Downhill Racer Page #5

He is skiing a fantastic race!

Now here's Meier.

He has to break 2:21. He did it!

Max Meier of Austria with 2:20.91.

And a really great chance

for the gold medal.

Sure, I had some trouble.

In the bumps, you know.

So I don't... You know.

You don't do well,

especially when you can't see a thing.

This is Hinsch.

- Very icy here by the farmhouse.

- Right.

Meier almost went down.

Alec says the course

is holding up pretty good.

Except by the farmhouse,

the last three turns.

It's a little slippery, but it's not too bad.

- Who's ahead?

- Meier.

Chappellet, you can win.

And now here comes the French

second great hope, Franois Istel.

Can he beat Meier?

Here comes Istel.

He'll have a good time.

Not good enough to beat Meier,

but could give France the silver medal.

Here it is, 2:
21.56.

We are almost ready up here.

He is in the gate now.

Here is the great American racer

from Idaho Springs, Colorado.

Can he beat Meier's...

Can you hear me? 1:09.

Can you hear me? 1:09.

His interval time is the fastest time yet.

I have it at 1.08.5.

Exceptionally fast race. He's taking

the high line and he's holding it.

He's really going fast.

He's coming to the shambles now.

He has 2:
20.91 to beat.

That's 2:
20.91.

There is no doubt about it,

Chappellet's really going all out.

Can he beat him? Can he beat Meier?

Here he comes.

It is going to be very close.

2. 17, 2. 18, 2. 19, 2.20.

He beat him!

What do you think of that, huh?

What do you think of that, huh?

...to be the first American man

who ever won a gold medal?

- Good.

- Yes.

He did great. Just great!

That's it! That's great!

How was the course?

Did you have any trouble?

It's a good course. The main course...

Yes, we have. We're definitely in there.

We are at the top!

- I had great confidence in him all along.

- What are your plans now?

What? Pardon, what?

I'll go back to the States

and I don't know, just take a rest.

By the time I crossed the finish...

No, I didn't know Meier's time.

I just knew he was ahead.

- The time 1:
08, is that what they said?

- Yes, they did.

...wouldn't do much

thinking about it before.

I was just thinking about getting down.

I knew we'd win.

- You didn't expect come up here.

- We waited so long for it to happen.

I was just thinking about getting down

as fast as I could.

You know, he just let me go.

Said it's up to me.

Do you feel it's one

of your strongest races?

I don't know.

I mean, I slowed down a little.

Hey, the German's got a good time.

We have a good time coming up.

The German's got the best time

at the halfway sign.

He had the best time at the half,

the German, didn't he?

- You've got a gold medal!

- You got a gold medal, huh?

Hey! That was... Great! Great!

Very fast race, very fast.

Did you think Chappellet

would beat Meier?

Yes.

What are your plans now?

Oh, we're just going to go back

to States and take a good rest.

No, no... We were ready for it. No.

Meier. Yeah, Meier.

What?

We trained hard.

Yes, it was very fast, awfully fast.

What are your plans now?

Just to slow down, I guess.

I don't know, I don't know.

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