GYMN-L Digest - 2 Jan 1996 to 3 Jan 1996

There are 10 messages totalling 268 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. spondylolisthesis (sp?)
  2. IG&Amanda Borden
  3. <No subject given>
  4. Calendar Correction
  5. New: NGJA Rules Interpretation Revision 12
  6. New: NGJA Rules Interpretations Revision 12
  7. duplicate messages
  8. '96 Bluewater Int'l Invite
  9. '96 Wild Rose Invitational
 10. GYMN-L Digest - 1 Jan 1996 to 2 Jan 1996

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Date:    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 11:22:16 PST
From:    ***@STARBURSTCOM.COM
Subject: spondylolisthesis (sp?)

        Looking for gymnasts and maybe coaches who have dealt
with this common gymnastic back problem--spondylolisthesis (sp?).  My
daughter has it and will be wearing a brace for 3 months.  I'm trying to
find out what are here chances of coming back to gymnastics, if any,
how hard will it be, what adjustments she may have to make, what
conditioning may help either now or later.  Any light you can shed on
this would be helpfull, any encouragement would be even better.  If
there are some who came back only to re-injure themselves please let
us know this also.  Just wondering how to mentally prepare her for a
comeback - or retirement, that kind of stuff??

                        Thanks much!

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Date:    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 17:51:57 -0500
From:    ***@AOL.COM
Subject: IG&Amanda Borden

Can someone please send me the recent edition of IG, the one with the poster
of Amanda Borden?! I will gladly send money. Please!

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Date:    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 19:30:55 EST
From:    ***@COMPUSERVE.COM
Subject: <No subject given>

hey all,

        A friend of mine will hopefully be competing in the olympics in Atlanta.
Not being real up to date with gymnastics i would like some input on his
chances. His name is John Macready, can anyone tell me how he'll do. I'm in
a way somewhat familar with womans gymnastics as my wife was class 1
gymnast (when they had that system) and recieved numerous scholarships.

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Date:    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 21:07:02 -0500
From:    ***@DELPHI.COM
Subject: Calendar Correction

I received the correction below about an event that's coming up
in February.          --John

>
> >[Feb.] 16-18   USAG Rhythmic Challenge/ Colorado Springs, CO
>
> This has been moved to Downers Grove, IL to coincide with a BLR RSG training
> camp taking place at Illinois Rhythmics and will be followed (the 18th) by a
> USA & BLR exhibition open to the public. BLR gymnasts *may* also take part
> in the challenge.
>
> -Susan

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Date:    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 20:59:18 +0000
From:    ***@AMANDA.DORSAI.ORG
Subject: New: NGJA Rules Interpretation Revision 12

Happy New Year!
This is to announce the availability of the latest version of the
NGJA's Mens Rules Interpetations: Revision 12, December 15, 1995
through accessing my home page:

http://www.dorsai.org/~kenach/

or directly in either html format at:
http://www.dorsai.org/~kenach/adntrp12.html

or in Adobe Acrobat format, maintaining original page format at:
http://www.dorsai.org/~kenach/pub/adntrp12.pdf

Sorry it's a couple of days late. Dorsai.org celebrated the New
Year's. Web updating is back in operation

Ken

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Date:    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 21:37:49 -0500
From:    ***@AMANDA.DORSAI.ORG
Subject: New: NGJA Rules Interpretations Revision 12

Happy New Year!
This is to announce the availability of the latest version of the
NGJA's Mens Rules Interpetations: Revision 12, December 15, 1995
through accessing my home page:

http://www.dorsai.org/~kenach/

or directly in either html format at:
http://www.dorsai.org/~kenach/adntrp12.html

or in Adobe Acrobat format, maintaining original page format at:
http://www.dorsai.org/~kenach/pub/adntrp12.pdf

Sorry it's a couple of days late. Dorsai.org celebrated the New
Year's. Web updating is back in operation

Ken

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Date:    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 22:06:02 +0000
From:    ***@AMANDA.DORSAI.ORG
Subject: duplicate messages

Sorry If  I've sent you a duplicate message - I've been getting time
out and queue messages that had me resending the message on new rules
revisions pages (men)

Ken
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Date:    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 21:08:48 -0600
From:    ***@SASKNET.SK.CA
Subject: '96 Bluewater Int'l Invite

I received some information today on the following meet.
Looks like it'll be great:

WHAT:  1996 Bluewater International Invitational (W)
WHERE:  L.C.C.V.I. - Petrolia, Ontario
WHEN:  March 30 & 31 1996
WHO:  CAN, USA, CHN, FRA, UKR, BEL (and more?)

