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 Hamm bystander in latest bar fight | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Hamm followed Nemov in the bar rotation and was unable to begin his routine because the crowd, egged on by a Russian coach waving his arms in the air, was so loud.
Nemov finished in fifth place, and the Russian federation is protesting the marks.
Alexei Nemov, at the request of Paul Hamm, asks the crowd to quiet down so that Hamm can begin his silver-medal high-bar routine.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040824/news_lz1x24bar.html   (475 words)

  
 rediff.com: The Olympian of the Day
In 1996, Nemov was a brash youngster who was possibly worth a medal or two to the Russians.
September 16, the Olympic team preliminaries, and Nemov was a man reborn.
Or so it seemed, until Nemov, leading off on the high bar, turned in an immaculate 9.797 and challenged the field to catch him.
www.rediff.com /sports/olyday6.htm   (0 words)

  
  BBC SPORT | GYMNASTICS | Sexy Alexei grabs gold   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Nemov opened his account with a daring routine which was rewarded with a mark of 9.787, followed closely by Ivankov with a 9.750 for his muscular performance on the horse.
Nemov, world champion on the floor exercise, increased his advantage with a near-flawless performance in that discipline, recording a 9.800, a mark Ivankov could not match on the rings.
Nemov, who will be looking to add more gold to his total in the apparatus finals on Sunday, closed the evening in spectacular fashion, recording the highest score on the parallel bars.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/olympics2000/gymnastics/933858.stm   (562 words)

  
 Li Edges Out Nemov for All-Around Title
Nemov, the Russian who is 5 feet 9 inches and has the sort of classic good looks that could make both mothers and daughters swoon, had relied on his long, elegant lines and almost casual virtuosity.
Alexei Voropaev of Russia had fallen twice on the pommel horse to drop from second to 30th in a single rotation.
Nemov, who recently turned 20, missed that all-around final after finishing 96th in compulsories, but such inexplicably abysmal and unfocused performances appear to be a part of his past.
www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/0725/oly-gym-men.html   (823 words)

  
 Sexy Alexei calls for hush - Gymnastics -
Alexei Nemov tries to quieten the crowd after completing his high bar routine.
The 28-year-old Nemov, a 12-times Olympic medallist, had wowed the crowd with his routine but was awarded only 9.725 and failed to make the podium.
With the crowd chanting "Nemov, Nemov", encouraged by the Russian coach applauding with his hands over his head as the gymnast flashed a winning smile at the crowd, the judging was scrutinised again.
www.smh.com.au /olympics/articles/2004/08/24/1093246516293.html   (403 words)

  
 Summer Olympics 2000 Spaniard wins gold on vault
Nemov hasn't lost any of his charm in the last four years.
Nemov actually tied France's Benjamin Varonian on the high bar, but Nemov won on a tiebreaker.
Alexei Bondarenko of Russia won the silver and Leszek Blanik of Poland took the bronze.
espn.go.com /oly/summer00/news/2000/0924/775489.html   (843 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Gym crowd jeers judges
The showdown on the last event of the night was supposed to be between Hamm, the all-around champion, and Yang Tae-young of South Korea, who won bronze instead of gold in that event last week because of a scoring error.
But it was Nemov's routine that caused the uproar — the crowd was furious over his score.
At first, it seemed funny and Nemov laughed along, even bowing to the crowd, many of whom waved Greek and Russian flags and chanted in their native tongues.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595086317,00.html   (613 words)

  
 IG Online: In Our Spotlight   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Though 2000 Olympic all-around champion Alexei Nemov has claimed nearly every international title to be won, the 24-year-old is aiming to compete in the 2004 Olympic Games in what will be his third Olympics.
Nemov, who will be 28 during the '04 Olympics in Athens, has said he now plans to compete only on his best events.
Outside of the gym, Nemov enjoys cars, music, and spending time with his son, Alexei, who was born just prior to the Sydney Olympics.
www.intlgymnast.com /spotlight/nemov.html   (372 words)

  
 ESPN.com: OLY - Nemov lifts Russians into third place
With the Russians' medal chances seemingly flat on the mat after an inopportune injury to one of his teammates in the first event, the Olympic all-around champion rescued them.
Nemov is the Olympic gold medalist in the event, and he seems to have gotten even better since Sydney.
Knowing he couldn't afford even the slightest slip or fall, Nemov still came up with a daring routine that was right on.
espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0816/1597733.html   (767 words)

