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Topics in this special issue:

1. Worlds (Apr.13) (fwd)
2. Oprah and the sport
3. Correction
4. Planted explosives on 60 minutes
5. Adult Gymnastics
6. Peak Performances
7. Oprah (4)
8. Oprah on AOL
9. Gymnastics bashing (2)
10. Oprah and commericals
11. Oprah show
12. Worlds W Podium Apr. 14 (long)
13. GYMN-L Collegiate Update v. 1, no. 27 (It's a biggun!)

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 07:55:09 -0400
From: ***@GINGER.CAPITALNET.COM
Subject: Worlds (Apr.13) (fwd)


April 13, 1996



Well, here I am in Puerto Rico and having to telnet home via Compuserve of all
things. I haven't seen any GYMNers yet, perhaps tomorrow. And haven't even
seen our Canadians either. I went to the practice gym but the CAN girls weren't
there. The RUS girls were all there. Svetlana Khorkina is training but looks
to be in pain. She is wearing a tummy band and her left knee is taped. She
skipped vault, but on bars was working on giant 1.5-Pak salto-wrap! hecht half
back to HB. I don't recall seeing her do this before. It's cool. Dina

Kotchekova looks the best on bars & beam tonight. She nailed a couple of
full-twisting ff-ff-layout series on beam. Elena Grosheva struggled on
everything. Roza Galieva looks good, but took it easy. I'll see after podium
training tomorrow.



Twice since I've been here (6 hours), I've been mistaken for a Taiwanese
gymnast named CHIU Pei-Chia. Sorry, but I won't be appearing in a leotard
anytime soon.



The hospitality is friendly, there is rum everywhere, the local beer is tasty,
but the free food is scarce.



And now for an unpaid political announcement:

Our Hardy Fink is running for Grand Poobah of FIG Men's Technical Committee. If
you know anyone with a vote...



There are 166 men and 100 women on the roster, as of yesterday.



Tianjin, China (1.5 hours down the road from Beijing) is bidding for the 1999
Worlds.





Regards,

Grace

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 07:57:30 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Oprah and the sport

Hey, wait just a minute... the commercial is not just about gymnastics - it's
about sports that young people compete in - which included figure skating.

It's not just about YOU!!!

There is a lot of other abuses going on out there besides driver coaches and
parents that get caught up in the "pursuit" of their children being the best.

It the athlete is not motivated to compete - no one can make them...

Feel free to "read into" the show and feel sorry for yourself.

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 07:39:38 -0500
From: ***@CARLETON.EDU
Subject: Correction

Actually it was Dateline NBC not 60 Minutes

> why should the Oprah show not have to fess up the
> way sixty minutes was forced to when they planted explosives in the side
> panels of the pick-up trucks they trashed?

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 08:03:16 -0500
From: ***@VAXA.CIS.UWOSH.EDU
Subject: Planted explosives on 60 minutes

If we're going to bash, let's do it right. I don't think it was
60 minutes, it was 48 hours, or Primetime.

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 09:14:17 +0000
From: ***@KWIC.COM
Subject: Adult Gymnastics

>
> In addition to the ideas on where Sharon (and others) can look for adult
> gymnastics classes: Check local Parks and Recreation departments. I run a
> gymnastics program here in South Florida for ages 3 - 18. . .we are
> recreational and offer classes from Tiny Tots through Advanced level. I have
> had many inquiries on starting an Adult gymnastics class and hope to begin
> one at the beginning of the next budget year (Dealing with a municipality, it
> has to be approved by the City Council, City Manager, and Budget department.)
>
> I have one question for anyone out there about liability for such a class.
> My superiors have given me a hard time about such a class stating that the
> liability risk is much higher than children's classes. In fact, I had to
> change the class name to a "Fit and Flexibility" class - couldn't use the
> word GYMNASTICS. As a city we are self-insured and do not carry USAG
> insurance (although I have been rallying to get it approved too). If there
> are any private or public gyms out there that can give me some advice on how
> to approach introducing and administrating an adult class (i.e. should weight
> restrictions be set due to apparatus and risk? how about age? I do not want
> to be discriminating and disclude anyone from participating. . .)
>
> Looking for ideas and help. . .

The liability is about the same we have found for adults as for
children. Wieght and other things do have a bearing on what people
can do. Some of the liability lies with the person they are over 18
and are able to make desitions based on things that they can do. You
though as an instructor have to some times slow down programs so that
it fits the people in them. The advice that we have gotten is that it
is a shred liability between you and the person. Bottom line make
sure they don't do anything that they can not reasonably do.

The other concern that has been rasied by some people in our
organization is strenth since adults on average weight more then
other gymnasts can you confidently with out question handle it. If
someone gets hurt because you were not up to the job of supporting
there weight and any move that they were trying to perform you would
likely be responsible because they were reling onyou for some
assistance as a coach.

