Downhill Ski Race (1952)
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2014
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Downhill ski races. Sestrieres, Italy.
Various shots snow-covered mountain slope. Various shots contestants starting race. CU people watching. Various shots women starting downward journey. Various shots skier descending. MS's as number 28 Jacqueline Gueze rounds bend and falls. LS skier speeding downhill. MS number 5 Jacqueline Martel starting. LS skiing down the hill. Various shots number 6 Andrea Mead skiing.
Various shots as skiers race down hill, Jacqueline Gueze falls again but gets up and continues. Various shots skiers descending. CU's electric eye at finishing post. MS judges looking at stopwatches. LS's skier finishing. Various shots skier descending through wooded country. MS as Martel and Mead finish. CU as Mead is congratulated. CU of her.
Various shots men skiing in their downhill race. MS timekeepers. CU stopwatches. CU judge entering points. CU stopwatches. MS watches being opened. MS three skiers. CU men. Various shots skiers. CU stopwatches. CU skier looking up mountainside. CU skier drinking. CU skiers congratulating each other.
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Love this footage! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! Thank you for sharing! A lot of fun watching those skiers going down-hill with that old technology! 👍👍👍
Funny you should say old technology… and it certainly makes sense considering the advances since ‘52.
But if you look at it another way, that tech was absolutely new, state-of-the-art. For 10 thousand years (likely more) the “why” of skiing was practical not recreational, and the “how” of skiing was free heel.
So, if you look at the wider scope of history regarding skis, the alpine (captive heel) binding and boot combinations we see here were (in ‘52 and still are today) a last-minute update. Cheers!
3:32 I got such a kick out of seeing #13, just like a hotshot resort skier today, adjusting his glove on the in-run!
da habe ich grad mit meinem vater skifahren gelernt mit fellen unter den skis auf die berge und im neuschnee hinunter, auf dem hochybirg, dem schilt, dem tisch usw.
Действительно отважные люди - при таком снаряжении и скоростях. А уже электронный отсчёт времени.
Смелые ребята и девушки. И это 52 год.
Thank you!
The lady with a headscarf as a protection at 1'37"... 😄💪🏻
Nice sounds
I could have been a contender back in 52! 😂
Not on those skis 😅
Thanks for sharing. Wonder what the guy at the top with a gun is doing? Looks offical....
LOL I saw that too and thought he must be the "motivator" in case a racer chickens out at the start.😂
The starting point at 4:00 under these cornices...
Fast and furious.
1952? Unlikely, the "egg" downhill position was 1st used by Jean Vuarnet at the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley
They had no metal edges they were skiing on wooden boards 😮
By 1952 metal edges were quite common. They were invented in the 20s and gradually took a hold solidly by the ‘36 Olympics (in which metal edges were used in the Games). Post-WWII they were in significant usage for recreational skiing and certainly in timed racing. No doubt, the equipment, especially boot/binding combination, were crude by today’s standards, but edge control was a safety feature that took hold by the filming of these races.
In fact, edges were sold in sections and they routed out an edge groove, then screwed the edge sections into place. Quite crude, but effective. Yes safety and control, but a necessity as the growth in popularity added to packed snow and ice on the piste. If you only skied fresh unbroken snow, no need for a metal edge. I have an old pair of skis that have an inlay of mahogany for the edge, I believe they are pre-war 1940 vintage .
@@greggoldman893 I do remember scraping on a rock and one of those screwed in metal edges busted off.
Doing this in leatherboots and planks of wood takes great skill and a lot of bravery.
@@muohta I learned skiing when I was 3 years old, in the Austrian alps,no Skilift 🚠 on that old equipment, and I am 65 now. Put never broke a bone 😃
They'll teach the kids that skiing was banned because it was not SAFE.