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In the Movie |
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Eddie talks about various girlfriends he had over the years. |
No girlfriends for Eddie, I think he was a nun. :) |
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Eddie is invited to train in Finland with their national squad. |
Does not happen. Eddie does not train with any other ski jumpers.
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The British Ski Association required that Eddie jump at least 71 meters to qualify for the Olympics. It was not a surprise. |
He was required to jump 61 meters. This was told to him after he had assumed he qualified by being the only ski jumper on the British team. |
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Eddie qualified with a 71 meter jump while training in Finland and living at a mental hospital. |
He qualified with a 61 meter jump in Germany.
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Eddie has lots of attention from the press upon his arrival at Calgary due to his competition in Europe and setting British jumping records. |
Eddie doesn't receive much attention until he completes his first jump and hops around in glee in the landing area. |