I have taught in the past people up to the age of 25 beond 25 is
kind of new ground for me. Men and wemen between the age of 18-25 can
do most things that 15-18 year old begining gymnasts can do. So now
you have the scope of my experince if you need more info just email
me.

Michael

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 09:55:46 -0600
From: ***@ZEPHYR.MEDCHEM.PURDUE.EDU
Subject: Re: Peak Performances

It was okay. I saw it. They did say Milo earned two tens in Barcelona, but
she only got one. Also, how in the WORLD did they film that triple
full from UNDERNEATH her?

Jeff

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 11:40:30 -0400
From: ***@CLOUD9.NET
Subject: Re: Oprah

> If we're going to bash, let's do it right. I don't think it was
> 60 minutes, it was 48 hours, or Primetime.

Can we *please* wait until we've seen the show before we start bashing,
commenting, etc.?

Debbie

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 11:55:05 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Oprah on AOL

After her shows each day, (8pm EST) Oprah's staff hosts an online chat for
the topic just aired (there is a message board for each show topic also).
Keyword: OPRAH, just follow the icons to the chat room, and e-mail address
is OPRAH@aol.com
q
Kris Bagiu

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 16:25:24 EDT
From: ***@AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Oprah

Hi everyone! I've been reading the list for awhile now, but this is my first
post. My name is Magen and I am a freshman at The American University in
Washington, DC. I was involved in competitive gymnastics for ten years from
the time I was three until thirteen, when I quit because I got too tall (at
that point I was almost to my current height of 5'10") and my coach for ten
years was leaving. My sister and I were both very active in gymnastics and we
now have two very talented cousins who are very, very good. Gymnastics is my
favorite sport and I still love watching and keeping up with the sport.
I am watching the Oprah show right now and I just wanted to comment that
I am happy to see that Betty Okino and Kristy Phillips are emphasizing that gym
nastics was THEIR choice and they weren't forced into continuing with their
training. My fear is that people watching this show are going to think that
this is indicative of all gymnastics when I don't feel it is. My years in
gymnastics I remember as fun and I liked going to the gym. I loved my coach,
she was wonderful to me and she is still a close family friend. I loved being
with the other girls and I still see gymnastics as FUN. This appears to be a
very negative show about gymanstics and it is sad to think that millions of
people are going to see this and think really horrible things about the sport
I love. I'm sure I'll see everyone else's thoughts and I'm looking forward to
seeing everyone else's take on this.
-Magen

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 16:11:58 -0500
From: ***@VAXA.CIS.UWOSH.EDU
Subject: Gymnastics bashing

Watching Oprah, one has to wonder just how warped people believe
gymnastics is. The problem here is this: 60 minutes and Oprah are
powerful members of the media. These people are in a position where
what they say will be belived. However, why can't we get a more
balanced view???!!!! I agree with the points Oprah is making. However,
IT IS NOT THE ONLY SIDE OF THE SPORT!!!! *wonders a little bit
about journalism and why they take a yellow journalism approach
to gymnastics*

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 14:26:39 -0700
From: ***@IX.NETCOM.COM
Subject: Oprah

Well, I guess that we should expect the
worse from now on. I found the show basically apalling. What really got
to me was when Kristie and Betty were sitting there telling them that
Bela was not abusing them and that he got a bad rap and the audience
and Joan Ryan sat there and tried to convince them that they were
wrong. I found it amazing that people could think that they knew more
about Bela in 20 minutes then Kristie or Betty who have known him
almost their whole lives. I was surprised at the way Kristie spoke of
him considering that she had always critized him. Maybe she has finally
decided to take responsibility for what happened and move on.
Joan Ryan speaks of Bela as if he's a monster
or something when the truth is she doesn't know any of the sort. She
has never trained w/him and she is sitting here telling people how
horrible he is. Everyone seemed to believe her but not the gymnasts who
were actually in his gym. I saw that Betty and Kristie were getting
frustrated w/it all. I wish that the audience members had listened to
them, the people in the situaion rather than a woman who isn't sure.
I think that Kim Zmeskal should have been
pointed out. She messed up at the Olympics and never blamed Bela. She
has always said how wonderful he is and how lucky she is. She is the
perfect example of so many gymnasts who have left gymnastics
competition w/a good feeling and a sense of accomplishment. Betty
seemed to like Bela too though no one ever gave her a chance to say
that.
I think that people are looking for something
to stir up trouble and w/Joan Ryan's book, why not focus on gymnastics?
What they don't relize is is how much they are actually hurting us by
saying these horrible things. When you love something as much as I love
gymnastics, it just breaks your heart to hear people say such horrible
things....

Laura

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 16:41:39 -0500
From: ***@VAXA.CIS.UWOSH.EDU
Subject: Re: Oprah

This disgusts me. What ever happened to objective journalism, to
presenting both sides of the story. I guess these rules don't apply
to Oprah. And they aren't even listening when they try to defend the
sport. christ...no wonder people are thinking the sport sucks...


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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 16:50:56 -0500
From: ***@VAXA.CIS.UWOSH.EDU
Subject: Oprah and commericals

Could someone please explain to me WHY we are being forced to
watch Jenny Craig commericials when we are complaining that we
starve our FEMALE athletes? (sorry, hit caps lock there)

AND does anyone have an email address for Oprah? *is steaming now*
Since I don't want to vent mindlessly here, I want to vent to the
source.

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 16:52:44 -0500
From: ***@MAIL.COIN.MISSOURI.EDU
Subject: Re: Gymnastics bashing

I just read this post, and it requires a reply:

> IT IS NOT THE ONLY SIDE OF THE SPORT!!!! *wonders a little bit
> about journalism and why they take a yellow journalism approach
> to gymnastics*

I feel that there has been a bit too much journalism/media bashing as
of late in regards to gymnastics. The goal of journalism (I am one) is to
provide the most balanced view possible. Granted, we as journalists do
not always succeed, but my guess would be that most of us do. There will
always be bad apples in my business, such as tabloid magazines and the
like, but don't let some inadequate reporting on the parts of a few ruin
the attitude about the rest of the media. Whenever you see a talk show or
news program, there will always be a little personal slant thrown in,
even if but unconciously; we are only human, and we do make mistakes.
I feel that we as the media have done a good job in reporting
gymnastics events. We may not always attain that goal because every
journalist is different, but we do try.

--Michael :)

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 18:15:31 -0400
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Oprah show

I missed it!! Can anyone send me a copy of it?? I know it probably trashed
our sport totally, but I really wanted to see it!! Email me if you have a
copy!!

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 18:19:11 -0400
From: ***@GINGER.CAPITALNET.COM
Subject: Worlds W Podium Apr. 14 (long)

World Championships

Women's Podium Training

April 14, 1996


I still haven't had a chance to see any men's training, as women's podium
training went on yesterday.



Apparently, the entire competition is SOLD OUT. I still have one extra set of
tickets, so if you are thinking of coming and don't have any, e-mail me.



This was a good opportunity to see more women's routines than we will actually
see competed in preliminaries on Wednesday. Most countries have not narrowed
down their selections for two per apparatus, except for Romania and China.



USA:

- started on beam with Jaycie Phelps, Amy Chow, and Dominique Dawes, all showed
solid routines - all difficult choice (but I would pick JP & DD)

- JP, DD, and Kristy Powell showed routines - DD's double layout is still a bit
messy, as is her punch front out of her second line

- all 4 vaulted

- all 4 performed bars; Amy Chow's routine is outstanding - though hard to
describe until I see it again (hopefully a couple of times :)



ROM:

- started on beam with Alexandra Marinescu and Gina Gogean; AM threw some
ff-tuck fulls - a bit messy

- Lavinia Milosovici and GG did floor

- GG & Simona Amanar vaulted; Simona's legs are much straighter now on her
Hristakieva (or Phelps - can't recall the preflight) & her other vault is a
Yurchenko double twist

- I can't remember who went up on bars



BLR:

- Svetlana Boguinskaya and Bela Karolyi are nowhere to be found

- Elena Piskun and Alena Polozkova are competing on all 4; AP throws a ro-piked
full-in off beam and her floor is delightful



RUS:

- Roza Galieva and Dina Kochetkova started on floor; DK is a worth a whole roll
of film -- just picturesque

- Svetlana Khorkina and RG vaulted and showed bars; SK nailed a whole bar
routine - gorgeous!

- SK, DK, and RG showed beam - this is gonna be a tough pick; SK has the
originality, SK has precision, while RG has dynamics

- Elena Grosheva dressed but didn't show any routines; I think she's still
struggling in training and not quite ready to put things together



CAN:

- started vault with Shanyn MacEachern, Marilou Cousineau, and Yvonne Tousek
(Sorry, I was watching RUS FX so I can't recall if Shanyn is doing vaults from
2 different groups)

- the same 3 threw bars - Marilou is right-on with her piked Jaeger and double
layout flywaway

- MC, YT, and Jennifer Exaltacion showed beam - Yvonne has added a stag-Bo jump

- SM, MC, and YT showed floor - new tumbling from Shanyn with a front layout
full-front layout half-punch front, and Marilou with an awesome STRAIGHT double
layout instead of the front handspring-double front tuck

- Marilou had a great night. Bernard is very happy.

- New Canadian National Coach and High Performance Director, Dave Holmes from
Alberta says that they will determine by Tuesday noon who will compete on which
event -- more tough choices!



UKR:

- Now I see why you all love Lyubov Sheremeta! I didn't realize how tiny she is
though. She is especially enjoyable to watch in beam training.

