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Friday. February 11, 1994
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Olympic security ready for bombs, whaling protests and irate skaters
The Associated Press
LILLEHAMMER, Norway There's more to protect here than Nancy Kerrigan.
Middle East terrorism and anti-walhing protests are the main security concerns at the Lillehammer Games, and one-third of Norway's police force was assigned to maintain the status quo in this tranquil lake town.
Bomb-sniffing dogs and hostage negotiators — both new concepts to the 23,000 residents — joined athletes and tourists gathering here for Saturday's opening ceremonies.
"All the world can feel calm and feel that their athletes are protected," said Arne Huuse, commander of the Olympic police force. "We have planned security for these Games down to the last detail for five years, and we are ready. It will all come off safely."
Organizers spent $50 million on security, though their approach is more low-key than at past Olympics. "Service with a smile" is their motto — a slogan more likely for an interstate gas station than an international security force.
Norwegian police don't carry guns, a difference from Games at Barcelona and Sarajevo, where armed soldiers were a common sight. In Albertville, the security force was triple the size of the Lillehammer contingent.
But authorities here are confident of handling anything that arises — even the possibility of Middle East terrorists reacting to Norway's role in last year's peace agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
"We constantly looked at that and at the international signals that we get," Roger Andresen, representative for the Olympic police force, said yesterday. Andresen would not discuss any specifics. But Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee head Gerhard
Heiberg said four months ago he had been told opponents of the accord might "want to teach Norway a lesson."
Organizers said 2,770 police officers were assigned to Gums duty. Included are an anti-terrorist unit, hostage negotiators and bomb sounds.
One athlete will receive special protection — and no, it's not Kerrigan or Tonya Harding. Prince Albert of Monaco, competing in the Olympic bobsled, will whip down the run at Hunderfosen under the watchful eyes of plainclothes police.
Five helicopters, 400 cars and 50 police dogs — eight of them bomb-sniffing specialists from Northern Ireland — are also on the case. On the high-tech front, surveillance cameras will photograph cars coming into the region and a helicopter will provide live shots via both day and night cameras.
That's not all. All food brought into the Olympic athletes' village is inspected. Mail sent to VIPs is run through X-ray scanners. Credentials are checked electronically for authenticity.
Skater trains as brother recuperates
By Ron Lesko
The Associated Press
HAMAR, Norway — After most of her teammates left the ice, U.S. speedskater Kristin Talbott stayed behind to work on her technique with Bonnie Blair. It was good to concentrate on skating again.
Talbot turned lap after rhythmic lap behind Blair in the Viking Ship Hall on Wednesday, more confident than ever that the bone marrow she donated to her brother last month is saving his life.
Jason Talbot, who was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in December, was released as scheduled this week from Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The strain of her brother's illness has weighed on Talbot, a 500-meter specialist skating in her third Olympics. Jason, 19, wanted the news kept from her so she could focus on Olympic preparation, but Talbot eventually had to be tested to see if she was a bone marrow match.
She was. So were two younger brothers, but Talbot demanded that her marrow be used even though she knew
it could cost her a spot on the Olympic team.
"I feel like I've done what any sister would do for her brother," she said.
On Jan. 11, doctors at John Hopkins poked about 100 holes in her hips to extract the marrow. It was transplanted within 45 minutes, and Jason's white blood cell count has risen steadily since.
He will be treated as an outpatient for about two months.
"It really is a burden off of her," said Talbot's coach, Nick Thometz. "It's been hard for her these last few weeks."
With her brother's life threatened and the transplant looming, Talbot struggled at the Olympic trials, which ended two days before the operation.
She was the fourth and final qualifier at 500 meters and then missed a week of training to recuperate when the transplant left her anemic and with sore hips.
But she feels as strong as ever with the Games ready to begin Saturday and the 500 scheduled a week later. Talbot finished 25th in the 1988 Olympics at Calgary, and 17th at Albertville in '92.
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