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Mar 22, 2016 · Chuck Berghorn, one of Edwards’s first ski jump coaches When Eddie came to sign the waiver forms in my office in Lake Placid in 1986, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. He was old, chunky, had never jumped before, and was wearing the thickest glasses I had ever seen.
Edwards began jumping under the supervision of John Viscome and Chuck Berghorn [6] in Lake Placid, New York, using Berghorn's equipment, although he had to wear six pairs of socks to make the boots fit.
Feb 3, 2022 · Under the supervision of the late John Viscome and trainers Jay Rand, and Chuck Berghorn – the latter of which never called him “eagle” as he was more like an “albatross” – Eddie began his training.
Feb 28, 2016 · In real life, Eddie learned how to ski jump in Lake Placid under the instruction of two Americans, John Viscome and Chuck Berghorn.
Mar 12, 2022 · The picture (which you can see above) is of a national treasure, an amateur athlete who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics against all the odds and about whom a movie – starring Taron Egerton...
Feb 25, 2016 · While there, he was actually coached by two men: Chuck Berghorn and John Viscome, with Berghorn emerging as the one most associated with Edwards. Bronson Peary is entirely fictional, though...
Mar 2, 2016 · Whether Berghorn walks away from Eddie the Eagle happy with the fictional coach or not, there's no doubt he'll be pleased to have inspired such a handsome character. Images: 20th Century Fox (2...
