Word: zmeskal
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Dates: during 1992-1992
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...that a journalist such as Maggie Tucker criticizes NBC and its Olympic coverage for sticking to one of the golden rules of journalism ("Coverage Fails to Inspire." August 4, 1992). That rule goes something like this: Follow the story. NBC was hardly the only news organization to spotlight Kim Zmeskal Newsweek even placed her on its cover. The fact is that she is well-known and was expected to do very well in her competition. The story is that she did anything but well, finishing tenth in the overall competition. Of course NBC focus on her as opposed...
...women's gymnastics, favored Kim Zmeskal slipped on the balance beam in the team competition (but recouped to help the U.S. to a bronze medal), then bounced out of bounds -- and contention -- in floor exercises in the women's all-around. Shannon Miller stepped gracefully into the breach and took silver. Americans Mike Stulce and James Doehring won unexpected gold and silver in the shot put. And though America's women swimmers were surprised by the Chinese, who seemed to be picking up where the East Germans left off, the U.S. generally did well in the water. In 1988 American...
...night Kim Zmeskal stepped out of bounds at the end of a tumbling run, NBC played the clip over and over again--along with her mother's anguished reaction. A couple of days later, when Trent Dimas performed a routine that won him a gold medal, the number of replays was zero...
...part, Zmeskal describes herself as stubborn (her mom says she gets this from coach Karolyi) and perfectionist (this from her dad). She is mildly irritated when people mistake her silence during competition for shyness. "I'm not quiet," she says. "I like laughing and being with my friends." Away from practice and performances, there is a teenager who has graduated from New Kids on the Block to Boyz II Men, likes to hang out in malls and thinks it would be fun to act in a soap opera. As down-to-earth as she is, though, Zmeskal is just superstitious...
...their petite charm, Americans Kim Zmeskal and Shannon Miller rank with the world's toughest...