Message #10831

[jbotti]

Many people forget that for the two years that Killy raced on the World Cup, he was beyond dominant. In 1967 he won 12 of 17 races he entered, which is dominating in a way that no one has ever done. His triple croown at Grenoble was also astounding and will most likley never be done again. His 18 total victories plus 3 olympic victories (21 total) in those two years are right there with Stenmark (who in his best two years won 24 races). He retired after the 1968 seaosn to go pro and try and make some money. This was back when the rules for amateur competition were strict and WC athletes made nothing. Had he stuck around he might have rivaled Stenmark for total WC wins (86 total).