Bonus Episode: How the Sport Started

We’ve got a double-header for you! On this bonus episode we are joined by John Allen, a historian at the New England Ski Museum, and we talk about the very beginnings of ski racing. From the first skiing cultures, to the first competitions, and finally to the formation of Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) and something resembling the sport today. It’s an essential, fascinating story. Follow-up info: (Questions, suggestions, and grievances to skiracingthisweek@gmail.com or @jimmy_who_ on Instagram)

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Bonus Episode: How the Sport Started is an episode from Ski Racing this Week by Ski Racing Media.

This episode is 36:39 long.

This episode was published on Jun 18, 2020.

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