GYMN-L Digest - 11 May 1996 to 12 May 1996

There are 10 messages totalling 250 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

1. The U.S. Classic (Qualifying)
2. The U.S. Classic
3. MUKHINA
4. Europeans Mens (Day Two AA)
5. RESULTS: Intl. ROM Champs.
6. RESULTS: RESULTS: Jr. Men's Euros Team
7. Help, I need videos!!!!
8. MAG: Perfect 10 in state high school meet
9. MAG Tim Weaver of New Holland, PA
10. Another follow-up (Was: Re: MAG Tim Weaver of New Holland, PA)

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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 07:37:59 -0500
From: ***@VAXA.CIS.UWOSH.EDU
Subject: Re: The U.S. Classic (Qualifying)

So, who exactly comprised the eight gymnasts who went to Worlds?
All in all, we ended up with at least nine athletes who were designated
as team members since Chow and Dawes were injured.

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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 08:47:28 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: The U.S. Classic

Anyone who competed at World Champonships, including the traveling alternate,
are pre-qualified to USA Championships and therefore do not need to compete
at a Classic meet. Some of the other top names may be a little injured and
not want to risk a bigger injury and will petition to USA's. The girl I
coach, Shannon Bowles, qualified from the American Classic. She is going to
the US Classic and will be doing AT LEAST compulsories. She will do some and
perhaps all optionals depending on how she feels. It is important to have the
judges look at your routines to help measure improvement but it is not worth
an injury that could keep her out of USA's.
Alot of the kids are pretty sore by this point in the season. We try to get
them to peak at the right time and that is at USA's. Having pre-qualified,
the US Classic is just not that important right now.

As a note, a few kids from Canada and Brazil will be competing at Classics as
invited guests. They will not receive any awards.

Tony

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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 11:56:54 EDT
From: ***@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU
Subject: MUKHINA

I just got a really neat book from SPORTS ILLUSTRATED called The Complete Book
of the Summer Olympics. In it there is a description of the move that Mukhina
broke her spine doing. "...sixteen days before the opening of the Moscow
Olympics, Mukhina was practicing her floor exercise when she missed a one-and-a
half-turn salto with a 540-degree twist and broke her spine."
I don't suppose anyone else has ever tried this?!!! I've never seen it!

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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 12:40:16 -0400
From: ***@IC.AC.UK
Subject: Europeans Mens (Day Two AA)

Mens European Championships 1996
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Copenhagen, Denmark. 9 - 12 May 1996

(Day Two)

All-Around Competition
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1. Ivan Ivankov (BLR) 57.898
2. Vitaly Scherbo (BLR) 57.874
3. Alexei Voropaev (RUS) 57.536
4. Jordan Jovtchev (BUL) 57.199
5. Yuri Chechi (ITA) 56.762
6. Zoltan Supola (HUN) 56.600
7. Patrice Krasimir (FRA) 56.524
8. Alexander Svetlichny (UKR) 56.374
9. Aleksei Demianov (CRO) 56.274
10. Dmitri Karbonenko (RUS) 56.150
11. Christian Leric (FRA) 55.837
12. I. Giorgadze (GEO) 55.225
13. J. Van Eetvelt (BEL) 54.825
=14. J. Firt (CZE) 54.650
=14. Lee McDermott (GBR) 54.650
16. A. Yuval (ISR) 54.550
17. R. Brandtoft (DEN) 54.425
18. T. Zimmermann (AUT) 54.150
=19. F. Solberg (NOR) 54.100
=19. M. Rosengren (SWE) 54.100
21. E. Jansen (NOR) 53.925
22. Dominic Brindle (GBR) 35.500
23. M. Engeler (SUI) 35.200
24. Valeri Belenki (GER) 17.800

Sherwin

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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 14:45:22 -0400
From: ***@CLOUD9.NET
Subject: RESULTS: Intl. ROM Champs.

