REWIND : Week One 23/09 : 1998 Goodwill Games

[RAFIKI]

Thanks for the D score analysis, makes more sense now.

 

[Hatsumomo]

Luminita Miscenco.

Moceanu's dad tried to have her murdered.

Out of every possible answer to be given why she didn't keep coaching Moceanu, this would not have popped into mind. I need a book and full docu-series on this.

 

[Sasha]

@RAFIKI Zeena McLaughlin iirc in 1999 was doing her final year of high school. 2000 Olympic Trials age 19 she was looking good, but not as good form as in 98 imo. Australian team had a lot of depth for home Olympics. Zeena was olympic reserve with Katarina Frketic. Sadly Zeena missed both Atlanta and Sydney Olympics when her club mates made the teams (Jo Hughes, Lisa Moro; Brooke Walker, Trudy McIntosh, Min Cleland).

Zeena’s early beam routines were interesting with 1 arm handstand planche, Yang Bo jumps and arabesque.

Her AA gold performance in 98 Commonwealth Games was a highlight - she stuck every dismount and both vaults!

Thanks for the info. I really like Zeena back in the day, it's a shame she wasn't able to maintain momentum for Sydney.

@Hatsumomo, Moceanu talks a bit about the attempted hit in her autobiography. It's less than you want, but it's something!