2006-07-24 10:23:16 · 4 answers · asked by psecada 2 in Sports ➔ Winter Sports
Curt Gowdy was the Sports Caster who said that phrase. The Ski Jumper was Vinko Bogataj.
Vinko Bogataj is a former ski jumper from Slovenia who became noted on US television in the 1970s for a moment of spectacular failure that was featured on ABC's Wide World of Sports as the infamous "Agony of Defeat".
Bogataj was competing as a Yugoslavian entrant at the World Ski Flying Championships in Oberstdorf, West Germany (now Germany) on March 21, 1970. A light snow had begun falling at the start of the event, and by the time Bogataj was ready for his third jump, the snow had become quite heavy. Midway down the ramp for that jump, Bogataj realized that the conditions had made the ramp too fast. He attempted to lower his center of gravity and stop his jump, but instead lost his balance completely and rocketed out of control off the end of the ramp, tumbling and flipping wildly, and crashing through a light retaining fence near a crowd of stunned spectators before coming to a halt. Fortunately—and surprisingly, given the ferocity of the crash—Bogataj suffered only a mild concussion.
2006-07-25 04:20:09 · answer #1 · answered by Paul G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His name was Curt Gowdy and he passed away a few years ago.
2006-07-24 17:31:29 · answer #2 · answered by liseb_98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately he passed away....From what I understand the fall in that particular clip was his demise.
2006-07-24 17:29:29 · answer #3 · answered by mydragons_heart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answerers, I am very impressed.
2006-07-24 17:56:30 · answer #4 · answered by ogese 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