Word: championships
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...star is rising, Japan's fortunes seem on the wane. For 20 years they had dominated men's gymnastics so completely - winning every Olympic and world championship team gold medal since 1960- that many of the difficult tricks bear the names of the Japanese gymnasts who invented them. But a solid Soviet team, led by Ditiaid, 22, and the exciting Tkachev, 22, may change the language of men's gymnastics. Says former U.S. Olym pian Muriel Grossfeld: "The Soviets are superb, awesome under pressure. At least five of the six Soviet men can do [tricks] only...
...dazzling floor exercise; Melita Ruhn whistled through a difficult and risky performance on the uneven parallel bars. When the totals were in, the Rumanians had edged out the Soviets by .625 points. It was only the second time the Soviet women had not won an Olympic or world championship team title since...
This tactic is usually reserved for post-season championship competition. The physiological and psychological stimulation provided by competing with hairless arms and legs invariably leads to faster than normal times...
...Lions were humiliated by Clemson's import-laden team, 4-1, in Saturday's semifinals, then dropped a tightly contested consolation match to Penn State yesterday, 2-1. Southern Illinois (Edwardsville), which had knocked off Penn State Saturday, stunned favorite Clemson 3-2, in a classic championship final yesterday...
...Lions, 14-1-1 on the season and fresh from a 5-1 gutting of Rhode Island in the regional final, had entertained such championship hopes upon taking the turf at near-empty (two day attendance: 8500) Tampa Stadium Saturday...