CHAMONIX, France -- With the skating rink and snow-slides almost wrecked by thaws, opening of the Olympic games here tomorrow seems dubious.
The skating rink is soft and sloppy and slides for the bobsled and ski contests have melted down almost to mud. Athletes of the nineteen nations entered in the winter sports have had practically no preparatory work and are willing to accept a postponement for better weather.
Officials of the French Olympic committee have had carloads of snow hauled down from the mountains to cover up the bare spots in the slide, and while it has been made fairly good for practice it hardly can be used for real competition.
In trials yesterday, the Norwegian ski jumpers made some jumps of more than 120 feet after taking off a jumping pitch with only a run of 100 feet.
Refusal of the French committee to permit more than two rubbers or trainers in a dressing room has caused the American team to threaten its withdrawal. American officials contend there are no provisions in the international or Olympic rules to limit the number of trainers or rubbers and claim the ruling of the committee was open discrimination against the Americans.
