Most of this was not known in 1976, when Franz Klammer had the weight of a nation on his shoulder as he embarked on his unforgettable journey down the slopes of Patscherkofel. He has worked as a designer of Olympic ski runs since 1988. [1] He had a tough struggle to make the Austrian ski team, traditionally dominated by the states of Tyrol and Salzburg. This was the man standing between Klammer had his Gold Medal. He would retire in 1984 as Austrias Greatest Athlete. He was 21st on a day where Austria swept the first nine places behind winner Hermann Maier. To learn more, please visit www.franzweber.com Show. In 1974, he took home World Championship gold in combined at St. Moritz, silver in downhill. During the filming last February, Rahlves was held as a ski hero by the locals, some of whom would hike up to watch the filming. He was 84. Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria..who overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup sea. The following season he regained the World Cup Downhill title, his fifth, followed by the 1984 victory at Kitzbuehel, his fourth on the Hahnenkamm. We said that the best film, as far as our research goes, is simply behind the scenes at the Olympics.. Maybe nobody knows them, but I think everybody will know them after the movie is out because theyre so good., Klammer and Eva spent significant time with the screenwriters and the actors, especially Waldner. Chasing the Line. The feature-length film debuted with a screening Sept. 27 at the Zurich Film Festival. I went all the way up to the top. And then I came down. Posted by: Dennis S Date: July 21, 2021 08:34PM Frank Gifford called the race for ABC. They start for the love of the sport. Gifford hosted "Wide World of Sports," covered several Olympics -- his call of Franz Klammer's gold-medal run in 1976 is considered a broadcasting masterpiece -- and announced a record 411 Monday . We were hardly breathing. [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. 1 mo. After trailing Russi by .20 of a second at the second intermediate time he made up more than half a second on the bottom portion of the course to win in 1:45.73. I remember watching it live on TV as a kid and it was an electrifying performance. Franz Klammer 1976 Innsbruck - The Greatest Downhill Run of All Time - FULL UNEDITED!! 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. He is not only legendary as a skier, hes just a very great person.. Sporting Legends. While much can be said about fame, few superstar ski racers started their careers just to seek glory. The Olympic Games were in Innsbruck, Austria and there was tremendous pressure on Klammer to win the gold medal. Interestingly, none of the well-known technicians on the tour, like multiple overall World Cup champion Marc Girardelli or local favorite Franck Piccard, the 1988 Super G Olympic champion, clocked the fastest downhill time on race day. In an interview with Austrian television in 2006, the 52-year-old Klammer was asked about his greatest achievement. He remembered that day in 1976 as a six-year-old boy, crowded together with his kindergarten classmates watching on a miniature television at school. I couldnt stop thinking about it. Klammer created The Franz Klammer Foundation which benefits seriously injured athletes in honor of his brother. He won 8 of 9 during the 1975 season and also won 19 of 23, 20 of 26 and 21 of 29 downhills. Sep 26, 2013 - This is nearly the entire Franz Klammer Gold Medal Run from the Innsbruck Winter Olympics of 1976. But Kresse, a notable figure in marketing, found it hard to bring his dream to closure. Franz Klammer, (born Dec. 3, 1953, Mooswald, Austria), Austrian Alpine skier who specialized in the downhill event, winning 25 World Cup downhill races in his career. In the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, the stakes rose. We discuss out recent trip to Innsbruck, Austria along with Patricia Frommer (Frommers.com, Frommer Guides) who adds her perspective. Ive never seen so much pressure put on one man my entire life, opined ABCs Bob Beattie. Franz Klammer was Sportsman of the Year in Austria three times: 1975, 1976 and 1983.. Photo caption:Hermann Maiers nickname, the Herminator, was inspired at the 1998 Games by themovie character played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. I think he won for everybody, you know? We should do a feature on it with Arnold, he said. And still, he does everything right! 2 Years of Sipping Sports A Sip of Sports. Its like Hermann Maier for me his program was at such a high level and he had everything taken care of for him. "The most important victory for a downhiller is Kitzbuhel because in my opinion it's the most complete race," Austrian legend Franz Klammer, the 1976 Olympic downhill champion, told CNN Sport. I knew I only had a small chance to win, he, told the author. (Due to the high cost of postage, this offer is limited to North American residents only.). An ABC van brought us from the medal plaza to the Saddledome arena. This time, Alberto could not attend her performance, but Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf was sitting next to me. Witt was exhausted but happy about her exclusive ski lesson. The game was the final tuneup for Team USA before the Winter Olympics at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Feb. 