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Fifty years ago,聽Billy Kidd聽(Econ鈥�69), left, and聽Jimmie Heuga聽(PolSci鈥�73), right, became the first American men to win Olympic medals in skiing. Racing slalom in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria, Kidd won the silver and Heuga won bronze.

蜜糖直播 head ski coach Bob Beattie, center, served as the U.S. team coach, and the team also included聽Buddy Werner聽(A&S鈥�64) and聽Bill Marolt聽(Bus鈥�67). This group is largely credited with elevating U.S. skiing in the international community, says聽David Plati聽(Jour鈥�82), the university鈥檚 associate athletic director.

鈥淥nly our parents and Bob Beattie thought we had a chance to win a medal,鈥� Kidd recalled to Plati.

Heuga died at the age of 66 on Feb. 8, 2010, 46 years to the day he won his bronze Olympic medal. He had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1970.

Photography by聽Billy Kidd