"He's all over this mountain!"

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TomTurkey

Posted: 02/09/2026 at 11:26 AM ET

(In response to this post by EDGEMAN)

Who remembers watching Franz Klammer's downhill run at the '76 Winter Games -- Brown Water Feb 09, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET

Brown Water • 02/09/26 11:07 AM ET

I certainly do. That's was perhaps the most exciting sports performance I -- Galenahokie Feb 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM ET

Galenahokie • 02/10/26 10:49 AM ET

It was crazy ** -- HOKIEVET Feb 09, 2026 at 06:30 PM ET

HOKIEVET • 02/09/26 06:30 PM ET

yep, Actually in Pritchard watching - it was awesome. -- Chesapeake_Hokie Feb 09, 2026 at 04:23 PM ET

Chesapeake_Hokie • 02/09/26 04:23 PM ET

Not sure I'd ever seen that before - what a great watch (and call)** -- HokieMacDaddy Feb 09, 2026 at 12:31 PM ET

HokieMacDaddy • 02/09/26 12:31 PM ET

Yeah this was a 1st for me, but that was cool.** -- MP4VT2004 Feb 09, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET

MP4VT2004 • 02/09/26 01:00 PM ET

Nice post, remember being on the edge of my seat the entire time** -- Sportn Feb 09, 2026 at 12:01 PM ET

Sportn • 02/09/26 12:01 PM ET

I remember the hype. I forget what time it came on, but I watched with -- Late 80s Hokie Feb 09, 2026 at 11:31 AM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 02/09/26 11:31 AM ET

Bob Beatty's call was classic** -- TomTurkey Feb 09, 2026 at 11:23 AM ET

TomTurkey • 02/09/26 11:23 AM ET

He was "the man" on the downhill!** -- EDGEMAN Feb 09, 2026 at 11:10 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 02/09/26 11:10 AM ET

"He's all over this mountain!"** ◄ -- TomTurkey Feb 09, 2026 at 11:26 AM ET

TomTurkey • 02/09/26 11:26 AM ET