Talk:Crazy Canucks
I think there's an error in
The 1980-81 season was a repeat of the previous one, with Read and Podborski dominating the team, while Irwin continued his series of spectacular falls. At Kitzbühel, Read won again, while Irwin took fifth. The team had extremely high hopes at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, but Read's binding popped open at the start of the run. However, Podborski earned the bronze medal, which was the first ever downhill medal by a North American male. Although Podborski was disappointed at the outcome, the Olympics marked the start of his winning streak, as he finished the year with seven wins.
According to http://www.ski-db.com/db/81/cal_m8081.aspthere was only one downhill at Kitzbühel in the 80/81 season, and it was won by Podborski, with no other Canucks in the top 10 (http://www.ski-db.com/db/81/18106wc.asp) That was the first of three straight downhill wins in a row by Podborski. I'm not sure what kind of overall record that was, but it was certainly unprecedented by a North American.