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The Russian men's team, either as the Russian Federation or the Soviet Union, had not lost an Olympic title since 1976 until it got bronzed last week by the Chinese and the Ukrainians. Arkaev said the team was not in the best of health, but it might be assumed...
The Russians took it hard. This, succinctly, from the tight-lipped Arkaev: "We were expecting gold." But now he didn't have it - in the team competition, at least - and so he reset his sights on the individual all-around finals. Alexei Nemov, 24, the anchor of the Russian team...
Questions arose. If Svetlana hadn't fallen on the vault, would she have made the error on the bars? "She was obviously handicapped on the vault," said U.S. team coordinator Bela Karolyi. "That's what started her downfall because when your confidence is shaken, you are open to another mistake...
DIED. MARIA TERESA SALISACHS-ROWE, 67, wife of I.O.C. head Juan Antonio Samaranch; reportedly of cancer; in Barcelona, just hours before Samaranch was to arrive from Sydney after presiding over the opening of the Olympics.
OLYM-POKE GOLD A heated exhibition of skill, reflex and endurance will begin in Sydney next week. No, not the Olympics. It's the first Pokemon World Championship. In case you're clueless--or past age 14--here's how it works: players "train" six creatures on their Nintendo Game...