Jean Claude Killy – Skiing
Meet the former French World Cup alpine ski racer. Killy totally dominated the sport in the late 1960s, becoming a triple Olympic champion, winning three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics. He was the most successful athlete at those Olympics. He also went on to win the first two World Cup titles, in 1967 and 1968. Since retirement, he has done a few television ads, was the spokesman for Schwinn bicycles, United Airlines, and Chevrolet automobiles, and in 2000, he became Grand Officer of the Légion d’honneur.
Jean Claude Killy – Skiing
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