Talk:Bill Koch (skier)

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How could Bill Koch compete in the 1974 European junior championships? Was the championship open for non-European countries too?

The EAA website states: Europe extends from Portugal to the Urals. Among the medal winners in Riga were to be found a number of talented athletes who were born outside Europe or who are children of non-European parents. Examples are the French from Northern Africa or the Caribbean and for the British from Jamaica. There many of immigrants in many countries and one has got used to it over decades.

(It's worth noting that Iceland competes, as well) Koch is mentioned on various reputable skiing websites, to have competed in 1974 at the event; I don't think this can be disputed. But, being an American (born?) in Vermont, he's not a European, unless he may have been born somewhere else. His parents could perhaps be immigrants. Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 04:22, 16 August 2005 (UTC)