Ski Jumping In Kavgolovo (1959)

Unissued / unused material - Russia, Soviet Union, USSR. Russian titles. An artificial ski slope is built and used for ski jumping in Russia. GV Kavgolovo. Various shots of slope of hill being covered with peat. After it has been flattened and compacted a layer of special fabric of glass fibre is laid. Two shots of men laying a cover of metal net to which plastic brushes are fastened with the help of hooks (this is what makes the sliding layer). CU Man’s hands attaching plastic brushes. CUs. Skiers. Various shots of skiers using new ski jumping board. (Mute Lav.) Old record suggests that this material dates from around 01/12/1959. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.