His heroic failure back in 1988 remains a part of Britain’s Olympic folklore, and the success of Eddie the Eagle promises to spread the message that hard work and perseverance, even in the ...

Perseverance and determination kept The ... This decision was dubbed the “Eddie the Eagle rule” in hopes of limiting the amount of amateur competitors. “At first I was very upset ...

A legendary Olympian, whose life story was turned into a film, descended on a Billington school for an “inspirational” awards night. Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, a former ski jumper, was the ...

An uplifting new sports biopic is flying overhead, if only barely. “Eddie the Eagle” stars Taron Egerton as British ski jumper Michael “Eddie” Edwards, who landed on the British ski team ...

Discover the incredible journey of Eddie the Eagle, a less-than-athletic Brit who defied the odds to become an Olympic ski jumper and a film icon, portrayed by Taron Egerton alongside Hugh Jackman.

Twenty-six years after he (sort of) took to the air at the Olympics, Michael Edwards soars Franz Lidz A quarter century ago British plasterer-turned-ski jumper Michael Edwards made a name for ...