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Word: scond (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...unprecedented error threw the competition into turmoil. The Romanians were on their way to sweeping first second and third place. But now the girls who had taken the vault on the faulty apparatus were being given a scond chance. Five of them took it (not including Khorkina), though their scores did not change the position of the top three gymnasts. Nearly every one of the gymnasts over 153 cm had fallen or done badly. The Romanian gold medalist Andreea Raducan had sailed through the event, but she is only 148 cm. The impact of the miscalculation could not be overstated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Tatters and Tears | 9/26/2000 | See Source »

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