IratePanda
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I'm very curious to see how others feel about this competition. It was an inflection point in many respects. The Soviet team included three veterans, two breakout stars, and one nonentity. Romania was reeling in the aftermath of the Karolyis' defection. East Germany coasted on Maxi Gnauck's inexplicable reputation (I had a visceral hatred for her as a 10 year-old, and it still seems fully justified). China was erratically brilliant, as is their wont. The US was on the cusp of greatness. (McNamara, Talavera, and Kathy Johnson still rank among my all-time favorites.)
WAG AA:
WAG EF
I'm very curious to see how others feel about this competition. It was an inflection point in many respects. The Soviet team included three veterans, two breakout stars, and one nonentity. Romania was reeling in the aftermath of the Karolyis' defection. East Germany coasted on Maxi Gnauck's inexplicable reputation (I had a visceral hatred for her as a 10 year-old, and it still seems fully justified). China was erratically brilliant, as is their wont. The US was on the cusp of greatness. (McNamara, Talavera, and Kathy Johnson still rank among my all-time favorites.)
