Word: gaylord
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nationalism at the Olympics is essentially unavoidable because of the flags and the anthems and the money for the badges. So the home court must be acknowledged as a powerful advantage, though at least it did not extend to ragging the Chinese gymnasts (whom Mitch Gaylord reassuringly called "very human human beings") or to begrudging the Rumanians their corresponding triumph over the U.S. women gymnasts. News that the Rumanians' traveling expenses were defrayed by the Olympic organizers had no noticeable effect on their popularity since it did not change the fact that they had stood up to the Soviet Union...
...milliseconds of hang time during which gymnasts can twist and twirl through the same maneuvers as a high diver's. For male gymnasts, wooden dowels inserted into their leather handgrips allow a lock-grip on the high bar and make possible daring-young-man flyaway tricks like the Gaylord II (see box page...
...squad, an Olympian since 1976 and one of two American men since 1932 to win an individual gold medal in a world championship (the other: Kurt Thomas), was sent to the floor second and third to "make base" for the more flamboyant routines of Vidmar and Mitch Gaylord. Similarly, James Hartung, 24, and Scott Johnson, 23, dutifully rolled out in the early rounds, though they knew that in doing so, they gave up their hopes for individual medals. Says Gaylord: "In every other meet I've competed in, the egos come out when the coach announces the lineup...
...Even Gaylord, performer of the world's most difficult high-bar routine and an acknowledged favorite for a 10 if he performs sixth in the rotation, went third during the finals to boost the score for his teammates. The successful completion of his patented Gaylord II earned a 9.95 and, more important, made Daggett's 10 possible. U.S. Men's Coach Abie Grossfeld sums it up: "We won because our fourth, fifth and sixth guys were better than theirs...
...hands as he landed after an otherwise respectable routine. His 9.50 was a shaky foundation, but the lowest score in each round is discarded and need not prove fatal if the rest of the team recoups. Hartung promptly notched a 9.80, and the base was firm once more. Gaylord followed with a 9.95, Daggett with a 10, and it was over...