![]() Klammer became so popular in Austria that when he was left off the Austrian team in 1980, the team manager had to explain the decision on national television. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. It was the most sincere congratulations of all". According to Klammer, "the best moment was when Bernhard came running up to me and gave me a big hug. Americas Dorothy Hamill and Britains John. The Russian ice hockey team won its fourth straight gold medal. the air with arms flailing and skis askew, but he always righted. Austrian Franz Klammer won gold in downhill skiing. ![]() The fifteenth starter, Klammer fell one-fifth of a second off Russi's pace, but fought back wildly over the last 1,000m of the course and won by one-third of a second. Klammer's gold-medal-winning downhill run at the 1976 Innsbruck. ![]() Kids act as sportscasters while watching Franz Klammer's performance at the Olympic Winter Games Insbruck 1976. Defending champion Bernhard Russi exerted further pressure by speeding down the Olympic hill in 1:46.06. Franz Klammer's downhill exploits from Insbruck 1976. When the Olympics came to Innsbruck the following year, there was great pressure on Klammer as an Austrian favorite competing in Austria. In 1975 Franz Klammer won eight of nine World Cup downhill races. Austrian skiier Franz KLAMMER shows off his new design of ski which is said to save up to 0.5 of a second for every minute of descent. Innsbruck, 4 February 1976, XII Olympic Winter Games.
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