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Justin Spring, just in time

By Helene Elliott
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A star might have been born Thursday in Justin Spring, whose high bar routine in the fourth rotation drew roars from the crowd. Spring, of Burke, Va., really let it fly with a couple of fearless release moves and a bold, energetic approach. Most competitors have been very cautious, and understandably so, with so much on the line. But Spring went for it and was rewarded with the lead after four rotations.

--Helene Elliott

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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