Most puzzled expression award

Leonid Arkayev after I gave him a Rozalia's Republik business card!

"Most irritated after a bad day" award

Ivan Ivankov after catching it on the chin on HB finals and Anastasia Dzundzyak after AA.

"Most spirited pep talk" award

John MacReady(USA). Giving the USA men hell by the vault runway right below us!

"I want to look like Tatiana Gutsu" award

Alyona Polozkova(BLR). Didn't even recognize her! A marvelous replication of Gutsu's hair and makeup from Barcelona.

"Let's all do double fronts and get a lot of points" award

Russia men's team.

The "Return of the Mag 7" award

Jaycie Phelps and Amanda Borden. They were the only ones there to cheer the men (and John MacReady).

"Wow! What a cool picture of me!" award

Adrienn Varga. Runner up: Eugenia Roschina, even though she had her eyes closed! (See autographs page)

The "I'm glad that team didn't make finals or those huge cowbells would have driven everyone nuts" award

The Swiss team of course! Runner up: France.

"Most supportive of their fellow teammates of the opposite sex" award

Belarussian women. They would find seats in the arena that followed the BLR men's rotation during team finals and yell BEL-A-RUS! BEL-A-RUS! Charming.

"Up and coming" award winners

M: Alexei Bondarenko(RUS) and Jason Gatson(USA). W: Elena Produnova. Wait!! She is already here!!! :^)

The "Make up the last half of my routine, blow my dismount and still get in the 9's" award

Alexei Nemov on his AA HB routine.

The "Last chance to give the home crowd something to cheer about and I blew it" award

Felipe Andres (SUI). He was up very last in the AA, but fell twice on PH. Actually, I think he fell on everything but did OK on vault.

The "Nobody loves me anymore" award

Elena Grosheva. She sat all by herself during EF while just a few seats away the Romanian women were being mobbed. She actually probably prefers it that way.

"Going out with a bang" award

M: Yuri Chechi. W: Gina Gogean.

"Tennis match award"

Yvonne Tousek and Svetlana Khorkina. Tousek was on beam at one end of the arena and Khorkina on UB at the other end at the same time during team finals. A good way to exercise your neck!

"Wildest beam routine" award

Kui Yuan Yuan. Did they show that on TV???

"Striking resemblance" award

Svetlana Tarasevich (BLR). From a slight distance, she could pass for Elena Grosheva. Up closer, as Vitaly Scherbo.

Biggest rip off award

Those gold colored scarves at the Olympic Museum Gift Shop. 240 Swiss francs!!!! For that much money, there had better be REAL gold in it!! Runner up for film development in Lutry. 22 Swiss francs for 24 exposures, no second set of prints, two day processing and they skipped one of my pictures of the Romanians. SWINE!

Best Bargain award

Eileen Langsley's beautiful book, Gymnastics-The Art of Sport. Only 40 Swiss francs, which makes it MUCH cheaper than ordering here in the US. I bought one!

Prettiest smile award

Three way tie: Elvire Teza, Adrienn Varga and Elena Produnova. No tie breaker here!