Word: gracefully
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...though, as they waited for Carl, who as usual was half an hour late. He arrived wearing a red leather shirt perforated by hundreds of tiny holes, with black zippers running up the sides. Classic Carl. Some reporters noted that his Olympic haircut made him look like the singer Grace Jones. At the podium as on the track, Lewis is a practiced performer. He even critiqued the inquiries. "That's a great question," he told a British journalist who asked him whether he was running for the money or rather, like Jesse Owens, to become a folk hero...
...proved, is that the U.S. has become a new force in world gymnastics. Indeed, modern gymnastics-more athletic than ethereal, as daring as they are precise-have become a sport ideally suited to the American character. Long dominated by Europeans, especially the Soviets, gymnastics stressed Old World considerations of grace and style as much as athletic power. Whatever gymnasts did-and the feats of strength and agility were considerable-how it was done was as important as what was done: the toes always had to be pointed...
...great winnower of women gymnasts. It is a tightrope without a net, and every bit as dangerous as turning handsprings on a cliff. Beam injuries have been crippling, and few women ever lose their fear of it. When it is done well, the beam reveals a choreographed grace made lovelier by the rigors of its execution. But make a mistake, lose balance for a nanosecond, and the result is an ugly flailing of arms to remain perched on the thing or a bone-crunching fall...
...faced woman and figures like the chessmen you have in the den, Dad, and a handsome boy warrior and a wise little ballerina Empress of Fantasia. Noah Hathaway and Tami Stronach make a cute couple as these last two-sort of the preteen Arnold Schwarzenegger and Grace Kelly...
...paper's appeal is strongly visual: it relies heavily on pictures, charts and other graphics. Like local newscasts, USA Today stresses human interest and the pocketbook impact of events. The major difference from TV is that the paper has no stars: the writing is homogenized, with few grace notes or personal touches, and there is no showcasing of columnists...