Downhill Racer Page #5

as he tried, having only one ski,

"to finish the race.

"It wasn't sad, but to win

is everything, to place nothing."

Do you live here?

No, I'm only here for the week.

I'm working.

Well, do you work for Machette...

Or Machet? Or...

Yes. What did you think?

Oh, no, I... Your uncle or... I don't know.

Hey, read it again, okay?

- I'll see you in a sec, all right?

- Well, take care of that, will you?

- Hello.

- Hey.

- Is this yours?

- Yes. You like it?

Here, hold this.

- You practising today?

- Yeah.

- How's it going?

- Good.

- Yeah?

- The snow's great.

- Is it?

- You bet.

I thought you'd never stop.

- Tired?

- A little.

My legs.

You see, it's right in here. When

you're forward, this takes all the action.

Put the brakes on.

I think it must be the most thrilling thing

in the whole world, don't you?

And you have to be terribly strong,

even for a man.

Well, there is a girls' team, too.

Oh, yes, of course. Where are they?

Well, they're not here.

They're in Grindelwald.

They don't really

do the same things, do they?

- Some of them do.

- Yes?

- Well, some of the things.

- Oh, what do you mean?

- Well, it's like you say, they...

- Actually, our girls have done...

Done better in the Olympics

than the men.

I mean, really?

Well, isn't that interesting.

Tell me, why would a girl want to do it?

I mean, I wouldn't. First of all,

I just wouldn't have all that strength

in the mornings and...

And the morning is important, isn't it?

Well, a man in the morning...

I think a man must feel stronger

in the morning.

- I think you're right.

- He certainly looks stronger.

Well, you'd know more about that.

- You got a point, you know.

- I wonder.

Well, you know, I think... I think

girls look stronger and feel stronger.

Yes?

I've known some girls who look

stronger, but when you...

Yeah, we have some

very strong girls on the team.

And they have to get up very early.

And they have to get up very early.

I'd say a girl that feels strong looks

strong, wouldn't you say that, Tony?

- Or vice versa.

- Some do and some don't.

Yes, you're probably right.

Some of them must.

Yes, of course. Yes.

Well...

Thank you.

Oh.

Excuse me.

You what?

Pardon me. Pardon me.

Are you David Chappellet?

Yeah.

Well, I'm doing a story on the team

and also on skiing.

And I'd like to find out

everything I can about it.

- I could never learn, could I?

- What?

I don't know, everything.

Like for example, do you go

as fast as you can all the time?

Yeah, I go as fast as I can.

I know that sounds a little foolish,

almost stupid.

But I don't know really what to ask.

- Do you have to give up a lot? I mean...

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