I was 17 that year and for all the people who think of the 90's as great times I hate to tell you but the 90's is what ushered in a lot of bad stuff in America, the last true great decade was the 80's, by the 90's things were starting to suck...just being honest
I'm in my mid 20's. I grew up in a small town, a little behind in the times and a lot of people were stuck in 70's and 80's culture. So outside of some things still being somewhat relevant, I've learned, seen and heard about all the late and great of the 80's. It was a cool time to be alive. At times I wish I was raising my family over 30 years in the past... Life is amazing now, yet so sad and desperate. Technology has exceeded our capacity as a society. We are on the edge. It's the life I was given though. I am blessed to have the knowledge and appreciation of what came before me.
I had this too. The problem was the car kept getting stuck in the curves. It seems like it did not have the power to make it all the way through. In the commerical it worked great but not so much in real life. I remember my dad being really pissed off about it and wanting to return it. He called it a piece of junk.
They filmed at 6 frames per second then showed it at 24 frames per second,a common practice back then.This ad was on a local kid show almost every day when I was about 10,at that age I was not interested in it.
Unbelievable to think that this was playing in our living room 39 years ago when I was a 14 years old kid. If someone would have told me that I'd be 53 years old and watching this on my phone/computer using something called TH-cam I wouldn't have been able to process the thought. But here we are and for all the so called innovations since then I wish it was 1983 again. A much simpler, safer, and quiet world back then.
In that season he won not only the olympic downhill race but also 3 World Cup races, among them the one in Wengen. So, he must have been a good skier/racer
We don't see truly great stories like this in sports anymore. True, strong characters get politicked out along the way anymore. RIP Bill Johnson. A TRUE American legend.
Well said -- skiing these days is more of a "who's daddy will write the biggest check" contest rather than a race. Bill would've made it in any era, though.
@@bigusdickus6753 THIS!! This is what has been in the back of my mind, but I couldn't quite form the thought! I see the athletes today, and really I just see a bunch of spoiled kids whose parents could afford the most expensive training from a young age. Good kids and all, but come on now. it just seems fake to me.
It's not how or even when you die that matters, it's what you do when you're here on earth that counts. He was a thing of beauty on skis, with an in your face, devil may care attitude, when America and the Olympics were great. No one ever looked better in the air. I love Billy the kid.
That is an awesome story. Wish I knew him. I was just watching the Olympics and thinking about how true greatness probably doesn't even have a chance to make it to the Olympics anymore.
@@StudentLoanJustice I live in Crested Butte, Colorado, and I can tell ya. It’s a different world these days. The days of Johnson’s, klammers and mahres are gonzo.
@@thomasrudder9639 Lol. Yep. The passion is gone. I'm looking at the gold medal winner right now in figure skating. Again, he's a nice kid, but...he just talks like a robot.
The courses looked harder, and those old skis seemed to need a lot more up-and-down motion to keep the edges on the snow. And you could really wail off the tails of those K2s.
My perspective as someone who grew up skiing and racing in the 80s and early 90s, today's skis require way more athleticism because the loads the skis can hold is so much higher.
It is more than that. The side cut is designed in conjunction with the flex of the ski so that when loaded up, it creates a consistent long circular arc. This is the secret sauce, and it was first figured out by the Engineers at Elan.
Sorry to say, but you are wrong. Try watching Henrik Kristoffersen or the best skier in recent times, Marcel Hirscher, and you will se for yourself that it is far from robotic. You need to be superfast and strong to master the new skiis. Anyhow Ingmar Stenmark was in a class of his own, and admired by his fellow rivals back in time and it was much smoother to watch.
We're thrilled to have stumbled on this recording! A handful of members who sang at this tree lighting ceremony are still singing with us today. Thanks for the memory!
40 years later the France Olympics games is a joke today I was born in August of 1984
The Olympics were much better during the Cold War.
I was 17 that year and for all the people who think of the 90's as great times I hate to tell you but the 90's is what ushered in a lot of bad stuff in America, the last true great decade was the 80's, by the 90's things were starting to suck...just being honest
Remember it well watched it in Sundance Saloon Vail RIP Bill
I also recorded this treasure in 1989,but I paused through the commercials.
I stupidly accidentally erased it, and I'm glad to be able to see it again.
So, SO Strong!!!! Have relished GAWKing at "The Twins" since they were 8--playing with the mountain, brimming w fearless gusto and joy.
I was born in 1990 and it gave me nostalgia watching this video on what happened in 1990 😃 thank you mom I know it must of been tough
Wild, thanks.
this sucks. you missed the best, showing the worst.
Dang. A lot of stuff happen this year.
the champion should've been STENMARK, not these two stupid american clowns
Fun to see again. Ron and Judy
INCREDIBLE!!!! I remember watching this, Very Impressive!
I'm in my mid 20's. I grew up in a small town, a little behind in the times and a lot of people were stuck in 70's and 80's culture. So outside of some things still being somewhat relevant, I've learned, seen and heard about all the late and great of the 80's. It was a cool time to be alive. At times I wish I was raising my family over 30 years in the past... Life is amazing now, yet so sad and desperate. Technology has exceeded our capacity as a society. We are on the edge. It's the life I was given though. I am blessed to have the knowledge and appreciation of what came before me.
