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AN INFLEXIBLE OPTION MEN'S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS PROGRAMS QUICKLY DISAPPEARING
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Two decades later, the photo seems like a period
piece - the US men's gymnastics team with its members standing
shoulder to shoulder on the podium in Los Angeles with their Olympic
gold medals.
"All of us had competed in college," observes Tim Daggett, who was
a UCLA undergraduate in 1984.
Last week, when the US won the team silver at the World
Championships here, four of its six medalists - including all-around
champion Paul Hamm - were products of clubs.
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Getting all teed off; New T-shirt upsets USA Gymnastics
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Getting all teed off New T-shirt upsets USA Gymnastics The lime green T-shirt features a male gymnast on the rings in a pike position with the caption, "L is for loser." USA Gymnastics is M for mad at Abercrombie & Fitch, the clothing retailer. In a letter to Michael Jeffries, CEO of
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Controversy strains relations; Hamm discusses issues with USA Gymnastics
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; ... the governing body for the sport in this country. Hamm didn't deny that tension exists when asked about it during Thursday's news conference to announce that the 22-year-old from Waukesha would keep his Olympic all-around gold medal. "I definitely think there ...
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USA Gymnastics Upset With Abercrombie & Fitch
The Washington Post
; Officials of USA Gymnastics aren't amused by an Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirt that mocks their sport and have asked the company to pull the product from its shelves and on-line store. In the meantime, they're encouraging gymnastics supporters to "reconsider their support" of the youth-oriented chain
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Hamm says USA Gymnastics didn't offer enough support.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ... governing body for the sport in this country. Hamm didn't deny the tension that exists when asked about it during Thursday's news conference to announce that the 22-year-old from Waukesha, Wis., would keep his Olympic all-around gold medal. I definitely think ...
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USA GYMNASTICS BOSS LEAVING.(Sports)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; INDIANAPOLIS -- USA Gymnastics president Bob Colarossi announced Wednesday he's leaving in March to work for AEG, a sports and entertainment group. Colarossi will continue to serve on the International Gymnastics Federation's executive committee, and also will remain on USA Gymnastics' executive
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