Armenia's flag flew high at the Winter Olympics at Lillehammer, Norway. So did the spirits of the Armenian athletes in the team. Their stories are unique-whether they came from Armenia or recently made known England.
Two second-generation Armenian-Americans, cognizance Topalian, 30, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and Joe Almasian, 26 from Framingham, Massachusetts, participated in the Armenian team. Theirs is a fascinating tale of coincidence, accident discipline, dedication, will power and self-assumed service to Armenia. Neither athlete had been in a bobsl until
