Word: romanians
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...medal in Barcelona, the program was plagued by controversy. The coaches were fractious, the girls looked unhappy and undernourished, and criticism began to emerge that the program drove adolescent girls too hard in service of demanding parents and coaches. Much of the criticism was aimed at Karolyi, the former Romanian coach who brought the world Nadia Comaneci and later trained such U.S. stars as Mary Lou Retton and Kim Zmeskal...
While it lacks the experience of its Italian, Russian or Romanian counterparts, the U.S. women's foil team is ranked No. 3 in the world. Peter Westbrook, a four-time Olympian, could repeat his 1984 medal-winning performance in sabre...
...best policy, but for 1970s tennis bad-boy ILIE NASTASE, in his campaign for mayor of Bucharest, it's the only policy. "Everybody's lying in this city," says Nastase, who clearly isn't going to flatter his way into the job. "I want to be the first Romanian who didn't lie." Nastase, a little chubbier and wrinklier than when he won every Grand Slam title except Wimbledon, but with the same swinging '70s hairstyle, got the notion to run after a friend persuaded him to join the ruling Social Democracy Party last September. "In the beginning...
...with his own legend. Try this one. Nineteen months ago, when he was beginning to make breaker-size ripples in the international opera pool, his wife died of a brain tumor, leaving him with their toddler Ornella. Then last year in London he fell in love with a beautiful Romanian soprano, Angela Gheorghiu, 30, who was making headlines at Covent Garden as Violetta in Sir Georg Solti's production of La Traviata. The pair have been together ever since, as inseparable as two can be who must manage separate singing careers; they plan to marry in the next couple...
Lafayette presents a major defensive challenge in its pesky backcourt, anchored by senior Craig Kowalda. The Leopards combine their perimeter game with their 6'11," 250-pound Romanian center, freshman Stefan Ciosici. He is the first true low post threat Harvard has seen this year...