I've been able to find only very brief results:

Women
1. Simona Amanar 39.275
2. Ana Maria Bican 38.950
3. Maria Olaru 38.812 (junior gymnast)

Milosovici, Gogean and Marinescu did not compete.

Men
1. Nicu Stroia 56.000

Romanian gymnasts dominated the event finals: Amanar won V and FX and took
2nd on UB and B. Bican won B. Ianculescu won FX, Sandro took gold on R
with Stroia in 2nd, Orzata won V, and Leric won HB.

Debbie :-)

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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 14:54:23 -0400
From: ***@CLOUD9.NET
Subject: RESULTS: RESULTS: Jr. Men's Euros Team

Team results for junior men:

1. RUS 169.299
2. GER 165.450
3. UKR 164.050
4. BLR 162.625

The top qualifiers going into the jr. AA competition were Kuzmin (RUS)
56.612, Krukov (RUS) 56.012, and "Zozulia" (UKR - could this be Bogulia?)
55.425.

Debbie

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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 20:31:17 -0400
From: ***@ISMI.NET
Subject: Help, I need videos!!!!

Hey ya'll!
I have a desperate cry for help. I am in college and was unalble to
tape 1996 American Cup, 1996 Kodak Invitational, and 1996 Women's NCAA's.
If you have any old tapes I would love them too. If you want to trade I
have almost everything from 1990(most) to 1996. I am also looking for
anything unique you may have to share. I am definately willing to pay for
all cost, especially if the picture is clear. I am really picky with that.
Thanks for your help, write back if you can help out.
Thanks,
DEAN

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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 23:43:57 EDT
From: ***@COMPUSERVE.COM
Subject: MAG: Perfect 10 in state high school meet

Hello all,

I just got home from the Illinois High School State Boy's Gymnastics meet. And,
wow, I saw history being made. In event finals sophomore Josh Levin from
Glenbard West High School (Glen Ellyn, IL) received a perfect 10 for his pommel
horse routine!! It was incredible.

As a freshman last year, Josh set a new Illinois high school record on pommels
and he set a new one again this year. Yesterday, Josh became state all-around
champion. And his Glenbard West team became state champions for the first time
since 1983.

Next year Josh plans on competing at the national level. This youngster is
someone to keep an eye on.

Dana

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Date: Sat, 11 May 1996 23:52:52 EDT
From: ***@COMPUSERVE.COM
Subject: MAG Tim Weaver of New Holland, PA

Hello all,

I was going through storage boxes yesterday looking for things to put out at a
garage sale and found some old copies of IG magazine from 1992. In the February
issue there is mention of the Tim Weaver Invitational in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

Tim was a Class II gymnast at Positive Fitness Gymnastics of New Holland, PA.
According to the article in IG Tim was in an accident in August, 1990, which
left him paralyzed from the neck down. The invitational was organized to help
defray medical expenses.

Anyway, does anyone know what has happened to Tim since that time? He was 15 at
the time of the accident and, therefore, should be around 21 now. His plans were
to go into judging and coaching. Has he recovered any mobility since that time
and did he actually go to college? Just wondering if there was any follow up to
this story.

Dana

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Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 00:48:32 -0400
From: ***@CORNELL.EDU
Subject: Another follow-up (Was: Re: MAG Tim Weaver of New Holland, PA)

Dane wrote:
>Hello all,
>

>Anyway, does anyone know what has happened to Tim since that time? He was 15 at
>the time of the accident and, therefore, should be around 21 now. His plans
were
>to go into judging and coaching. Has he recovered any mobility since that time
>and did he actually go to college? Just wondering if there was any follow up to
>this story.

Speaking of follow-ups, about one year ago there was a short
discussion about a male gymnast who had no legs and how to work out a
training program for him. Over the summer it was reported that things were
going pretty much as well as could be expected, if I recall correctly. This
post reminded me of that; does anybody know how things are going now?

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