When Jean-Claude Killy and Marielle Goitschel retired after their stunning victories in the 1968 Winter Olympics. French competitive skiing seemed to have been set back for years. Not so. In this season's World Cup competition, the French have already produced a dozen or more brilliant young skiers who are all but sweeping their rivals off the slopes. At Murren. Switzerland, last week, the French speedsters won three events, to give their team a record total of 20 victories in 31 races so far this season. Says one jubilant French fan: "It's not a...
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