- They started on floor, but I missed it; by this last group, my vision was
retiring (had eye surgery last week); I think it's LS and Svetlana Zelepukina

- LS, SZ, and maybe Anna Mirgordskaya (sp?) vaulted

- all 3 showed bars; what do you call those inverted piked giants that AM does?
(are those German giants? I didn't bring my Code)

- LS and SZ showed beam; both are very competitive with LS's exquisite
presentation including a cool "fish" jump-ff half and SZ's amazing tumbling
(side aerial-layout-layout and ro-tucked full)

- Lilia Podkopayeva's absence is noticeable but these girls should do well
enough for UKR



CHN:

- Only Ji Liya vaulted

- Liu Xuan is the only competitor on bars - she threw her giant full-ONE-ARM
GIANT- ONE-ARM GIENGER! Time to get Coded!

- On beam, LX and tiny newcomer Gui YuanYuan were IMPRESSIVE. GY is a 15-year
from Beijing (while LX & JL are from Hunan province) - Get this: ff-ff-layout
full! then consecutively: switch leap-sissone-sissone-ff (?)- 3 layouts! Plus a
beautiful split scale.

- GY with Russian folk music and JL will compete on floor. Didn't see JL's
double layout full-out :(

- Mo Huilan and company are at home training for the Olympics. Same, i am told,
of the top-gun Chinese men.



One other noticeable absence is Uzbekistan (Oksana Chusovitina).



My "Bela Koali Seal of Approval" for the evening goes to Lyubov Sheremeta,
Svetlana Khorkina, Gui Yuanyuan, and Marilou Cousineau.



Hopefully, if I get my act together tomorrow, I'll be able to post results and,
if i'm really lucky, put up a web page. The organizers don't have a web page.
They've given me the logo, but it's in EPS format. If someone can help me
convert it to JPEG & GIF, please e-mail me ASAP. I have no graphic converters
on this $^@&* PC.



Regards,



Grace

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 15:55:41 -0700
From: ***@LELAND.STANFORD.EDU
Subject: GYMN-L Collegiate Update v. 1, no. 27 (It's a biggun!)

GYMN-L's Collegiate Update
Volume 1, no. 27
Apr. 15, 1996
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Contents:

1. East Region Qualifiers (M)
2. All-Around East Regionals (M)
3. Indiv. Standings East Regionals (M)
4. NCAA regionals (W)
5. NCAA Southeast Regionals for collegiate update
6. NCAA Central Regional (W)
7. NCAA Central Regional (W)
8. NCAA West Regional (W)
9. NCAA qualifiers (W)
10. NCAA West Regional (M) partial scores

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*****Item number 1.27.1*****

Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 23:15:14 -0400
From: ***@pharm.med.upenn.edu
Subject: East Region Qualifiers (M)

1996 NCAA Men's Gymnastics East Regional Championships
Held at University of Iowa on 13 April 1996

NCAA Championship Qualifiers

Team Qualifiers
Ohio State 231.07
Iowa 230.60
Penn State 225.30

All Around Qualifiers
Ethan Sterk 56.000 Michigan State
Kenny Sykes 55.500 Temple
Yuval Ayalon 55.500 Illinois

Floor Exercise Qualifiers
Shannon Welker 9.850 Ill.-Chicago
Ofri Porat 9.825 Syracuse
Tim DeGraw 9.700 Western Michigan

Pommel Horse Qualifiers
Jeff Kraft 9.825 Western Michigan
Sam Smith 9.675 Michigan State
Steve Marshall 9.675 Amry

Still Rings Qualifiers
Scott McCall 9.825 William & Mary
Ofri Porat 9.675 Syracuse
Chris Golden 9.675 James Madison University

Vault Qualifiers
Ofri Porat 9.450 Syracuse
C. Harrington 9.400 Minnesota
Scott Hrnack 9.350 Syracuse

Parallel Bars Qualifiers
Steve Bello 9.400 Michigan State
Shannon Welker 9.400 Ill.-Chicago
Robert Flannery 9.350 Navy

Horizontal Bar Qualifiers
Greg McGlaun 9.875 Illinois
Carl Imhauser 9.825 Temple
Shannon Welker 9.675 Ill.-Chicago

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*****Item number 1.27.2*****

Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 18:05:54 -0400
From: ***@pharm.med.upenn.edu
Subject: All-Around East Regionals (M)

