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_____ Gymnastics _____
 Olympics
Where: Olympic Indoor Hall.
When: Aug. 14-19, 23-24.
Medals: Men's and women's team. Men's and women's all-around. Men's floor exercise, still rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, high bar, vault. Women's floor exercise, balance beam, uneven bars, vault.
Outlook: For the first time at Olympics, men's and women's teams must select three of their six athletes to compete on each event in finals, and all three scores will count, leaving no room for error. In the past, five or six athletes would go and the lowest score would be dropped. U.S. women won gold at world championships last year, and men won silver. Both are expected to be in the medal hunt again. China, Japan, Russia and Romania have strong men's and women's teams. Women's all-around should be the highlight of the individual competitions. Russian Svetlana Khorkina will be one to watch, her final major international competition.

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An interactive guide to the equipment, techniques and rules for gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
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U.S. gymnastics roster


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