GYMN-L Digest - 29 Jan 1996 to 30 Jan 1996

There are 13 messages totalling 720 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

1. Judging
2. 1-1/2 twisting Yurchenko
3. Jennie Thompson wins Kodak/Peachtree
4. ESPN
5. SILIVAS
6. American Cup
7. Intro
8. Kim Zmeskal (2)
9. GYMN-L Collegiate Update Vol. 1, no. 8
10. Kathy Johnson's Husband
11. FIGURE SKATING VS. GYMNASTICS
12. FX mats

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 08:27:58 -0500
From: ***@EAGLE.LHUP.EDU
Subject: Judging

Hi Fellow Gymnastics Folks:

I had something really exciting happen to me at a meet yesterday and I
thought I should share it with fellow gym fans. I was judging the
Rainbow Riders Invitational in Chambersburg, PA. The morning session was
level six compulsories and I gave my first perfect ten of my judging
career. I have been a judge for 15 years and this is the first. It was
an incredible routine. Like Nadia's tens of 1976, the flashers were not
ready for it, so they put up a one.



Julie

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 09:29:15 +0600
From: ***@ZGS.COM
Subject: Re: 1-1/2 twisting Yurchenko

> I was wondering if they are going to de-value the
> 1-1/2 Yurchenko after the Olympics. I don't get why a double is worth as
> much as a 1-1/2.

I believe that the 1-1/2 is worth as much as the double because
of the direction of the landing. The 1-1/2 has a blind landing and is
more difficult to stick.


Troy
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 10:27:41 -0600
From: ***@LIBRARY.MTSU.EDU
Subject: Jennie Thompson wins Kodak/Peachtree

According to USA Today Jennie Thompson competing in her first meet in 18
months won the all-around, floor exercise and balance beam at the
Kodak/Peachtree Invitational in Atlanta on Sunday. Shannon Miller did not
compete due to an arm injury. Dynamo won the team award. Information is
also provided about the Resse's Cup, but not as detailed as we have
already received on the list.

Sharon Parente

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 13:15:06 -0600
From: ***@ZEPHYR.MEDCHEM.PURDUE.EDU
Subject: ESPN

I also did not watch the Super Bowl last night and when I was channel
surfing I stopped at ESPN and I watched about a split second of a show
called "American Fitness Pagent", which is like a beauty pagent but all the
women are in super shape and do work out routine, etc. I guess it is
for women who exercise alot but aren't really "big" like a body builder,
if you get what I mean.


Anyway, I heard someone say KAROLYI, so I flipped back. It was a 23 year
old from South Carolina named Kelly Ryan, who was saying (voice over her
walking of stage and showing off to the judges) that she trained for
6 years with Bela in Houston and she trained along side Mary Lou, Julianne.
and Kristie Phillips.


It was rather odd to find something like that. One word, KAROLYI, and I
new something was familiar.


Ms. Ryan didn't make it to semi-finals so I switched back to the AB FAB
marathon. Anyone remember her? Ryan may be her married name, so I have no
clue as to if I could locate her. She was in EXCELLENT SHAPE. I liked
her abs particularly.


I hoped she made it to semi finals, that way I could have seen if she would
have doen gymnastics in her work-out routine.

Anyway.....back to work.


Jeff

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 13:15:48 -0600
From: ***@ZEPHYR.MEDCHEM.PURDUE.EDU
Subject: SILIVAS

Anyone see Silivas in Atlanta this past weekend at that work shop? Does she
still look the same?

Jeff

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 13:56:09 -0500
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: American Cup

Does anyone have any info on the American cup that is to be held in Ft. Worth
Texas? I would love to go, so any info or a phone number to call would be
great!

Thanks,
Misti

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 13:56:07 -0500
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Intro

Hello! I have been living in England since August, and have just returned to
the US. I am glad to finally rejoin the gymn group, as I have missed the
discussions greatly. My intro should be in the old files, but briefly I have
been a gymnast, a judge, and a coach. I am now a senior in college at Texas
Tech University where I helped start the Tech gymnastics club 1 1/2 years
ago. I look forward to sharing ideas with everyone again!

