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...throwing herself at the apparatuses as if they were no more than tree houses put there for her to play in. Khorkina looked unbeatable on the uneven bars, but gave Patterson an opening when she wobbled noticeably on the balance beam and only performed three tumbling passes in her floor routine. So the American went into her final performance, the floor, needing a score of 9.536 to win. With a joyful, spellbinding performance that included a double Arabian and a double-pike somersault in the tumbling runs, Patterson notched up a 9.712. In all, her margin over Khorkina...
...regain functions that received medical wisdom said were lost forever. Word of his success has spread, and Huang has already drawn 40 patients from the U.S., with about 200 more Americans on the waiting list. Near the hospital, a dozen recovering foreign patients have turned a hotel's fifth floor into a Hall of Miracles. Bob Wolfbauer of Michigan can use his index finger well enough to write his signature for the first time since a bicycle accident two years ago; Jake Giambrone of Alabama can move his right wrist for the first time since a wrestling injury four years...
...have fluctuated sharply in recent years, leaving Wall Street skeptical that the firm's latest plan to introduce 25 new vehicles over three years will generate consistent profit growth. Chrysler executives say revenues from pricier vehicles, such as new Town & Country minivans equipped with seats that fold into the floor, are driving its revival. The company also has high hopes for a new Dodge Dakota and Jeep Grand Cherokee, due later this year...
...ground so everybody is not coming from different places." The gymnasts invited to the ranch begin to bond as a team and get expert advice from Martha and a handful of specialists. The coaches scrutinize and refine techniques on each of the four apparatuses--balance beam, bars, vault and floor exercise...
...loaded the team with bars-and-beams girls to amass as many points as possible in its two weakest events. But this year the U.S. is exceptionally strong in those events. "So [at the camp], my mind shifted to using two gymnasts who are strong on vault and floor exercises," says Martha. And that led her to Mohini Bhardwaj, 25, and Annia Hatch, 26. They are surprising picks since both have similar skill sets. "To be honest, I didn't expect them to take both of us," says Bhardwaj. "But I'm so glad they [did], since they really...