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...both physically and emotionally. Moceanu wobbled on the balance beam and was never in contention. Dawes and Miller, two stoic 19-year-olds, each made a major flub on the floor exercise and walked off sobbing, aware that their medal chances had vanished. That allowed the elfin Ukrainian Lilia Podkopayeva, the reigning world champion, to edge past three tough Romanians to win the gold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GYMNASTICS: KERR STRUGI'S LEAP OF FAITH | 8/5/1996 | See Source »

ATLANTA: The floor exercise decided Thursday's women's gymnastic individual all-around. While Lilia Podkopayeva of Ukraine, performing to an Irish jig, delighted the crowd and judges with her emotional floor routine, Dominique Dawes and Shannon Miller saw their medal hopes dashed by one misplaced foot and one slip on the same event. China's Mo Huilan, who was tied with Podkopayeva entering the final floor routine, stepped out of bounds clinching the gold for Podkopayeva. The Dream Teens -->