Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics: Alpine Skiing's New Hero
About this episode
This episode explores the Alpine skiing competition at the 1956 Winter Olympics, highlighting Toni Sailor's achievements and other remarkable stories from the event.
In our year-long look back at the Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics, we take to the slopes of the Tofane in the Dolomites to explore the Alpine skiing competition. With three events for men and women alike, athletes thrilled spectators on the slopes. The clear hero of Alpine skiing--and of these Olympics--was Austrian Toni Sailor. Hear how experts discounted his talents and how he almost didn't make a competition. On the women's side, hear how a pharmacy student surprised everyone in the slalom. Plus, Japan wins its first-ever Winter Olympic medal. Find out who raced to national glory and made the podium! All this, plus more amazing stories from the seventh Winter Olympic Games. For a transcript and complete list of sources used in this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons via Picryl. Public Domain. *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews…
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