GYMN-L Digest - 31 Oct 1995
There are 11
messages totalling 281 lines in this issue.
Topics
of the day:
1. Age
Requirements
2. Q re Chinese
training techniques (women)
3.
Jenni and Doni Thompson.
(2)
4. Brandy Johnson
5. Pre-Olympics
6. Moceanu,
Olympics, older gymnasts
7.
Honeywell Invitation International
8. Canada
9. Atlanta
Invitational
10. American
Delegations
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 16:38:55
-0600
From: ***@VAXA.CIS.UWOSH.EDU
Subject: Age
Requirements
Date sent:
31-OCT-1995 16:37:09
Minimum age right now is 15, with an
athlete required to turn
15 during the year in which she is competing (ie, must turn 15
in 1996 to be
eligible for Atlanta). The minimum age after Atlanta
will
be raised to 16. As for young Americans, Mina Kim of Dynamo is
15 days
short of qualifying for Atlanta, her birthday is Jan. 15.
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 18:13:07
-0500
From: ***@JUSTICE.USDOJ.GOV
Subject:
Q re Chinese training techniques (women)
Anyone know what the Chinese
women started doing differently in
training to
eliminate the old power problem on vault & floor?
Or
anything else distinctive about their training system? (since
it certainly seems to be
producing some terrific results!)
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Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 10:00:00
+1100
From: ***@A2.ABC.NET.AU
Subject:
Jenni and Doni
Thompson.
Someone just mentioned that both Jennie and Doni
Thompson will be old
enough
for Atlanta.
Are they sisters, twins..?? I've seen Jennie
compete at Junior
Pacific Alliance in Canberra last January (or was it the year
before?),
and I thought she was fantastic - a real little dynamo. Do
they
look alike, and are their styles of gymnastics similar? Are
either
likely to make the team for Atlanta?
Ruth.
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 18:08:20
EST
From: ***@NETMAIL.HSCBKLYN.EDU
Subject:
Brandy Johnson
I don't know Ms. Johnson's everyday work, but she has been coaching
each
Thanksgiving at a clinic near New York City. (International
Gymnastics
in PA. hosts this clinic annually. It's only
about 1 1/2
hours drive from Brooklyn.) My daughter has gone there for
the last
three years. I remember seeing Brandy at the last two,
(she
autographed posters last year) and she is listed in the
program for
this year. It takes place on Friday and Saturday Nov.
24-25.
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 18:51:45
-0600
From: ***@ZEPHYR.MEDCHEM.PURDUE.EDU
Subject:
Pre-Olympics
I have not heard ANYTHING from IBM about who will be
competing. The announce
ment
can probably be read at the Atlanta Olympics Homepage that is up by
IBM. It
can be reached at:
http://www.atlanta.olympic.org
Just look under the recent annoucements icon.
Rhonda *PROMISED ME* that
she will put something up there by the end of the
week.
They are just worried about announcing who will be there and then
have to change it do to people being pulled out for injury,
etc. They have
a list of the foreign competitors
already, but won;t post due to the
same reason. (One has already been injured- a male
gymnast).
Jeff
forgive my
typing and homophone problems................
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 19:00:15
-0500
From: ***@EXPERT.CC.PURDUE.EDU
Subject:
Moceanu, Olympics, older gymnasts
I
personally like her floor routine.
It is very cute and goes with her
personality. This is her first routine for Senior competing, I'm sure
she
will eventually move into classical style music like the others. Her
music
will be well liked in Atalanta...USA. The Twist will always be a
favorite.
Does anyone know what her full twisting chusonova (sp?) is worth. I
really like it at the end of her routine. I'm sure she will only get
better with age...I think she will definately
be an Atlanta favorite, of
course so will Khorkina, Pod, Miller, Huilan...I
think the US will
challenge strongly for the
Silver...I expect them to do extremely well
with
their veterans and new comers.
Wouldn't it be great to see
Dominique Dawes on the awards podium,
since this is most likely her last
Olympics...same
goes for Strug and Miller.
I think the future is
looking brighter for those women who wish to
compete
longer. With exhibitions and tours,
I am sure we will see women
stay in elite
gymnastics longer. Maybe one day it
will be like figure
skating, a great variety in
ages and professional posibilities.
