McKay interviews silver medalist Koch and discusses his success in the Games. Franz Klammer Amazing Athlete Franz Klammer is an Alpine Skier from Austria Won gold in 1976 Beat his top competitor by a second. He also won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games held in Innsbruck.
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The final results for the men's 30km cross-country race stand with Sergei Saveliev (Soviet Union) winning the gold medal, Bill Koch (USA) taking the silver, and Ivan Garanin (Soviet Union) receiving the bronze. The Austrian born Klammer won the gold medal in the World Cup twenty-five times between 19, plus ten silvers and six bronzes. During the first portion of the race Koch was in the lead, but found himself in fifth place after the first intermediate standings. He remains the king of the downhill, the most successful skier of anyone in his discipline in the World Cup. Koch was not favored to be a top contender, as it was only the third time he'd ever completed a 30km cross-country course. 5 February 1976, Innsbruck Franz Klammer writes the greatest page of his story. Alpine Skiing Legend Franz Klammer Relives His 1976 Olympic Run ISOS006 In Search of Speed 8.67K subscribers Subscribe 822 Share 182K views 8 years ago For your throwback Thursday enjoyment. McKay recaps the men's cross-country 30km race by Bill Koch (USA).
Button describes the scoring system for this event. Sports commentator Jim McKay introduces fellow commentators Dick Button and Chris Schenkel, who cover the pairs' figure skating competition. He had won 25 World Cup downhills which includes four. The time to beat is 1:46.06.ĭownhill skier Franz Klammer (Austria) takes the lead with a time of 1:45.73. In 1976 Winter Olympics, he was the gold medalist in Innsbruck winning the downhill at Patscherkofel. Sports commentator (unidentified in this portion) reports the current men's downhill standings: in first place is Bernhard Russi (Switzerland) in second place is Herbert Plank (Italy) in third place is Philippe Roux (Switzerland) in fourth place is Ken Read (Canada) and in fifth place is Josef Walcher (Austria). Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics:Īnchor sports commentator Frank Gifford presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1976 XII Olympic Winter Games from Innsbruck. Continue searching the Collection OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XII, PART 1: MEN'S DOWNHILL FINALS (TV) Summary
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