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Olympic Skier Gretchen Fraser

Gretchen Fraser, first American skier to earn an Olympic gold medal.

Aired 02/05/2018 | Rating TV-G

Idaho Experience

Olympic Skier Gretchen Fraser

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Gretchen Fraser, first American skier to earn an Olympic gold medal.

Idaho has historically made a strong showing in the Winter Olympic Games, including skiers Picabo Street and Christin Cooper. But the first American skier to earn an Olympic gold medal was Gretchen Fraser in 1948.

Aired 02/05/2018 | Rating TV-G

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Idaho Experience is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major funding for Idaho Experience provided by the James and Barbara Cimino Foundation, Anne Voillequé and Louise Nelson, Judy and Steve Meyer. Additional funding by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson...

Idaho Experience Series Overview

Preview | 2m 29s | Idaho Experience examines the people, issues, and events that have shaped Idaho. (2m 29s)

Idaho Experience Preview 2

Preview | 30s | Preview of the Idaho Public Television series Idaho Experience. (30s)

Idaho Experience Preview 1

Preview | 1m | A preview of a series examining the people, issues, and events that have shaped Idaho. (1m)

Hy Kloc: Telling My Story

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Clip | 9m 35s | Hy Kloc, the son of Holocaust survivors, tells the story of his family. (9m 35s)

Mount St. Helens Eruption

Clip | 1m 3s | Remembering the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. (1m 3s)

Kinne Kidnapping

Clip | 1m 36s | Idaho’s Lieutenant Governor William Kinne was kidnapped in 1929. (1m 36s)

Idaho’s Clearwater River Log Drive

Clip | 1m 43s | Idaho's Clearwater River log drives began in 1928 and ended in 1971. (1m 43s)

World's First Chairlift

Clip | 1m 1s | The world's first chairlift was in Idaho. (1m 1s)

Perrine Bridge

Clip | 1m 6s | Brief history of Perrine Bridge. (1m 6s)

Olympic Skier Gretchen Fraser

Clip | 1m 1s | Gretchen Fraser, first American skier to earn an Olympic gold medal. (1m 1s)

Idaho's Hell's Belle

Clip | 1m 11s | Who was Idaho's Hell's Belle? (1m 11s)

Idaho's First Serial Killer

Clip | 1m 26s | Who was Idaho's first serial killer? (1m 26s)

Idaho's First Potato King

Clip | 1m 11s | Who was Idaho's first Potato King? (1m 11s)

Borah Peak Earthquake

Clip | 1m 9s | Do you remember the 1983 Borah Peak earthquake? (1m 9s)

Series Overview

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Preview | 3m 30s | A preview of a new series examining the people, issues, and events that have shaped Idaho. (3m 30s)

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Idaho Experience is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV

Major funding for Idaho Experience provided by the James and Barbara Cimino Foundation, Anne Voillequé and Louise Nelson, Judy and Steve Meyer. Additional funding by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson...

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