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...fallen on the vault, would she have made the error on the bars? "She was obviously handicapped on the vault," said U.S. team coordinator Bela Karolyi. "That's what started her downfall because when your confidence is shaken, you are open to another mistake." Added Russian team official Valeri Dianov: "She was emotionally depressed after that. We expected her to be Olympic champion. This is the worst performance the Russian team has ever had at the Olympics." Knowing she'd need an impossibly high score to take even a bronze medal, Svetlana chose not to redo her vault and leave...
Just that afternoon in Moscow, Russia's generals had boldly predicted imminent victory. The secret of their success, they said, was the change in tactics. Grozny would be taken "in a matter of days," declared General Valeri Manilov of the General Staff, and all of Chechnya would fall to Russia in a month or two. A day later, the military denied that any foray into Grozny had even taken place. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, chief sponsor and political beneficiary of the war, dismissed reports of heavy casualties as "complete nonsense...
PHILADELPHIA--Mikael Renberg and Valeri Zelepukin scored 28 seconds apart in the third period as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 yesterday and continued their torrid...
...Valeri Matashenko used to be a waiter at a state-owned restaurant in Moscow. Now he sells ice cream and loads delivery trucks on the streets of the capital. Matashenko, 38, concedes that his present occupation may lack prestige, but it enables him to earn enough for his family. It has also instilled in him a fundamental respect for free enterprise, reflected in his choice of candidates. "I'm for Yavlinsky," he declares. "He is more radical, and I think he can do what he says about the economy. Yeltsin has a reputation that's not good...
Like any good politician, Zyuganov knew how to take care of his constituents. Valeri Yermikov, a lanky sports trainer who played volleyball with Zyuganov at the institute, recalls how he later endured nine years on a waiting list for a telephone line at his new apartment. Finally he petitioned the state-run phone company but was rudely rebuffed. On that very day, Yermikov ran into Zyuganov, who at the time was Oryol's top party functionary. "Why do you look so sad?" Zyuganov inquired. Yermikov recounted his troubles. A few days later, without any explanation, his phone was installed...