Innsbruck Winter Games Unfavorable weather conditions require the Austrian army to carry ice and snow from higher elevations. Because of its policy of apartheid, South Africa is barred from the Olympics; it won't be invited back until 1992. Luge is added for the first time, but a cloud hangs over it after a British luger dies in the course of a practice run a week before competition. The U.S.S.R. again leads with 25 medals; the United States' six medals put it in eighth place.
