GYMNASTS DO DAZZLING ROUTINES
Soviet show wows Crisler crowd
By PETE LEININGER
and DIANE 1SILVER
Despite the absence of Olga Korbut
and Nellie Kim, the Russian Gymnastic
team put on an electrifying perform-
ance before a near sellout crowd at
Crisler arena Monday night.
For the second consecutive year the
Russian acrobats captivated the crowd
by defying the law of gravity with a su-
perb mixture of strength and balance.
The four men performed stunts which
allowed no margin of error.
A spectacular move featured one of
the acrobats executing a one-handed
handstand on top of three men, each
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standing on top of the shoulders of the
man below him.
17-YEAR-OLD Yelana Mukina, who
started her gymnastic career eight,
years ago, dazzled the audience per-
forming a front flip, back handspring-
back flip combination and dismounting
with a double back. Although Mukina
excels in all events, she said, "Floor ex-
ercise is my favorite event."
Mukina, originator of a number of
moves, was the first in the world ever to
do a handspring vault with a front flip-
half twist, and throw a Korbut back flip
on the uneven bars furthuring the diffi-
culty with a full twist.
Another innovator, Sventlana Groz-
dova, performed crosswise on the
beam, executing a front walkover with
in the four-inch bounds of the beam's
width. The 17-year-old charmed the
audience,. walking off the floor on her
hands and waving good-bye while
remaining upside down.
The Russians, first and foremost in
rhythmic gymnastics, facinated the
crowd with the aid of ropes, ribbons
hoops, and balls. Yelana Thomas,
world champion in this event, awed the
crowd with magical movements. In one
instance, Thomas did a front hand-
spring, hooking the oncoming hoop with
her heel, flinging it into the air,"only to
grasp it on its downward approach.
THE MEN displayed their broad
repetoire of dismounts on the high bar
featuring a perfect triple back flip by
world champion, Nikolai Andrianov.
The women's coach, Mikhail Klemen-
ko, also got into the act, setting a world
record with 29 handstand pushups on
the parallel bars. It would be unlikely to
see this stunt during competitive gym-
nastics. "Not only is the format dif-
ferent, but the audience size is also.
larger during exhibition," said
Klemenko.
This performance marked the gym-
nasts last appearance on their six city
tour of the United States. The Russians
capped off the night with a steak and
champagne dinner before their flight
back to Russia yesterday morning.
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Vitale quits coaching
DETROIT - A bawling Dick Vitale retired from coaching because of in-
ternal bleeding yesterday, on the eve of what could be the University of
Detroit's best basketball season - but he left the door open for a possible
coaching return, to a pro job he admittedly covets.
Vitale told a news conference he suffered his third attack of internal
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The outspoken coach, who lifted a tattered Titan program from the edge
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season full of sold-out games. Assistant Dave Gaines was elevated to become
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highlighted by a 25-4 record last year that brought the Titans their first
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MONTREAL - Pierre Larouche, unhappy with his lot in Pittsburgh,
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