It may seem almost instinctive for skiers nowadays to adopt the “tuck” position when speeding downhill, but Vuarnet, who died Monday aged 83, helped pioneer the technique more than five […] ...

Skiing champion Jean Vuarnet, who helped pioneer the tuck position for downhill racers but suffered tragedy with the deaths of his wife and son in a doomsday cult murder-suicide, has died.

Olympic skiing champion Jean Vuarnet, who helped pioneer the aerodynamic tuck position for downhill racers has died, the French Olympic Committee announced Monday. He was 83.