The fall line
Subtitle: how American ski racers conquered a sport on the edge
By: Nathaniel Vinton
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780393244779
Subjects: Downhill skiing; Skiers; History
Description: "Harnessing nature's most powerful forces, elite downhillers descend icy, rugged slopes at speeds cresting 90 miles per hour. For decades, American skiers struggled to match their European counterparts, and until this century the US Ski Team could not claim a lasting foothold on the roof of the Alps, where the sports legends are born. Then came a fledgling class of American racers that disrupted the Alpine racing world order. Led by Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso and Ted Ligety, this band of iconoclasts made a place for their country on some of the world's most prestigious race courses"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-374) and index.
Table of contents: title: The fall line; title: One year out (March-April 2009); title: Training days (May-October 2009); title: The white circus : the 2009-10 World Cup (October 2009-February 2010); title: Gold rush : the 2010 Winter Olympics (February 2010).