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Jean-Claude Killy

Born: Aug. 30, 1943
French alpine skier

2-time World Cup champion (1967-68); won 3 gold medals at 1968 Olympics in Grenoble; co-president of 1992 Winter Games in Albertville; president of coordination commission for 2006 Turin Games.

See also: An Avalanche Named Killy.

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