Inside Olympics 33 Days to the Games Home Edition

• Published in: The Atlanta journal-constitution
• Main Author: Mike Fish, Karen Rosen, Mike Tierney
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Atlanta, Ga Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC 13.08.2000
• ISSN: 2473-1609; 2690-8093

Dave Gilman: Canoe-kayak, K-1 1,000 meters, 1976 (semis), K-2 500 meters, 1980 (U.S. did not compete), K-4 1000 meters, 1984 (repechage), K-2, K-4 1,000 meters alternate 1988 (did not compete), luge, singles, 1984 (17th). Shannon Miller will have a tougher task to get into the 2000 Olympic trials than simply proving her fitness. Now, she and other female gymnasts petitioning into the trials must do routines on all four events before a panel of judges. Their scores must be as good as the 12th-place finisher from the final day of the recent U.S. nationals. The top 12 automatically advanced to the trials. Photo [Christine Witty], is a Winter/Summer Olympian who has won speedskating medals and is headed to Sydney as a cyclist. / DOUGLAS C. PIZAC / Associated Press Photo Shannon Miller must qualify before judges to get into the trials. Photo Mug of [KRISTY KOWAL] Photo SUITABLE FOR FRAMING Jeffery Lempriere (center) bears the Olympic torch with escort runner Aaron Stone Thursday in Pakenham, Victoria, while being swamped by local schoolchildren as the torch makes its way through Australia on a 100-day tour on its way to Sydney. / GREG GARAY / Associated Press