Misti

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 12:12:24 -0800
From: ***@IX.NETCOM.COM
Subject: Kim Zmeskal

You wrote:
>
>
>There was an article in the Houston Chronicle today about Bela and his
>'96 hopefulls. There has been a rumor that Kim didn't even train this
>past week and his response was printed. He said that she has been
>experiencing some soreness lately and they felt she should slow down.
>That's what she's doing. He also said she's not in Olympic form yet,
but
>not to count her out because there's still time. The writer of the
>article predicts Kim won't be in Atlanta though. That's merely his
>opinion, we'll see....

Slowing down? Are you sure that that is all?
Because I would hate to see her quit I really would, I mean, she worked
so hard and things seemed to be going as planned at the RnR meet. Has
anyone seen anything else or heard anything else? Where is Rachele when
you need her?I sure hope that wherever she is she comes back with news.
Laura

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 13:09:58 -0800
From: ***@IX.NETCOM.COM
Subject: Kim Zmeskal

she sore? What exactly does slow down mean in this case?

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 13:50:18 -0800
From: ***@LELAND.STANFORD.EDU
Subject: GYMN-L Collegiate Update Vol. 1, no. 8

GYMN-L's Collegiate Update
Volume 1, no. 8
Jan. 29, 1996
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Contents:

1. Michigan vs. Minnesota (W) Report
2. Calfornia vs. Arizona, San Jose St., Sac. State (W) Report
3. Michigan vs. UMass (W) Report
4. Temple vs. CCNY vs. S. Conn (M) Results
5. Temple vs. Penn State (M) Results
6. Busley Champions Invite (W) Results
7. Umass@Michigan (W) Supplement
8. Arizona vs. UCLA, Stanford (W) Results

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*****Item number 1.8.1*****

Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 21:54:06 -0500 (EST)
From: ***@umich.edu
Subject: Michigan vs. Minnesota (W) Report

1-20-96
University of Michigan vs Minnesota

Minnesota hands UM their first defeat.
Well, since the meet was in Minnesota, this will be short. Needless to
say we all are shocked here at UM as our Wolverines lost. Minnesota won
191.125 to 190.325. UM's only individual winner was Nikki Peters on the
vault with a 9.9. Nikki later injured her leg so badly on floor, she
didn't finish her routine.
Basically, Coach Plocki summed it up "What happened was that we breezed
through the first meet and we got complacent...hopefully we learned a
lesson."
The highlight for UM was a vault total of 49.025.
On bars, we ran into trouble. 4 out of 6 gymnasts fell.
Scores, from the Michigan Daily are as follows:

AA:
1. Mindy Knaeble (Minn)
2. Wendy Marshall (UM)
3. Andrea McDonald (UM)

V:
1. Nikki Peters (UM) 9.9
2. Wendy Marshall (UM) 9.875
3. Heather Kabnick (UM) 9.8

Bars:
1. Kristin Vandersall (Minn) 9.875
2.
3. Andrea McDonald (UM) 9.85

Beam:
1. Susan Castner (Minn) 9.8

Floor:
1. Mindy Knaeble (Minn)
2.
3. Andrea McDonald (UM)

(Some scores were not provided )

Next Meet: 1-26-96 vs Massachusetts at UM

OTHER NEWS:

UM has signed Kellie Davis and Sara Cain.
Heather Brink has signed with Nebraska.

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*****Item number 1.8.2*****

From: Kathy W
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 96 07:39:00 UTC 0000
Subject: Calfornia vs. Arizona, San Jose St., Sac. State (W) Report

