European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 32 the stars and stripes Winter olympics wednesday february 16,1994dan Fate works e Hamar Norway a this was sup Osco to be the first Day of the rest of his if the first Day of the rest of All their lives. Instead it turned out to be just one More cruel version of yesterday. Whenever and wherever Dan Jansen and the olympics turn up in the same sentence it seems Fate is working with a photocopier. On monday six years to the Day after he fell in Calvary and two years after he skated tentatively through the next to last turn in Albertville rather than risk another fall a slip Cost Jansen an olympic medal. Quot As soon As i saw him slip i said a Why god Why again Quot his wife Robin said. For a moment she paused waiting for an answer she did not expect soon a god can to be that cruel. In a sure one Day Well find out Why. One Day Quot she added a a we la to her left baby daughter Janie still smiled. For most of the hour she sat while 20 Speed skating pairs buzzed the Oval at Viking ship Hall the 8v-month-old blonde had bounced from the Lap of one relative to another. Thus occupied Janie remained oblivious to the disappointment of her fathers eventual eighth place finish. Her Blue eyes still sparkled mischievously afterwards above a White Wool sweater on which Quot go daddy go Quot was embroidered in red and Blue letters. Yet had Robin looked to any other Side of her where almost two dozen fam Jim Luke ily members and friends were in the stands she would have seen her own sadness being reflected Back. But not for Long. Two seats Over Gerry Jansen had dropped her score Sheet and Pencil into her Lap and it already mustering a smile of her own. Unlike most of the people looking on in Cak Gary in 1988, the matriarch of the Jansen clan never forgot the real tragedy of that Day was losing her daughter Jane Beres to leukaemia a not Danes Well publicized fall a few hours later. Or even that he had backed off the throttle four years after that settling for a moral Victory and a fourth place finish at Albertville and now the smile seemed to say she knew Danes Long term happiness was secured by the birth of a daughter a Jane Beresy namesake and Gerry 25th grandchild a and not whether he had an olympic medal that would collect dust on a shelf alongside All his other trophies. Before the race holding Janie in her arms Gerry Jansen positively beamed when explaining How she buys a poster sized Calendar each year to keep track of All the birthdays. Now asked what she would Tell Dan when the family gathered after the race her features expressed a similar ease. A a in la Tel him there Are things in life worse than this a she said. Quot he has a Long e to go. Hell know other disappointments. a a a a a the thing about adversity is that when you learn to handle it you usually come out stronger. I mean really if everything Dan did came out perfect Quot she said Quot what would be the Point of his skating . / a. A. A a that very question though still troubled Robin. Away from the olympics her husband was widely considered one of the finest Speed skaters Ever. In the world cup season leading up to the games Jansen had lost Only twice in 12 meets and had lowered the world record twice in the bargain. As he stood poised at the Start line monday the tip of his left skate Blade raised almost perpendicular to the glittering surface he was the Only Man Ever to have to have covered 500 meters in under 36 seconds. A few moments later though the same left skate skidded on that fateful next to last turn. Forced to Brush the ice with his hand to maintain balance Jansen lost most of his momentum and All his chances of winning. A i done to know what it is and believe me i know him inside and out a Robin said a mentally he a in the Best shape he a Ever been in and physically his in Maia ,. A Jane Jansen 8 months holds Flag at Hamar before her fathers race on monday. Training has never been better. A i just done to know what it is a she said finally Quot about the a few weeks from now perhaps the first time Janie walks from one end of the living room to the