HOST CLUB:  Bluewater Gymnastics - Sarnia, Ontario

Four gymnasts per team.  Total number of athletes
limited to 250.

The foreign teams will be the same teams competing
at the Wild Rose Invitational in Edmonton, Alberta
the following weekend.

If you would like more information you can contact
the Bluewater Gymnastics Club at:

     (519) 542-3062 (phone)

     (519) 542-0174 (fax)

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Date:    Tue, 2 Jan 1996 21:08:55 -0600
From:    ***@SASKNET.SK.CA
Subject: '96 Wild Rose Invitational

Here is more detailed information on the event listed
in the Gymn calendar.

WHAT:  1996 Wild Rose Invitational
WHEN:  April 5, 6 and 7 - 1996
WHERE:  Edmonton, Alberta
VENUE:  Grant MacEwan College, downtown Edmonton
WHO:  CAN, USA, FRA, AUS, CHN, UKR, BEL, (and more?)

HOST CLUB:  Ortona Gymnastics Club - Edmonton, Alberta

There will be many different age/level categories.

The foreign teams will be the same teams competing
at the Bluewater Int'l Invitational in Ontario the
previous weekend.

If you would like more information you can contact
the Ortona Gymnastics Club at:

     (403) 466-3547 (phone)

     (403) 465-8973 (fax)

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Date:    Wed, 3 Jan 1996 10:25:28 +0200
From:    ***@INFOCOM.KIEV.UA
Subject: Re: GYMN-L Digest - 1 Jan 1996 to 2 Jan 1996

OLYMPIC PREDICTIONS:

Recently, 'The Economist' ( a conservative British publication
about economics etc.) predicted in their 'The World in 1996' issue
that Shannon Miller would lead the US team to gold in the team
competition, but that the most medals would be awarded to Domonique
Moceanu.

WORLD CHAMP AWARDS:

Last week, a friend of mine told me that he saw Leonid Kutchma the
President of Ukraine,  give some special awards to both Lilia Pod
and the Rythmic World championshion who is also from Ukraine (but
I cannot recall her name at the moment.)

UKRAINIAN SPORTS COVERAGE:

I was watching the typical end of the year in sports compilations,
and I was a bit frustrated. They showed about two minutes of
'Dinamo' the Kyivan (Kievan) based football (soccer) team, which was kicked
out of the lead-up competition to the world cup due to someone
trying to bribe a Spanish ref.  Then, they showed a whole three
seconds of the beginning of Lilia's vault.  Luckily, the rhythmic
World Champion was shown for about five seconds, and the current
(forgive me if I am wrong about this) women's long jump World Champ
who is also from Ukraine, got about six seconds. There was
absolutely no coverage of the Women's European Basketball champions
(also from Ukraine). There was a flash of the World Kickboxing
Champ (from Ukraine), and some wrestling. I was hoping they would
have shown more gymnastics :(

NORTH AMERICAN and EUROPEAN VCR COMPATABILITY:

Just for people's info, for those of you who have had the
frustrating experience of being told that their European video tapes
and North American tapes are not compatible, this is not entirely true.
There are what are called "MULTI-SYSTEM" VCR's.  Basically, these
VCR's allow you to play, and even record in different formats. For
example, PAL, MESCAM, SECAM, and NTSA (or NTSC).  Unknowingly,
I bought one (as almost all of the VCR's here are multi-system) and
I have been able to watch US and Canadian Video tapes, as well as
British and Ukrainian. So, I am going to be bringing my tapes from
the US, and I will no longer be Gymnastically deprived!!. For
others, this means that if you have (unknowingly) a Multi-system
VCR, you could exchange tapes with people in other countries, if
you have the appropriate compatabilities. Or, if you will be buying
a VCR in the near future, it may be something that you can keep in
mind. (I do not know about the VCR types in New Zealand, Australia,
Latin America, Africa, or Asia, but it may be true for these as
well?)

j

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