Bibliograph

The fall line, how American ski racers conquered a sport on the edge, Nathaniel Vinton

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The fall line, how American ski racers conquered a sport on the edge, Nathaniel Vinton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fall line

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

880565646

Responsibility statement

Nathaniel Vinton

Sub title

how American ski racers conquered a sport on the edge

Summary

"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

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