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...ATLANTA: The splendor and celebration of the Olympics came to an abrupt halt shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday when the first terrorist attack since the 1972 games struck at the heart of the games. Two people died and more than 100 were injured when a bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park. As in Munich, when the Olympics continued even after terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, officials in Atlanta said they would not halt the games. "The games will go on," said Francois Carrard, director general of the International Olympic Committee. And so they did, beginning with a moment...
...ATLANTA: The floor exercise decided Thursday's women's gymnastic individual all-around. While Lilia Podkopayeva of Ukraine, performing to an Irish jig, delighted the crowd and judges with her emotional floor routine, Dominique Dawes and Shannon Miller saw their medal hopes dashed by one misplaced foot and one slip on the same event. China's Mo Huilan, who was tied with Podkopayeva entering the final floor routine, stepped out of bounds clinching the gold for Podkopayeva. The Dream Teens -->