Downhill Ski Race (1952)

Unissued / Unused material.



Downhill ski races. Sestrieres, Italy.



Various shots snow-covered mountain slope. Various shots contestants starting race. CU people watching. Various shots women starting downward journey. Various shots skier descending. MS's as number 28 Jacqueline Gueze rounds bend and falls. LS skier speeding downhill. MS number 5 Jacqueline Martel starting. LS skiing down the hill. Various shots number 6 Andrea Mead skiing.



Various shots as skiers race down hill, Jacqueline Gueze falls again but gets up and continues. Various shots skiers descending. CU's electric eye at finishing post. MS judges looking at stopwatches. LS's skier finishing. Various shots skier descending through wooded country. MS as Martel and Mead finish. CU as Mead is congratulated. CU of her.



Various shots men skiing in their downhill race. MS timekeepers. CU stopwatches. CU judge entering points. CU stopwatches. MS watches being opened. MS three skiers. CU men. Various shots skiers. CU stopwatches. CU skier looking up mountainside. CU skier drinking. CU skiers congratulating each other.
FILM ID:2638.05

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