Alpine World Ski Championships 1954

13th Alpine World Ski Championships
Place:	Are ( Sweden )
Start:	February 28, 1954
The End:	March 7, 1954
Competitions:	8th
winner
	Men's	Ladies
Departure	Christian Pravda	Ida creator
Giant slalom	Stone Eriksen	Lucienne Schmith
slalom	Stone Eriksen	Trude Klecker
Alpine combination	Stone Eriksen	Ida creator
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The 13th Alpine World Ski Championships took place from February 28 to March 7, 1954 in Åre , Sweden .

Preliminary remarks

With a very narrow restriction with only eight runners per nation, of which only four were allowed to be used in each competition, there was a different handling than the previously ended Nordic World Cup, in which the Scandinavians had the opportunity to have more than four in their domains to be sent to the start per competition. This was commented accordingly in the previews.

At the time, the Alpine Combination was also very important, which is why the media representatives - and thus the interested public on site or as readers and listeners of this report - their reports of or their interest in the final races (women's slalom, men's downhill) right strongly intertwined with the view of the combination result.

Preview in "Sport Zurich"

In a preview in issue no. 24, page 3 (headline “On Sunday the Alpine World Ski Championships in Are”), “Sport Zürich” initially asks whether (especially in relation to the men's competitions) the term “World Championship” is still used correct, as there was a restriction on the number of participants (with only four athletes per competition) - and this despite the fact that the program had been expanded with the newly introduced combination of three. Although understanding for a limitation was shown, a differentiation should have been made (as with the Nordic ) between combined and specialists. The main sufferers are the Austrians, who with their abundance of top drivers feel the restrictions the most. But the Swiss would also have to make similar thoughts with regard to loading. Approval of three combined and three specialists in each discipline would give the world championships a completely different look.

In a chances calculation, in which the mentioned restrictions had to be taken into account, Christian Pravda was named primarily in the men's area among the ÖSV drivers , who, to be classified as equally strong in the downhill and in the slalom , corresponds to the ideal of a combined. But also the other selected ones, primarily Walter Schuster , Toni Spiss and Othmar Schneider (he only contested races again shortly before the championships, after he had cracked his foot on the occasion of the first snow training) should be the "set of ones", were all favorites - and all calculations of sports director Prof. Fred Rößner would have to be questioned, because he would also have to consider Anderl Molterer as the best driver of the last season, even though the Kitzbühel driver would not have achieved this previous year's form this winter. The young reserve of the 22-year-olds will be supplemented by Ernst Hinterseer , Martin Strolz and Ernst Oberaigner .

The Germans are hoping for "Beni" Benedikt Obermüller , even though he had never competed against the world class this winter because of an appendectomy. The others ( Beppi Schwaiger , Hans-Peter Lanig , Hans Hächer and Willy Klein ) were not considered strong enough to break through the top-class front.

The Swiss lads would certainly not be lost, with the right attitude and if they could run in their best shape they would be able to correct the Nordic's dull impression on Falun . The team leaders Vital Renggli and Arnold Glatthard have a heavy responsibility when it comes to identifying combined and specialists - and it has already been warned that after the World Championships there will be no big "ifs and buts" and it should be said that those who do not start are better off made. Regrettably, Bernhard Perren , who would have been the SSV's greatest trump card, could not be there - he suffered a broken ankle in a fall on the Lauberhorn descent on January 9th.

From the French team, Firmin Mattis seemed to be good for a first-class slalom performance, while Bernard Perret , André Simond , Charles Bozon , Gérard Pasquier and the "old" James Couttet would have chances of winning places.

The Italians would be lost after the resignation of Zeno Colò (he was obviously no longer considered an amateur, which is why he was not eligible to start; an objection he brought to the Italian federation seemed to have been unsuccessful), although the young boys, David and Otto Gluck (possible spelling "luck"?) Should be considered for the future, and Carlo Gartner was the last representative of the old guard.

The US-Americans had emphatically recalled themselves at the Holmenkollen races, although - in addition to Bill Beck and Brook Dodge , who were quite popular in Oslo two years ago - the surprising 17-year-old Holmenkollen downhill winner Wallace Werner appears even stronger.

With the Norwegians, Stein Eriksen can be expected, who (next to the Austrians) has the most chances of winning titles in the three-way combination, in slalom and in giant slalom (note: which has accordingly also been proven). The failure of Guttorm Berge , who broke his leg during training, had a serious impact.

With the Swedes, Olle Dahlman would not be written off; Stig Sollander 's appearance was described as uncertain.

With regard to the women, a three-way battle between Austria, Germany and the USA was predicted, which would do best as teams. Austria quickly had healthy offspring again, and a promising mix of old hands and youngsters will be at the start. Erika Mahringer and Trude Klecker had the necessary experience that Lotte Blattl and Luise Jaretz received the most credit among the younger drivers , without overlooking Regina Schöpf , Rosi Sailer and Thea Hochleitner .
In the case of the Germans, the three-time Oslo medalist Annemarie Buchner must be named first, who could be expected to return to the top at the crucial moment. Above the others there were question marks: Marianne Seltsam seemed to have recovered from her serious accident, so that she was to be expected again. Ossi Reichert had not competed in the German championships due to an ankle injury, in whose absence Evi Lanig had become the combination champion ahead of Buchner.
In the US team, the dark-skinned Katy Rodolph from Colorado had been raised to "number one", and Jeanette Burr would no longer need any recommendations in Europe, although it was doubtful whether both could fully replace an Andrea Mead-Lawrence .
With the French, you have to keep an eye on Lucienne Schmith-Couttet , Marysette Agnel and Odile Aublin , Italy is sending Celina Seghi into the fire again, whose list of successes is still missing a world title. Anna Pélissier and Maria Grazia Marchelli are insecure candidates. The local Sara Thomasson seems to be well disposed with the northerners . The Norwegians would trust Margit Hvammen and Borghild Niskin . The Canadians have their best representatives in Lucille Wheeler and Anne Heggtveit .
Given all this competition, the two Swiss women would have a very difficult time. With Madeleine Berthod the question was how she could withstand the psychological stress, because then she could be expected to achieve good results - and Ida Schöpfer's prospects were judged a little more cautiously.

