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4 unusual facts about Billy Kidd


Billy Kidd

In the final non-World Cup season of 1966, Kidd won three important races in Europe and was actually outracing Jean-Claude Killy.

At the 1970 World Championships in Val Gardena, Italy, Kidd won the gold medal in the combined and the bronze in the slalom.

Josef Stiegler

At the 1964 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck, he took the bronze medal in giant slalom and the gold medal in slalom, edging out American medalists Billy Kidd and Jimmie Heuga on the podium.

Stowe, Vermont

William "Billy" Kidd, first American man to earn an Olympic medal in alpine skiing



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