  
 donga.com [english donga]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Nemov is strong in the men’s horizontal bar, in which he won a bronze medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Also known as “Sexy Alexei,” Nemov is very popular, but his score was 9.725 after an almost flawless performance that included six somersaults.
Nemov finished fifth and said that he thought the competition was not fair.
english.donga.com /srv/service.php3?bicode=070000&biid=2004082552088   (415 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Nemov tips China to win Olympic gymnastics men's team title
Russian gymnastics legend Alexei Nemov on Wednesday predicted that the star-studded Chinese men's squad would defend their team title in the upcoming Athens Olympic Games.
Nemov, 28, clinched the golds of horizontal bar and individual all-around at Sydney Olympics, reaped the team and vault titles in Atlanta Olympics, and took another double on pommel horse and floor exercise in the 1999 world championships in Tianjin, China.
Nemov began his gymnastic career in 1982 when his mother took him to the gym.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /200408/12/eng20040812_152654.html   (267 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Sports: Gymnastics: Jeering crowd disrupts event
Alexei Nemov of Russia motions the crowd to quiet down after a loud 10 minutes of jeering following his controversial score in the high bar.
Hamm followed Nemov in the bar rotation, and was unable to begin his routine because the crowd, egged on by a Russian coach waving his arms in the air, was so loud.
"Nemov put out the most exciting routine out there, and the crowd wanted to see that routine win a medal, but the crowd are not experts and they don't see the technicalities the judges see," said Hamm's coach, Miles Avery.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002013715_olygym24.html   (493 words)

  
 Sydney 2000: Gymnastics
The Olympic medals are piling up for Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov -- and the newly crowned men's all-around champion says he expects to stick around another four years in pursuit of more.
Nemov won the gold Wednesday with a steady performance that eclipsed silver medalist Yang Wei of China and bronze medalist Alexander Beresch of Ukraine and pushed two-time world champion Ivan Ivankov of Belarus out of the medal race.
Russia's Alexei Nemov was the top individual performer during the team competition, but a series of errors by his teammates sank Russian hopes for gold.
www.npr.org /news/specials/olympics2000/gymnastics.html   (694 words)

  
 CNN/SI - More Sports - Nemov, Khorhina win at gymnastic worlds - Friday October 15, 1999 04:04 PM
Nemov, a member of Russia's 1996 Olympic gold medal team, said that in September, he injured his back so badly that he could hardly walk.
On the floor, defending champion Nemov went last among the eight finalists and surpassed them all with sprightly flips and twists and clean landings, scoring 9.787 points.
Nemov, who was sixth in the all-around here, then went on the pommel horse, where he scored 9.775 with a flashy windmilling of legs.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/news/1999/10/15/nemov_recovered_ap   (648 words)

  
 Sydney 2000: Gymnastics
There was yet another gold medal waiting Monday for Russia's Alexei Nemov, who won the horizontal bar competition as competition in individual events continued.
Nemov added a bronze in the parallel bar to give him a total of 12 career medals at the Olympics.
China's Zhang Jinjing and Li Xiaoshuang, Russia's Alexei Bondarenko, Ivan Ivanenko of Belarus, Spain's Jesus Carballo and Aleksandr Beresch of Ukraine are among the performers to watch in the men's competition.
www.npr.org /news/specials/olympics2000/gymnastics.artists.html   (859 words)

  
 Olympic Gymnastics Judges Booed, Russian Fans Call Nemov's 5th Place Finish 'A Grandiose Scandal' - CBS News
The showdown, on the last event of the nine days of gymnastics, was supposed to be between Hamm and Yang Tae-young of South Korea, who won bronze in the all-around instead of gold last week because of a scoring error.
When the meet was over, after Hamm and Cassina pushed him down to fifth, Nemov said he deserved at least a bronze.
Nemov just sat there smiling, but minute by minute, the outburst became embarrassing.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/08/25/entertainment/printable638237.shtml   (0 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | GYMNASTICS | Nemov claims sixth Olympic medal
Gymnast Alexei Nemov became the leading medal winner at the Sydney Games when he took gold in the horizontal bar.
Nemov captured six medals in 1996, the most of any athlete, including gold in team and vault, silver in all-around and bronzes in horizontal bar, pommel horse and floor.
Nemov could only finish fourth but later claimed bronze in the parallel bars to pocket his fifth medal, matching American swimmer Dara Torres.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/olympics2000/gymnastics/940864.stm   (342 words)

  
 The Hindu : Nemov takes centrestage
Nemov also won a bronze on parallel bars during the last day of gymnastics competition to finish with six medals and just missed a seventh by finishing fourth in the vault, an event where he had been the reigning Olympic champion.
Nemov also captured six medals at the 1996 Olympics, including gold in team and vault, silver in all-around and bronzes in horizontal bar, pommel horse and floor exercise.
Nemov landed on his rear on his first vault, a tucked double somersault which received a 9.262.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/2000/09/26/stories/07260759.htm   (737 words)

  
 Sports: The Cincinnati Post
Russia's Alexei Nemov, left, tries to quiet the crowd as Paul Hamm waits to begin his routine.
Monday night Hamm found himself in the path of irate Russians who all but stormed the floor to get their hands on the judges who gave defending champion Alexei Nemov a 9.725 (out of a perfect 10) for a high-bar routine that drew gasps for its daring and inventiveness.
Nemov and his coach stood to applaud the mob, fanning the furor.
www.cincypost.com /2004/08/24/olygym08-24-2004.html   (928 words)

