French skiing icon Emile Allais dies at 100
Ski racing legend Emile Allais has died at age 100. Allais was a four-time world champion in the 1930s, and the first Frenchman to win an alpine Olympic medal in 1936 at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games. He passed Wednesday (Oct. 17) in a hospital in Sallanches.
Born in Feb. 25, 1912 in Megeve, Allais won the 1937 World Championships in Chamonix taking gold in slalom, downhill and combined.
He was the founder of the Ecole Francoise de Ski, now the biggest ski school in the world, present in every French ski resort.
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In memoriam: The veteran of the staff, McKee started with Ski Racing in 1980. Over the seasons, he covered virtually every aspect of the sport, from the pro tours to junior racing, freestyle and World Cup alpine competition. He wrote the first national stories for many U.S. team stars, and was still around to report on their retirements. “Longevity has its rewards,” he said, “but it’s a slow process.”
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