The Geo-Mazing Race: Olympics - Gymnastics Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 6/27/2012
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Cachers are looking for a uniquely camoflauged ammo can. The cache was placed for the Geo-Mazing Race event that was held on July 7th. Each cache page has a theme of one of the Olympic cateogries.






Gymastics:


Just 17, Olga Korbut was not considered one of the top gymnasts on the USSR team in 1972. With one move (a standing back flip to catch on the uneven bars), she stole the show. Though she earned only a silver medal for her bar routine in the event finals, she took home golds on both beam and floor. The crowd adored her pixie-like appearance and daredevil acrobatics. .

Before 1976, no male or female gymnast had ever achieved gymnastics’ top score in the Olympic Games. At the Montreal Olympics, Romanian 14-year-old Nadia Comaneci scored seven perfect 10.0s. Her first – the first 10.0 ever awarded in the Olympics – came in the compulsory competition. The scoreboard, unable to accommodate a ten, flashed a 1.0, and the amazed crowd jumped to its feet in a standing ovation for its new star. Comaneci went on to win the women’s all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise.

1984: Though the Soviet Union was not there to compete for the team gold in Los Angeles, the reigning world champion – China – was. And there to challenge China was a much-improved US team. The US squad shocked everyone by taking the lead after the compulsory round of competition. With stars such as Bart Conner, Peter Vidmar, Mitch Gaylord, and Tim Daggett, the US men had the meet of their lives in optionals to win gold. They capped off their day with near-perfect high bar routines, including clutch performances from Tim Daggett (10.0) and Peter Vidmar (9.95)

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1996: The US women were on the verge of an historic win in the team competition in Atlanta. Then the unthinkable happened: Dominique Moceanu, the youngest member of the team, fell on both of her vaults in the last event of the day. With just a slim lead over the Russian team, it was essential that Kerri Strug, the final American gymnast to perform, nail her vault. But Strug fell too, injuring her ankle in the process. With just one more shot, Strug ignored her injury and ran down for another attempt, sticking her vault before crumpling to the floor in pain. In doing so, she assured the Americans their first Olympic team gold, and instantly became one of the most recognizable faces of the 1996 Games.

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2004: Paul Hamm was the reigning world all-around champion at the Athens Olympics, and after leading prelims, looked to be the one to beat. But Hamm fell on vault in the all-around final, earning only a 9.137. A win seemed impossible, until Hamm hit two incredible sets in a row on parallel bars and high bar. On each routine he earned a 9.837, the highest score of the event. On the strength of those two marks, Hamm managed to slip into the gold-medal spot by the slimmest margin possible (.012), and became the first American man to win the Olympic all-around title. .

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