XIV WINTER OLYMPICS
SARAJEVO 1984
February 8 th 1984- February 8th 2009
Boston 5*C
Legend says's that hummingbirds float free of time carrying our hopes for love ,dreams,joy and celebration
The hummingbird's delicate grace reminds us that life is rich,beauty is everywhere and every personal connection has meaning ....
Sweetest creations reminds us that laughter has more powerful force than tears in the ocean of despair...and bitterness.....
Just 25 years ago city of Sarajevo hosted XIV Winter Olympics
Some basic facts stayed unchanged athletes from 49 country had great time,disabled skiing was demonstrated for first time,closing ceremony was held indoors in figure skating venue for a first time
Lamine Gueye of Senegal was first Black African skier to compete in the history of Witer Olympics.Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi(Hämäläinen)won all three individual cross-country races for women.Biathlon Erik Kvalfoss earn complete set of medals.Bill Johnson become first American to win an Olympic downhill event.
Jure Franko won Yugoslavia's first Winter Olympic medal a silver in the giant slalom.
Beautiful Kati Witt won gold in women's figure skating with chard ash she definitely won all hearts of figure skating sports fans , of course there is Scott Hamiltom side by side with Keti Witt in man's figure skating.
"Bolero" become most popular "tune" with such exceptionally inspiriting performance of ice dancing pair Trovill& Dean. Jayne Trovill and Christhopher Dean earned across the board perfect 6.0 for artistic impression (free ice dancing competition) that is still after 25 years unbeatable.Jozef (Jumping Joe) Sabovčík(bronze),Brian Orser(silver) "Mr. Triple Axel" known for his consistency with the jump, Orser became the first man to land that jump at the Olympics when he landed it in his free skate
Rosalynn Summners (silver) Star of Disney of Ice,Kira Ivnova January 10, 1963-Decembar21,2001(bronze),Pairs:Elena Valova/Oleg Vasiliev (gold),Kitty Caruthers/Peter Carruthers(silver),Larisa Seleznyova/Oleg Makarov Ice Dancing;Natalia Bestemianova/Andrei Bukin (silver),Marina Klimova/Sergei Ponomarenko
Behind ceremony it's wort to remember all youngsters that built all infrastructure of all sports event with hearts on voluntary basis. We honored them and there effort.
John Denver performed song that cold winter day in Sarajevo
JUST A DREAM AWAY
Music by Michael Miller
Words by Monica Riordan
When a dream is born,
A dreamer has to live for more,
Believing what he's never known,
He stands alone...
Where a chance begins,
Wherever secret hopes pretend,
Like daybreak on the darkest night,
He'll see the light...
It's Just A Dream Away,
You'll know it when you're there one day,
Keep reaching for the world somehow,
There's nothing that can stop you now,
Dream your way . . . dream it all.
Years of hope within,
Then feeling what it's like to win,
This dreamer's gonna find a way,
To see that day...
It's Just A Dream Away,
You'll know it when you're there one day,
Keep reaching for the world somehow,
There's nothing that can stop you now,
Dream your way . . . dream it all.
Echo's of song still powerfully rising message now and then.
For other that somehow fade away presence "It's about time" as reminder and lesson to not be repeated ever again.Proudly, Sarajevo survived storm of the most hypocritical and corrupted time faced by scourge distraction in modern history. Indeed golden city of heroism.
Good Morning Sarajevo Wherever You Are !!!!!