1996 NCAA Men's Gymnastics East Regional Championships
Held at University of Iowa on 13 April 1996

ALL AROUND STANDINGS

FX PH SR V PB HB AA
1 Jay Thornton 9.775 9.700 9.675 9.600 9.825 9.750 58.325 Iowa
2 Blaine Wilson 9.875 9.750 9.875 9.150 9.750 9.250 57.650 OSU
3 Aaron Cotter 9.800 9.600 9.650 9.000 9.675 9.850 57.575 Iowa
4 Tim Elsner 9.750 9.500 9.675 9.350 9.200 9.100 56.575 OSU
5 Drew Durbin 9.000 9.975 9.400 9.100 9.800 9.200 56.475 OSU
6 Ethan Sterk 9.550 9.700 9.150 8.700 9.200 9.700 56.000 MSU
7 Kenny Sykes 9.750 9.750 8.650 8.900 9.350 9.100 55.500 Temple
8 Yuval Ayalon 9.100 9.400 9.600 9.100 9.050 9.250 55.500 Ill
9 Ofri Porat 9.825 8.100 9.675 9.450 9.000 9.250 55.300 Syracuse
10 Roy Malka 9.550 8.950 9.450 8.750 9.250 9.150 55.100 PSU
11 Brian Franson 9.600 9.000 9.550 8.750 9.100 8.850 54.850 WMU
12 Brandy Wood 9.350 9.450 9.600 8.600 8.250 9.500 54.750 PSU
13 Aaron Vexler 8.500 8.950 9.550 9.250 9.050 9.350 54.650 Temple
14 Carey Reddick 9.450 9.500 9.050 8.550 8.300 9.650 54.500 UIC
15 Ben Auzenne 9.200 8.650 9.650 8.900 9.100 8.450 53.950 WM & Mary
16 Jason Krane 8.150 9.000 8.950 8.600 9.100 9.550 53.350 Temple
17 Sam Smith 9.100 9.675 8.950 8.700 7.450 9.400 53.275 MSU
18 Steve Marshall* 0.000 9.675 0.000 0.000 0.000 8.200 17.875 Army
* Hit his foot on the high bar during a reverse hecht, went to the
hospital, it is not broken and he will be competing in Pommel Horse at
NCAA Championships

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Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 18:06:16 -0400
From: ***@pharm.med.upenn.edu
Subject: Indiv. Standings East Regionals (M)

1996 NCAA Men's Gymnastics East Regional Championships
Held at University of Iowa on 13 April 1996

Floor Exercise
1 Blaine Wilson 9.875 Ohio State
2 Shannon Welker 9.850 Ill.-Chicago
3 Ofri Porat 9.825 Syracuse
4 Travis Rosen 9.800 Iowa
-- Aaron Cotter 9.800 Iowa
6 Jay Thornton 9.775 Iowa
-- J.M. Michel 9.775 Penn State
8 Tim Elsner 9.750 Ohio State
-- Kenny Sykes 9.750 Temple
10 Joe Roemer 9.700 Penn State
-- Tim DeGraw 9.700 Group 2a
12 Steve McSparren 9.675 Penn State

Pommel Horse
1 Drew Durbin 9.975 Ohio State
2 Jeff Kraft 9.825 Group 2a
3 Mike Finn 9.800 Ohio State
4 Blaine Wilson 9.750 Ohio State
-- Kenny Sykes 9.750 Temple
6 Greg Gebhardt 9.700 Iowa
-- Jay Thornton 9.700 Iowa
-- Ethan Sterk 9.700 Michigan State
9 Sam Smith 9.675 Michigan State
-- Steve Marshall 9.675 Army
11 Doug Stibel 9.650 Ohio State
12 Aaron Cotter 9.600 Iowa
-- Andy Deuitch 9.600 Group 1a

Still Rings
1 Blaine Wilson 9.875 Ohio State
2 Scott McCall 9.825 William & Mary
3 Dave Eckert 9.800 Ohio State
4 C. Camiscioli 9.700 Iowa
5 Tim Elsner 9.675 Ohio State
-- Jay Thornton 9.675 Iowa
-- Ofri Porat 9.675 Syracuse
-- Chris Golden 9.675 James Madison
9 Peter Landry 9.650 Ohio State
-- Aaron Cotter 9.650 Iowa
-- Ben Auzenne 9.650 William & Mary
12 Russ Shupak 9.625 UMass

Vault
1 Jay Thornton 9.600 Iowa
2 Travis Rosen 9.525 Iowa
3 Mike Morgan 9.450 Ohio State
-- Ofri Porat 9.450 Syracuse
5 Steve McSparren 9.400 Penn State
-- C. Harrington 9.400 Minnesota
7 Tim Elsner 9.350 Ohio State
-- Neil Niemi 9.350 Ohio State
-- Scott Hrnack 9.350 Syracuse
10 Aaron Vexler 9.250 Temple
11 J.M. Michel 9.200 Penn State
12 Doug Stibel 9.150 Ohio State
-- Blaine Wilson 9.150 Ohio State
-- Keith Douglas 9.150 Michigan State

Parallel Bars
1 Jay Thornton 9.825 Iowa
2 Drew Durbin 9.800 Ohio State
3 Blaine Wilson 9.750 Ohio State
4 Aaron Cotter 9.675 Iowa
5 Mike Morgan 9.650 Ohio State
6 Hugh Lau 9.600 Iowa
7 Peter Landry 9.550 Ohio State
8 Steve Bello 9.400 Michigan State
-- Shannon Welker 9.400 Ill.-Chicago
10 Doug Stibel 9.350 Ohio State
-- Pete Masucci 9.350 Iowa
-- Chase Penny 9.350 Ill.-Chicago
-- Kenny Sykes 9.350 Temple
-- Robert Flannery 9.350 Navy
-- Steve Goldman 9.350 James Madison