7-19. Klammer seemed doomed. But Franz Klammer's career took an exceptional turn when he won in front of a huge crowd during the Innsbruck Games on 5 February 1976. Just the idea of making a film about Franz Klammer is not very easy from a filmmakers perspective, he said. And if youre a ski racing purist, yes, you may detect a bit of familiarity in the style of Klammer racing crazily down the piste. The greatest downhill run of ALL Time! Two-time world champion and former alpine ski racer who dominated the four consecutive seasons of the World Cup in the downhill event, Standing aloof as the extraordinary defining rider in an alpine ski Franz Klammer protrudes among those alpine ski heroes. It was totally, totally quiet. Or request a free print copy of the magazine mailed to your home. He would be the last of the real contenders to go off, an advantage in that he would know what time was needed, but a disadvantage because of the damage done to the course by the first 14 skiers. At Lake Placid she managed to stay quiet, resolute and ready for the last assault. I watch it every four years at the Olympics but Klammers run is on my Mount Rushmore of Most Exciting Events I have seen in nearly 50 years of watching sports. In 1975 he had dominated the event in a fashion never seen before by winning 8 out of the nine downhill races of the season. Memorable Moments. Franz was getting treated like a king coming into that race, said Rahlves. And then I completely changed the line. When Klammers time at the starting gate came he knew exactly what needed to be done. They will be captivated by the storyline and the tension leading up to the race. That December, he kicked off the 1973-74 World Championship year with the first of his 25 World Cup downhill wins claiming a victory in Schladming. Ever since I can remember, I have been on skis. Seen here at Inghams 'Discovery Day' celebrating their 75th Anniversary at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon. Ironically, it wasnt his first visit to the little-used speed course on Patscherkofel. Finally in December 1981, after another ski change from Kneissl to Blizzard, he won at Val-d'Isre. Alpine Skiing Legend Franz Klammer Relives His 1976 Olympic Run | ISOS006. Originals 01:56. Whether I win it or crash, there was nothing in between. Entering the 1976 Winter Olympics, the 22-year-old Klammer was the favourite to take the gold medal in the downhill at Innsbruck in his native Austria. 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. A huge crowd had amassed along the edge of the piste and at the finish line for the star event at the Innsbruck Games. The love story proved to be a real one, focusing on the role of Klammers now wife of 42 years, Eva. Another surprise was revealed later when my father, World Cup founder Serge Lang, intrigued by Patricks last name, discovered that he was a double national: Austrian, as he was born in that country from an Austrian mother, but also French through his dad, a cook from Alsace, who had emigrated to Lech to work, raise a family and run the Montana Hotel there. Ill never forget how we all erupted when he crossed the finish line. In a quick one-camera interview I made with him later on, he added, Ill be back!, During one of our early morning production meetings at the CBS office at Hakuba, I discussed Hermanns chance to excel in the Super G with play-by-play announcer Tim Ryan. Like most Austrians, he had a special place in his heart for Franz Klammer. He also called other sports. His company BioramaSports.com produces the Ski World Cup Guide and provides TV stations with reports from the World Cup circuit. Championships in Schladming in February 2013. Chasing the Line is a film about Klammer, it is also a portrayal of skiing, as a sport. 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. But producers chose to recreate the historic 1976 race down Patscherkofel. We had really long talks about how the movie should be filmed. While the 1976 downhill gold medal is his calling card, the long term athletic success he achieved has rarely been rivaled, even a half-century later. Show more Download Available now 9 minutes Last on Sat 15 Feb 2014. Bill Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 30, 1960, and moved with his family to Boise, Idaho, when he was seven.He learned to ski at Bogus Basin in the late 1960s. His career total is 26 downhill wins: 25 World Cup and 1 Olympic. Salmina was at Kitzbhel in 2003 the day Rahlves won. I couldnt believe my luck.. Across all of Austria, there was nary a single person on a village street. We all just knew he was going to crash. He won a fourth in 1984, at the age of 30. The crowd went nuts as the announcers in ABCs commentator boothFrank Gifford, Bob Beattie and their special host Jackie Stewart, the former Formula One world car-racing championtold the world the results. Klammer has remained one of the sports biggest fans. At the end of the 1975 season, despite having won 8 of 9 downhills, he finished third for the overall World Cup title. And I personally think there is somewhere that power from spectators they can pull him down. And, once again, Rahlves found himself on page one of the local Tiroler Tageszeitung. Italy's Gustav Thni defeated Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark in the finals and won his fourth overall title in five years. But the skating star didnt meet Alberto afterwards. I think it is the most exciting Olympics event I've ever seen. I think that was one of my strengths just to improvise.. Photo caption:Ortlieb takes flight over the mens downhill course on his way to winning gold at Albertville. They were excited and I knew I won it. Sign up for your one-time free trial issue of, when Klammer pushed out of the starting hut in the, downhill. Twice he took the concept to filmmakers and twice it went nowhere. Berlin-based Picturetree International is managing global distribution. Every set of Austrian eyes were tuned in to ORF across the far corners of the land. 