guys welcome to the podcast it's going to be a super fun episode with Andy Mill and his son

Nicki and I was able to go up and spend some time with them at their home in Aspen, Colorado and we just had a ball.

We were out casting fly rods out in the grass and in the yard and chatting and gave me a tour of the house

and just have an unbelievable view of the Aspen Ski Area, Aspen Highlands, buttermilk and

snowmass. Just beautiful views there of the Maroon Bells Mountains out of their

windows. A little background on Andy Mill. He was born in Fort Collins and in

the early years he moved with his family to Laramie, Wyoming before relocating to Aspen,

Colorado in the early 60s.

Andy was an accomplished junior racer and made the U.S. ski team in 1971 and 74.

Andy competed at the world championships in Switzerland and for the next seven years when not injured he was America's top downhill racer in the mid-70s

Andy was nicknamed the Wild Hun, which means the wild dog by Europeans for his

gritty style and appearance.

Andy's finest hour was probably in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, where he placed

sixth and downhill, which you're going to hear a story about this, which was won dramatically

by Franz Clammer of Austria.

Mills finished was the best by any American in men's downhill in 24 years.

Following that Olympics in 1976, Andy Mill won the downhill at the U.S. Alpine Championships.

Two years later, he competed in the 1978 World Championships in Garmish, West Germany, and the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid where he was

16th in the downhill.

His racing career ended in January 1981 after a serious crash in a train run in Switzerland.

In 1988, Andy was presented with the U.S. Olympic Spirit Award in recognition

for overcoming adversity in the 1976 Olympic Games where he placed six in the downhill even though injured his lower right leg was so badly bruised from

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