"The thrill of victory ..."

[Auggie]

On this date 62 years ago, April 29, 1961, ABC's Wide World of Sports made its debut.

Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport... the thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat... the human drama of athletic competition... This is ABC's Wide World of Sports!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_World_of_Sports_(American_TV_program)

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Yep!

This was often on our tee vee on Saturday afternoons. I loved watching the winter sports, the skiing and ice skating.

[Auggie]

3. +1

Our TV as well

[rickford66]

4. What happened to barrel jumping ?

[cachukis]

6. We used bales of hay, but we jumped.

[Funtatlaguy]

2. And the agony of da feet 🦶.

[True Dough]

5. You remember

watching the debut when you were what, 20 years old, Auggie?

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. I wonder how many times I watched that poor bastard fall off the ski jump? nt

[underpants]

8. Vinko Bogataj

The melodrama of the narration—which became a catchphrase in the US—transformed the uncredited ski jumper into an American icon of bad luck and misfortune. Meanwhile, having retired to his quiet, private life in Slovenia, Bogataj was unaware of his celebrity, and so was surprised to be asked to attend the 20th anniversary celebration for Wide World of Sports in 1981.[2] He received the loudest ovation of any athlete introduced at the gala,[2] and attendees such as Muhammad Ali asked him for his autograph.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinko_Bogataj

[True Dough]

9. One more time! One more time!