July 22, 1998 |
Chinese gymnast Sang Lan was paralyzed Tuesday after damaging her spine in warm-ups for the women's vault in the Goodwill Games. "At this time, she is paralyzed and cannot move her legs and she has a minimal amount of motion in her arms," said Dr. Brock Schnebel, chief physician of the Goodwill Games. Officials said Sang, 17, injured her neck while attempting a forward vault in warm-ups and lost control in midair, striking the ground head first.
April 29, 1990 |
Since November, when the Berlin Wall fell, it has been expected that the dominance of East German sports would also crumble. But few could have expected it this soon. If there can be such a thing as a rout in gymnastics, it happened Saturday. The United States women beat the East Germans by five points in a exhibition dual meet. The United States scored 192.75 points to 187.588 for the East Germans. The American score wasn't particularly high, but still solid.
January 8, 1989 |
One daughter, barely 16, lives in Houston, where she has developed into the country's best gymnast. Another daughter, 14, lives in Southern California, where she is making a name for herself as a figure skater. A son, 18, the eldest of half a dozen children, has returned to the family nest in Northfield, Ill., an upper middle-class suburb of Chicago, after sharpening his speed skating skills for a year in Butte, Mont., and Calgary.
July 10, 1986 |
Pity the poor, unsuspecting teacher who asks 14-year-old Rich Lorenat to write a composition on what he did this summer. Lorenat's essay won't describe trips to the beach, Disneyland, the movies or even grandma's house. Instead, he'll be able to share memories of the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and the Forbidden City. No, these aren't new lands at a local theme park. Lorenat, a resident of Irvine, is one of five Orange County gymnasts going to China for three weeks starting today.
October 23, 1987 |
Tim Daggett, the United States' top gymnast at the World Gymnastics Championships, fell and broke his left leg in competition Thursday. The accident occurred while Daggett was competing in the vault event of the team competition. A loud crack sounded as he landed. He stumbled backward and crumbled to the floor. "It's a fracture of the lower left leg. But it is not a complicated fracture," a medical official said.
November 28, 1991 |
The NCAA has denied the University of New Mexico's request to reinstate the eligibility of Mexican gymnast Luis Lopez, who said he received a $500 monthly stipend from his country's national gymnastics federation.