European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 c the stars and stripes sunday february 16, 1992 Winter olympics biathlon nations vote to secede from wire reports Albertville France More than two dozen nations including the United states have voted to break away from the International association governing biathlon and modern pent Anlon and form their own world biathlon body officials said Friday. The vote was 26-6 in favor of forming a new International federation and leave the International Union of modern Pentathlon and biathlon said Howard Buxton president of the . Biathlon association. The vote was taken thursday at the groups Congress at Crest Voland near Les daisies where the olympic biathlon events arc held. A it was a sign we have to work More and More with biathlon a Klaus Schor Mann a Iamb vice president of marketing and Public relations said. The voting Power in the a Iamb is controlled by modern Pentathlon a summer olympics sport. But biathlon generates most of the organizations funds Buxton  notes Gunther Zwartz financial officer of the a Iamb denied Money issues were behind the split. A the finances Are not the reason for the separation a Zvy Atz said. A things have improved since 1988 and last year we contributed More to the sports $390,000 than our entire 1988 budget a a a a cutback something to watch for at the closing olympic ceremonies where were those missing 30 dancers supposed to be the shows producer Charles Gas Sot announced Friday that the group had been trimmed from the feb. 23 show. Although two of the dismissed dancers led a strike during rehearsals Gas Sot denied the cuts were punitive. A a it a not a question of settling scores a said Gas Sot adding All the dancers will be paid anyway. They had walked out during rehearsals to protest their lodging and the cold weather practice sessions although the dispute was later  on to Central european time today an a 3 .-6 . Speed skating figure skating Alpine siding hockey. Seb Italy a 5 30-6 . Olympic wrap up 3-6 . General coverage. Adf German second program a 8 45 .-6 58 . Bobsledding menus biathlon menus super a 12 30 .Francc Norway hockey ski jumping menus 1,500 Speed skating Czechoslovakia Switzerland hockey 8 15-11 15 . Canada unified team hockey ice dancing. Eur sport 6 . Nearly around the clock coverage including menus biathlon 8 55 ., menus super a 10 ., menus Speed skating 3 . Ice dancing 6 30 . Live Canada unified team hockey 7 10 . Monday an a 2-5 . Ice dancing menus super a ski jumping bobsledding. 5 30-6 15 . Wrap up of sundays events 7 .-Midnight Speed skating Cross country skiing .-Sweden hockey. Seb Italy a 2-5 ., 5 30-6 15 wrap up from sunday 9 .-Midnight general coverage. 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Each miss Means the competitor must ski a 150-meter penalty Loop. A a individual 20 pm and 15 pm in the men s 20km, the skiers Stop four times to shoot five shots at five targets. The women s 15km follows similar rules. Each miss adds a one minute penalty to the skiers final time. A a relay 4 x 7.5 pm and 3 x 7.5 k men s teams have four racers women s teams have three. Skiers shoot twice and have eight shots to make five hits. Penalty loops Are 150 meters for each miss. Unlike the individual races the relays feature a mass Start. Walker remains optimistic despite 9th>place position Herschel walkers rear and Brian shinier get Busy. La Plagne France apr while the americans had the big name other countries had the big push saturday in two Man olympic bobsledding. Herschel walkers anticipated explosion from the Gate never happened As the no. 1 . Sled pushed by the Minnesota Vikings running Back and driven by Brian Shimer was a disappointing ninth going into sundays two final runs. Their team Wasny to in the top 10 in push times on either of their two saturday runs and ended up .41 seconds behind the Pace set by a couple of obscure British soldiers a a Mark tout and Lenny Paul. A a we re still in the Hunt a an optimistic Walker declared but Shimer was More cautious admitting that he had expected to be first or second and saying a a it a going to be a Battle to get Back to the  the americans Haven to won an olympic bobsled medal since taking the four Man Bronze in 1956, and while they re not yet out of it this time their task is imposing. Walker the 1982 Heisman trophy Winner from Georgia compared the deficit to needing a Field goal to win a football game. A we know we can make up enough ground a a Walker said. A a it a going to come Down to who can stand the pressure. Briana a been Here before and there inc doubt i love pressure so i think things will work of  Walker has been Busy playing football and this is i first Competition with Shimer this season. Previously they had been in Only one International Competition. A a we re not that far out of third or first Quot Walker said. A the Way things Are changing you done to know whether its going to Snow or what a going to  the Usa ii sled with Brian Richardson and former nil tight end Greg Harrell was 24th, 2.51 seconds be Hind the leaders. Shimer and Walker were the second team to Sec Down the 1,508-meter, 19-Tum track. Their push time covering the first 50 meters was 6.14 seconds and their run time was 1 minute .34 seconds. . Team Leader James Hickey said the coaches hat Shimer and Walker push for an extra two Steps on the second run and they bettered their push time to 6.09 their run time was 1 01.27. Walker predicted he and Shimer would get their Start time into the five second Range. A i know we car do that. Brian he a still one of the Best pushers on the . Tea not just a