It's literally 1984
Putting the baby at the end of the video spoke to me. I was born December 97' lol
I had this too. The problem was the car kept getting stuck in the curves. It seems like it did not have the power to make it all the way through. In the commerical it worked great but not so much in real life. I remember my dad being really pissed off about it and wanting to return it. He called it a piece of junk.
They filmed at 6 frames per second then showed it at 24 frames per second,a common practice back then.This ad was on a local kid show almost every day when I was about 10,at that age I was not interested in it.
97 baby here 🎉
I was 10 years old watching this live on Tv Ljubljana (SLO national TV). Everybody here was happy he was able to beat the Austrian
Unbelievable to think that this was playing in our living room 39 years ago when I was a 14 years old kid. If someone would have told me that I'd be 53 years old and watching this on my phone/computer using something called TH-cam I wouldn't have been able to process the thought. But here we are and for all the so called innovations since then I wish it was 1983 again. A much simpler, safer, and quiet world back then.
Fondly remember watching this-It was outstanding from start to finish.
This is way better than what’s on the TV for it right now! 🫤
3:44 only here for Him
My dad passed away in 97 and from there, that was a crazy year with so many changes.
Same film used for WPHL-17 Philadelphia.
To this 15 year old in 1984, Bill Johnson was the coolest guy on the planet.
I was 10 years old that year
I was 9
That was my birth year! Yeah, first year of the 90s baby!
I see the year of my birth had a lot going on.
It saddens me that I am the only one commenting on this video. This was when the games were still pure. I great moment of the United States
1990 doesn't seem that long ago to me, but it obviously is a long time ago now!
1:07 where was it?
Great moment I was 14. Time stood still.
Fun fact - the 90's is when things started to suck , the 80's was the last great decade
In that season he won not only the olympic downhill race but also 3 World Cup races, among them the one in Wengen. So, he must have been a good skier/racer
The IRA had sympathizers all over!
Recently saw Bill on an old Johnny Carson show. So sad, but an American hero nonetheless. Amen brother Bill, God bless you in heaven. Bo
I still remember this run as a 10 year old. What a story!!
played for hours with this when i was 4 or 5, still remember it very well. best game i had. im now 60.
We don't see truly great stories like this in sports anymore. True, strong characters get politicked out along the way anymore. RIP Bill Johnson. A TRUE American legend.
Well said -- skiing these days is more of a "who's daddy will write the biggest check" contest rather than a race. Bill would've made it in any era, though.
@@bigusdickus6753 THIS!! This is what has been in the back of my mind, but I couldn't quite form the thought! I see the athletes today, and really I just see a bunch of spoiled kids whose parents could afford the most expensive training from a young age. Good kids and all, but come on now. it just seems fake to me.
It's not how or even when you die that matters, it's what you do when you're here on earth that counts. He was a thing of beauty on skis, with an in your face, devil may care attitude, when America and the Olympics were great. No one ever looked better in the air. I love Billy the kid.
Bill and his father in law taught me how to build houses. Man, the memories. Thanks Bill and Dennis! RIP Bill.
That is an awesome story. Wish I knew him. I was just watching the Olympics and thinking about how true greatness probably doesn't even have a chance to make it to the Olympics anymore.
@@StudentLoanJustice I live in Crested Butte, Colorado, and I can tell ya. It’s a different world these days. The days of Johnson’s, klammers and mahres are gonzo.
@@thomasrudder9639 SMH. Yep. I'd like to think we'll see some bright sparks rise above the fray from time to time, but haven't seen it in decades...
@@StudentLoanJustice nobody cares anymore
@@thomasrudder9639 Lol. Yep. The passion is gone. I'm looking at the gold medal winner right now in figure skating. Again, he's a nice kid, but...he just talks like a robot.
seems more official with Mayor Ben
When skiing slalom was like a great fight and required true athleticism. Today's racing is so robotic and unexciting by comparison.
The courses looked harder, and those old skis seemed to need a lot more up-and-down motion to keep the edges on the snow. And you could really wail off the tails of those K2s.
My perspective as someone who grew up skiing and racing in the 80s and early 90s, today's skis require way more athleticism because the loads the skis can hold is so much higher.
@@shooter7a it appears the deeper sidecuts and higher edge angles are throwing back a lot more G's.
It is more than that. The side cut is designed in conjunction with the flex of the ski so that when loaded up, it creates a consistent long circular arc. This is the secret sauce, and it was first figured out by the Engineers at Elan.
Sorry to say, but you are wrong. Try watching Henrik Kristoffersen or the best skier in recent times, Marcel Hirscher, and you will se for yourself that it is far from robotic. You need to be superfast and strong to master the new skiis. Anyhow Ingmar Stenmark was in a class of his own, and admired by his fellow rivals back in time and it was much smoother to watch.
Was that a Norway spruce?
And in 2022, all of these events in the video will accomplish the 25th 'anniversary' role
I was born in 1984🙂
America 🇺🇸 should have taken Iraq as well! That way we could have eliminated Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
Finally listened to this to confirm that I didn't just make up in my head the little song.
We're thrilled to have stumbled on this recording! A handful of members who sang at this tree lighting ceremony are still singing with us today. Thanks for the memory!
TH-cam is our only window of the pass.