Horizontal Bar
1 Greg McGlaun 9.875 Illinois
2 Aaron Cotter 9.850 Iowa
3 Carl Imhauser 9.825 Temple
4 Jay Thornton 9.750 Iowa
5 Chad Finefrock 9.725 Ohio State
6 Ethan Sterk 9.700 Michigan State
7 Shannon Welker 9.675 Ill.-Chicago
8 Travis Rosen 9.650 Iowa
-- Mark Kuglitsch 9.650 Iowa
-- Carey Reddick 9.650 Ill.-Chicago

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*****Item number 1.27.4*****

Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 18:15:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: ***@umich.edu
Subject: NCAA regionals (W)

**If anyone has more info on regionals results, can you post them. I
just did some checking and below is what i came up with. I doubt here in
Michigan they are going to publicize it much, but out west and down south
they might.

NCAA Central Regionals

Team:
1. Alabama 198.075
2. Michigan 196.275
3. LSU 194.525
4. MSU 193.850
5. Auburn 193.100
6. Minnesota 192.625
7. Iowa State 190.350

All Around Winner Kim Kelly (Alabama) 39.75

NCAA Southeast Regionals

Team: V BA BE FX
1. Georgia 196.950 49.400 49.675 48.650 49.225
2. Florida 195.375 49.425 48.375 48.500 49.075
3. Kentucky 193.925 49.025 48.950 47.650 48.300

All Around:
For Florida: Guise 38.925
Vogel 39.225
Grubbs 38.800
For Georgia: Angeles 39.375
Brown 39.400
Strong 39.600
For Kentucky: Ewing 39.125
Hansen 39.175

NCAA Northeast Regional:

Team:
1. Penn State 193.650
2. Kent State 193.025
3. Massachusetts 191.900
4. Ohio State 191.450
5. New Hampshire 190.275

Winners:
AA Missy Leopoldus (PSU) 39.125
Vault Missy Leopoldus (PSU) 9.850
Bars Shelly Stambaugh (KS) 9.925
Beam Leigh Capello (PSU) 9.850
Floor Susan Eckman (OSU) 9.950

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*****Item number 1.27.5*****

Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 01:20:21 -0400
From: ***@gnatnet.net
Subject: NCAA Southeast Regionals for collegiate update

I am posting results only for three reasons. 1. I missed the first
rotation due to an unfortunate run-in with the Florida Highway Patrol.
2. Ya'll have read enough reports on dual meets to know what skills
everyone is doing. 3. After that run-in with the law I wasn't in the
mood to frantically take notes on everyone's routines.

Team: 1. Georgia 196.950; 2. Florida 195.375; 3. Kentucky 193.925; 4.
Towson State 192.650; 5(t). North Carolina State, West Virginia
University 191.875; 7. Maryland 189.900.

AA: 1. Lori Strong (UGA) 39.600; 2. Leah Brown (UGA) 39.400; 3. Leslie
Angeles (UGA) 39.375; 4. Chrissy Vogel (UF) 39.225; 5(t). Kristin
Quackenbush (WVU), Jenny Hansen (UK) 39.175;

V: 1. Susan Hines (UF) 10; 2(t). Brown, Hansen, Kristen Guise (UF)
9.975; 5. Strong 9.925; 6(t). Erika Selga (UF), Angeles 9.9

UB: 1(t). Strong, Brown 9.975; 3(t). Jenni Beathard (UGA), Angeles
9.925; 5(t). Stacy Galloway (UGA), Robyn Ewing (UK), Hansen, Wendy Davis
(Radford), Chandling, Liz Bernstein (NCS) 9.875

BB: 1(t). Strong, Guise 9.825; 3. Beathard 9.775; 4. Angeles 9.75; 5.
Vogel 9.725; 6(t). Quackenbush, Arnold, Martha Grubbs (UF) 9.7

FX: 1(t). Brown 9.925; 2(t). Hansen, Guise 9.875; 4(t). Strong, Arnold,
Vogel 9.85

There was a bit of a scare when Leah Brown apparently injured her knee
during her floor warmup, but she turned out to be ok, and cameback to
win floor!!

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*****Item number 1.27.6*****

Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:47:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: ***@umich.edu
Subject: NCAA Central Regional (W)

NCAA Central Regionals (W)

Facts:
- Alabama finished first in every event, scoring well above 49
points on each.
- Alabama placed five gymnasts ahead of UM's top finisher on bars,
and scored a 49.550 on bars
- Kim Kelly placed first on every single event
- LSU failed to get a wild card entry because PSU won in the
NE...and Stanford beat out LSU for the last spot.
- Central regionals is sending Alabama and Michigan, NE regionals is
sending PSU, SE regionals is sending Georgia and Florida, MW regionals is
sending Utah, Arizona, Nebraska, and BYU, and the West regional is
sending UCLA, Oregon State, and Stanford.

