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Snowboarder Craig Kelly Remembered

NPR | By Lynn Neary
Published January 22, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Host Lynn Neary talks with Jake Burton, owner of the Burton Snowboard Company about Craig Kelly, a champion snowboarder who was among those killed in an avalanche in British Columbia this week. Kelly was a pioneer snowboarder and four-time world champ. Many consider him the best snowboarder of all time.

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Lynn Neary is an NPR arts correspondent covering books and publishing.
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