Watch for Miller to continue experimenting and fine tuning his line in Saturday's final training run as he attempts to become the first American male skier to win the Olympic downhill since 1994 gold medalist Tommy Moe. But in reality, it was the Austrian's calculated line-he came in high and early on a critical turn, allowing him to carry enough speed on the lower portion of the course to sneak past Switzerland's Bernhard Russi for the win-that netted him gold. 3, 1953, Mooswald, Austria), Austrian Alpine skier who specialized in the downhill event, winning 25 World Cup downhill races in. At the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, home favorite Franz Klammer made the downhill famous with his ragged, physics-defying run. on Franz Klammers gold medal downhill run at the 1976 Winter Olympics was. And for medal favorites, these sessions present the perfect opportunity to discover the elusive line that's key to winning. 01, 1977 - Franz Klammer the winner 5 th downhill - race of the season. Ski too round a line, and risk covering excess distance ski too tight a line, and risk skiing off course or crashing.īecause of its speed, terrain and danger, downhill is the sole Alpine event where racers are permitted to take practice runs down the course. Essentially, they're referring to the tightest route through the gates that allows them to carry the most speed while making the least amount of adjustments or errors. Franz Klammer's Olympic Downhill Gold Metal Run - posted in Off Topic Chat: I will never forget this amazing 'no guts, no glory' moment. 'Line' is a term you'll hear bandied about by skiers over the next few days. “And it just failed, so it’s good that I can eliminate that as an option.' “I wanted to try coming in with more speed and higher today,” Miller told reporters at the finish. of fast disciplines, the former Olympic and World champion in the downhill.

On Friday, Miller's unconventional approach caused him to make an impressive save just before launching off the 80-meter Bear's Brow Jump. Franz Klammer World Cup Run, allows for a ride length of 4,100 m with a. Several times he sailed through the air with arms flailing and skis askew, but he always righted. Having already set the fastest time in Thursday's opening assault with a clean but relatively (for Miller, at least) conservative run, the 36-year old vet now appears to be using his remaining recons to discover a new, faster line down the circuitous, two-mile track. Klammer's gold-medal-winning downhill run at the 1976 Innsbruck Olympics was anything but dull. While the five-time Olympic medalist did miss the mark in Friday's second of three training runs, it wasn't for lack of trying. After winning yesterday's opening training run on Sochi's Rosa Khutor Olympic downhill course, Bode Miller finished Friday's session with the sixth fastest time, 0.64 seconds behind Austria's Matthias Mayer.ĭoes that mean the American is slowing down?

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