Word: slaloming
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...first competition - a jumping contest. A bout with tuberculosis sent him to a sanatorium for four months, but by 14, he was promising enough to be picked for the French team that competed in a junior meet at Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy. He fell in the slalom at Cortina and suffered the first of two broken legs. "I was quite mad when I was young," he says. "I took too many chances." But he was also learning - developing the power, control and techniques that would make him a world champion...
Killy's technical superiority starts with his fanatical attention to detail. His bindings must be adjusted just so: feet straightaway for a downhill race, but slightly pigeon-toed for the slaloms -so that he can get more "heel thrust" and acceleration. His choice of skis varies according to the kind of race and snow conditions; he has been known to switch skis between the two runs of a slalom race-a practice followed by few of his competitors...
...Nancy's chances seemed hopeless after she fell badly last month and strained the ligaments in an ankle. Last week, vowing "I'll either win or I'll fall," she strapped on her white helmet with TIGER emblazoned across the front and slashed through the giant slalom course with such abandon that she beat Runner-Up Annie Famose of France for the gold medal by almost three seconds...
...25th annual Williams Winter Carnival was cancelled Sunday afternoon because of inclement weather, but not before Willie Draper of Harvard captured the slalom title...
...only other Harvard skier to place among the top ten in any event was Peter Carter who finished fourth in the giant slalom. Carter also finished fourth in the slalom, but he was disqualified for missing a gate...