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Word: bordogna (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...years. In 1983 the effort paid off with a bronze medal at the World Championships. They had come to Sarajevo with real hopes for a silver, but finished in fourth place after being marked down .3 of a point below the panel's average by Italian Judge Cia Bordogna. Later she insisted that the couple's selection of classical music that could not be "danced on the floor" was the reason for her low marks, though a ballet has been choreographed to Schéhérazade. The competition referee had advised the judges before the final evening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Little Touch of Heaven | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

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