  
 Ginásticas.com
Alexei Nemov nasceu em 28 de maio de 1976 em Barashevo, na região da Mordovia.
Alexei declarou na época da olimpíada de Sydney que pretende continuar na ginástica até os jogos de Atenas, na Grécia em 2004.
Alexei Nemov em sua infância teve que trabalhar duramente para conseguir se igualar aos outros ginastas, mesmo nos elementos mais fáceis.
www.ginasticas.com /especiais/esp_personalidade_06.html   (1699 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- Nemov tips China to win Olympic gymnastics men's team title
Russian gymnastics legend Alexei Nemov on Wednesday predicted that the star-studded Chinese men's squad would defend their team title in the upcoming Athens Olympic Games.
Nemov, 28, clinched the golds of horizontal bar and individual all-around at Sydney Olympics, reaped the team and vault titles in Atlanta Olympics, and took another double on pommel horse and floor exercise in the 1999 world championships in Tianjin, China.
Nemov began his gymnastic career in 1982 when his mother took him to the gym.
english.people.com.cn /200408/12/eng20040812_152654.html   (267 words)

  
 Hamm wins silver as tension continues   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Russia's Alexei Nemov tries to quiet the crowd last night after they began booing the score for his high bar routine.
On a night when American all-around champion Carly Patterson won silver on the beam to give the U.S. women their sixth medal, and Romania's Catalina Ponor won gold on beam and floor, it was the high bar routine that everybody was anticipating.
The showdown on the final event of the night was supposed to be between Hamm, the all-around gold medal winner, and Yang Tae-young of South Korea, who won bronze but was embroiled in a protest over a scoring error that the South Koreans hoped could give him a duplicate gold.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04237/366539.stm   (236 words)

  
 Alexei Nemov (Directory/Male Athletes/A/Alexei Nemov) - Wd-Celebrities.com
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In Our Spotlight: February 2001: Alexei Nemov (Russia) Though 2000 Olympic all-around champion Alexei Nemov has claimed nearly every international title to be won, the 24-year-old is aiming to compete...
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www.wd-celebrities.com /Male.Athletes/A/Alexei.Nemov   (459 words)

  
 Hunky Male Celebs: Alexei Nemov
Nemov's sense of showmanship and his routines packed full of exciting skills have won him many fans.
Competed on High Bar in 2004, causing several minutes of booing when the audience felt his score was too low.
The score was raised, but the audience still felt it was too low and would not quiet down until Nemov motioned for them to do so.
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 Hamm wins silver in horizontal bar - Gymnastics - MSNBC.com
Finally, Hamm was able to block out the noise and win a silver medal on high bar, and four-time Olympic gold medalist Alexei Nemov finished fifth, much to the chagrin of the crowd.
The showdown, on the last event of the night, was supposed to be between Hamm and Yang Tae-young of South Korea, who won bronze in the all-around instead of gold last week because of a scoring error.
And maybe that’s what started the furor when Nemov’s score popped up, a 9.725 that ranked him last among the three gymnasts who had gone to that point.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5798079   (1058 words)

  
 kiat.net: Sydney 2000 - Gymnastics
SEP 30 - Russia and Belarus, both scoring 19.700 in hoops/ribbons and 19.800 in clubs, had to settle for a tie-break in which Russia won due to its higher scores in the preliminaries.
SEP 20 - Alexei Nemov - silver medallist in 1996 - led all the way to win the men's all-around incl.
Nemov wins HB to boost his tally to 2-1-3; the most decorated gymnast at Sydney 2000 adding to the 5 medals he won in Atlanta 1996.
www.kiat.net /olympics/sydney2000/gymnastics.html   (336 words)

  
 Olympic Crowd Jeers Low Score for Russian Gymnast - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Russia’s former horizontal bar champion Alexei Nemov brought the Olympic men’s gymnastics competition to a standstill on Monday when the crowd booed the judges for a score they thought too low for his performance, Reuters reported.
Nemov, a 12-times Olympic medalist, was only awarded 9.725 for his routine and failed to make the podium.
Nemov waved to fans and gestured to them to allow the competition to continue.
mosnews.com /news/2004/08/24/nemov.shtml   (687 words)

  
 Russia plans top-level protest - Gymnastics -
Alexei Nemov tries to quiet the crowd after receiving his controversial score.
After a "people power" protest where mostly Greek spectators held up last night's final horizontal bars event to complain of low marks for Russia's Alexei Nemov, spokesman Gennady Shvets said that Russia had popular support for its complaints but, after legal advice, was unlikely to appeal the result itself.
Complaints about judging in gymnastics, where "Sexy Alexei" Nemov failed to add a 13th Olympic medal to his tally and Svetlana Khorkina was pipped to the all-round gold by American Carly Patterson, come on top of a poor medal showing for Russia.
www.theage.com.au /olympics/articles/2004/08/25/1093246545612.html   (528 words)

  
 RTÉ Sport: Nemov brings Gym hall to standstill
Russia's Alexei Nemov brought the Olympic men's gymnastics horizontal bar competition to a standstill this evening as the crowd jeered and booed the judges for his score for nearly 10 minutes.
Italian Igor Cassina beat defending champion Nemov and Paul Hamm of the United States to win the gold medal with a score of 9.812.
Nemov, a 12-time Olympic medallist, was only awarded 9.725 for his routine and failed to make the podium.
www.rte.ie /sport/2004/0823/nemova.html?OLYSTORY   (335 words)

  
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