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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, April 5, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. Aprils 1987 the stars and stripes. Page 9 from left Krislen Fechner Jeonne Coomb Cham urls Bois Nancy Wisdom Kim Baron and Christ staudte trained Tor Tuet Days in Moscow recently american gymnasts Sample soviet training  and Connie Dickey stiff writers american Junior High and High school gymnasts who spent three Days training in Moscow concluded the would have to bar labelled Hobby gymnasts after watching their Russia counterparts train. I would say we Are Hobby gymnasts Frankfurt senior canine Coombs said. We have fun doing this. The russians did t look like they had any Tun doing gymnastics. The students at the school Are thereto train specifically to be champions. They rain for five or six hours a  Coombs and 25 of it gymnasts from Wuerzburg and Frankfurt went to mos cow to train with russian coaches far three Days during a March 19-25 trip that included sightseeing. They were so Good. They we redoing things i be never even tried to do said Gina Dover a wuer7.burg eighth grader who has been involved in gymnastics since she was 5. I expected girls our age and Proba Bly doing what we were doing. The russians were much younger and doings Luff you never thought they could said Wurzburg Junior Stephanie Skrodzki who has competed As a member of a private gymnastics club in the United Stales. They were doing Back tucks on beams quadruple Back Handspring said Wuerzburg eighth grader Kathleen Paolucci. In Malha Baicy Wurzburg soph Omore said Ilic Best part of the trip was the training. But the seriousness an concentration of the Young russian gymnasts toughened her own resolve. Seeing those lit lie kids do what i can t do it just made me More frustrated and made me More determined to gel he tricks can t get she said. Fat for Roll. Frankfurt gymnastics coach said most of the american Stu dents did not Start gymnastics until age 11, 12 or 13. Fly the time the rus sians Art 14 or 15 years old hey arc considered masters she said three master russian gymnasts coached the americans while they were at the training Center. They would Snow us something redid it and they corrected  Siirid Frankfurt senior Kim Baron training was Tough said Wuerzburg Sophomore Christine Burch. The girls there were training for the soviet cup in i m sure Lilicy weren t toning it Down for us Parrel i said the russian girls try outta age 6 and if they re Good enough Are in the specialized school by age 7 or 8. The americans training sessions went for at least two hours each morn ing and two hours each afternoon. The trip was a dream come Rue Forduc Rayburg coach Martyne verm1, who began planning it three years ago. The trip was arranged through the German Soyi cd cultural Exchange program she said. Go with aids virus accused of aggravated assault Phoenix Ariz. A an army private has been accused of aggravated assault for allegedly having sex with two other soldiers even though he knew he carried the aids virus. The incident could influence the Battle against the spread of aids in the Mili tary. In a sense their theory is the a.1ds virus is the weapon used in the assault said Edward c. Rheinheimer an attorney for pfc. Adrian o. Morris jr., charged last week by his company com Mander Len what Ull. Is not allowed to Jpcik to re porters about Morns Case a spokesman Saij  
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