Word: kerrigans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with typical grit she stuck to her program, which includes a triple Axel, a 3 1/2-revolution trap of a jump that only Ito and she have landed in competition. In the short program she fell. In the long program, she tumbled again and lost any chance of catching Kerrigan. Was she foolhardy to try? Maybe, but she gave notice that, win or lose, she means business...
...airborne, into the stands. That was the embarrassing part. Then she went back out again, her radiant smile lighting up the arena. Among the Americans, the national champ is Kristi Yamaguchi, 21, a 5-ft. sprite from Fremont, Calif., known for her precise, delicate artistry. Runner-up is Nancy Kerrigan, 22, of Stoneham, Mass., a Kate Hepburn-style beauty whose elegance carries over into her performing style. Third -- but national champion in 1991 -- is Tonya Harding, 22, of Portland, Ore., a bold, natural athlete who pays little attention to nuance, less to music. Tonya gets out there and jumps...
...ladies, Nancy Kerrigan is the closest to having a cult. Purists love her. She does graceful jumps, finishing them with an open, ample spread of her arms. She doesn't have a triple Axel and doesn't jar judges or spectators by trying one. She just skates as if annealed to the music. In some respects she is a throwback to Peggy Fleming, who gave the impression that she would skate with exactly the same purity if she were alone on a pond. To Kerrigan, the great advantage of her elevated status is that she usually gets to practice...
...they didn't. Like Kerrigan, it seems, they just don't care...
...second paradigm, then, is reflected by Brigid Kerrigan and the BSA. It stands for divisiveness, separatism and insensitivity. The Confederate flag is its symbol, and Leonard Jeffries its prophet...