Ski Heroes

Episode 11 - The loner who forever changed cross-country skiing

August 21, 2023 Ski Heroes Season 1 Episode 11
Episode 11 - The loner who forever changed cross-country skiing
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Ski Heroes
Episode 11 - The loner who forever changed cross-country skiing
Aug 21, 2023 Season 1 Episode 11
Ski Heroes

It only takes one person to make a big change. US cross-country skier Bill Koch had been a loner most of his life and was never afraid to go his own ways. Having won the silver medal at the 1976 Innsbruck Olympics, his career struggled following the Olympic success. To reinvent his career he decided yet again to go his own ways, and he ended up forever changing the sport of cross-country skiing in the process. 

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It only takes one person to make a big change. US cross-country skier Bill Koch had been a loner most of his life and was never afraid to go his own ways. Having won the silver medal at the 1976 Innsbruck Olympics, his career struggled following the Olympic success. To reinvent his career he decided yet again to go his own ways, and he ended up forever changing the sport of cross-country skiing in the process.