Friday, Jan 19th was the first meet of the season for the Cal-
Berkeley Bears. They were hosting the #7 ranked Arizona Gymcats, San Jose
State and Sacramento State.
From the beginning it was apparent that the primary showdown was
going to be between Cal and Arizona. Sacramento State had a strong
contender in senior Natalie Cadondon, but not enough depth to challenge the
Bears and the Gymcats.
In the first rotation Cal was on vault and Arizona on floor.
Arizona freshman Heidi Hornbeek threw a double layout to garner the top
Floor score for Arizona and the meet (9.85). However, by the end of the
first rotation the Gymcats had to count a fall and an out of bounds which
led to a 47.55 set score. Cal opend on what has become a strong event for
them - vault. With a 48.3 set score the Bears gave the Gymcats notice that
they were going to dog them all night.
The second rotation found Cal on bars and Arizona on vault. Cal
turned in some solid performances on bars, including Christine Nishimoto's
creative, quick-thinking save (a long story....), but still they had to
count one fall. With a 47.775 set score the Bears stayed a whisker ahead of
the Gymcats by .425.
The third rotation brought Arizona to their strongest event of the
evening - bars. Led by freshman, Maureen Kealey's 9.85, Arizona turned in 5
strong routines for a 48.9 set score. In fact, Arizona had the top four bar
scores of the night (Kealey, Kristin McDermott {9.825}, Shane Albritton
{9.775}, and Becky Bowers {9.75}). On beam, Cal's Candace Kwok answered
back with the top beam score of the night (9.85), but that could not offset
a fall that the team had to count. By the end of the third rotation,
Arizona had moved ahead of Cal by .85.
in the fourth rotation, the Arizona Gymcats came to the beam and the
Cal Bears moved to the floor. Both teams had problems in the last rotation,
as well as some moments of brilliance. Cal needed to do some damage control
so they pulled out all of the stops. Bears, Heather Schneider and Angela
Mapa went for their double layouts, but opening night jitters brought them
down short. However, freshman Emily Bails, in her first meet in two years,
used the music from "Mortal Kombat" to demonstrate that she will be a force
to be reckoned with for the next four years. Mindy Ornellas landed her full-
in double back with only a step out of bounds (9.70) and teammate Candace
Kwok hit her piked double back for a 9.775.
As it came down to the last two routines of the night, it was clear
that both teams were going to have to count two falls each in their set
scores. On beam, Arizona's sophomore, Nancy Milberger mounted with a punch
front and dismounted with a front-full to turn in a 9.775 for her team.
Then freshman Heidi Hornbeek rose to the challenge and got the job done.
She mounted with a beautiful planche, hit a great Popa, and a minute and
twenty seconds of excellence later, dismounted with a double back. (9.80)
The competition ended with Arizona leading Cal by 1.00 (191.875 to
190.875). Sacramento State started their season with a 185.725 to come in
third, while San Jose State came in fourth with a 183.60.
All-around honors went to Gymcats Heidi Hornbeek (39.05), Tenli
Poggemeyer (38.70) and Sacramento State's Natalie Cadondon (38.225).

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*****Item number 1.8.3*****

Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 00:20:05 -0500 (EST)
From: ***@umich.edu
Subject: Michigan vs. UMass (W) Report


1-26-96
University of Michigan vs. University of Massachusetts
(and the return of May May Leung (Michigan '95) back to Ann Arbor as
UMASS's Assistant Coach.)

This past week has been a rough one for UM, and it looked as if it would
carry on into this meet. After the Minnesota meet, half of the team
fell to injury. Only seven gymnasts were healthy and all were needed for
the meet tonight.

Vs Minnesota, Nikki Peters and Heather Kabnick failed to complete their
floor routines due to injuries. Lisa Simes found herself nursing a
stress fracture in her shin. Kristin Duff has a sore shoulder. Autumn
Donati has two broken toes.

So, UM came into tonights meet looking to two freshmen to lead UM to
victory: Beth Amelkovich and Kathy Burke. We also looked to our
upperclassmen: Wendy Marshall, Dianna Ranelli, Tina Miranda, Andrea
McDonald, and Lauren LaBranche to secure victory. And this small team of
7 did just that...

UM won the dual meet: 193.40 to 191.475

Both Kathy and Beth stepped up and proved that they are talented
gymnasts...Andrea McDonald once again showed her consistency and talent,
and this time was rewarded with the AA title. Wendy Marshall showed the
crowd how she can pull this team to victory with a perfect 10 on vault!!!!

