They tried to do some kind of a glamour biopic.. I think it is the most exciting Olympics event I've ever seen. Mayer, a Hahnenkamm champion who won Olympic downhill gold at Rosa Khutor in 2014 and doubled up with super-G gold at PyeongChang, grew up literally on the other side of the mountain from Klammers home. Nov 4, 2009 #2 Warp Daddy Active member Joined Jan 12, 2006 The 1976 Olympic downhill was arguably the most anticipated Winter Olympic event in history a matchup with the veteran, defending gold medalist Bernhard Russi of Switzerland, and the upstart young Austrian farm boy Franz Klammer. He also called other sports. And what are you doing? Im studying medicine. And that was all we talked about. You grow up with it., The most important week in my life! Today, Franz Klammer is a paid ambassador for several ski resorts and corporations. In 1974, he took home World Championship gold in combined at St. Moritz, silver in downhill. Frank Gifford called this event and he nailed it. Rahlves got his own revenge, of sorts, just two months later when he opened the World Championships in St. Anton with a super-G victory ahead of Austrias Stephan Eberharter and Maier a day that stopped the world in the hearts of Austrian ski racing fans. One of the most important things I got out of sport were friendships, said Klammer. The bad ones are almost like little Franz gets his keys and then hes a teenager. Here it is !! Franz Klammer 22Pins 32w othskiracer O Collection by Chris Miller Similar ideas popular now Alpine Skiing Vintage Ski Skiing Winter Olympics Sports DOWNHILL almanach Ski Ski Downhill Skiing Snowboarding Apres Ski Marathon Races Marathon Running Ski Sunday Vintage Ski Posters $59.95 In 1990, Klammer won a round of the prestigious European Touring Car Championship. He would win 26 World Cup Downhills between 1973 and 1984. No problem, lets meet tomorrow afternoon, he said. My father had one of the very first VCR recorders, a clunky JVC in 1976 and captured this direct from the broadcast to a Scotch 3M VHS tape. Curling. Is she also French? I asked him at the 2013 World Cup season start at Soelden. His career total is 26 downhill wins: 25 World Cup and 1 Olympic. Patrick Ortliebs win was the first surprise of the mens Olympics events at Val dIsre, yet he confirmed his success in the following seasons with significant triumphs on the World Cup tour, including winning the legendary Hahnenkamm race at Kitzbhel. They also needed to take what is now an intermediate recreational ski run and transform in into the rough and tumble 1976 downhill. We discuss out recent trip to Innsbruck, Austria along with Patricia Frommer (Frommers.com, Frommer Guides) who adds her perspective. Moser-Proell had won three events, including a downhill, yet she had not been charging as hard as usual. He became famous in 1998 after clinching two Olympic gold medalsin Super G and GSat Nagano despite a horrific crash in downhill. Now the snow has arrived to give today's heroes a chance to shine on a. Klammer created The Franz Klammer Foundation which benefits seriously injured athletes in honor of his brother. Ortlieb takes flight over the mens downhill course on his way to winning gold at Albertville. I was kicking in her belly because my mother was so excited the whole time.. His tiny village of Mooswald, north of Villach, was situated in the mountains but without a ski lift. So his knowledge bank on Klammer comes from the legend and from the longstanding friendship hes had with him. ^ Klammer was an alternate on the 1980 team and did not compete. They were excited and I knew I won it. When I started, the course was basically ruined and I knew I had only a small chance to win, he said. In 1975 and 1976 he was the best downhill skier in the world. In the summer of 1975, in the lead-up to the Olympics, the Austrian team held a training camp in Tunisia where he coincidentally met a young girl from Vienna. I really admired him his style, his way of skiing, Klammer said about Miller. For Kaiser Franz, this moment of triumph happened on the 3,020m of the Patscherkofel in Innsbruck on Thursday 5 February 1976. The screams of thousands of spectators must have been heard for miles. Alberto Tomba won gold in slalom and GS at Calgary, then cheered from the side of the rink as Katarina Witt of East Germany claimed her second Olympic figure-skating title. I think he is skiing right now at Sun Valley and I know his ski instructor. He won his first aged only 19 in 1973 and including four victories in the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbuhel. Franz Klammer gets police protection from an enthusiastic crowd after his victory. A fan of the Klagenfurt ice hockey team KAC, Klammer liked the film. The antagonist role was cast with Fischer Skis owner Josef Pepi Fischer, the second-generation owner of the famed Austrian ski company. Andreas and Elisabeth Schied found both. Franz Klammer - Free download as Text File (.txt), PDF File (.pdf) or read online for free. His career total is 26 downhill wins: 25 World Cup and 1 Olympic. So I decided to take even more risks than I had planned, especially in the Ochsenschlag section. The story of Franz Klammer is the story of ski racing in Carinthia. He has worked