Downhill Racer

Drama about a self-involved downhill skier who, having been called upon to enter the Winter Olympics when the former competitor is injured, displays a callous determination to gain sporting glory. Much to the consternation of the studio, Robert Redford did much of his character’s skiing in the film., Robert Redford stars as David, a mean-spirited skier who gains a spot on the American Olympic team, thanks to another skier’s injury., Character study of an obsessive athlete, with plenty of action on the slopes. When one of America’s top skiing racers is hurt, the US Olympic team coach sends for two replacements. One of them is a loner who is doggedly determined to gain the glory on offer at the Winter Olympics, regardless of the cost. Robert Redford did a lot of his own skiing, much to the consternation of the studio, When one of America’s top skiing racers is hurt, the US Olympic team coach sends for two replacements. One of them, Chappellet, is a loner who is doggedly determined to gain the glory on offer at the Winter Olympics, regardless of the cost. Robert Redford did a lot of his own skiing, much to the consternation of the studio, Robert Redford as an egotist skiing with the U.S. team in Europe. Fine skiing footage; filmed on location. Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Jim McMullan. D.K.: Kenneth Kirk. Mayo: Dabney Coleman. Machet: Karl Michael Vogler. Tommy: Joe Jay Albert. Directed by Michael Ritchie., In this satirical spin on the American Dream, Robert Redford stars as an Olympic-grade skier, whose talent is matched only by his aloof self-involvement. As the cocksure Redford rises to the top of his class, he discards any emotional attachments that might impede his progress., An ambitious skier from Colorado sets out to become an Olympic champion but learns that winning isn’t everything.