NAME VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR

Beth Amelkovich 9.550 9.850 9.700 9.800
Kathy Burke 9.500 9.575 9.250 9.750
Andrea McDonald 9.625 9.800 9.925 9.675
Dianna Ranelli 9.625 9.775 9.025 9.725
Wendy Marshall 10.000 9.775 9.700 9.425
Lauren LaBranche 9.825 9.450
Tina Miranda 9.800

Betsy Collucci 9.600 9.600
Denise Johnson 9.650 9.625 9.525
Lianne Laing 9.650 9.625 9.525
Penny LeBeau 8.900
Michelle LoPresti 9.550 9.300
Anita Sanyal 9.400 9.575
Tara Swartz 9.450 9.800 9.775
J.J. Tolhrust 9.475 9.725 9.725

(I had difficulty getting UMASS's beam scores. UM flew through their
floor routines and our announcer never announced their names)

AA: 1. Andrea McDonald (UM) 39.025
2T. Wendy Marshall (UM) 38.90
Beth Amelkovich (UM) 38.90

Vault: 1. Wendy Marshall (UM) 10.0
2T. Denise Johnson (UMASS) 9.65
Lianne Laing (UMASS) 9.65

Bars: 1. Beth Amelkovich (UM) 9.85
2T. Tara Swartz (UMASS) 9.8
Tina Miranda (UM) 9.8
Andrea McDonald (UM) 9.8

Beam: 1. Andrea McDonald (UM) 9.925
2. Lauren LaBranche (UM) 9.825
3. J.J. Tolhurst (UMASS) 9.725

Floor: 1. Beth Amelkovich (UM) 9.80
2. Tara Swartz (UMASS) 9.775
3. Kathy Burke (UM) 9.75

I was so impressed with Beth Amelkovich. We knew she had talent , but
for a freshman to step up as she did, under so much pressure, well I have
a lot of respect for her. I also was so proud of Kathy Burke. She never
has been in AA before and performed great.
As for UMASS, they were very impressive and will improve over the next
few meets. Tara Swartz is very talented. And the team throws some great
skills on bars and some strong tumbling passes on floor. I think if
their vault improves, they could go to the super six.

Next Meet: Feb.4 State of Michigan Classic
Next Home Meet: Feb. 17 vs. UTAH

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*****Item number 1.8.4*****

Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 23:20:50 -0500
From: ***@pharm.med.upenn.edu
Subject: Temple vs. CCNY vs. S. Conn (M) Results

Southern Conneticut Men Gymnastics S. Conn vs. CCNY vs. Temple
Southern Conneticut State University Saturday, February 27, 1996


Temple
FX PH R V PB HB
Dominic Boardley 8650
Gerry Galster 7900 8050 8600 7050
Darin Gerlach 6650 8400 8900 9400
Carl Imhauser 8750 9300
Joe Martelli 8450 6150 8500 8850 8000 8650
David Schrock 8000 7450 8500
John Schroeder 8450 5700 7850 8100 7100 8850
Aaron Vexler 6400 8700 7000 7650
Sherman Walker 8550 8150 8950 7050
34100 29200 33700 35400 29600 36200 198200

SConn
FX PH R V PB HB
Matthew Blasiak 8400 4900 5150 8450 4650 7300
Michael Fleming 6950 4750 4850 8250 4250 4700
Thomas Greet 7250 4550 6600 8150 5400 4750
Jason Smith 7850 6100 7100 8450 6200 5600
Mark Sorrentino 8250 6600 7650 8400 7550 8000
Criag Tetreault 8700 4200 5550 8750 4950 6950
33200 22350 26900 34050 24100 27850 168450

