunday morning, April 9).  That
time is central, though, so check local listings.

As for the opinion poll, my vote goes to Kim Zmeskal's "Rock Around the
Clock" routine.  It was more difficult than her previous routine (even though
she had to water it down in Barcelona), but more importantly, it was clean
and consistant and drew in the crowd.  It appealed to my friends and me (all
non-gymnasts) and is one of the main reasons I was drawn to learn more about
gymnastics.

Ann Marie

P.S.  Thanks to Rachele for reposting the GYMN "rules".  I've been very put
off by some of the recent negative posts and especially some offensive
language.  Take that stuff to the message boards!

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 13:41:09 -0700
From:    ***@NSN.SCS.UNR.EDU
Subject: Pac-10

I spaced the Pac-10 broadcast.  Does anyone know if ESPN will be
rebroadcasting it and if so when?

Thanks

Greg

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 17:42:06 -0400
From:    ***@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Re: FLOOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

>  >>>The question was:
>   How much bonus does
>   she get for this pass? Does the two whips upgrade the tucked full-in to an
>   E (or is it already?), Is there a value difference between atucked and
>   piked full-in? How about a Double layout and a double that was layout on the
>   first and a pike on the second?

>   >>>See Amanda's answer about the rest.  But to add a few comments:  The two
>   whips to a tuck full-in I believe count as "C indirect to a D", which is
 worth
>   0.2 in combo bonus.  There is no value raising (anymore) in women's floor.
 A
>   double layout is an E and a layout/pike is a D, I believe.

2 whips to tuck full-in are indirect A+A+D.  There is no C element in
the series.  I can't find anything that speaks directly to the question,
but A+A+C is 0.1, and A+D is also 0.1, so presumably A+A+D would be 0.2.

:)
Adriana

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 20:59:50 +0000
From:    ***@TOTB.DEMON.CO.UK
Subject: Re: Opinion poll

>Nadia's "perfect 10" floor at the '76 Montreal Olympics rates up there for
>sure, as does Olga's in '72 Munich.
>
>Jeff

I think you must mean Nellie Kim, Nadia's 10's were on beam and bars.


Joanna

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 20:46:05 +0000
From:    ***@TOTB.DEMON.CO.UK
Subject: Re: Opinion poll

>Whose floor routine do you think was the BEST of all time?  I know, I know,
 it's

Lavinia Milosovich - 1992 Olympics Barcelona



Joanna

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 18:41:53 -0400
From:    ***@TIGER.HSC.EDU
Subject: Peachtree/Kodak--Pac 10

I have both meets on tape if anyone wants a copy.

I also have all the routines written out (shorthand practice).  Is anyone
interested in my posting them to the list (or some of them?).

Julius

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 22:01:11 -0400
From:    ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: FLOOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

>I would have to give best floor tumbling to Olga Strahzeva (see above),

Laschenova's is right up there too, but both these ladies tended to cowboy
:-(

Mara

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 22:08:46 -0400
From:    ***@TIGER.HSC.EDU
Subject: FX routines

Hmmm.....here's my $0.02:

Most mesmerizing--Mitova blues
Also--Bogi's Carmen; '91 Worlds
Most joyful--Omelianchik 87 worlds?  (The routine I was as at an exibition
after the '88 Olympics)
Most fun--Elena Schevchenko (sp?)--Pink Panther  (I'm a sucker for the Pink
Panther)

Other favorites--
Kathy Johnson--Swan Lake; '79 worlds
Girl from Georgia, All American, on FX to Black Cat ('91?)
Believe it or not, Miller's '92 Olympic
Grosheva's '91 Europeans
Onodi's '91 Europeans
Kim Hamilton's Egyptian (?) routine
Kelly Garrison-Steves' Chess '88 Olympics
Strazeva's Rite of Spring

BTW--favorite beam routines--
Chari Knight's '94
Kelly Garrison-Steves' '88 Olympics

Favorite bar set--
Strazva's '89 Worlds (talk about a moving bar set!!!!!)
Missy Marlowe's stalder work at '87 Pan-Am's

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Date:    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 19:28:54 -0700
From:    ***@ASU.EDU
Subject: Re: values of skills, etc on floor

On Fri, 7 Apr 1995, Ace Ventura wrote:
> if you give each skill a differenbt number as some of you were doing you
> will kill the judges-they cant possibly remember every number for every
> skill-it will also take them much much more time-adrienne
>

        Every skill already has a number (different than the value), and a
special symbol used to identify it.  The symbols have to be memorized
anyway.

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