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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
I was 1 of 60,000 or so lucky ones to have watched Eddie the Eagle's 90m jump in person. It was fantastic. I was only 9, so maybe a little too young to remember all of the behind the scenes "comedy" in the lead up to the jumps.
For the most part, nearly all of the competitors looked very much the same from our vantage point. All except Eddie, very noticeably landing much shorter than anyone else.
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I saw him as well (was 8 at the time). Was definitely awesome and I also saw Alberto 'la bomba' Tomba cruise down the giant slalom.