CCNY
FX PH R V PB HB
Alex Klein 4600 4100 8250 2700 4100
Don Lucas 6300 5050 4900 8200 3750 3500
Alexis Gonzalez 4900 2850 3200 7900 2600 2800
Johan Reyesw 4700 3500 2750 4000
Gaspar Langomas 4550 2650 3200 4100 1800 2500
Pedro Tamarez 4700 3450 4250 1800
Apolinar Langomas 4150 2000 2850 2600
20600 16000 15650 28600 11800 14400 107050
ALL-AROUND
FX PH R V PB HB TOTAL
Joe Martelli 8450 6150 8500 8850 8000 8650 48.600 1 Temple
Mark Sorrentino 8250 6600 7650 8400 7550 8000 46.450 2 SConn
John Schroeder 8450 5700 7850 8100 7100 8850 46.050 3 Temple
Jason Smith 7850 6100 7100 8450 6200 5600 41.300 4 SConn
Criag Tetreault 8700 4200 5550 8750 4950 6950 39.100 5 SConn
Matthew Blasiak 8400 4900 5150 8450 4650 7300 38.850 6 SConn
Thomas Greet 7250 4550 6600 8150 5400 4750 36.700 7 SConn
Michael Fleming 6950 4750 4850 8250 4250 4700 33.750 8 SConn
Don Lucas 6300 5050 4900 8200 3750 3500 31.700 9 CCNY
Alexis Gonzalez 4900 2850 3200 7900 2600 2800 24.250 10 CCNY
Gaspar Langomas 4550 2650 3200 4100 1800 2500 18.800 11 CCNY

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*****Item number 1.8.5*****

Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 23:20:55 -0500
From: ***@pharm.med.upenn.edu
Subject: Temple vs. Penn State (M)

Penn State Men Gymnastics Penn State vs. Temple University
University Park, Pa. Rec Hall Friday, January 26, 1996


Penn State
FX PH R V PB HB
Danny Beigel 9300
Tyson Bryant 8450 9100
Tim Lashua 9150 9200 9300
Roy Malka 9450 8800 9250 9050 9200 9600
J.M. Michel 9300 8550 9550 9150 9350 9200
Steve McSparren 9200 9550 9300 8800 9550
Ron Roeder 9300 7950
Joseph Roemer 9650 8950 8900 9100 9300
Brandy Wood 9350 9200 9500 8400 8500 9750
37750 36100 37900 36750 36650 38200 223350

Temple
FX PH R V PB HB
Gerry Galster 8300 8450
Darin Gerlach 9200 9000 9100 8700 9450
Carl Imhauser 9000 9700
Jason Krane 8150 6400 9300 8950 6000 9200
Joe Martelli 9000 7200 9200 9050 9050 7300
David Schrock 8450 8950 9000 9050
John Schroeder 7900 8050
Aaron Vexler 9000 7400 9150 9000 8250
Sherman Walker 7800 7550 8950 8150
35650 31800 36500 36250 35750 37400 213350
ALL-AROUND
FX PH R V PB HB TOTAL
Roy Malka 9450 8800 9250 9050 9200 9600 55.350 1 Penn State
J.M. Michel 9300 8550 9550 9150 9350 9200 55.100 2 Penn State
Brandy Wood 9350 9200 9500 8400 8500 9750 54.700 3 Penn State
Joe Martelli 9000 7200 9200 9050 9050 7300 50.800 4 Temple
Jason Krane 8150 6400 9300 8950 6000 9200 48.000 5 Temple

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*****Item number 1.8.6*****

From: ***@aol.com
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 14:43:29 -0500
Subject: Busley Champions Invite (W) Results

Burnsley Champions Invite*
Denver, Colorado
Women

Team:
1. Denver 190.050
2. Cal-Berkeley 188.500
3. Oklahoma 186.425
4. Air Force 182.350

AA:
1. Robyn King (Denver) 38.625
2. Mindy Ornellas (UCB) 38.225
3. Diane Cushenberry (OU) 38.150
4. Melissa Griffith (OU) 38.050

V:
1. Kelly Roxburgh (AF) 9.800
2. J. Erickson-Hall (Denver) 9.725
3. Cushenberry 9.675
4. Shannon Olson (OU) 9.650

UB:
1. King 9.750
2. Jennifer Wang (UCB) 9.725
3. Ornellas 9.625
4. Cushenberry 9.600

BB:
1. King 9.750
2. Amy Brandon (Denver) 9.600
3. Michelle Roxburgh (AF) 9.575
4. Emily Bails (UCB) 9.500

FX:
1. Ornellas 9.80
2(t). Lenee Beurmann (Denver) 9.70
2(t). Tanya Harbert (Denver) 9.70
4. Melissa Griffith (OU) 9.65

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*****Item number 1.8.7*****

Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 09:23:10 -0500 (EST)
From: ***@student.umass.edu
Subject: Umass@Michigan (W) Supplement