as a designer of Olympic ski runs since 1988. Thats a fun story. The mind of a downhill skier - Franz Klammer. Tim also talked directly to Arnie, who asked him for Maiers phone number. Franz Klammer was Sportsman of the Year in Austria three times: 1975, 1976 and 1983.. Each competitor who followed failed to best his time, until there was only one skier left who was capable of beating him: Franz Klammer. We met in Tunisia, in Africa, on the beach, recalled Klammer. Hes quick to talk about stars of the sport like Alberto Tomba, Hermann Maier and Bode Miller. Hoping for a low start number in the draw, Klammer drew 15 last in the top seed. Salmina was at Kitzbhel in 2003 the day Rahlves won. His formidable appearance, his determination on the slopes, and his numerous victories in the weeks prior to his trip to Japan had led reporters to use rougher nicknames, like The Beast, which Maier didnt like at all. He won the famous (and notorious) Hahnenkamm downhill four times. Memorable Moments. Sunday, February 26 2023 Breaking News. In 1974, he took home World Championship gold in combined at St. Moritz, silver in downhill. Four years later, they met for dinner and a private ski lesson. He was behind Russi at the first time split and still behind at the second. Bobsleigh. Ill never forget how we all erupted when he crossed the finish line. The face the public has seen of Franz Klammer for 50 years has been one of a daring downhill ski racer. Four years later, they met for dinner and a private ski lesson. Note: I don't have a model release for this subject He was behind at the first intermediate time, he was behind at the second intermediate time. Franz Klammer's downhill exploits from Insbruck 1976 Restless Volleyball men's Final Yugoslavia vs Russia at Sydney 2000 Should aliens compete at the Olympic Games Our kids casters pick their preferred team to participate at Olympic Games Kids Call Franz Klammer's downhill exploits from Insbruck 1976 There were some hot meetings within the Austrian squad, but the other racers didnt want to miss their chance for an Olympic medal just a few hours before the start of the show. He nearly crashed again on one of the last jumps yet recovered to cross the finish line with the winning time, only a few tenths of a second ahead of his Swiss rival and friend. He was a troubled youth who began competitive skiing on nearby Mount . Or request a free print copy of the magazine mailed to your home. However, the Swiss . After his fourth consecutive season title in downhill in 1978, he began a prolonged slump until the end of the 1981 season. We were lucky to get him here.. While much can be said about fame, few superstar ski racers started their careers just to seek glory. Franz Klammer is one of the all-time legendsof skiing. At Lake Placid she managed to stay quiet, resolute and ready for the last assault. If there . Klammer came into the 1976 Olympics with three straight World Cup downhill wins and back-to-back Hahnenkamm titles. I went all the way up to the top. When I went out of the starting gate, I knew I was going to win that race, said Klammer. He and Elisabeth dissected the story to determine how they could tell Klammers story and keep the attention of an audience 45 years after his famous ride down Patscherkofel. 14/11/2009 LICENCE: Creative Commons. This success means a lot to me after all those years, she told reporters at the post-race press conference that I was running in the modest base lodge of the resort. It would also usher in a new era of ski racing as a global sport while hundreds of millions of viewers watched his Klammer Style run to Olympic gold. [1] He spent 13 seasons on the World Cup circuit, from December 1972 to March 1985. He was kind of a tough, tough guy.. Chasing the Line screenplay does a masterful job in capturing the pressure he felt that week. I've won so many things, without the Olympic title it would have been a good career, but not a great career. The Olympic Games plus the FIS World Championships, Franz Klammer was also crowned World Champion on that day. Chasing the Line is palpable. Their story was truly one for the big screen. We were hiking all day long and skiing., He rode his first chairlift at eight, and he didnt start ski racing until he was 14. It was an interesting way to showcase his biggest victory. Like most Austrians, he had a special place in his heart for Franz Klammer. Most recently this includes the downhill course at Jeongseon for the PyeongChang 2018 Games. For ONLY $12 youll receive six issues of, 3. As I approached it, I made a last-second decision to go for it instead of following my usual rounder line. As expected, Russi put down a solid run to take the lead. Klammer started racing at the relatively late age of 14, competing in the winter whilst working on the family farm during the summer after he dropped out of school. His rival, Russi, drew number 3 the optimum start position given weather conditions. Klammers only hope was to chase a line that no one felt could be skied. While Klammers Olympic spot was fixed, his teammates were battling for start rights in training. Associated Press Russi calls the race, which was featured in the recently released film "Chasing the Line,". Others had