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...gave in life as well. That's an important quality in a champion. She knew how to share, with teammates and with everyone else around her. She had one of those wonderful smiles?true, pure, honest?that lets you see into her soul. In her village of La Clusaz she was very close to people. Even when busy she would take time to ski with the kids, to help them, to share what she knew. What struck everyone about R?g?ne was her incredible willpower, determination and tenacity?despite her many accidents?to conquer her fear, come back and win. Only...
...anything like it: in three weeks Guy Périllat, 20, had won three international championships-at Switzerland's Wengen, Austria's Kitzbühel and France's Mégéve. Last week, as he returned from his triumphant tour to his native La Clusaz (pop. 1,200, including about 100 Périllats) in the French Alps, the whole town turned out to greet and acclaim the grinning, bull-necked man who is beyond dispute the king of the world's slopes...
Eskimo Pie. France's Périllat was all but born to his crown. His mother used to ski back and forth between La Clusaz and her family's Alpine farmhouse; his father ran a La Clusaz ski lift. At four, Guy got his first pair of skis for Christmas. Even before he could fasten them on by himself, he could use them well enough to tackle the steepest and most treacherous slopes. From the start, he aimed at becoming a champion. Recalls one townsman: "Guy seemed to realize even before he could reason that he would have...
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