Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards made history at the 1988 Winter Olympics in more ways than one after soaring into the hearts of a nation. The 62-year-old became the first athlete to ...

Michael “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards became an iconic English ski-jumper in the 1980s and his legacy lives on at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. In 1988, Edwards became the first competitor since 1928 to ...

From a cult hero ski jumper, to African bobsleigh pioneers and more, here are half a dozen unexpected heroes ...

Ski jumper Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards tells his story of how he made the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympic Games less than two years ...

Michael Edwards, famously known as “Eddie the Eagle,” has transitioned from Olympic ski jumper to small-time actor as he expands his repertoire. Edwards, who became Britain’s first Olympic ski jumper ...

Although not as an athlete, drywaller turned inept Olympic ski jumper Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards made a triumphant return to the winter games spotlight this week. Eddie, whose lack of skills helped him ...

GLOUCESTER, England (AP) — Waiting in the wings on opening night of “Beauty and the Beast,” Michael Edwards felt the nerve-wracking jitters he experienced four decades earlier staring through thick ...