The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.

Jean-Claude was sent to boarding school in Chambéry 80 miles (130 km) down the valley but he despised being shut up in a classroom. Unfortunately his other leg was broken and he watched the 1962 World Championships on crutches. One The Killy Style was a thirteen-week series that showcased various ski resorts and the other The Killy Challenge featured him racing against celebrities who were all given handicaps.

Jean-Claude Killy (born August 30 1943) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Born in Saint-Cloud Hauts-de-Seine he dominated the sport in the late 1960s.