Aaron
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 23:45:05
GMT
From: ***@ACHILLES.DEMON.CO.UK
Subject:
Honeywell Invitation International
Result of Competition held in Bracknell, UK
Team Event:
1 US Select
147.7
2 Heathrow GC 141.175
3 GB 1 141.050
4 KTG Germany 138.5
5
City of Liverpool 137.525
6 German Nat. Junior Squad 136.9
Individual:
1
K. Teft (US Select) 38.525
2 N. Ziehfreund (KTG) 36.90
3 K. Lichey (US Select) 36.45
4 J.
Cuff (Heathrow) 36.325
5 R. Phelps (US Select) 36.125
6 A. Acklam (Camberley) 36.00
*
I believe Camberley GC hosted the invitational.
*
Heathrow GC are UK club champions. Natalia Ilienko ('81 FX WC) is among
their
coaches.
* It seems Katie Teft isn't as
injury-struck as some recent GYMN posts have
had
her.
--
Frances
P.S. My mailbox suicided
about four days ago, and I lost everything for the
past
three/four weeks. Anyone who has mailed me recently, esp. in response to
my recent posts, and never got a reply is very welcome to
re-send. Apologies
to all.
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 19:57:16
-0500
From: ***@STYX.IOS.COM
Subject:
Re: Jenni and Doni
Thompson.
>
Someone just mentioned that both Jennie and Doni
Thompson will be old
> enough
for Atlanta.
>
Are they sisters, twins..??
They are
in no way related.
> Do they look alike,
and are their styles of gymnastics similar? Are
> either
likely to make the team for Atlanta?
>
> Ruth.
The
only thing they have in common is blonde hair. Jennie trains at
Dynamo
and Doni at Colorado Aerials. We haven't seen Jennie for a while
because she has been injured. Both have a chance to make the team,
but
only time will tell.
Lori
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 20:04:36
-0400
From: ***@CAPITALNET.COM
Subject:
Re: Canada
>
Here's a question mainly for the Canadian GYMNers
(but anyone
>with an answer or opinion please
reply). What effect if any would
there
>have been if any had Quebec succeeded in
breaking away? I don't really
>follow Canadian gymnastics. Is there a certain area most gymnasts
come from?
Quebec on its own has a quality gymnastics federation,
strong clubs and
coaching, and some good female
gymnasts. I haven't seen any top
male
athletes recently, though. As an independent country, Quebec
wouldn't do
any better than Canada right now.
The
only member of the Canadian team at Worlds from Quebec was Marilou
Cousineau.
The mainstream gymnastics clubs are
concentrated in the Toronto, Ontario area.
Kris Burley, the current men's
champion comes from Nova Scotia and now trains
north
of Toronto.
One or two of the junior men train at Ottawa Gymnastics
Centre but live on
the Quebec side, which is just
across the river. There have been a
lot of
"live here, work there" and vice-versa
concerns.
BTW, the referendum came out 50.6% NO and 49.4% YES (or was
that 50.4 and
49.6?). So Quebec
stays, for now. And separatist
party leader Jacques
Parizeau disgracefully resigned this afternoon. Oh well...
Back to Gymn,... there is a junior men's
dual meet this Saturday, November
4, between Canada and
USA. The meet is in
Montreal. I've been invited to
attend.
Regards,
Grace
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 20:11:38
-0500
From: ***@UMICH.EDU
Subject:
Atlanta Invitational
For those who are interested Dominique M. will be
at the Atlanta
Invitational. She has already committed. The second female is not know.
The men will feature Blaine Wilson and M. Baigui? This
was from the
Olympic Weekly section that is featured in the Atlanta Journal
and
Constitutional. I think it
was October 25 or 26.
It pays to be a student and have access to
papers from all over the
world. ( I had to say
that) 6
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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 19:36:35
-0400
From: ***@CAPITALNET.COM
Subject:
Re: American Delegations
Emily wrote:
>Hi, I missed some posts
switching computers because I came home for a few
>days
after midterms:-) Anyway, I was
wondering if the American womens
>delegations to Subway and the pre-Olympics had been
announced yet. Sorry if
>this has been asked/posted already. Also, what are the dates of these
>competitions? TV schedule for the pre-Olympics?
The Subway World
Gymnastics Challenge will be on Sunday November 12, 1995.
The American
women are not confirmed, but USA Gymnastics have tentatively
assigned Vanessa Atler and Alexis Brion to the competition. There may be some
issue
about them being juniors, which is why they are not confirmed.
Does
anyone have some profiles and/or photos of these young ladies for my page?
I've
only seen them on TV once this summer (US Olympic Festival?). They
seem
talented.
World Champion Lilia Podkopayeva
is now confirmed by the Ukranian Olympic
association for Subway.
She is the only Ukranian in the meet. She
competed
here in last year's Challenge.
I'll be updating my constantly-updated
web page,
http://www.capitalnet.com/~chiug/subway.html.
Regards,
Grace
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