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NH Olympians -- Paula Kann Valar '48

After Adolf Hitler's storm troopers invaded Austria in 1936 at the outbreak of World War II, Paula Kann--now Paula Kann Valar--was a...

Feb 11, 1984

It was a natural thing for all the Fisher children: they grew up skiing and one of them just happened to end up going to the Olympics. "I...

Feb 10, 1984

Tom Corcoran was born in Japan and grew up in Canada, but that didn't prevent him from competing for the United States in the 1956 and...

Feb 10, 1984

Long before Jim McKay was there to report back to ABC television viewers about the beauty of the spectacle known as the Winter Olympics,...

Feb 10, 1984

Dubbed the "Russian Railroad" due to her aggressive skiing style, Penny Pitou led the American women's team at the 1960 Olympic games in...

Feb 10, 1984

Tyler Palmer had three goals for his competitive skiing career. He wanted to be the best in the world; he wanted to make an Olympic team;...

Feb 10, 1984

J. Brooks Dodge Jr. skied for the United States in the years 1950 to 1956, competing in the Olympics in 1952 and '56 and in the World...

Feb 10, 1984

Local skier eyes a return to the Olympics in 1984 story.

Jan 6, 1984

Abbi Fisher's diminutive size belies her unbelievable physical condition, and staying in shape is an obsession. The season hardly ends...

Nov 21, 1980