GYMN-L Digest - 25 Mar 1995 to 26 Mar 1995

There are 13 messages totalling 340 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

1. If anyone, chew on ABC (fwd)
2. Gym Stars
3. France Telecom results
4. TV Coverage (2)
5. Dom D wins another award
6. This, that, and door #3 (4)
7. EIGL's team results
8. UCLA Women win PAC-10, Umeh wins AA, 3 EF
9. Women's SEC Championships

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Date: Sat, 25 Mar 1995 23:28:32 -18521200
From: ***@MADRAD.RADIOLOGY.WISC.EDU
Subject: Re: If anyone, chew on ABC (fwd)

> And this is totally off the subject,
> but someone was saying something about Amanda's smile and
> personality...did you know that she looks almost exactly like Jayne
> Torvill from around 1979?
>
> Speaking of look-alikes, does anyone else think Kristy Powell
looks like Laura Ingalls Wilder (ie-Melissa Gilbert)?

Lani.

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 12:30:27 BST
From: ***@IC.AC.UK
Subject: Re: Gym Stars

> Could someone please tell me how I can subscribe to Gym Stars magazine?
> Thanks!
>
> Ann Marie

The subscription details can be obtained by ftp to the gymn site
"ftp.cac.psu.edu" in directory "/pub/gymn/Resources/Print". The filename
is "GS-card".

For those who don't have access to ftp and want to know how to subscribe to
"Gym Stars", you can E-mail me and I'll send you the details by E-mail.

I'll send you the details now, Ann Marie!

Sherwin :)

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 12:32:44 BST
From: ***@IC.AC.UK
Subject: Re: France Telecom results

> Begue goes wild on
> her floor routine and has great tumbling too with no front full filling
> (whip to triple full, tuck full-in, another triple full).

Well I may have to disappoint you Amanda because the three tumbles that
Begue did in the France Telecom Trophy were "only":

whip to full-in;
Rudi;
full-in.

She still has very expressive dance though.

Sherwin
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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 08:57:59 -0500
From: ***@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Re: TV Coverage

> I remeber awhile back seeing a poll that listed women's gymnastics second
> only to figure skating. Men's gymnastics was 7th or so--ahead of the NBA!

Ah, yes, the infamous poll. The one that must've been done on the figure
skating mailing list or newsgroup. Or that must've asked the question
"What sport would you rather watch on TV than pay to go see live?"
Because of course it's absurd to say that any of the three sports is more
popular than NBA basketball. It hardly takes an expert to figure that out.

:)
Adriana

This week's sentiment:

"There may not be a heaven,
But somewhere there's a San Francisco"

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 09:01:49 -0500
From: ***@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Re: Dom D wins another award

> MISCELLANY: Gymnast Dominique Dawes, 18, who will attend Stanford next fall,
> and Chicago Bears lineman Chris Zorich were named recipients of the Henry P.
> Iba Citizen Athlete awards.

Next fall? Anyone know if this is right? Or will she wait until after
Atlanta?

:)
Adriana

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 09:13:05 -0500
From: ***@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Re: This, that, and door #3

> For all you people who have the Code of Points.. what is a pike tsuk
> off beam worth.. is it in there? I haven't seen one since Voinea did one
> at '85 Worlds... it was way cool..

You'll be disappointed to hear that, in the infinite wisdom of the WTC,
Tsuks off beam were removed from the Code (I think it was after '88).

:)
Adriana

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 07:43:49 -0700
From: ***@RMII.COM
Subject: EIGL's team results

Temple won their 6th EIGL title yesterday. Danny Akerman placed first
in the all-around (Temple had 5 of the top 7 all-arounnd) and Aaron
Vexler was chosen as EIGL Rookie of The Year. Go Owls!

1995 EIGL Championship
March 25, 1995
Syracuse University - Manley
Syracuse, NY

Team

1. Temple, 229.20
2. Syracuse, 223.650
3. University of Massachusetts, 222.500
4. Army, 221.000
5. Navy, 219.050
6. Springfield, 207.150
7. Southern Conneticut, 188.200

AA

1. Danny Akerman (Temple), 57.650
2. Ofri Porat (Syracuse), 57.200
3. Steve Marshall (Army), 57.000
4. Dave Frank (Temple), 56.600
5. Kenny Sykes (Temple), 56.250
5. Dubie Bader (Temple), 56.250
7. Aaron Vexler (Temple), 55.950
8. Gabe Columbus (UMass), 55.350
9. Kiat Oboler (UMass), 53.750
10. Peter Gizzi (Army), 53.650

Rachele

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 10:47:36 -0500
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: TV Coverage

>Because of course it's absurd to say that any of the three sports is more
popular than NBA basketball. It hardly takes an expert to figure that out.

Unusual circumstances granted, a few figure skating programs this season went
up against the NBA and won.

Regarding polls, though, I believe there was one a few years back that
confirmed that gym and figure skating are the two most popular tv sports
among women.

Mara

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 10:47:43 -0500
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: This, that, and door #3

>You'll be disappointed to hear that, in the infinite wisdom of the WTC,
Tsuks off beam were removed from the Code (I think it was after '88).

Why? Also, what was the reason for removing roll-out tumbling on floor from
the Women's Code?

Mara

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 10:48:02 -0500
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: UCLA Women win PAC-10, Umeh wins AA, 3 EF

A summary, with a couple of "quotes" from the AP blurb, of the Women's PAC-10
Mara
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UCLA won the team title, no team scores given. No other team info was given.

