亨利-奥雷耶henri oreiller （高山滑雪 法国）
st. moritz, 4 february 1948: henri oreiller of france in action in the alpine slalom combined during the v olympic winter games. he went on to win the gold medal.
born: 5 december 1925
deceased: 7 october 1962
birthplace: paris (france)
nationality: france
sport: skiing
attendance at the olympic games
st. moritz 1948
oslo 1952
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
bronze: 1
the acrobat
a member of the french underground during world war ii, henri oreiller was known as "the acrobat" because he was able to negotiate the slopes of val d'isère on one ski. when the 1948 st. moritz winter games began, oreiller was full of confidence. although there were 112 skiers entered in the downhill event, he boasted that the others were wasting their time because he would win easily. but when he awoke on the morning of the competition, he faced an unexpected setback: he could not find his famous red skis. finally they were discovered on the roof of the car of an american who had taken them by mistake. oreiller careened down the piste wildly, but always regained his balance and, in the end, just as he had predicted, he won by a huge margin, completing the course four seconds faster than any of the other competitors. two days later, oreiller took part in the combined event. he skied the downhill portion five seconds faster than the other competitors and then recorded the fifth fastest time on the slalom course to earn his second gold medal. the following day, he won a bronze medal in the slalom event, moving up from fourth to third with his second run. oreiller later turned to race car driving and was killed at the wheel of his ferrari at the age of 36.
生日：1925年12月5日
逝世：1962年10月7日
出生地：巴黎
国籍: 法国
项目: 高山滑雪
参加奥运会时间：
1948年瑞士圣莫里茨冬季奥运会
1952年挪威奥斯陆冬季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌2 枚
铜牌1 枚
雪上杂技
在第二次世界大战的时候，亨利-奥雷耶就因为雪上技术高超，而获得同伴的美名，“雪上杂技”。奥雷耶参加了1948年瑞士圣莫里茨冬季奥运会的高山速降比赛，尽管当时有另外12名滑雪好手同台竞技，但奥雷耶仍然信心十足，他赛前就吹嘘其他运动员都是在浪费时间，只有他才会夺冠。比赛的当天早上，奥雷耶起来的时候，他发现他找不到一直伴随自己的雪板了，费了半天劲，在一部汽车顶找到了这副雪板，尽管遇到了小小的波折，奥雷耶仍然在比赛中表现沉稳，确实如他所预料的，他轻松获胜。两天后，奥雷耶参加了男子全能比赛，在高山速降部分，他以五秒的优势领先，在回转比赛中，名列第五，但这也足以确保他获得金牌。随后，他还在回转项目中获得铜牌。离开滑雪场后，奥雷耶开始从事赛车运动，但他不幸倒在他的法拉利的车轮底下，年仅仅36岁。