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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