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...then the real Jenny Greene came through for all to see. Two back dives to end the meet. The first was flawless, earning marks between eight and nine, the best of the evening. The second was almost as good, and the judges rewarded her with scores ranging from seven to eight...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Nothing More Than a Fluke Dive | 3/1/1988 | See Source »

...contest of wills remained undecided until the last score flashed, the outcome of the pairs competition was all but foreordained. The incandescent young Soviet couple, Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov, secured a healthy lead during the short program, then skated away from the pack with a seemingly flawless performance in the longer freestyle event. The Soviets, who have claimed every Olympic pairs gold medal since 1964, also placed second and fourth. The top U.S. pair, Jill Watson and Peter Oppegard, survived an awkward spill early in the long program to capture the bronze and win America's first medal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brian Boitano : This Soldier's No Toy | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

...industry pros looked further ahead. Couture was comatose at the time, badly in need of inspiration. Poor Yves Saint Laurent! For 20 years he had played the role of fashion's high priest, consistently rewarding his flock with flawless designs, but somehow all that perfection became boring, and the designer himself ever more remote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Voila! It's Fun a Lacroix | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

Miller said that a university-hired expert "found the condition of the documents is absolutely flawless." He added that King's letter absolved the university of any responsibility for damage done to the documents provided that they were properly maintained...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: BU Asks Judge to Dismiss Coretta Scott King Suit | 1/27/1988 | See Source »

...Improperly, because she has a perfect pal -- not a soul mate exactly, but a brain mate -- in Aaron Altman (Albert Brooks), a warm, supercompetent, underappreciated reporter, the Jimmy Olsen of Mensa. Aaron can spit out pertinent facts about Gaddafi, he can get drunk and sing along in flawless French to a Francis Cabrel tune, he can love Jane to pristine pieces, all to no avail. Poor Aaron. He lacks what this judicious, irresistible romantic comedy is about: the fatal attraction of star quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Season Of Flash And Greed | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

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