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*****Item number 1.27.7*****

From: ***@proctr.cba.ua.edu
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:34:31 CDT
Subject: NCAA Central Regional (W)

Highlights:

Alabama:
Career Bests set:
Kim Bonaventura-9.925 on vault
Meredith Willard-9.90 on beam
Kim Kelly-10.00 on floor
Danielle McAdams-39.4xx all-around,9.90 on floor

School records:
Bars-49.55

NCAA record team score:
198.10, bettering Georgia's 198.00 at '93 Nationals.
**Bama's score was raised from 198.075 to 198.100. There was some
error with Marna Neubauer's score on an event.

Event results:
Vault:
1. Kim Kelly 9.95
2. Bonaventura, Willard 9.925
Bars:
1. Stephanie Woods 9.925
2. Kelly, Gwen Spidle, Marna Neubauer 9.90
Beam:
1. Kelly, Woods, Willard 9.90
Floor:
1. Kelly 10.0
2. Willard, McAdams, Wendy Marshall UM 9.90
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LSU had to count a fall on beam during their last event. They
would have qualified to Nationals over Stanford. Kristy Savoie and
Amy McClosky both fell. 194.525
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Michigan looked absolutely great, considering the injuries they have
substained over the season. Wendy Marshall looked good. Heather
Kabnick competed all-around but not near her best due to her injury.
Watered down floor and vault. 196.275
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Greatest cover up of the night:
Becky Erwin normally throws a Flip-flop, flip-flop, layout on beam.
She was off on her second flip-flop and didn't go for the layout.
She rearranged her routine and threw a flip-flop layout!!!! Without the
layout she would have been short of a D. She managed a 9.675, after
being short on her double tuck dismount and stepping forward.
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Repetitive Music:
I counted 6 or 7 floor ex routines to some mix of Mortal Kombat, 3 to
the Speed soundtrack, 3 Tribal Dance/Twilight Zone mix by 2Unlimited,
and YES at least 1 Get Ready for This!!

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*****Item number 1.27.8*****

Date: Mon, 15 Apr 96 11:44:00 PDT
From: ***@ccm.fm.intel.com
Subject: NCAA West Regional (W)

NCAA Women's West Regional
Pauley Pavillion, UCLA
April 13th 1996

This report focuses exclusively on the top four teams, who all had a
good chance to qualify to Nationals. All results are from memory, cause
I don't take notes.
<***Editor's note: I retrieved the scores and corrected/added them>

Results:

Team:
1. UCLA 195.450*
2. Oregon State 195.000*
3. Stanford 194.700*
4. Washington 193.350
5. Boise State 192.250
6. CS-Fullerton 191.475
7. California 191.250

* Qualifiers to Nationals

All-Around:
1. Murakami Stanford 39.375
2. Monahan Stanford 39.150
3. Simpson Washington 39.100
4. Stauffer Washington 38.975
5t Slack OSU 38.900
5t Kwok California 38.900

Notes on AA: Murakami was clean and consistent with good lines to score
the AA win. A bit more difficulty on vault and floor might be needed for
her to boost her scores. Monahan hit vault and floor, but must be really
happy with her beam win. I think she also used the "Fontaine" bar
dismount. Former Desert Devil Simpson, in her first AA back from torn
knee cartilidge, has good difficulty on all events. Stauffer is a
powerhouse, and stuck a high pike front beam mount. Favorites Homma
(UCLA) and Kudilkova (W) both made multiple errors.

Vault Bars
1. Fischer UCLA 10.000 1. Bennett OSU 9.950
2. Turko OSU 9.975 2t Homma UCLA 9.900
3. Homma UCLA 9.925 2t Murakami Stanford 9.900
4t Kudilkova Washington 9.875 4. Fitzpatrick Stanford 9.850
4t Washington Cal 9.875 5t Kudilkova Washington 9.825
5t Roelofs Boise St. 9.825

Beam Floor
1t Portocarrero UCLA 9.875 1. Smith UCLA 9.850
1t Murphy OSU 9.875 2t Fischer UCLA 9.825
1t Monahan Stanford 9.875 2t Murakami Stanford 9.825
4t Chee UCLA 9.850 4 Moore Stanford 9.800
4t Campi Washington 9.850 5t Simpson Washington 9.775
4t Slack OSU 9.850 5t Vassallo OSU 9.775
4t Murakami Stanford 9.850 5t Werner Boise St. 9.775
5t Kohl Stanford 9.775
5t Mapa California 9.775

Note: AA results are interesting comment on the depth (or lack thereof)
of the top four teams. Scoring on Floor was very tight, with a 9.75
being a very good score. Beam and Vault were also relatively tight, but
Bars was more loose. It was interesting to note that the West region
judge's scores were consistently below the scores of the Judges from the
other regions. Some spreads were like 9.45 and 9.8.

