{"id":315967,"date":"2026-02-06T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/winter-olympics-icon-eddie-the-eagle-britains-most-unlikely-olympian-on-failure-fame-and-flying\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:00:44","slug":"winter-olympics-icon-eddie-the-eagle-britains-most-unlikely-olympian-on-failure-fame-and-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/winter-olympics-icon-eddie-the-eagle-britains-most-unlikely-olympian-on-failure-fame-and-flying\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympics ICON Eddie the Eagle: Britain\u2019s most unlikely Olympian on failure, fame and flying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4gJNxVpJRuQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Olympics ICON Eddie the Eagle: Britain\u2019s most unlikely Olympian on failure, fame and flying\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4gJNxVpJRuQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As the Winter Olympics opening ceremony gets underway, we sit down with one of Britain\u2019s most iconic Olympians: Eddie \u201cThe Eagle\u201d Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie became a global sensation at the 1988 Winter Olympics after representing Great Britain in ski jumping, despite finishing last and defying every expectation. 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