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  2. Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill

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    The downhill race start was at the top of Squaw Peak at an elevation of 2,707 m (8,881 ft). The course length was 3.095 km (1.923 mi), with a vertical drop of 758 m (2,487 ft). The course length was 3.095 km (1.923 mi), with a vertical drop of 758 m (2,487 ft).

  3. Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Competitions took place at Squaw Peak (Men's downhill), KT-22 (Women's downhill, Men's slalom and giant slalom), and Papoose Peak (Women's slalom and giant slalom). [1] [2] The 1960 Winter Games marked the last where race result times were recorded in tenths of a second; at the 1964 Winter Games, the race result times would be recorded in ...

  4. Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom

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    The Men's slalom competition of the Squaw Valley 1960 Olympics was held on February 24 at Squaw Valley. [1] [2]The defending world champion was Josl Rieder of Austria. [3]During the event, race officials asked CBS if they could review videotape of the race because of a controversy about one skier who was alleged to have missed a gate.

  5. Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

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    The Women's downhill competition of the Squaw Valley 1960 Olympics was held at Squaw Valley on Saturday, February 20. [1] [2]The defending world champion was Lucile Wheeler of Canada, [3] who had retired the previous year; defending Olympic champion Madeleine Berthod of Switzerland did not compete in this event.

  6. 1960 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Squaw Valley, now called Palisades Tahoe, was a struggling ski resort with minimal facilities, which made its selection to host the 1960 Winter Olympics a surprise. [2] [3] Wayne Poulsen and Alexander Cushing were inspired to bid for the Olympics by a newspaper article mentioning that Reno, Nevada, and Anchorage, Alaska, had expressed interest in the Games.

  7. Jimmie Heuga - Wikipedia

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    Born in San Francisco, California, Heuga grew up in Squaw Valley, California, where his father Pascal (1909–2011), a Basque immigrant from southwestern France, opened a grocery store in 1945 in Lake Forest and later operated the resort's cable car (1968–1988).

  8. United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    On February 15, 1961, the entire United States figure skating team and several family members, coaches, and officials were killed when Sabena Flight 548 crashed in Brussels, Belgium, en route to the World Championships in Prague. The accident caused the cancellation of the 1961 World Championships and necessitated the building of a new American ...

  9. Olympic Valley, California - Wikipedia

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    In June 1948, the two founded the Squaw Valley Development Company [20] and Cushing replaced Poulsen as president of the Squaw Valley Development Corporation by October 1949. [21] Squaw Valley Ski Resort opened on Thanksgiving Day 1949. [22] The resort was constructed with $400,000 raised by Cushing, including $150,000 of his own money. [21]

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