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. I was so focused, I was so concentrated, just on the run and then half-way down, I was looking at the crowd, kind of now I'd better do something to win the race. Today, more than 45 years later, its legend still lives on, an enduring story of what many consider to be the greatest ski race of all time. Enter 22-year old Franz Klammer. Franz Klammer, Austrian Alpine skier who specialized in the downhill event, winning 25 World Cup downhill races in his career. . You grow up with it., The most important week in my life! Many still call it the greatest downhill of all time. Schranz didnt want to leave Japan alone and he put pressure on the entire team to fly back home with him. A fan of the Klagenfurt ice hockey team KAC, Klammer liked the film. Really the whole mountain was shaking when Franz came down, he recalls. One of his strongest opponents was the very determined Annemarie Proell. He just went down the straight line which normally everybody said its just impossible, you cant stand this. At the end of the race he was going so fast that you could see a difference from the previous skiers. Franz Klammer - 1976 Olympic Gold Medal Run franzweberinc 113 subscribers 509K views 13 years ago The greatest downhill of ALL time! In 1975 he had dominated the event in a fashion never seen before by winning 8 out of the nine downhill races of the season. Note: I don't have a model release for this subject I knew that Franz Klammer his victory and his legend basically would be enough to sell the movie on his name and this emotional story. There is tough and turny Patscherkofel above Innsbruck, site of the 1976 Olympics and the magnificent victory of the Austrian Franz Klammer in a performance that is considered the best single downhill run ever made. I also told Ryan about that funny nickname and Maiers comment. He also remains close to Russi. In an interview before the Games, La Bomba told the press that his dad, Franco, might buy him a Ferrari if he clinched two gold medals in Canadaa mission he accomplished by winning the slalom and the GS. He would win on skiings toughest downhill course, Kitzbuhel, an incredible four times. His final World Cup race was in March 1985 at Aspen, Colorado. The FULL unedited original legendary run of. 1999 - 2019 Skiing History. This one turn, in the lower part, it changed my entire life, said Klammer. Klammer dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons (197578). When I went out of the starting gate, I knew I was going to win that race, said Klammer. This was the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck - the men's downhill, the blue riband event - and the yellow flash was Franz Klammer, Austrian national hero and pre-race favourite. No lift, no nothing. No. It wasnt a scene of parties and fame, just a quiet ride into the sunset after the much-anticipated race. 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. Its in the hearts and minds of Austrians its still there. Darren Glen 1.1M views 3 years ago Frank Gifford discusses covering Franz Klammer's Olympic. In 1984, Klammer won the downhill at Kitzbhel (Hahnenkammrennen) a record fourth time, after three consecutive wins 1975-1977. Unable to make the four-member Austrian downhill team for the 1980 Olympics, Klammer could not defend his Olympic title at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. 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. Klammer dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons (1975-78). Well let Bernhard Russi describe; I was down number three and was leading and one after another came down and I was still leading, still leading, still leading, still leading. She was one of the first people who came in and she just blew me away, said Schmied. For Eva, they went with a young actress from Vienna, Valerie Huber. Nobody went there to see if it was possible or not. Chasing the Line, it would have been easy to simply pull archival footage to build a documentary story. Associated Press Russi calls the race, which was featured in the recently released film "Chasing the Line,". Old School. This is not a good story for a film because you need the emotional roller coaster. But he was inspired, going on to win Olympic downhill gold on the gnarly Grizzly Run at Snowbasin in 2002 and became a rare double Hahnenkamm sieger. Nobody was doing anything. Franz Klammer (right) with Bernhard Russi after the men's downhill in 1976. 