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Downhill Racer

This was suggested by the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics Downhill final when
 Franz Klammer, a local Austrian -- and world champion in the downhill over many 
years -- drew the last of 15 spots, on a course which was glare ice and deeply rutted
 by 14 finalists before him. His death-defying run, averaging  over 100 mph, often
 balanced on one leg leaning over disaster, would be well worth viewing on YouTube. 
It is important to see this video to understand why certain people are champions
...and the rest of us choose not to be.