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Andy Mead was named to the U.S. Ski Team at age 15, and competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics. She won gold in slalom and GS at the 1952 Oslo games. In later life she was an environmental leader in the Mammoth Lakes area of Colorado.
John Fry, longtime editor of SKI Magazine and founding editor of Snow Country magazine,
created NASTAR and the Nations Cup. He is the author of the award-winning
book The Story of Modern Skiing, and chairman of the International Skiing History Association.
In this 2006 interview by ISHA's Rick Moulton, Fry talks about the history of ski magazine
publishing, ski resort development, freestyle skiing, snowboarding and much else. Filmed during Skiing History Week at Vail.
Doug Pfeiffer, one of the founders of PSIA, taught in Canada and California before becoming editor of Skiing Magazine. In that position he was instrumental in launching and publicizing the freestyle skiing movement.
Art Furrer grew up as a ski racer in Switzerland. He worked as a ski instructor in the United States from 1959 to 1972, where he was very influential in developing an instructional method that emphasized balance over strength. He also developed a form of acrobatic and mogul skiing that led the way to freestyle. Today he owns a chain of hotels at Swiss ski resorts.
An eight-minute Disney classic, from 1941. Goofy starred in a whole series of sports spoofs. This version uses a reduced screen size. Go here for the full-screen version on the Disney site.
Christie, a top New York fashion model, married ski instructor Benno Rybizka, and later, Dick Hausermann. She was an early resident and real estate developer in Vail. 2006 interview with Rick Moulton.
Forty minutes of great footage, assembled by Rick Moulton.
Some of the dates are wrong, but great footage. Check out Otto Lang teaching on Mt. Rainier.
Downhill, GS and slalom clips.
At Val Gardena. Last skier in this clip is Billy Kidd, who won the combined gold that year.
In the first alpine event of the 1968 Grenoble Olympics, Jean Claude Killy in bib 14 edged teammate Guy Perillat, bib 1, by .12 sec. Three days later he clinched the GS by 2.12 sec over Willy Favre of Switzerland, and five days after that sneaked by Austria's Herbert Huber by .09 sec in the slalom -- while Karl Schranz missed a gate in fog.
In the 1982 World Nordic Championship at Oslo, Norway tied with Russia for gold in the 4x10 relay. On the final leg, Oddvar Braa passed Aleksander Zavyalov -- knocking Zavylov to the snow. But the collision broke Braa's right pole. A bystander gave Braa a new pole, but Zavyolov had lurched to his feet and caught Braa at the finish line. The incident is legendary in Norway.
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