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...Soviet Union if Stalin were still alive and in charge at age 112: that is North Korea, which outsiders have mockingly dubbed "the world's last socialist theme park." It has had no Khrushchev, not even a Brezhnev, never mind a Gorbachev. It has only its founding dictator, Kim Il Sung, who is 80 and failing. "The Great Leader" has designated his son, "the Dear Leader," heir to the throne. But a succession struggle may already have begun...
...that a journalist such as Maggie Tucker criticizes NBC and its Olympic coverage for sticking to one of the golden rules of journalism ("Coverage Fails to Inspire." August 4, 1992). That rule goes something like this: Follow the story. NBC was hardly the only news organization to spotlight Kim Zmeskal Newsweek even placed her on its cover. The fact is that she is well-known and was expected to do very well in her competition. The story is that she did anything but well, finishing tenth in the overall competition. Of course NBC focus on her as opposed...
...days later when Galieva miraculously came down with a "knee injury" -- thus clearing the way for Gutsu to compete -- it should have revived cold war cynicism. Instead, few rival coaches batted an eye. Indeed, just two weeks before the Olympics, a Pennsylvania gymnast named Kim Kelly, who had fulfilled the competitive requirements to make the U.S. team fair and square, was dropped from the squad by the American coaches to make room for another athlete they felt had greater potential. Kelly considered filing suit, then opted instead to show up in Barcelona, her presence a quiet rebuke of a selection...
...women's gymnastics, favored Kim Zmeskal slipped on the balance beam in the team competition (but recouped to help the U.S. to a bronze medal), then bounced out of bounds -- and contention -- in floor exercises in the women's all-around. Shannon Miller stepped gracefully into the breach and took silver. Americans Mike Stulce and James Doehring won unexpected gold and silver in the shot put. And though America's women swimmers were surprised by the Chinese, who seemed to be picking up where the East Germans left off, the U.S. generally did well in the water. In 1988 American...
...night Kim Zmeskal stepped out of bounds at the end of a tumbling run, NBC played the clip over and over again--along with her mother's anguished reaction. A couple of days later, when Trent Dimas performed a routine that won him a gold medal, the number of replays was zero...