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Word: shaposhnikova (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Among Eastern bloc teams, the Soviet Union showed its usual depth and set two women's world records. No new sports monolith rose from obscurity in the way East Germany did in 1972. But a tiny star may have been born. Natalia Shaposhnikova, 18, an 84-lb. Soviet gymnast, captured both the all-round competition and the fancy of onlookers; "Natasha" may well become the Olga Korbut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Losing and Learning in Moscow | 8/13/1979 | See Source »

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