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Notable Honorees Marc Girardelli

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On the slopes
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Illustration comparing downhill and cross-country ski equipment, showing a downhill ski boot and binding, a cross-country boot and binding, and a skier in full gear holding skis and a pole.
Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympic Games
Downhill skiing, Colorado
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Rosi Mittermaier
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Anton Sailer
Austrian skier
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Marie-Thérèse Nadig
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Jean-Claude Killy
French skier
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Henri Oreiller
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Franz Klammer
Austrian skier
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Annemarie Moser-Pröll
Austrian skier

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