5/15/2023 0 Comments Franz klammer![]() ![]() A dozen years earlier on the same course in 1964, Egon Zimmermann posted a 2:18.16 to win the gold medal Klammer's 1:45.73 was more than thirty two seconds faster.Īlthough he dominated the downhill event in World Cup competition, the overall title remained elusive, because the technical specialists had two events in which to earn points (slalom & giant slalom) whereas a speed specialist had only one. Klammer took heavy risks on the treacherous piste, skied on the edge of disaster, and won by 0.33 seconds to the delight of the Austrian fans. Starting in 15th position, Klammer was the last of the top seeds, and knew that Russi had set a blistering pace and led by over a half-second. He was the defending World Cup downhill champion, and had won the three previous downhills in January at Wengen, Morzine, and Kitzbühel, and also won the previous year's race on the same Patscherkofel course. In the Olympic test event at Patscherkofel at Innsbruck in January 1975, Klammer had defeated defending Olympic champion Bernhard Russi of Switzerland, the runner-up, by nearly a half-second.Įntering the 1976 Winter Olympics, the 22-year-old Klammer was the favorite to take the gold medal in the downhill at Innsbruck in his native Austria. Klammer won that race and every other downhill that 1975 season, except Megève, where one of his skis came off without this incident, he would have won the overall World Cup title in March 1975, due to a good slalom result two days before at Chamonix, which would have granted him at least a third place (15 points) for the AK-combined of slalom Chamonix / downhill Megève. ![]() ![]() This time Collombin broke his back in a training run, unfortunately ending his promising career. In December 1974, Collombin fell at Val-d'Isère, as he had the previous year. After beating Collombin and Russi at Schladming in December 1973 under terrible conditions, Collombin bested him at Garmisch, Avoriaz, and Wengen. The following season he finished second in the downhill standings behind Roland Collombin of Switzerland, his nemesis that season. Moritz and a third in the giant slalom at Mont Sainte-Anne (the only time he finished on the podium in a World Cup Giant Slalom in his career). Klammer, age 19, followed this up with a third at St. Anton downhill behind Bernhard Russi of Switzerland, the reigning Olympic and World Cup downhill champion. Klammer first showed signs of promise in the second half of the 1973 World Cup season, finishing second in the St. He spent 13 seasons on the World Cup circuit, from December 1972 to March 1985. He made his World Cup debut at the age of 19 in 1972 at the Val Gardena downhill: he finished ninth in the training run for the race, but could only manage 32nd place on race day due to nerves. He had a tough struggle to make the Austrian ski team, traditionally dominated by the states of Tyrol and Salzburg. “Chasing the Line” is produced by Epo-Film and Samsara Film in co-production with Sabotage Films Vienna in association with Servus TV and the support of the Austrian Film Institute, the Austria Film Industry Support (FISA), the Carinthia Marketing Office, Austrian broadcaster ORF, the Vienna Film Fund, Cine Tirol and the Carinthia Film Commission.Klammer started racing at the relatively late age of 14, competing in the winter whilst working on the family farm during the summer after he dropped out of school. Klammer himself has advised on the project since its early development.Īndreas Schmied co-wrote the screenplay with Elisabeth Schmied. Valerie Huber, who stars in Netflix original series “Kitz,” plays Klammer’s girlfriend Eva, who becomes his wife. Praesens Film took the rights in Switzerland.ĭirected by Andreas Schmied, “Chasing the Line” stars up-and-coming Austrian actor Julian Waldner as Klammer. Picture Tree is in negotiations with buyers for Italy, Hungary and Poland.Īs previously announced, the film sold to Netflix for Austrian VOD rights, and Constantin Film for Austrian theatrical rights. Picture Tree also announced at AFM that Netflix has taken the film in Germany, and it has also sold it to CCTV 6 (China), Cinemart (Czech Rep.), Encripta (Latin America), Voxell Films (CIS), Blitz Film and Video Distribution (former Yugoslavia), RTV Slovenia (Slovenia) and Spafax and Anuvu (airlines). ![]()
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