Ski Heroes

Toni Sailer was an incredibly multi-talented Austrian skier from Kitzbuhel who started out dominating the world of alpine ski racing, and who ended up as one of the biggest celebrities Austria has ever had. In episode 9 of Ski Heroes, we explore Toni Sailer's life as a ski racer, including his dominant performance at the 1956 Cortina Olympics, we touch on his acting career, and we even make stop by James Bond.  

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Anette Sagen should simply be known as one of the greatest ski jumpers of all time. And she would have been were she born a boy. In episode 8 we tell the story of women's ski jumping and how all female ski jumpers have had to fight for their right to participate and compete. And no one did so better and more fiercely than ski jumping pioneer Anette Sagen who dominated women's ski jumping in the early-to-mid 2000s, and involuntarily became a feminist icon while doing so. 

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Happy Halloween everyone! 
Episode 7 is a Halloween special which covers the Hahnenkamm Rennen down Die Streif course in Kitzbuhel in Austria. A race about as scary and spectacular as one can get it on a pair of skis. 

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In the 1990s and early 2000s, the three former East German biathlon skiers showed remarkable consistency, dominating the relay event in the Olympics and the  World Championships. Episode 6 explores the story of  Sven Fischer, Frank Luck, and Ricco Gross. 

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Jean Vuarnet was a French ski instructor and ski racer in the 1950s who ended his career with one epic run at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic games.  With his sharp eye for innovation and technology, he adopted the latest innovations to prepare for the 1960 Olympic Games and set the stage for his second career as a business man. 

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After sensationally winning the silver medal at the 1993 World Championships, Picabo Street started her Olympic career and continued her journey to the top of the world of ski racing. The second and last part about Picabo Street tells the story from Lillehammer 1994 to Salt Lake City in 2002, through both incredible heights and the darkest of moments. 

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Born an outsider and having to fight for everything she ever got in life, including her own name,  Picabo Street grew up to become one of the most successful American skiers of all time . Part 1 of this two part series explores the beginning of this very American story and sets the stage for Picabo's Olympic career. 

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In 1985 in Falun in Sweden a mistake was made that would forever change the sport of ski jumping, and costing millions of dollars doing so. Episode 2 explores the fascinating story of anti-hero Jan Boklöv and how his struggles to be accepted with his new style of ski jumping ended up forever changing the sport. 

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Welcome to the Ski Heroes podcast! 
The first episode pays respect to the man who started it all. Born in 1825 in Morgedal in Norway, Sondre Norheim was a pioneer with a passion for skiing and an eye for innovation and is rightfully titled the father of modern day skiing. 

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