Here are the scores to supplement Anjel's report:

Michigan 193.400
UMass 191.475

UMass Vault
Penny Lebeau 8.90
Tara Swartz 9.45
Denise Johnson 9.65
Betsy Colucci 9.60
Lianne Laing 9.65
JJ Tolhurst 9.475

UMass Bars
JJ Tolhurst 9.15
Lianne Laing 9.475
Anita Sanyal 9.40
Michelle LoPresti 9.55
Denise Johnson 9.625
Tara Swartz 9.80

UMass Beam
Betsy Colucci 8.95
Michelle Lopresti 9.175
Tara Swartz 9.40
Lianne Laing 9.675
JJ Tolhurst 9.725
Anita Sanyal 9.575

UMass Floor
Michelle LoPresti 9.30
Betsy Colucci 9.60
JJ Tolhurst 9.725
Tara Swartz 9.775
Lianne Laing 9.60
Denise Johnson 9.55

Michigan Vault
Beth Amelkovic 9.175
Kathy Burke 9.50
Andrea McDonald 9.625
Dianna Ranelli 9.625
Wendy Marshall 10.0

Mich Bars
Wendy Marshall 9.775
Kathy Burke 9.575
Beth Amelkovic 9.850
Dianna Ranelli 9.775
Tina Miranda 9.80
Andrea McDonald 9.80

Mich Beam
Dianna Ranelli 9.025
Kathy Burke 9.25
Dianna Ranelli 9.725
Andrea McDonald 9.675
Wendy Marshall 9.325
Lauren LaBranche 9.45

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*****Item number 1.8.8*****

From: ***@leland.stanford.edu
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996
Subject: Arizona vs. UCLA, Stanford (W) Results

Arizona vs. UCLA, Stanford
Jan. 27, 1996

Overall Results:

1. Arizona 192.600
2. UCLA 191.350
3. Stanford 191.050

All-Around

1. Homma UCLA 39.225
2. Hornbeek Arizona 39.175
3. Monahan Stanford 38.625

Vault

1. Hornbeek Arizona 9.900
2. Marshall Arizona 9.775
3t.Homma UCLA 9.750
3t.Murakami Stanford 9.750

Uneven Bars

1. Murakami Stanford 9.850
2. Homma UCLA 9.825
3t.Bowers Arizona 9.750
3t.Hornbeek Arizona 9.750

Balance Beam

1. Homma UCLA 9.800
2. Hayashi UCLA 9.700
3. Moore Stanford 9.675

Floor Exercise

1. Hornbeek Arizona 9.950
2. Homma UCLA 9.850
3. McDermott Arizona 9.825

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 17:00:11 -0500
From: ***@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: Kathy Johnson's Husband

For all you television and gymnastics fans, Kathy Johnson's husband is Brian
Patrick Clarke. He was on "Eight is Enough", one of the sister's husbands,
and on the soap "General Hospital", he was Grant Putnam.

:) KB

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 20:54:54 -0600
From: ***@UALR.EDU
Subject: FIGURE SKATING VS. GYMNASTICS

I'm probably going to make some people mad with this, so let me first
say that I like figure skating very much. I think it is a very difficult and
beautiful sport. However, I guess you could say I'm jealous for the attention
the sport gets versus the attention gymnastics gets. I love gymnastics more
(of course) and think it also deserves television attention. I mean here lately
there is a figure skating competition on every weekend atleast! Where is all
the gymnastics. I think one reason for this is that they do more exhibitions
than gymnastics does. Let's change that!!! I talked this over with a friend of
mine and she said that another reason may be because no gymnast has had another
gymnast clubbed on the knee! (Some of you may think that's uncalled for, but
the sport of figure skating has gotten more attention after that incident)
Anyway, all I'm saying is that gymnastics deserves some more attention too!

Britney

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 23:09:51 PST
From: ***@EPIX.NET
Subject: FX mats

I recently competed on a bright green Gymnova Floor. The was a great Floor
to tumble on because it was so soft and bouncy, but it was very
distracting. Why does Gymnova have such an awful color for such a great
Floor. Do Gymnova Floors come in any other colors?

Tara

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