Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

A 7th-place victory; Roethlisberger best since '32.(special)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | July 25, 1996 | Copyright

The horse stood speechless.

Take that, John Roethlisberger seemed to say. Gotcha, he thought, pointing as if to shoot.

All around Roethlisberger, the big boys of gymnastics were performing tricks like so many circus acts in the men's all-around competition Wednesday.

At another level, Li Xiaoshuang, 22, of China, was daringly winning the gold medal, Alexei Nemov, 20, of Russia was barely finishing second and Vitaly Scherbo, 24, of Belarus - winner of six golds in 1992 - was whining about judges giving him the bronze.

Just below them - but not…

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