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MAKING THE BEST OF WINTER
Near Grenoble, the recent world championship for two-man bob race was contested by five nations. In Bavaria, they've been trying out a new sport called ski-bob, which is a race on a combination of ski and sled with handle-bars for...
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BRITISH SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
64 men and 28 women take part in the British Ski Championships held at Aviemore. ® France won the honours in this first event on the International Ski Race Calendar to be held in Britain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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8000 IN SKI RACE
In Sweden - 8000 skiers from Europe take part in this 40 mile, five hour, very tiring athletic event. The race commemorates the overthrow of the Danes by the Swedes in 1500. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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SUMMER SKIING
The true enthusiast never lets weather or season interrupt his sport. These skiers in Austria have found that grass makes a pretty fair substitute for snow. The bruises you might get are the same! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ICE TRICKS
Highlights of a recent ice carnival in Vancouver included the Queen of the Rink - some attractive dancing by the North American Champion Foursome. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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NO SNOW FOR SKIING CHAMPIONSHIP
Owing to the very mild weather snow had to be carried to the Olympic Ski Course at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Many first class skiers took part in the International Contest. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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WINTER SPORTS - SPILLS AND THRILLS
At Cortina, North Italy, the recent International Bobsleigh Championship was retained by America after a close contest with Switzerland. At St. Moritz a new idea has been tried out with much success. Those who want the thrill of high...
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FREAK WEATHER IN THE NEAR EAST
Not for eighty years has Tel Aviv had such a heavy fall of snow as in recent days - they've had no snow at all for twenty-five, In Syria, too, there's been tons of snow - in this case it's the worst experienced for about thirty years,...
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SKI-SHOW
In Summer time we take a look ahead to the snow covered slopes of winter. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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FOR THE YOUNG OF ALL AGES
The Boys' and Girls' Exhibition in London's Olympia is up-to-date, there is a scale model of a space capsule. It was the focal point of interest for the youngsters from the moment the show opened. And, of-course, there are helicopters,...
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SKIING ON THE HUDSON
Sightseeing skiing - that's the latest idea from New York, where a party goes skimming round the island of Manhattan on an up-to-date conducted tour. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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SLEIGH RACING
Schnabler (a type of sleigh) racing, held in the Bavarian village of Gaissach. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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SKATING EVERYWHERE
Wimbledon was one of many places where sliders and skaters got busy during the recent cold snap. One of our cameramen was also busy filming the scene, but working on thin ice proved disastrous. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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SNOW - HARDSHIPS AND FUN
Britain's first cold snap of the winter was certainly pretty severe. Snow trapped vehicles were typical scenes down in the South, near Beachy Head. Hampstead Heath became a ""little Switzerland"" with winter sports of all kinds laid on....
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WORLD TOBOGGANING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Konigsee in Bavaria was the venue for the World Tobogganing Championships. There were many bumps and spills before the Champions were decided. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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CORTINA PREPARES
Cortina D'Ampezzo in Northern Italy is the place where the Winter Sports section of the Olympic Games are about to be held. Cortina is ready - well sign-posted and simply waiting for the Games. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ROLL OUT THE BARRELS
Sport on ice in the USA with happy landings! The barrels are made of elastic fibre. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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DOWNHILL
The international Downhill Race at Wegan in Switzerland the last big event of the kind before the Winter Sports sections of the Olympic Games. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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A DOWNFALL OF SKIERS
At Oberstdorf, the Alpine resort South West of Munich, international ski jumping aces showed magnificent form in this most spectacular of Winter Sports. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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DOWNHILL CRACK UP
The ski resort of Kitzbuhel in Austria, seventy miles from Salzburg, is the scene of the International Downhill Race with fifteen countries represented. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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EASTER CROWDS DEFY HOLIDAY WEATHER
Thousands went to Kempton Park for the Easter Meeting and there were also crowds at Herne Hill to watch the Cycle racing. It was overcoat weather at the south east coastal resorts and dodging the waves on the front was the chief sport at...
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LADIES SLALOM
At Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, the Ladies Slalom isn't helped by fresh snow. The winner was Lea Soelkner of Austria and second was West Germany's Pamela Behr. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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GRASS SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Butser Hill near Petersfield, Hants, contestants from all over Europe gathered for the British Round of the Europa Cup Grass Ski Championships. The Swiss took the Team Title, while Edi Waldburger of Switzerland and Karin Winter of...
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Skiing in the Berchtesgadener Alps
Eva Braun and friends skiing in the Berchtesgadener Alps. The group compete against each other in a short slalom using Nazi party flags as the markers. 1930/40s.