Killy in a sentence

Killy said some of the funds from Labat’s gift will be used to “enhance the student-athlete experience” and support the coaches and the staff in the recruitment and retention of athletes.

The weird thing about the final is that we were playing at Beaconsfield and we asked them if we could train there on the Thursday, and they said yes because we were playing Killy Bass so it didn’t really matter.

After a few more songs, Killy ended the night with his breakout single “Killamonjaro,” parting the crowd during the buildup.

About two hundred yards (180 m) from the finish, Killy hit a stretch of ice in a compression and went down, rose immediately, then crossed the finish on just one ski—and the fastest time.

Although the first half of the decade was a relative disappointment, Killy began to strongly improve his results afterwards to become one of the best technical ski racers.

As a young racer, Killy was fast, but did not usually complete his races, and the early 1960s were not entirely successful for him.

In addition to trying his skill as a car racer, Killy made two television series.

In December 1961, at age 18, Killy won his first international race, a giant slalom.

In team with fellow Frenchman Bernard Cahier, Killy was 7th overall in the 1967 Targa-Florio in a Porsche 911 S and first in the GT classification.

Jean-Claude Killy also had a short career as a racing driver between 1967 and 1970, participating in several car races including at Monza.

Jean-Claude was sent to boarding school in Chambéry, convert down the valley, but he despised being shut up in a classroom. citation Early career Killy turned his attention to skiing rather than school.

Killy became Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur in 2000.

Killy had started 39th, a position that should have been a severe disadvantage.

Killy, however, relied on enormous upper-body strength and outwitted his opponents.

Killy wasn't just faster than the other skiers, he was smarter.

Rather than crowd as close as possible to the bar, Killy knew that he was allowed a 6-second window to push it aside.

There were 37 nations and 1,158 athletes competing in 35 events. citation Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy became only the second person to win all the men's alpine skiing events.

With the Olympic events included (for the only time) in the World Cup standings, Killy easily defended his title in 1968 as the overall champion, placing first in the giant slalom and second in the downhill and slalom season standings.