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Thomas and Conner coolly dueled the world's best, displaying not only solid technical skills but the flair and inventiveness that raise their sport to art. Conner's performance on the parallel bars was such a blend. Legs spread in a straddle position, he supported himself on one bar, pressed slowly up into a handstand - then shifted to a one-armed handstand. He was the only finalist even to attempt such a stunt. For making the difficult look easy, Conner earned a 9.90 score and a gold medal...
...Nelli Kim, 22, who saved Soviet honor by winning the all-around title. Her gold-medal performance in the floor exercise was women's gymnastics at its best, a mature blend of dance and acrobatics. Kim's routines are elegant, sculpted studies in a sport that contracted a lingering case of fanny-wagging cuteness from Olga Korbut. With a gold medal draped around her neck, Kim as sayed the Lolita style of her rivals: "Even girls who are 18 and 19 for some reason try to do everything possible to look twelve and 13. I think we should...
...happiest surprise of the championships was the return of the Chinese. They had not competed in the world championships or Olympics since 1962, and, in a sport in which yesterday's supertrick is today's ordinary item, they were not expected to stir much attention. Chinese Men's Coach Xia Dejun admitted that the gap had hurt his country's development program. Said he: "During the Cultural Revolution, many of the schools were closed, most of the spare-time sports academies were closed, and for five years there was no training for our gymnasts...
Ellie Cunningham and Libby Pierpont, who sport a combined 6-0 record for the varsity this year, played J.V. against the Bruins...
NOTE: Be extremely careful to remember that Harvard's women's ice hockey is a second-year Varsity sport with a 13-game schedule. Any attempt to pad your answer by discussing men's ice hockey or field hockey will result in a hopelessly poor score...