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| Episode 107 February 7, 2006 |
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Tragic Hero
With the countdown to the Winter Olympics underway, REAL SPORTS looks back at the story of Bill Johnson, the United States' first downhill skiing gold medalist. In 1984, he arrived at the Sarajevo Games a brazen 23-year-old without much of a track record, but with enough ability to carry him down the mountain in record time. Instead of emerging from the Olympics an American hero, however, Johnson acquired a bad image to go with his gold medal. Many were put off by the cocky prediction that he would win the gold, finding it unbecoming in a sport that values respect and etiquette. And unfortunately for Johnson, the next 20 years proved more challenging than any set of downhill gates, as he suffered the death of a child, the deterioration of his marriage, and one of the sport's most horrific skiing accidents. Correspondent Frank Deford visits with Johnson to hear about the highs and lows of this downhill champion.
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