other with both feet sturdy beneath her that answer will seem v. A lot less important till associated press lbs games coverage in by Leonard Shapiro lets get right to the Point a strategy that lbs sports failed to utilize sunday in the first full Day of its big tease coverage of the Winter olympics from Norway. When Tommy Moc Only the second Ski racer Ever to win an olympic downhill goes gangbusters to glory shortly after 5 . Washington time you a like to think this rather newsworthy event just might be available for viewing and re viewing less than 16 hours after it happened. It Wasny to. The Good people at lbs a and they have been very Good with the Lillehammer fluff and puffery stuff far a chose Only to give the results of the race during the morning and afternoon broadcasts and save the taped coverage of this marquee Competition for its prime time show. This is no Surprise that exactly what lbs executives have said they a do in order to build up the ratings to satisfy advertisers who already have bought All $440 million of available commercial inventory. Better they should satisfy their viewers. Wil holding footage of mocks stunning run is nothing less than a journalistic outrage for a network that once prided itself on timely reporting and keen news judgment. In an age when can can go live to a War in summaries commentary an instant lbs waited 16 hours to show a ski race. And even then they were less than honest with All those people tuning in sunday night. I got to the set shortly after 8 30 . And heard the downhill was a still to come after this message and a word from your local i gave myself a Gold medal for perfect timing then sat Down to watch. But after the break instead of Tommy Moe we got pairs skating and More commercials. After that we got a very Short report on the 5,000-meter menus Speed skating won by Norway a Johann Olav Koss in world record time. It took him longer to skate the course a 6 minutes 34.96 seconds a than the entire lbs package but that a another Story. Maybe now it would be Back to Tommy Moe. No. Instead a when we come Back the menus downhill Quot followed by More commercials. Finally at 9 10 ., Host Greg Gumbel said a the time is now for the menus it was about time for the first evidence of truth in advertising. At Long last 15 minutes later preceded by the now mandatory up close and personal look at Moe Salm on fishing in Alaska we got to see the Gold medal run. The people at lbs will argue until the Reindeer come Home that saving the Best for last in these olympics is the Only Way to entice a huge to audience. They also Are not alone in this sort of Bottom line research driven thinking that a made most primetime network television what it is today usually not Worth watching. Abc and Abc before them have been just As guilty when huge time differences at olympic venues continents away Force them to go a plausibly five a the odious description once uttered by former Abc sports executive producer Terry o Neil before the Barcelona games. I prefer live live or slightly tape delayed live. In a probably not going to Wake up at 5 30 on a sunday morning to watch a ski race. But if i do tune in the lbs weekend olympic morning show id like to hear More than Host Jim Nantz say a you might want to leave the room come Back in 25 seconds. So Here they Are the shocking the Only thing shocking was that those results were not accompanied by pictures the Lifeblood of to but not during the Lillehammer olympics. Not in the morning show sunday. Not in the afternoon show either. The Wash Langton Post medals standings through 2 of 3 finals tuesday g b Tot Russia 2 3 1 6 Norway 2 3 0 5 holy 1 1 2.4 United states 2 0 0 2 Finland 0 0 2 2 Germany 1 0 0 1 Austria 0 1 0 1 Canada 0 01 1 Japan 0 0 1 1 Netherlands 0 0 1 1 hockey Alt limes get Poola Finland .�?�.2 0 0 4 a t Germany.1.2 0 0 4 6 4 czech Republic .1 10 2 8 6 Russia .1 1 0 2 5 6 Austria .0 2 0 0 0 11 Norway. 0 2 0 0 2 7 Pool b swcdon.1 0 13 8 5 Canada.1 0 0 2 7 2 United states.0 0 114 4 franco.0 0 114 4 Slovakia.0 0 1 14 4 Sweden.1 0 1 18 5 to tally. 