The first day drew to a close when we
attended the Women's All Around Team Finals for Gymnastics at the
SuperDome. I sat in one of the executive boxes with Billy Payne. For those who don't
remember, Billy was the chairman of the Atlanta Olympic Committee and an
all around nice guy. It just so happened that I was wearing an Atlanta
Olympic shirt that night and Billy's first words to me were, "hi, I'm
Billy Payne. Nice shirt!"
Unfortunately, the USA women's team didn't fare so well
and ended with a fourth place non-medal finish. The perennial powerhouse,
Romania took the gold.
Individual performances from the USA team showed some
promise. I'd look for a possible medal in the solo competition. |