tried to make a film about Franz Klammer for quite some time and nobody quite got it correct. Franz Klammer won only one Olympic medal, but that was the one that mattered - at Innsbruck in 1976. It was totally, totally quiet. It was just the idea of making something about Franz Klammer., But Pochlatko also saw the challenge. His greatest moment is certainly still his Olympic win in Innsbruck; however, his entire career remains a great source of inspiration for all the speed skiers that have followed. As we approached her, Mueller, who recognized Tomba and might have read about his wish to meet her protg, pushed Katarina into another room, so she wouldnt be distracted by the handsome Italian playboy. Lineage: Original Scotch VHS 3Hr (1980) SP- Panasonic NVHS-960 SVHS (Gold edition - Mint) - SVIDEO lead - Canopus ADVC300 - Firewire - PC /w/ Sony Vegas with Neatvideo plugin - TMPGENC (Deint - 50fps mp4 3000bitrate) Youtube. Yet the 18-year-old turned out to be the victim of the political storm that eliminated her teammate Karl Schranz, unfairly disqualified by the IOC at the beginning of the Games for having apparently earned endorsement money as a ski racer. The next one minute, 45.73 seconds would change Franz Klammers life forever. ago I remember being a kid seeing this live and thinking how close to death he pushed himself. The preceding ski season had been terrific, too, as big crowds closely followed Italys unpredictable phenomenon Alberto Tomba, who was dominating the World Cup that season with six victories and a second place standing in the technical events. I remember watching that gold medal run. A dozen years earlier on the same course in 1964, Egon Zimmermann posted a 2:18.16 to win the gold medal. Here the Austrians and Swiss pit their best. says Franz Klammer whose hair-raising romp to gold at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck is still regarded as one of the . In skiing, its the Swiss Alps and the Austrian Alps that define the sport. I thought, thats a fun thing just to make a film with one week from my life, he said. [5], Klammer was a hero to Austrian ski racing fans and also to fans the world over for doing a great deal to promote the popularity of alpine ski racing. As the lowest seed in 15th position, his task of bringing home . Frank Gifford who passed away yesterday at the age of 84 was known most as a Hall of Fame football player and the play-by-play man on Monday Night Football. The young Austrian Franz Klammer is considered undoubtedly the favourite for the 1976 Olympic downhill race in Innsbruck. When Klammers time at the starting gate came he knew exactly what needed to be done. Klammer seemed doomed. After that, he was known as The Herminator. She fought for her rights, yet lost focus and energy during the intense political battle. A huge crowd had amassed along the edge of the piste and at the finish line for the star event at the Innsbruck Games. I think that gave him the extra kick, there was something in the air, he could not lose that race, no way. They recreated the old start house, put up old course fencing and built a finish area complete with banners and fans in period clothing. The two became friends. Ive never seen so much pressure put on one man my entire life, opined ABCs Bob Beattie. The Austrian nation would accept nothing short of a Gold as they hosted the World. Ian Wooldridge the long-time sports writer for the London Daily Mail summed up Klammers feat best: The greatest single sporting achievement in my lifetime and no doubt beyond.. There was plenty of passion and experience with Salmina, whose Mount St. Elias and Streif were captivating works. Its in the hearts and minds of Austrians its still there. Their finish line embrace at Patscherkofel in 1976 was heartfelt and forged a bond between the two rivals each Olympic downhill champions. [citation needed], Inspired by his younger brother Klaus, who was paralysed from the waist down after a crash in a downhill at the age of 16,[1] Klammer has established the Franz Klammer Foundation, which benefits seriously injured athletes.[6]. 1 mo. Chasing the Line. They shared an embrace, some laughs and watched a film that showcased the sport that formed the DNA of their lives on snow. In 1975 and 1976 he was the best downhill skier in the world. He would win 31 downhills in World Cup competition. But young Franz loved the snow, skiing to school in the winter and climbing up hills on his own to come racing back down. Chasing the Line is a film about Klammer, it is also a portrayal of skiing, as a sport. Above: Maier on the GS course in Nagano. We had really long talks about how the movie should be filmed. Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. definitely," said the 1976 Olympic champion, whose name is still synonymous with the glamour and danger of Alpine ski . He didnt grow up in the shadow of the towering Tyrolean Alps. And that was the main obstacle to tackle before developing a script.. The next day, Katarina showed up on time with her gear, which Albertos personal bodyguard carried up to the hill. And it meant 100% commitment. There are no products in your shopping cart. This can only be described as a Kamikaze run on the edge of suicide. What the hell. A season earlier in 1974-75, he won an unprecedented eight World Cup downhills. At his peak (Wengen 1976 to Wengen 1977), Klammer won ten consecutive downhills, including the pressure-laden win at the 1976 Olympics. Synopsis: Barely 22, Franz Klammer finds himself at the "eye of the storm" when he shows up for the men's downhill competition at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. I remember the race we were in the living room watching on TV in black and white, said Salmina, who was 11 at the time. We should do a feature on it with Arnold, he said. In the end Klammer decided to use his old skis. At the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, Russi nearly retained his Olympic title with a very fast time in the downhill at Patscherkofel, but took the silver medal. They also required more feeling from the racers, who needed to steer them continuously from the entrance to the exit of each turn. School playgrounds were quiet and the capital of Vienna was empty. Klammer dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons (1975-78). Really the whole mountain was shaking when Franz came down, he recalls. He would also have to live with personal challenges. Thats what I liked.. Having followed her career since her first victory in 1970, it was electrifying to hug her after the press conferencea record-setting athlete who had become a good friend. But producers chose to recreate the historic 1976 race down Patscherkofel. I knew I will do it, he explains, I was full of confidence, I knew I can pull it off, and at any time, I learned how to win a race: concentrate, just on your race, you and the mountain and not thinking about anybody else. The feats of this exceptional downhill skier include this total domination of the 1974-1975 season, with eight victories in the nine races of the programme, a run, straddling the two following seasons, of 10 consecutive wins and another record: five small discipline crystal globes, won consecutively from 1975 to 1978, then in 1983. He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel by a margin of 0.33 seconds with a time of 1:45.73. Then came the biggest blow. Franz Klammer - 1976 Olympic Gold Medal Run franzweberinc 113 subscribers 509K views 13 years ago The greatest downhill of ALL time! Christian Kresse, the tourism chief for the state of Carinthia, wanted to change that and to bring Klammers story to the screen a process that began nearly eight years earlier. Posted by: Dennis S Date: July 21, 2021 08:34PM Frank Gifford called the race for ABC. The man to beat was the Swiss competitor Bernhard Russi, title-holder after his victory at the Sapporo Games in 1972 and who intended to retain his sceptre. All I could find on Youtube was dodgy edited versions showing only half of the run, parts in slow motion or snippets that just frustrate the hell out of you. The final event was a parallel slalom and Klammer lost in the first round. The Austrian had become a hero in his country after having won a dozen downhill races in previous seasons. The 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary were particularly intense, with ten alpine competitions held over two weeks. And she says, well, what are you doing? I said, well, Im skiing. Are you winning something? she says. Nobody had ever had a string of victories like that. [1], In an interview with Tom Brokaw that aired on NBC on 13 February 2010, as part of their 2010 Winter Olympics coverage, American Olympian Bode Miller cited Klammer's style and approach to ski racing as a major source of inspiration for him. Old School. Schranz didnt want to leave Japan alone and he put pressure on the entire team to fly back home with him. I also told Ryan about that funny nickname and Maiers comment. Background Born into a farming family in Mooswald, community Fresach, Carinthia, in 1953. Two days after that frightening accident, he was facing the press to confirm his intention to race the following day in Super G. It was quite a flightfor sure not as comfortable as our journey over here with Lufthansa, he said with a grin. He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel by a margin of 0.33 seconds with a time of 1:45.73. [citation needed]. Somehow he survived, etching his name into history with a .33-second margin over Russi. The media were omnipresent. We were a team."eattie served as a commentator for ABC Sports coverage of alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics from 1976 to 1988. ski team historian Tom Kelly last . I was not sure how much time I gained or lost, yet it gave me so much determination that I kept risking everything until the last meter. Possibly yes, he answered with a grin. But, with Eva, it was immediate. For days everyone talked about that thrilling ski run. And the Olympics were returning to the Alps after a sojourn to Sapporo in 1972. In a statement released by NBC News on Sunday, his family said Gifford died suddenly at his Connecticut home of. He could really win in this kind of Klammer style. Plus historical audio featuring ABC sportscaster Frank Gifford on the 1976 Innsbruck Olympics and the gold medal Franz Klammer downhill run that inspired this trip. 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