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From: lincoln@eosp1.UUCP (Dick Lincoln)
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Subject: Re: Olympus Interruptus
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Date: Wed, 23-May-84 16:45:12 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 23 16:45:12 1984
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> At least Hollywood will refrain from issuing any stupid movies about
> hulk US athletes falling for cutsey USSR Gymnasts. Remember 1980's
> loser which was released (escaped) even though US athletes didn't
> compete (with Stephanie Zimbalist), or the 1976 winner with Alex
> Carras?

Real life has a close parallel: cutesy US female track star (Mary
Decker) falls for British hulk (his name is Slaby, I believe).

Mary Decker deserves far better adjectives than "cutesy", and her
current SO no doubt is much more than just a "hulk", but on the surface
the analogy holds.