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Word: boix (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...news of the ski switch leaked out, Rossignol's stock immediately slumped from 1,521 francs (about $249) to 1,350 francs ($221) on the Paris Bourse. The team criticism and the stock plunge, which wiped out 11% of Rossignol's market value, stung company officials. Stormed President Laurent Boix-Vives: "We don't have to prove ourselves. Half the 66 medals awarded at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics and the last two world championships, including 13 golds, were won on our skis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Downhill: Rossignol's image takes a spill | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

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