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WHOOSH! IT'S THE GOLD RUSH
February 25, 1980
Like a luge racing down Mount Van Hoevenberg's eerily glistening run, the Winter Olympics roared into frigid Lake Placid, giving rise to cheers, fears and tears—plus, sadly, more than a few jeers
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February 25, 1980

Whoosh! It's The Gold Rush

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Like a luge racing down Mount Van Hoevenberg's eerily glistening run, the Winter Olympics roared into frigid Lake Placid, giving rise to cheers, fears and tears—plus, sadly, more than a few jeers

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