Word: diva
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There were no doubts about the winner the next night. Russian diva Svetlana Khorkina, the three-time world champ, wobbled on the balance beam and was more ballerina than athlete on the floor exercise. But Carly Patterson, 16, whose klutziness in the team final let Romania beat the favored Americans to gold, scored strong 9.7s on those routines, giving her the first U.S. women's all-around gold since Mary Lou Retton's in 1984. It was America's first individual sweep. For Patterson, the "new Mary Lou" label is inevitable. But she may lack the perkiness factor that...
...tumbling runs, Patterson notched up a 9.712. In all, her margin over Khorkina was 0.176 - a crushing victory by Olympic gymnastics standards. But if the Russian felt crushed, she concealed it from the appreciative crowd of fans from across the globe. Khorkina has always loved being a diva - she once declared herself the "personification of gymnastics" - and she remained one in defeat, doing a quick half-lap of honor around the hall, waving a Russian flag. Before the medal presentation, she changed from her diamanté black leotard into a sleeveless electric blue one. And when she stepped...
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...seasons of Living, but the network has ordered four new specials about weddings, which the Martha Stewart Weddings magazine staff will help produce. A company spokeswoman says the Style deal "is a way for us to continue to fulfill the demand and love for Martha." Asked if the domestic diva will be host of the new shows, she declares, "She will not." That's some tough love...