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 The Crazy Canucks: Canada's skiing heroes |
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They burst onto the European ski scene in the seventies, flying down the most challenging hills with a kamikaze flair. Within a year of competing on the World Cup circuit these fearless Canadian boys were beating the Europeans at a game they'd never lost. Dave Irwin, Ken Read, Dave Murray and Steve Podborski were the Crazy Canucks – young, wild, and skiing as fast as they could. |
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 Twenty-year-old Ken Read gives the performance of a lifetime, instantly raising the calibre of the Canadian ski team. (TV; runs 0:37) |
 Look out Europe! Now there are four Canadians in the top ten. (Radio; runs 4:44) |
 After winning his second race of the season, Read gets some bad news. (TV; runs 0:56) |
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 Even the best downhill skiers in the world meet the hills headfirst now and then. (TV; runs 0:56) |
 Read loses his ski and any chance at gold, but Podborski saves the day for Canada. (Radio; runs 1:10) |
 Podborski takes the downhill skier’s definitive reward – a World Cup. (TV; runs 0:22) |
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 With the Sarajevo Olympics right around the corner, the unofficial leader of the Crazy Canucks calls it quits. (Radio; runs 11:55) |
 At the late Dave Murray's ski camp, Canadians learn the tricks of the trade. (TV; runs 4:25) |
 The Canucks reunite as Dave Irwin skis again. (TV; runs 2:45) |
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