Word: bruggmann
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...once again skiing with the methodical precision that won him a silver medal in the special slalom at Innsbruck in 1964. Austria's Gerhard Nenning, 27, is going into the Olympics with two straight major downhill victories behind him; Switzerland's Du-meng Giovanoli, 24, and Edi Bruggmann, 24, have both defeated Jean-Claude twice in pre-Olympic slaloms. Yet those were merely warmups. For the French, the Olympics are everything, and they remain totally confident in Killy. President de Gaulle is expected to attend the award ceremony following the special slalom race-so that he can personally...
...race at Val d'Isère, Killy came in fourth behind Austria's Gerhard Nenning, another Frenchman and another Austrian. In the second big meet at Hindelang, he placed second in the two slaloms, both of which were won by Switzerland's unheralded Edmund Bruggmann. At après-ski parties, the buzz began: was something wrong with Killy? The answer from the French: don't be silly...
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