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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1996
Page
13
A satirical mock broadcast lampoons Olympic TV, highlighting Kerri Strug’s vault and American athletes. It mocks hype, sponsors, and voiceover clichés while spoofing track events and IBM’s statistics role amid a chaotic montage.
A satirical NBC broadcast mocks American athletes and hype across sports from beach volleyball to cycling and swimming. It parodies commentator chatter, mentions Holly McPeak and Mark Spitz, and critiques Olympic commercialism during a montage of events and ad breaks.
Four time Olympic discus champion Al Oerter says peak form lasts about two weeks. He notes Carl Lewis’s rise to gold at 35 makes him feel in good company as Lewis challenges his four Olympic gold record. Oerter recalls his own path from Melbourne 1956 to Mexico City 1968 and the thrill of training with Lewis.
Carl Lewis pressed U S coaches to add him to the 400 meter relay amid online polls showing strong public support. Coach Hunt kept the current lineup of Drummond Burrell Marsh and Mitchell, but left open Lewis as a potential alterna tive if a current member is injured. Mitchell stressed the team will do its job and opposes swapping out a relay runner.
Susan DeMattei of Gunnison Colorado won the bronze in the first Olympic mountain biking event. Teammate Juli Furtado finished tenth as Paola Pezzo of Italy claimed gold, with Bart Jens Brentesen of the Netherlands taking the men’s title.
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