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Down-Hill Skiers Find It Rough Going

Down-Hill Skiers Find It Rough Going
Clip: 426534_1_1
Year Shot: 1965 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1733
Original Film: 038-011-04
HD: N/A
Location: Megeve, France
Timecode: 00:18:00 - 00:19:09

At Megeve, France, there's a curtain-raiser for the world downhill championships. The fast course takes it toll with skiers bouncing out of bounds like tenpins! Jean-Claude Kelly and Ludwig Leitner battle it out with Leitner copping the trophy by 1/2 second. The World Alpine race is on as one of the skiers makes his way tenaciously down hill but as it turns out when they hip a particular slope 3/4 of the way down, they loose it and tumble all over the hill side. Jean-Claude Kelly comes careening down the slope like a bolt of lightning . Ludwig Leitner also comes careening down the slope, the German seems to have a sixth sense knowing every twist and turn. When Leitner zips down to the finish he knows he nosed out Kelly by 1/2 second..