Bittersweet end for gymnasts
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ATHENS - There was room for one error - maybe two - in the Olympic women&#39;s gymnastics final, but not three.
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ATHENS, Greece - Paul Hamm's gold medal has lost some of its luster. A mistake in scoring of the all-around gymnastics final cost Yang Tae-young the gold that ended up going to Hamm, the International Gymnastics Federation said Saturday...
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ATHENS, Greece - Paul Hamm&#39;s &quot;fairy-tale ending&quot; was unexpectedly revised at the Athens Olympics on Saturday when the international governing body for gymnastics said he should not have received the gold medal in the men&#39;s all-around final.
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Bouncing back from mistakes Wednesday that would have cost a great team the gold medal on most days, the Americans finished with two of the most dazzling routines of the entire competition to clinch their second title at the world gymnastics championships.
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New York - Paul Hamm says Thursday&#39;s decision from sports&#39; highest court confirms what he&#39;s always felt in his heart. That he was champion in the men&#39;s all around that night at the Athens Games and Olympic gold medalist.
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STUTTGART, Germany  -- It's not often gymnasts get curtain calls in qualifying at the world gymnastics championships. It's not often gymnasts blow away the competition like China did.
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An extraordinary display of &quot;people power&quot; brought pandemonium to the final evening of Olympic gymnastics. The crowd&#39;s gasps of awe turned into howls of fury on Monday night when the score flashed up on the
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ANTWERP, Belgium  - World number four Kim Clijsters bid a teary-eyed farewell to her home fans after losing to France's Amelie Mauresmo in the final of the Diamond Games on Sunday.
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ATHENS -- With a dazzling routine on the floor, American Carly Patterson staked her claim last night as the new queen of gymnastics. Patterson, 16, spoiled Russian superstar Svetlana Khorkina&#39;s final chance at Olympic gold in gymnastics&#39; premier event and ...
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There were no judges, and there was no pressure. Best of all, there was no Olympic-sized controversy at MCI Center on Thursday as the stars of the U.S. gymnastics team tumbled, twirled and gyrated.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Lori Harrigan&#39;s eyes got teary with nearly the speed of one of her fastballs when reminded that these Olympics - her third games - will be her last.
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ATHENS, Greece Aug. 28, 2004 - An attempt by world gymnastics officials to find an easy ending to the Paul Hamm medal saga has backfired and turned the whole thing into an even bigger mess.
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No one in the Olympic Stadium could possibly know it at the time, but the men&#39;s long jump final last night was over almost as soon as it began.
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For 18 years Tom Brennan has been has been a sidelines fixture at Patrick Gym.His 19th will be his last. Today at his news conference, Brennan admitted he was at the end.
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ATHENS -- With a trick one could describe as a Double Houdini with a Twist, Hiroyuki Tomita executed a last-minute escape from gravity - as well as the pressure of a charging United States - to secure the Olympic men&#39;s gymnastics team ...
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NEW YORK - Paul Hamm said he was relieved but had some bitter feelings after Thursday&#39;s decision to let him keep his Olympic all-round gymnastics gold medal.
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STUTTGART, Germany - There were no medals awarded for this performance. Still, what a great night for the Americans to say they have the best gymnastics team in the world.