Overall Notes:

Going into the last round, the meet was very close considering the
pre-meet seedings. The scores were something like 146.15 (OSU) to 146.1
(UCLA) to 145.625 (Stanford) and 145.45(Washington). The last event
proved to be the make or break event. Stanford hit bars (with loud team
cheering) to nab the last spot at Nationals. UCLA hit on vault, with Dee
Fischer scoring the meet's only 10 (I missed this vault) and Leah Homma
hitting 9.925. OSU was solid on floor, but their scores stayed in the
same range for all six performers. Washington fell apart on beam,
suffering three falls.

(***Notes from Patrick: actually, Stanford started with a 9.375 on bars,
then had a fall. Everyone else hit, although it took a great save by Keri
Monahan--she hit the bars with her wrist on her Hindorff, but somehow
managed to hold on and maintain swing. Fischer's vault was a very nice
pike front. OSU's Turko allegedly did a better vault (especially
according to OSU) for a 9.950, but I missed it.)

UCLA was missing Stella Umeh, out with an injury. UCLA had a few mistakes
scattered across the meet, including falls, major wobbles, and steps out.
Homma had an off meet, falling on floor and wobbling after her layout on
beam. Highlights included Homma's bars (nice double layout), Amy Smith's
floor (great dance), and Portecarero's originality on beam. UCLA will
need to hit, and have Umeh back, to make the Super Six.

(***Another note from Patrick: Stella has a broken sesamoid (ball of foot)
bone, but what kept her from competing is an inner ear infection which has
thrown off her balance/confidence. Hopefully she will be back for
nationals.)

OSU was off on bars, counting several mistakes/falls, which may have cost
them the meet. Vault and beam were strong, but OSU seemed relatively
subdued going into their last event. OSU also seemed to water down some
routines a bit, which worked against them on floor. Slack hit a nice
layout tsuk full on vault and Bennett nailed bars, but OSU lost tenths
here and there for various mistakes. Oregon State is so deep, that hit
routine after hit routine makes it hard to pull out the highlights.

Stanford just hit dead on, and seems to have everybody back from injuries.
They won floor and bars, and I don't think they counted a fall. Stanford
can credit the strong showing to great improvement among their depth
performers (#5 and $6). Obviously, Murakami and Monahan also had great
meets, as did Moore. Stanford just squeaked into the NCAAs, but
deservingly so for hitting so well when it counted. Look out next year
when they add Fontaine, Young, and Chow.

Washington struggled on their first event, floor (a fall and multiple
stumbles) and scored below 48. But nailed vaults and bar sets brought
them back into contention before a struggle on beam (but Michelle Campi
had no wobbles for a 9.85, including a nice ff-layout to a held
arabesque). Star Kudilkova overturned a piked full in on floor and double
back off beam. It appeared injuries have forced lineup changes and
limited events for several key performers.

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*****Item number 1.27.9*****

Date: Mon, 15 Apr 96 13:13:58 PST
From: ***@athletics.ucla.edu
Subject: NCAA qualifiers (W)

Here are the teams who have qualified and their regional scores:

1. Alabama 198.075 (this was apparently raised to 198.100)
2. Georgia 196.950
3. Utah 196.675
4. Michigan 196.275
5. Arizona 195.750
6. UCLA 195.450
7. Florida 195.375
8. Nebraska 195.300
9. Oregon St. 195.000
10. BYU 194.925
11. Stanford 194.700
12. Penn St. 193.650


Individual all-around qualifiers:
1. Meagan Wright, ASU 39.350
2. Katie Freeland, ASU 39.200
3. Jenny Hansen, Kentucky 39.175
4. Kristin Quackenbush, West Virginia 39.175
5. Robin Ewing, Kentucky 39.125
6. Sarah Mikrut, Ball State 39.125
7. Jennifer Wood, LSU 39.100
8. Carolyn Hecht, Michigan St. 39.100
9. Tiffany Simpson, Washington 39.100
10. Shannon Gallagher, Kent 39.025
11. Shelly Stambaugh, Kent 39.000
12. Erin Gannon, Auburn 38.975


Individual event qualifier:
Susan Eckman, Ohio St. (bars) 9.950

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*****Item number 1.27.10*****

Date: 15 Apr 1996
From: ***@leland.stanford.edu
Subject: NCAA West Regional (M) partial scores

Since no one else has sent the info yet, here's what I know from the
Stanford Daily:

Team:
1. California 230.475
2. Stanford 228.500
3. Oklahoma 227.375

AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
1. Wiley St 57.750 9.825 9.600 9.600 9.350 9.625 9.750

Stanford highlights:

Wiley took first on FX.
Ellis was seventh AA with a 56.6 and second HB with 9.8
Bachrach was second FX with 9.8

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