Thursday, 30 November 2017
850 Winter Olympics 1988
First viewed : February 1988
I recall this Olympics for one thing only -the exploits of Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards , the plucky British amateur who became the first British ski jumper at an Olympics since 1929. With limited training due to lack of funding, Eddie still qualified fair and square at the 1987 World Championship and became a media sensation. As a friend of mine commented "he looks like the guy that gets sand kicked in his face" which added to his underdog appeal. Edie predictably finished last in both his events and the spoilsports on the Olympic committee changed the rules to make it difficult for him ( Eddie failed to qualify in 1992, 1994 and 1998 ) , or anyone of his ilk, to qualify again but he remains a legend.
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