European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Olympics get jump Star ceremonies by Dave Carpenter Lillehammer Norway apr against a spectacular snowy backdrop the Winter games opened saturday with a pageant of traditional norwegian Cul Tures a trolls and Reindeer included a and a breathtaking Fly by lighting of the olympic flame. A stand in ski jumper Stein Gruben delivered the flame arching majestically through the night sky and plopping Down in a perfect Landing. It was a Welcome Start to an olympics that will Cost $1 billion or More to stage and had been plagued by a series of bizarre occurrences from murder to mys try in recent months. But it was not a ceremony Cut off from the real world. Ioc president Juan Antonio Sam ranch called on All sides in the conflict in Sarajevo to a Stop the fighting. Stop the killing. Drop your guns. And Security was tight against threats of protests from anti abortion groups. No problems were reported by police. The setting for the opening ceremonies could not have been More inviting for the 40,000 spectators bundled up against 14-degree cold in the ski jumping stadium at Lillehammer olympic Park. It was a Stark contrast to the futuristic design and tepid slush of Albertville France two years ago. A we want to present these games in the norwegian Way a Gerhard Heiberg president of the Lillehammer olympic organizing committee said. The Sun shone for the first time in a week and Snow flakes floated As 400 local children formed the olympic rings from five perfect circles at the foot of the jumps. Two skydivers passed overhead holding a giant Flag and on the ground actress Liv Ullmann and explorer Thor Heyerdahl introduced the crowd and millions of viewers worldwide to their a a family a six kids from Lillehammer who helped Welcome the world to their Hometown. Reindeer pulled sleighs and Nils Aslak Val Kepaa Sang a join a haunting .story-., song of the Sami people from Lapland. Telemark skiers sprang from the Snowbank to deliver violins and other instruments to musicians. Dancers Folk singers and norwegian horses preceded the Entrance of nor ways King Harald v and Queen Sonja. The Royal couple sat with Hillary Rodham Clinton americans first lady and daughter Chelsea who arrived Friday night for a Brief olympic stay. Drum dances Folk tunes and finally sex olympian Britt Pedersen hands Torch to ski jumper Stein Gruber before he skis Down jump Hill during opening ceremonies. The athletes a some 2,000 of them from a record 66 nations a paraded into the stadium. Greece the Birthplace of the olympics came first and the United states was third based on alphabetizing in norwegian. Cammy Myler a luge racer from Lake Placid n.y., carried the american Flag at the front of the . Team Clad in Long Blue Down Coats and Grey Cowboy hats. The 200-Strong _ _ . Contingent did liuehammer�?T94 not include the two protagonists from what has become the dark Shadow of these games a figure skaters Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. Kerrigan who arrived wednesday skipped the ceremonies to protect her right knee injured in an attack last month from the cold. Harding under investigation for her possible part in the attack is still in the United states. The norwegian team closed the Parade getting a standing ovation As Cross country skier Bjorn a Choc carried the red Flag with the Blue and White Cross into the Arena. Sam ranch noted that Norway was a the Home of skiing and marked Back 10 years to Sarajevo then an olympic Host and now a bombed out wreck of the City caught in ethnic strife. The Ioc has tried to install an a olym Etc truce during the games but instead As been answered by some of the most intense shelling of the two year old War. A please Stop fighting. Please  ing. Drop your guns please a Sam ranch said in an emotional speech. He led the crowd in a moment of silence for the wars victims. King Harald then declared the games open. For 98 years a Torch has been carried into a stadium to ignite the olympic flame that Burns brightly while the youth of the world compete for Gold and glory never has it arrived in such a Way As this. Atop the 120-Kilometer Hill Gruben took the Torch a gracefully Bent 5-foot piece of Wood tipped with Silver and carrying the fire lighted by the Sun at ancient Olympia Greece last month. Gruben a last minute replacement when the original jumper was injured in a practice fall this week roared Down the big Hill and soared through the air the flame held High in his right hand. The stars and stripes poits february 13,1994 Page 36 As he landed on the Flat of the stadium the crowd cheered and Rubem handed the Torch to Cathrine Nottin Gnes a 19-year-old Cross country skier and guide who is almost Blind. Nottin Gnes who will participate in the paralympics for handicapped athletes next month in turned took the Torch to Norway a Crown Prince Haakon. Vegard Ulvang a norwegian icon for his Cross country Gold medals and Globe spanning bravery took the olympic oath for the  s schedule Central european Tim Cross country women a 15-Kilometer final 10 . Luge a menus singles first and Sec and runs 10 . Alpine skiing a menus downhill final 11 . Hockey a Sweden is. Slovakia 3 . Italy is. Canada 5 30 . France is. United states 8 .Xafn radio 7 45 . Speed skating menus 5,000 final 3 . Figure skating a pairs technical program 8 . An to update 3 . And 8 30 . Sunday 3 . Monday. Finns stun czechs in hockey opener Lillehammer Norway apr Finland behind a Stellar performance by goaltender Jarmo myllys got the olympics off to a rousing Start with an upset of the czech Republic in the first Competition of the games. The finns Defeated the czechs 3-1 saturday in a game that ended about two hours before the opening ceremony. The czechs seeded third Are a medal favorite in the 12-team tournament. But they were dominated from the opening face off by the finns known More for their goal ending and defense than scoring ability. Finland out shot the czechs 24-14. A Small partisan crowd in Hakon Hall chanted and waved Blue and White flags As Finland led 2-0 in the opening period on goals by Timo Jutila and Janiie Oja Nen. The puck slipped through myllys legs and off his pad on Kamil Kastek a goal that pulled the czechs to 21 late in the period. A Sami Kapanen gave seventh seeded Finland a 3-1 advantage in the second that held up. Myllys outshone czech Petr Briza in a matchup featuring the outstanding goaltenders of the past two olympics. Myllys helped Finland win the Silver medal in 1988. Briza was the top goalie of the 1992 olympics when the czechs won the Bronze. The United states seeded fourth in the 12-team hockey Field plays its olympic opener sunday against loth seeded France