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...serious tale is Yan Dang Mountain. A peasant uprising in the 7th century has put the Sui dynasty on the defensive, forcing a retreat to Yan Dang Mountain. The forces of yellow (the empire) and blue (the peasants) clash in a kaleidoscope of acrobatic encounters, until finally the rebels vault over the defending walls and capture the stronghold. The athletic skills displayed in this and other parts of the program could win gold medals in a dozen Olympics, and the brilliantly garbed Chinese players have discovered what may be a new art form - the somersault. They do fast flip-flops...
...Each year they cele brate the solstices and the equinoxes with all the abandon of 18th century English villagers gamboling round the Maypole on May Day. It was during one of these festivals that a cast-aluminum figure of Icarus was hung from the top of a 34-ft. vault, where it remained for many months. The symbolism was perhaps unintended, but telling. The ambitious reach of these so lar-crazed Soleri followers still far exceeds their grasp. "I only hope Arcosanti will be finished before I pass on," Jeff Charroin, 20, says earnestly. Adds Ann Whitehill: "Maybe it will...
...Soviets evidently tried to flimflam the pole vault as well, though to little avail. According to Western vaulters, Soviet judges improperly raised their flags to help countrymen gauge the wind. Adriaan Paulen, president of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) detected some hanky-panky in this one, not by the officials but by a Soviet vaulter, who was evicted for giving hand signals to a teammate. Groused Swedish Vaulter Miro Zalar, 23: "Everybody knows they are cheating...
...doubled, until it is now the top-rated dramatic show on U.S. television. The March 21 Dallas, which ended with the shooting of J.R., was the year's most watched series episode. The show's huge, steady audience (40 million a week in the U.S.) helped CBS vault back into its familiar position as the top prime-time network after ABC'S three-year interregnum...
...gymnastics-where, before the boycott, American heartthrobs like Kurt Thomas and Bart Connor were expected to do especially well-the show was stolen by Alexander Ditiatin, 22. The handsome Soviet leaped and vaulted to a total of eight medals, the most won by an individual since the modern Games began in 1896. The previous record was held by U.S. Swimmer Mark Spitz, who won seven medals in 1972, and by Ditiatin's teammate Nikolai Andrianov, who won seven gymnastics prizes at the 1976 Olympics. Andrianov, making something of a comeback at the relatively advanced age of 27, picked...