Word: gold-medalist
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...gymnastics competition in Montreal is a three-way toss-up-with a half-twist, double back somersault, of course. Returning to defend her championship in what has become the glamour-girl event for Olympic TV audiences is Russia's Ludmilla Turishcheva, 23, the all-round competition gold-medalist at Munich, renowned for her controlled grace and classical repertory. The cameraman's favorite will be Turishcheva's celebrated teammate, Firefly Olga Korbut, 21, who flipped, tumbled, smiled and cried both herself and her sport into the spotlight four years ago as she flitted off with two gold medals...
Hickman--Harvard's third entry at the Invitational--ran a respectable 7.3 in the high harders but was outclassed by a field including Olympic gold-medalist Rod Milburn. Hickman's 7.3 did not get him into the finals...