Word: seibert
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Figure skaters can only wish for a competition as clean as a clock. The complaints over judging this time ran from Canadian Gary Beacom, declaring, "We're not trained monkeys, we're human beings," to American Michael Seibert, murmuring, "It hurts when it's your only chance for an Olympic medal." Partly because of the music they skated to, Seibert and Partner Judy Blumberg finished fourth, behind two sets of Soviets and the elegant British dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean...
...Torvill and Christopher Dean, gave the Winter Olympics its first utterly flawless exhibition: nine perfect marks of 6.0 from nine judges. But Gary Beacom, a Canadian skater, became so enraged over his marks from the judges that he kicked the rinkside barrier. American Ice Dancers Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert likewise lashed out in frustration, though in words only, after seeing their hopes for a medal disappear at the whim of a single judge and her totally bewildering scores. Meanwhile, America's ice princess, Rosalynn Sumners, the reigning world champion, overplayed her penchant for femininity and had to settle...
...only other couple with similar ambitions were the Americans. Blumberg, 26, and Seibert, 24, chose to skate to Rimsky-Korsakov's lush symphonic suite Schéhérazade. Under the tutelage of Bobby Thompson, a British coach close to Torvill and Dean, the pair had revamped their style over the past two years. In 1983 the effort paid off with a bronze medal at the World Championships. They had come to Sarajevo with real hopes for a silver, but finished in fourth place after being marked down .3 of a point below the panel's average...
...perfect 6.0 scores in the compulsory dance from three judges, two of whom were not the costume designer who dresses Torvill and Dean. Nobody denies that they are the best-or that the judges know who is supposed to be the best. The U.S. couple, Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert, stood third, as expected...
...American pair, Peter and Kitty Carruthers, have a chance to win a medal. If Ice Dancer Michael Seibert has fully recovered from mononucleosis, he and Partner Judy Blumberg could do better than that. Ice dancing is less dangerous (no throwing one's partner) but requires as much practice, more than Seibert's illness has permitted. In an intriguing adaptation of Professor Harold Hill's "think" system, Seibert and Blumberg have been practicing in their minds. "Sounds crazy," she says, "but it works." At Salt Lake City, his stamina was fine, and their winning performance was beautiful...