Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), February 6th, 2000
Alberto Tomba's promotional stop at Buck Hill provided more than a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for aspiring racers and Saturday skiers to slalom the same hill with a three-time Olympic gold medalist and the sport's version of a rock star. It also included a theme.
"This one's for the old guys," Gaylord Gladwin said after following Tomba down the course late Saturday afternoon.
Gladwin, 66, and nine other Buck Hill race-crew veterans came out of retirement - just as Tomba did Saturday - to race in memory of Gabrielle Cyr, the matriarch of Minnesota skiing and a fixture at Buck Hill the p...
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