Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.sports From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Miscellany Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 07:07:09 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: Miscellany Publication Date: Thursday November 5, 1992 BYLINE: Strict qualification standards will be imposed to weed out "tourists" and ensure that only top-level athletes compete in the Winter Games, Olympic officials said. Marc Hodler, an IOC executive board member and president of the international ski federation, cited the case of a Latin American country that entered a competitor who had never skied before in his life. It would also appear to rule out a ski jumper such as Eddie (the Eagle) Edwards, who became a folk hero at the 1998 Games. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM