The Men's Downhill competition of the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid was held at Whiteface Mountain on Thursday, February 14.
Whiteface Mt and Mt Esther seen from Jay ridge
Josef Walcher
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Josef "Sepp" Walcher was an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialized in the downhill event and won the gold medal at the World Championships in 1978 at Garmisch, West Germany.
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill
…Downhill competition of the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid was held at Whiteface Mountain on Thursday, February 14. The defending world champion was Josef Walcher of Austria, while Switzerland's Peter Müller was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1980 World Cup. Defending Olympic champion Franz…
Walcher in December 1977
Sepp Walcher in action in 1978 Wengen downhill.
Walcher memorial in Schladming