Stella Umeh dominated the individual competition, winning AA and 3 events.

"Umeh, who has competed for the Canadian national team, won the balance beam,
floor exercise and uneven parallel bars on her way to the all-around. She
collected 39.375 points, edging Arizona State's Meagan Wright by .075 of a
point overall."

Kareema Marrow UCLA - 3rd - 39.250
Leah Homma UCLA - 4th -39.225.
Katie Freeland ASU - 5th - 39.075

"Umeh took the balance beam by .05 of a point over teammate Homma and Oregon
State's Randi Miller. The Bruin freshman edged Freeland by .025 of a point in
the floor exercise and had the same margin in the uneven parallel bars over
Danna Lister of Arizona State and Becky Bowers of Arizona. Freeland, Darci
Wambsgans of Arizona and Lisa Washington of California tied for the vault
title."

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 12:12:34 -0500
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Women's SEC Championships

A television scriptwriter could not have envisioned a better scenario. Take
4 of the nation's top 6 women's gymnastics teams and put them head-to-head at
the nation's toughest conference championship. Have the meet boil down to the
final rotation, with two underdogs having a clear shot at winning, and then
have all four teams finish no further apart than a single fall.
Welcome to the 1995 SEC Championships.
In a dazzling, sizzling meet that left even the fans exhausted, Alabama
eeked by Louisiana State, 196.175 to 196.125 to claim the coveted SEC title.
Finishing close behind was Georgia (195.875) and Florida (195.650). Rounding
out the lineup was Kentucky (191.975) and Auburn (190.675).
"Going into the final rotation, we knew we could finish 4th or 1st,"
Alabama Head Coach Sarah Patterson said. "I told the team, 'Go out there and
do the best that you can do. Don't hold anything back.'"
That's what LSU did all night long, counting no falls and repeatedly
sticking landings. Louisiana State Head Coach D-D Pollock looked pained as
she spoke of her team's finish.
"Being second in this meet is like kissing your brother," she said.
"There's nothing there."
Head coaches for both Florida and Georgia acknowledged how close they came
to winning -- one less fall would have given either one of them the title.
"The only team that can beat Georgia is Georgia, and that's what happened
tonight," Georgia Head Coach Suzanne Yoculan said. Said Florida Head Coach
Judi Avener: "We can be better than this. We need to pay more attention to
the small things."
Taking the all-around title with a 39.65 was Gator Kristen Guise, who had
the flu and lost 8 pounds in the 5 days previous to the meet. She had no idea
she was going to be given the all-around title, but her teammates knew. "My
teammates told me I had a big surprise waiting for me at the end of the meet.
I thought it was food. I was really excited about that," she said, laughing.
Guise also earned a 9.9 on bars, tying for first place on that event with
Alabama's Stephanie Woods and Georgia's Andrea Dewey. Taking first place on
vault with a 10.00 was Alabama's Kim Kelly, while Kentucky's Jenny Hansen
took beam with a 9.95 and floor with a 9.975.
Georgia's Julie Ballard was named SEC Freshman of the Year, and Hansen was
named SEC Gymnast of the Year. The SEC Coach of the Year honors went to
Pollock and Patterson.
Perhaps the hero of the night was LSU's Alysia Furgatch, a Level 8 walk-on
who was asked to vault in a pinch situation, replacing an injured Jennifer
Landry. Furgatch went on to score a 9.8, earning a career high and the
second-highest vault score on her team that night. "Her vault made all the
difference and fired us up," Pollock said.
--- Ronald

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 14:27:14 EST
From: ***@EXPERT.CC.PURDUE.EDU
Subject: Re: This, that, and door #3

> > For all you people who have the Code of Points.. what is a pike tsuk
> > off beam worth.. is it in there? I haven't seen one since Voinea did one
> > at '85 Worlds... it was way cool..
>
> You'll be disappointed to hear that, in the infinite wisdom of the WTC,
> Tsuks off beam were removed from the Code (I think it was after '88).

Well, I guess I will be the first to ask - can anyone describe what tsuk
on beam is? I am familiar with the vault but not this one.

Lori

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Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 15:51:14 -0500
From: ***@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU
Subject: Re: This, that, and door #3

> Well, I guess I will be the first to ask - can anyone describe what tsuk
> on beam is? I am familiar with the vault but not this one.

We're referring to the dismount where the gymnast goes into a roundoff,
putting her hands on the end of the beam, and from her hands she does a
1-1/2 salto backwards, without putting her feet on the beam, landing on her
feet on the mat. It's essentially the same as the vault. It always
catches people by surprise and gets a few gasps, because they're
expecting a regular roundoff into something, and when the gymnast fails
to put her feet on the beam, they freak.

As to Mara's question of why it was taken out -- who knows? Ask Jackie
Fie. Roll-out tumbling was removed for safety reasons, but 1/4 tumbling
I think was removed for aesthetic reasons, which really annoys me. All
the skills starting from one's feet on UB were also removed (like the
famous Korbut, and also Rhonda Faehn's double full dismount). Of course,
the ugliest of them all -- standing on the lb to reach the hb -- hasn't
been outlawed (but then, it really isn't a "skill" either -- no value).

:)
Adriana

This week's sentiment:

"There may not be a heaven,
But somewhere there's a San Francisco"

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End of GYMN-L Digest - 25 Mar 1995 to 26 Mar 1995
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