Willy Schaeffler

The Kidd has retired and the U.S. Alpine ski team now has a canny old coach who wants to win—but is too smart to make any promises

Eight pages of powerful color photographs by John G. Zimmerman reveal the critical action in the first two seconds of a horse race—the vital break from the starting gate.

The important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part. The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well." So, in founding the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin set forth the...

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEARSirs:How any sane observer of the world of sport could select Ingemar Johansson as the Sportsman of the Year (SI, Jan. 4) is far removed from my comprehension. Undoubtedly, he has a terrific...