Alaskan Rover Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 This guy's my ski hero....not because of his grace, he didn't show much on that 1976 run, but because he managed to hold it all together...against a lot of odds, and win the gold. He was all over the mountain during that medal run....probably should have blown off the course at least 4 different times, and I am sure a racer of lesser skill WOULD have. He took it to the limit in that crazy awesome race, that fact shows in his ungainly style, and he could have easily died on that killer course, but he didn't give up...didn't give in. Wouldn't want to be ANY of those guys in the beginning of the video, though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I remember watching that as a kid. It made me want to be a ski racer but alas I lived in a town where the highest ski hill was 120 feet. The only thing close was Bill Johnson's balls-out run in Sarajevo in 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Bird Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 the grooming in that vid looked like winter park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekempmeister Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I remember sitting in a lodge at Vail about ten years ago and hearing Bob Beatty's voice a few tables over. The sound of his voice flooded me with memories like the vid. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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