World Alpine Championships (1958)

Full title reads: “World Alpine Championships“. Bad Gastein, Germany. Men’s Downhill skiing competition. GV Town of Bad Gastein. GV Panning shot showing massed crowds making their way up to the ski run. LV Panning shot of one of the competitors coming fast down the slope. SV Pan another man flying through the air as he shoots over a hump. SV Panning shot of same. SV Pan Bud Werner leaving the start and going away down hill. LV Pan Werner coming down slope, he trips and crashes headlong down the run turning over and over as he goes. He loses one of his skis and then manages to get on his feet but almost immediately crashes to the ground again. CU Girl looking through binoculars. GV Werner skiing slowly towards the finish on one ski only. CU Bud Werner looking very disappointed. SV Girl weeping on Werner’s shoulder at his misfortune. LV Panning shot of Igaya Chiharu of Japan coming fast down the slope and approaching the finish. LV Chiharu approaches the finish and turns sideways to stop in front
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