0 2 0 0 3 11 monday results Germany 2, Norway 1 czech Republic 7, Austria 3 Finland 5, Huss 0 tuesday games Sweden 4, Italy 1 a United states is Slovakia 5 30 . Canada is. France. 8 . Wednesday game Austria is. Russia 3 . Czech Republic is. Germany 5 30 . Norway is. Finland b . Thursday games Slovakia is. Italy 3 . France is. Sweden 5 30 . Canada is. United Stales 8 . Alpine skiing women super giant slalom tuesdays final results 1. Diann Crofto Stom Rotter ., 1 minute 22.15 seconds a a 2. Svetlana Gladi Schovan Russia 1 22.44 3. Isolde Kostner holy-1 22.45 4. Pc i a Wiburg Sweden 1 22 67. 5. Morena Gai Rizw Italy 1 22.73 6. Kai Hartnar Gutensohn Germany 1 22 84 7. Katja Korea Slovenia 1 22.36 8. Kerrin Loe Gartner Canada 1 22 93 9. Anita woe Hlor Austria 1 23 01 10. Shannon Nobis 1 23.02 a 11. France 1 23-13 12. Kate Pace Canada 1 23 22 13. Hilary undo 1 23.38 14. Florence Massoda France 1 23.43 15. Sylvia Edor Austria. 1�?T23.51 10. Heidi Zeilor Behlor Switzerland 1 23.53 17. Doborah Compaq Toni Italy 1 2 3 54. 10. Had Gorg Gormany 1 23.63 19. Carolo Merle France 1 23.72 20. Olanio Suchet France 1.23 74 21. Warwara Zelenskaya Russia 1 23.60 scores 22. Tie Veronika Stallmayer Austria 1 23-83 and Marianne Korstad Norway 1 23 83 24. Erm Kawabata Japan 1 23,90 25. Michelle Ruthven Canada 1 24,13. Cd not finish Megan gaiety Cross country skiing woman 5-km classical tuesdays final results 1. Lyubov Egorova Russia 14 minutes 08.8 seconds. A 2. Manuela Dicenta Hay 14 29.3 3. Marja visa Kirves Niemi Finland 14 36.0 4. Anita Moen Norway 14 39.4 5. Inger Helene a Braaten Norway 14 43.6 6. Larissa Lazutin Russia 14 44.2 7.trude Dybendal Norway 14 48.1 8. Katerina Neumon Nova czech Republic 14 49.6 9. Pirkko Maatta Finland 14 51.5 10. Antonina Ordina Sweden 14 59.2 11. Nina Gavriluk Russia 15 01.6 12. Elin Nilsen Norway 15 03.1. 13. Stefama Belmondo Italy 15.04,0 14. Mar jut i org Finland 15 05.1 15. Malgorzata Ruchala Poland 15 07.5 american finishers 26. Nina Kemppel Anchorage. Alaska. 15 44.8 40. Leslie Thompson Stowe vt., 16 08.0 53. Ingrid buns Park City Utah. 16 33.6 59. Corrm Petty town Hond vi., 16 52.5 freestyle skiing men moguls tuesdays eliminations top in qualify Tor wednesday final 1. Jean Luc Brassard Canada 26.78 Points 2. , France 26.65 3. Sergei couplets of Russia 26.64 4. Olivier Cotta France 26.36 5. Olivier Adamand France 25.89 6. John smart Canada 25.47 7. Adrian Costa Australia 25.46 8. Hans Engelsen Eide Norway 25.06 9. Joergen Paeai Tervi Sweden 24,90 10. Anders Joneil Sweden 24,75 11. Rodrik thu fun Sweden 24.67 12. Janne petted Lahtela Finland 24.60 13. Trey Benson ., 24.42 14. Leif Persson Sweden 24.40 15. Nicholas Cleaver Australia 24.34 16.sean Smith ., 24.31 17. Juerg Biner Switzerland 24,30 a 18. Craig Rodman ., 23,98 19. Trace Worthington ., 23.79 20. Juha Holo amen Finland 23.39 women moguls tuesday elimination top 16 qualify for wednesday final 1. Elizabeth my Tyre ., 25.23 Points 2. Shine use Hanestad Norway 24.91 3. Elizaveta Koie Nikova Russia 24.70 4. Raphaelle Monod France 24.18 5. Candice Grig France 24.12 6. Donna Weinbrecht ., 23.96 7. T Atiana Mittermayer Germany 23 61. 8. Ann battelte.., 23 63 9. Bronwen Thomas Canada 23.40 10. Tae Satoya. Japan 23.32 11. Minna Marika Karhu Finland 23.08 12. Silvia Marcianti Italy 22.99 13. Manna Tchor Kossova Russia 22.60 14. Liou Ermla Demtchenko Russia 22.47 15. Kather Irsa Kubenko Canada 22.24 16. Elena Koroleva Russia 22.23 17. Helena Waller Sweden 22.05 18. Sandrone Vaucher Switzerland 2t.99 19. Genevieve Fortin. Canada 21.72 20. Birgit Zeppier Germany 21.39 luge women singles results after two o4 tour runs 1. Gerda Weisse Steiner Italy 1 minute 37.63 seconds 2. Susi Erdmann Germany 1 37.832 3. Andrea Tagwerker Austria 1 38.118 4. Angelika Neuner Austria 1 38207 5. Natalie Obkircher Italy 1 38 298 6. Gabriele Kollisch Germany 1 38.311 7. Irina Gutkina Russia 1 38.398 8. Natalya Makushenko Ukraine 1 38 537 9. Anna Orlova Latvia 1 38.627 10. Place doge Norway 1 38.657. 11. Cammy Mayfer ., 1 38.964 12. Doris Neuner Austria 1 39.048 13. Bet Nan Carcaterra Mcmahon ., 1 39.275 14. Jana Bode Germany 1 39.395 15. Evita Sulce Latvia 1 39 614 did not finish first run. Enn Warren
