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Series in which people interview their own parents about their lives.

Meet the Parents: Series 3

Meet the Parents: Series 3: Episode 1: Alain Baxter

Alain Baxter

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Episode 1: Alain Baxter

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Meet the Parents, Series 3, Alain Baxter

Skier Alain Baxter talks to his father about his controversial 2002 Winter Olympics medal.

Scottish skier Alain Baxter talks to his father about his controversial medal success at the 2002 Salt Lake City winter games and how he returned to a hero's welcome in Aviemore.

Scottish Skier Alain Baxter talks to his dad about his controversial medal success at the 2002 Salt Lake City winter games and how he returned to Aviemore to a hero's welcome. Despite never getting his bronze medal back, even after Alain cleared his name, his dad tells him how, in his eyes, he is still the first Britain to win a ski-ing medal in the Olympic games. The two also share stories of ski-ing in the Cairngorms, racing, coaching and ice-hockey.

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