In frosty Utah of a shower of gold do not wait.
In frosty Utah of a shower of gold do not wait.
Salt Lake City - a city at the biggest in the world of salty lake
- It is simple as the truth. Its territory is in the pure state chess
Board, with that only insignificant difference, that numbered,
But not named streets have an obligatory prefix: the north, the south,
The east or the West.
And more Salt Lake City is surprising that, having combed it lengthways and
Across, you neither a dream nor spirit do not suspect presence here
Olympic Games, events, to put it mildly, the uncommon.
Yes, for the first time in a life I see people, which Olympic Games on them
To the small native land, it is possible to tell, in their house, are not necessary. To the authorities - yes,
To the population on the whole - is not present. Fathers of a city if remember, went
Even on payoff of members of the International Olympic committee, that
To catch the Olympic Games: laurels Lejk-Plesida, become after 1980
Year a fashionable resort, gleamed colour of gold. Inhabitants of city, for
Exception of owners of hotels and shops, on an example of the same
Lejk-Plesida are afraid, that the prices raised to the Olympic Games remain
Such for ever. The salary behind them to hurry up is not going to.
In a local press all it is a subject on duty, and in Russian-speaking
To the local newspaper such paradox is discussed still: as it is poor
Russia pays to the athletes for a gold medal of 50 thousand of dollars,
And rich America only twenty. After all on carrying out of Games
It is allocated one and a half billion dollars. More than on all together
The taken seven Olympic Games spent on the American earth. So,
Say, to Olympic committee of the USA not to the person to stint and costed
To add a little bit to the future champions. By the way, medalnyj
The downpour on owners of the Olympic Games has already started to spill. For three first
Game day - six medals, including two gold.
Russians live under the sky from which drips not so generously.
First silver of skier Larissa Lazutinoj was vivifying. After
That a bronze medal of biathlonist Victor Majgurova. And, at last,
Brilliant gold of figure skaters of Elena Careful and Anton
Siharulidze. In general it is normal. Our trump starts and
Finishes all the same ahead. And consequently have very sincerely taken offence on
Americans heads of the Russian sports when those have predicted
To us only five champion titles and the sixth place in obshchekomandnom
Offset. We have promised to ourselves twice more than gold awards. Here
These words yes to the God in ears...
And, of course, to me not to do without the story about inconceivable system
Protection of Olympic objects, and all city in general. Strong
The frightened owners of Games far behind have left on this question not
Only different there Seuly and Sidnei, but also Moscow-1980, which
Protected landings of militiamen from all corners of the country. Here
Policemen together with soldiers thousand ten, that is approximately on
Four souls on each participant Igr. Dosmotry cars
Are comparable unless to tool diagnostics, and personal
dosmotry... God forbid, that after a devastation of pockets at you in
Magnetic collars something brenknulo. Me after that
Smiling American soldatka has stroked a mine detector not one
Time.
But other internal laws of the State of Utah for Olympians are softened.
Here after all the religion of Mormons which is not recognising alcohol predominates,
Tobacco, coffee and tea (in two last is raising caffeine and
Tannin). And in usual conditions pass on sidewalk with a can of beer in
Hands - closed bankoj! - conducts to the deafening penalty to 3000
Dollars. During the Olympic Games it is solved in similar cases
To be limited to the prevention. And in seven counties of staff (it is beautiful
Sounds, isn't that so?) all complaints to Olympians or
Olympians of the judge begin to consider urgently. With this
Instance to me personally to face, fortunately, yet
It was necessary. And here with police... Having left late at night from
The main press centre, I in darkness, repent, promahnul the necessary
Turn was curtailed also on frivej, by it avtoban, the leader into Las Vegas.
I pass miles five, ten - congress is not present. To appear late at night in
City of a casino and there and then to be started up in a way back - prospect not
From the pleasant. In such here pessimistic thoughts I have seen on
To roadside two cars. On one all colours of happiness it was poured
Police flasher. The barrier with the officer Chad Uolttsom was possible
To overcome, though it with a smile has rejected three languages offered to it,
And in my English at the best words 50. Not having waited
The only thing in a city is I has then learnt - russkogovorjashchego
The policeman, he became my Ivan Susanin. At first to find
The necessary address could not, called on cellular, somewhere drove off and in
The end of the ends of hour through two has achieved.
As to the course of the Olympic Games... There is no, perhaps, a sense
To list our failures - on their start was enough, and
The future successes - they will come. I will tell only, that tribunes equally
Supported completely a rappberry of ours sanochnika Albert
Demchenko and the well-known German, the triple Olympic champion
George Haklja, and a call "washer-washer" in a match Ukrainian and
The Swiss hockey players obviously blocked all other sounds with
Tribunes. But nevertheless I will notice, that Olga has missed the gold medal
Heat va in biatlonnoj to race on 15 km, during the latest moment
Russian kerlingistki have allowed to beat itself highly experienced
To Germans, well and that for nothing for us there have passed already three distances
Skaters, it and annoyingly, and... Predictedly.
However neudachnee all the full member has acted, perhaps,
Academies of forecasting of the future, the master of light magic Jury
Smiths. "At Victor Majgurova on February, 11th - adverse day,
It will not manage the first start - individual race of biathlonists
On 20 km ", - the academician has in writing predicted. Perhaps, Victor
This verdict simply did not read. But it was the only thing from ours
Quartet who has won a medal in this race. Salt Lake City.
JACOB DAMASKY.
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//* an information Source: the General newspaper, 14.02.02
//* Reg. Nom. - 1120200178.33-------------------------------------------
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