Billy Kidd; America’s First Gold Medal Winner

A 1970 Life Magazine cover of Billy Kidd speeding around a gate. The caption reads “On The Icy Edge Of Win Or Lose. An old hand and a green kid endure the test of racing.” On this historic day Billy Kidd won the gold medal in the combined and the bronze in the slalom at the World Championships in Val Gardena, Italy. This print is matted and in good condition.