Claudine Longet & Spider Sabich

Fifth at Olympics

Coach Beattie and the rest of America  expected great things from the 1968 team, which also included Kidd, Huega, Moose Barrows and Ni Orsi, all Colorado Buffaloes.

Jim Moose Barrows

But a combination of mishaps and stiff competition kept the Americans out of the medals. Sabich finished fifth in the slalom.

Most of the team turned professional and competed in World Cup ski racing in Europe. Sabich had a decent career, with one victory in the slalom and 18 top 10 finishes. In 1969, he was ranked as high as 11th in the world.

In 1970, Beattie formed the Professional Ski Racing Tour in the United States  to capitalize on the sport's growing popularity in America.
          Sabich gladly joined up, eager to return to America after spending most of the three previous years in Europe.

Tina Sinatra

He moved to Aspen, where his brother, Steve, by then a contractor, built him a chalet in the exclusive Starwood section, where his neighbors included Tina Sinatra and John Denver.

John Denver

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1. A Bitter Goodbye
2. Skin and Bones
3. Highway 50 Boys
4. Fifth at Olympics
5. A Babe Magnet
6. Paris to Vegas
7. Love Is Blue
8. Change of Lifestyle
9. A Fatal Shot
10. Aspen Outrage
11. Evidence Barred
12. It's Not True!
13. Star Testimony
14. Guilty of a Misdemeanor
15. Lifes a Beach
16. Bibliography