Mountain'. 'Once upon a time there was skiing' broadcast on December 19 on France 3 Alpes

You were not at the Centenary of the FFS in Poisy or not connected on the web to follow the celebrations on video. Don't panic, you can discover ''Once upon a time(s) there was skiing'', the film directed by Gilles Chappaz. A 52-minute film which tells the story of the FFS through the development of winter sports with the common thread the exploits of the champions who made our hearts beat with the Killys, the Goitschel sisters up to Jean -Luc Crétier (and the emotion of the voice-over on this Nagano sequence!), Antoine Dénériaz Jean-Baptiste Grange, Martin Fourcade…and Clément Noël

Pic, the voice of French skiing

A film enhanced by the voice-over entrusted to Franck Piccard which brings to these decades, revisited in 1297 scenes as precise as they are precious, an extra touch of soul. “Placed at the crossroads of this saga, I was apparently the ideal candidate (according to Gilles Chappaz). Thinking of doing a simple reading, with the strength of my writing and its deep conviction, I accepted. His Machiavellian plan was going to take me very far from my comfort zone. A professional would certainly have done this in a jiffy. The images captured me,” confides the Olympic super-G champion, whose performance was unanimous.

To be enjoyed on December 19 on France 3 Alpes at 10:50 p.m. and in the meantime relive the FFS centenary celebration on skichrono.com