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. Franz is a testimonial for skiing, said Kresse. The nickname became particularly apt after he survived his spectacular flight, several meters above the slope, and the post-landing cartwheels in soft snow. Media coverage was moving into a golden era, with more live television and a bigger platform for burgeoning sport stars. Newspaper. He made his World Cup debut at the age of 19 in 1972 at the Val Gardena downhill: he finished ninth in the training run for the race, but could only manage 32nd place on race day due to nerves. These achievements mark him as one of the greatest downhill racers ever: Karl Schranz achieved 20 wins over an extended career while Klammer won 19 in less than three seasons. There was a sense of calm an indicator of confidence as the 22-year-old athlete put his poles over the starting wand. Since the previous season the charismatic newcomer has won virtually every race.The pressure from the media and the public and the hopes of an entire nation are off the scales. Posted by: DeusxMac Date: July 21, 2021 08:38PM The other favorites were not as gutsy or crazy. Right: Schwarzenegger and Maier. Bobsleigh. Klammer, a simple young man, was more comfortable with the C4s. He was a very legendary skier, said Mayer, the son of Helmut Mayer, the 1988 Olympic super-G silver medalist in Nakiska. Forty years ago the legendary Austrian took the breath away in the Hahnenkamm downhill before later taking Olympic gold. He was two-tenths of a second behind Russi. He won his first aged only 19 in 1973 and including four victories in the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbuhel. The downhill was to be run down the face of Patscherkofel, one of the premier downhill tracks in the world. As a sportscaster Mr. Beattie was renowned for his call, with Frank Gifford, of the Austrian Franz Klammer's gold medal-winning downhill race at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck,. What happened next was the creation of a legend. Franz Klammer's Gold Medal Run - Innsbruck 1976 Dish Waterhands 111 subscribers 188K views 13 years ago This is nearly the entire Franz Klammer Gold Medal Run from the Innsbruck Winter. It was always a big goal for me to be like Franz Klammer. NEW YORK - Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford has died. . The next day, Tomba finished a strong second in a slalom dominated by Norways Finn Jagge. The first choice to play the role of Franz was Julian Waldner. Rather than retire, he worked long and hard at a comeback. Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. A season earlier in 1974-75, he won an unprecedented eight World Cup downhills. Ortliebs daughter, a tall racer and 17-year-old beauty named Nina, is now a member of the Austrian C squad after achieving some promising international results. The project really came to us with a big burden, said Schmied, echoing Pochlatkos concerns. 3, he performed pretty well and crossed the finish line with a time of 1:46.06, giving him the lead. He could really win in this kind of Klammer style. They also had a great time in California, so it was no surprise when Arnold came the following year to Beaver Creek to encourage his friend, who clinched two more gold medals at the 1999 Ski World Championships. Kids call the Jamaican . When casting ski racing doubles for Klammer, Salmina turned to his longtime friend Rahlves. Klammer and Strobl became lifelong friends, sharing a hunting lodge in late September before the films debut in Zurich. First of all, biopics fail because they are almost like passion plays. He was so eager to play the Franz Klammer and do it right.. Franz Klammer produced one of the most thrilling moments in alpine racing history with his reckless gold-medal run on the treacherous Patscherkofel downhill course at Innsbruck, Austria in February 1976. He is a member of the Skiing History magazine editorial board. Three years ago, Kresse tried one more time. Klammer came into the 1976 Olympics with three straight World Cup downhill wins and back-to-back Hahnenkamm titles. Four years later, she missed the 1976 Games at Innsbruck; she had retired from racing the previous year to get married and take care of her dad, who was seriously ill. After his death, she staged a successful comeback. Literally, the entire mountain was shaking, said Russi. So thats the thing, you know?, Last month the two met again at the Zurich Film Festival for a screening of. 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. The Austrian set an impressive record of 62 victories and 115 podium finishes on the World Cup tour in only 175 competitions. If anybody could do it, its for sure Hermann, I explained with great optimism. They met later that year in Italy during an exhibitionand then again four years later at Les Menuires, the site of the slalom race for the 1992 Albertville Games. From his first victory in the World Cup at 19 years old, to Schladming on 22 December 1973, to his ultimate success in the discipline, his fourth triumph on the Kitzbhel Streif on 21 January 1984, Franz Klammer won 25 downhill races a record that still stands today, and that no-one has even come close to beating to date in the men's event. This can only be described as a Kamikaze run on the edge of suicide. Chasing the Line is palpable. The new downhill skis produced ad hoc for the Albertville course were shorter and narrower at the middle. 