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...last week, however, NBC has treated us to such gems as the Chinese diver who is the "most Westernized" member of his team--"He smiles a lot, he laughs a lot," marvelleld the commentator...
...elaborate, spinning choreography. The richness of the variables has provided a fertile field for biomechanics experts, who use infrared lasers, force plates, high-speed video cameras and computers to isolate the motions and moments that make a difference. Scientists have analyzed every type of athletic movement, from a diver's twist to a runner's stride, from a weight lifter's lunge to a rower's stroke...
...Pennsylvania State University, sports-science researcher John Shea has developed the "Leaper Beeper" for divers. The system uses sensors connected to a laptop computer to measure elements of an athlete's dive; during practice, a beeping noise code tells the diver in the air how high he has jumped and how far down he pushed the diving board. "We want to give the diver immediate and precise information about the dive so a change can be made for the next attempt," says Shea...
...legions of elite athletes like Simpson, California remains the land of upward mobility. The state has produced legions of homegrown sports stars (sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner, high diver Greg Louganis, slugger Darryl Strawberry) and has polished the skills of legions more who moved to California to train (swimmer Janet Evans, decathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, volleyball player Karch Kiraly). From title-winning ice skaters (Debi Thomas) to record-setting long jumpers (Mike Powell), from Olympic champion swimmers (Matt Biondi) to gold-medal skiers (Bill Johnson), California is the American sports machine. Nearly 30% of the U.S. athletes at the 1988 Summer...
...into silence. Germany's refusal to swap convicted criminals for kidnapped hostages is well known, and any second thoughts would undoubtedly be checked by pressure from Washington, especially since Mohammed Hammadi was convicted for his role in the 1985 TWA skyjacking, which resulted in the murder of U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem. How critical the Hammadis will prove in any final settlement remains uncertain. While Hizballah has asserted that it wants the brothers back, it is possible that the demand is merely a noisy tactic designed to wrest concessions and appease the powerful Hammadi clan...