Freestyle Skis used by1977 World Freestyle Ballet Champion Scott Willingham
date: label: Date made
content: 1976
name: label: maker
content: K2 Corp.
label: maker
content: E2 Corp.
label: maker
content: K2 Corp.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Pair of Ballet Model 244 skis are white, yellow, orange and blue with special bindings by Salomon North America c. 1976. These were used by the donor, Scott Willingham, 1977 World Freestyle Ballet Champion. According to Willingham, the skis which he helped design and test were manufactured by K2 Corporation. The bindings were manufactured by Salomon and have a stronger spring in the binding itself called a competition spring for a stronger retention capablility. Willingham was a member of the U.S. Ski Team and competed on the World Trophy Freestyle Tour for 6 years and was a World Freestyler Champion in 1977.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Freestyle Skiing
label: level of sport
content: Amateur
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Scott Willingham
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0986.01
label: accession number
content: 1979.0986
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0986.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Skis, Pair of
label: Object Name
content: skis, freestyle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (bindings material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 57 1/2 in x 3 in; 146.05 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 55 in x 100 in x 51 in; 139.7 cm x 254 cm x 129.54 cm