1,154,848 views Dec 13, 2018 Finally!! Franz Klammer, sterreichischer Skirennlufer und Olympiasieger. Legend has it that at the top just before Franz left the starting gate he asked the timing official What do I need to do to win? and the guy responded Kill Yourself. Kids watch Olympic curling for the first time Kids Call. As expected, Russi put down a solid run to take the lead. Originals 01:52. So I changed the line completely. Become a member and join a community of people who care about skiing! 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. At the last Olympics in Nagano, after a five-day delay, Trinkl was the only Austrian to win a medal in the downhill. Chasing the Line screenplay does a masterful job in capturing the pressure he felt that week. I always thought, I will never be able to find a woman who Im going to love, said Klammer, pausing to collect his thoughts. He was really experienced and I learned so much from Gerald in the sense that he told me whats going on in the minds of downhill skiers and how they how they how they operate.. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Now the snow has arrived to give today's heroes a chance to shine on a. In a statement released by NBC News on Sunday, his family said Gifford died suddenly at his Connecticut home of. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Franz Klammer interview: 'Ski racing is my life and I wanted to do it no matter what', Olympic champions in alpine skiing men's downhill, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franz_Klammer&oldid=1117287064, Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics, Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Australian Endurance Championship drivers, Articles with German-language sources (de), Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from July 2022, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2022, Articles using sports links with data from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Swiss favorite Bernhard Russi, who two years earlier had won Olympic gold in Sapporo, was 13th. The film portrays little glory for Franz in the hours and day after the race. But young Franz loved the snow, skiing to school in the winter and climbing up hills on his own to come racing back down. Nicknamed "Gold-Rosi" in her native Germany, her gold medal in the Downhill at the 1976 Olympics was the only international win in the event during her career. Tim also talked directly to Arnie, who asked him for Maiers phone number. 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. The mind of a downhill skier - Franz Klammer Innsbruck 1976 | Olympic Winter games. Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. I think he is skiing right now at Sun Valley and I know his ski instructor. Many of the top guns failed to control their line in the tricky parts of the course. Tomba and Witt competed again at Lillehammer. Strobl, who grew up in the southern Carinthia village of Steinfeld, was only three-and-a-half years old when Klammer won on Patscherkofel. Olymipc downhill champion 1976 (Innsbruck). He won the gold medal in the downhill event at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Their story was truly one for the big screen. I really was happy of course, and relieved, that I did my greatest race, or my most important run. Two days before his big race the makers of his skis, Fischer, wanted him to use their new design. We would watch a lot of film and I had to put it in my head that I had to ski out of control and make these little mistakes everywhere., Before every ski scene, as Rahlves was examining the run in his mind, the director would scream at him, Daron, no, no, no, you got to ski Klammer style, Klammer style out of control.. Here is a Pro-Quality transfer from my fathers original master tape and it turned out brilliant and clear. Racing skis had changed appreciably. The next one minute, 45.73 seconds would change Franz Klammers life forever. For some, that means weekends with the family driving to a ski resort. He would win 26 World Cup Downhills between 1973 and 1984. [4], Immediately after his retirement from alpine competition, Klammer took up motor racing, and was soon involved in touring car racing, driving Mercedes-Benz saloons all over Europe and racing professionally as far away as Australia. In fact, the course contributed to new technology in ski construction, ultimately leading to the parabolic shaped skis now used by most recreational skiers. Its world champion Daron Rahlves. Five World Cup downhill crystal globes (most ever for men). It will premiere Oct. 26 in Villach, Austria, near Klammers childhood home of Mooswald. I was so convinced that I can do it. Moser-Proell had won three events, including a downhill, yet she had not been charging as hard as usual. Franzs wife said, no, sorry, that is not a story.. Klammer, the 1976 Olympic downhill gold medalist, said he had idolized Sailer, telling the Austria Press Agency, "As a small boy, I wanted to be just like him." Newsweek wrote in 1996 that. But they were not attractive. The pressure on the young farm boy from Mooswald was immense. No problem, lets meet tomorrow afternoon, he said. 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. Even today, he is emotional in telling it. 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