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Downhill Racer is a 1969 American sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Camilla Sparv, [4] and was the directorial debut of Michael Ritchie. [5] Written by James Salter, based on the 1963 novel The Downhill Racers by Oakley Hall, the film is about a talented downhill skier who joins the United States Ski Team in Europe to compete in international skiing competitions.
He won 8 of 9 during the 1975 season and also won 19 of 23, 20 of 26 and 21 of 29 downhills. His career total is 26 downhill wins: 25 World Cup and 1 Olympic. These achievements mark him as one of the greatest downhill racers ever: Karl Schranz achieved 20 wins over an extended career while Klammer won 19 in less than three seasons.
Downhill Racer: 1969: Michael Ritchie: USA: The Downhill Racers: Oakley Hall: 1963: Novel The Other Side of the Mountain: 1975: Larry Peerce: USA: A Long Way Up: the Story of Jill Kinmont: E.G. Valens: 1966 [9] Non-fiction Crazy Canucks * 2004: Randy Bradshaw: Canada: White Circus [19] [circular reference] (uncredited) Ken Read & Matthew Fisher ...
Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [27] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...
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In 2013, Shortz lent his name and talents in puzzle writing and editing to a new bimonthly publication entitled Will Shortz' WordPlay, published by Penny Press. [17] He has said that his favorite crossword of all time is the Election Day crossword of November 5, 1996, designed by Jeremiah Farrell.
He went on to achieve a fourth place in the downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on 1 February, leading to him being selected for the Swiss team at the 1970 World Championships, where he won his first event, the downhill, ahead of Karl Cordin of Austria and Australian Malcolm Milne. It was a race with fresh snow, and he was the 15th racer on the ...
William Dean Johnson (March 30, 1960 – January 21, 2016) was an American World Cup alpine ski racer.By winning the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Johnson became the first American male to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing and the first racer not from an Alpine country to win an Olympic downhill race.