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Oral History: Christie Hill, Vail pioneer
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.
History of Mad River Glen
Forty minutes of great footage, assembled by Rick Moulton.
History of Vermont Skiing
Some of the dates are wrong, but great footage. Check out Otto Lang teaching on Mt. Rainier.
Killy's three gold medal runs at Grenoble, 1968
Downhill, GS and slalom clips.
Bernhard Russi wins downhill World Championship, 1970
At Val Gardena. Last skier in this clip is Billy Kidd, who won the combined gold that year.
Killy's Victory: Downhill gold at Chamrousse, 1968
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.
Where were you when Oddvar Braa broke his pole?
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.
Oral History: Otto Lang: How skiing came to America
Half-hour interview with Otto Lang, pioneer ski instructor and Hollywood director. Glenn Miller music.
Toni Sailer leads a high-speed chase, 1958
Der Schwarze Blitz (the black lighting) from Kitz escapes from a couple of cops in this clip from a feature film. After his racing career, Toni Sailer became a matinee idol in Austria.
1958 Alpine World Championships, with Toni Sailer and Lucille Wheeler
At Bad Gastein, Sailer takes three gold medals and a silver; Lucille Wheeler wins two golds and a silver.
Toni Sailer wins the American International at Stowe, 1957
Before the Nosedive was widened, the infamous "seven turns" made racers intimate with the hardwood forest.
Christian Pravda wins downhill championship, 1954
Christian Pravda's winning run at Are, Sweden, in the 1954 World Alpine Championships. With Anderl Molterer, Stein Eriksen and Martin Strolz. British Pathe newsreel.