1983 Pre-Olympic Invitational (Women's)
Source: NBC and HV
Length: 0:25 and 0:45
Quality: Good
Chapter Menu: Every routine is chaptered for easy access.Note: I did some experimenting with the NBC portion. The original picture was a little jumpy so I converted it to a wmv file with a high bit rate before transfering to DVD. But it did not turn out full screen, but still watchable. The NBC coverage is of the all-around, whereas the home video coverage is of the event finals.
This DVD includes the following routines:
NBC's Coverage:
Mary Lou Retton (V, UB, FX)
Dianne Durham (V, UB, partial BB, FX)
Birgit Senff (V replay, BB replay)
Julianne McNamara (UB, BB, FX)
Kathy Johnson (V replay, BB, FX)
Boriana Stoyanova (UB, partial FX)This broadcast also featured interviews with Bela Karolyi, Mary Lou Retton, and Dianne Durham. Also included was an Olympic flashback feature on Nikolai Adrianov.
Event Finals:
Eva Ovari (V, BB)
Yvonne Haug (V, UB, FX)
Mary Lou Retton (V, UB, BB, FX)
Birgit Senff (V, UB)
Boriana Stoyanova (V, UB, BB, FX)
Katharina Rensch (V, UB)
Brigitta Lehman (V)
Miroslava Koblizkova (UB, FX)
Andrea Thomas (UB, BB)
Dianne Durham (UB)
Oyadi Tsahiro (BB)
Simona Renciu (BB, FX)
Alena Drevjana (BB)
Mihaela Stanulet (FX)
Bonnie Wittmeier (FX)