Opening and closing ceremony

The opening ceremony took place on the evening of February 27th above the venue with the participation of delegations from 21 countries.

On the evening of March 7th, the world championship was officially ended with an impressive celebration at the finish area at the foot of Åreskutan by Prince Bertil , who also held the award ceremony for the women's slalom and combination as well as the men's downhill and combination.
Marc Hodler stated in his closing address, “Sweden may not have seen a medal blessing, but it deserves the greatest medal for the wonderful organization. These world championships have also proven the values ​​that sport has as a means of understanding among peoples ”. The Swedish prince had closed with the words, "I thank the ski elite around the world for their outstanding sporting spirit, which means that we can also expect good companionship in the future".
Then the flags of Sweden, Jämtland and the white FIS banner were brought down, and 17 gunfire from four howitzers were fired. The participating teams marched back to their quarters with their national flags through a thick line of several thousand spectators. All active members and supervisors were given a colorful Swedish hat as a souvenir.

Worth mentioning

• The Swiss Ski Association had only sent two women due to a decision made by the selection committee before the Swiss championships. This hit Frieda Dänzer hard, because shortly afterwards she won the downhill title in Wengen . These measures were taken accordingly by the Swiss media. B. the question “Is there a Danzer case?” Comments. The Swiss delegation headed by Vital Renggli started the trip to Sweden with the 2 women and 8 men and various supervisors on the evening of February 18 from Basel. You had been through intensive training; everyone had ridden an average of 230 km descent with a total difference in altitude of 40,000 m, and the slalom was not neglected. The athletes preferred this type of preparation because it enabled them to catch up on the training deficit that left the early winter.
• For the first time since the World Championships in Mürren in 1931, when there was even a four-fold success for Switzerland in the downhill, a men's podium was again taken by just one nation, this time the Austrian men in the downhill. (Before the war through Germany and the German Reich, the women celebrated triple successes in the slalom in 1937, in the downhill and combined 1938 and in the downhill 1939, here thanks to the "Ostmärker" Helga Gödl .)
• For the time being, the lack of snow presented the organizers with major problems. In addition, a violent south storm had scoured the slopes of Åreskutan that were intended for the races . But the military regiment stationed in the Åre area helped out, first prepared the slope intended for the first competition, the slalom, shoveled the whole slope from snow and also sprinkled salt to solidify the surface. The only point of criticism was the length of the slalom with over 70 goals, because in relation to the rather short descent, considering the combination rating, this was not clever.
• The representatives of the press were able to express great praise for Sunday, February 28, the men's slalom. They had been given seats on a raised platform. There were certain administrative absurdities, but the technical implementation went perfectly. The results were announced and written down very quickly (in hundredths of a second, too), and as soon as the runners had finished the second run, they were already informed about the total time.

Numerous special trains had brought thousands of battle travelers, and there was even an airplane runway on a nearby frozen lake. The number of visitors was estimated at 10,000. In a further consideration in an article beginning on page 11 in column 4 below with the heading “On the edge of the slopes of Are” in “Sport Zurich” No. 27 of March 5, 1954 it was found that despite the commendable organization and also the thousands of spectators cannot conjure up the atmosphere at the edge of the slopes that is felt at the races in the Alps. In addition - also as a response to the criticism of the Nordic newspapers on St. Moritz in 1948, which had written about a "hotel Olympiad" - there was also usury in Åre with regard to hotel prices. The media representatives had to pay their pension on the first day in the press hotel, on which they had received a coupon booklet for three meals a day - and the coupons expired if they were not used (which was the case several times). In addition to the already not low prices, the postal administration had developed the idea that, in addition to the transmission fee, a surcharge of 2 kroner per three minutes for the staff had to be paid at the general telex.

• A balance sheet by “Sport Zürich” No. 29 of March 10, 1954, page 2, shows that 146 journalists, 36 radio reporters and 43 photographers were represented.

Closing balance

The summary for the Swiss women was overwhelming, because with only two starters, the medal yield (2 gold, 3 silver) was extraordinary - and if Berthod had not lost his head in the second slalom run, the title would still have been possible. At this point in time, Schöpfer already knew that the slalom was her last race, because she was about to get married and afterwards only wanted to devote herself to housewife duties.
With regard to the men, the “Arbeiterzeitung Wien” (edition of March 9, 1954, page 8, in the article with the heading “Triple victory on the last day”) reported that the Austrians had been beaten below their value for the time being, some runners exceeded their top form training had started too early - the grueling battles in the world championship squad had strained the drivers' nerves. In addition, the strength of the ÖSV riders does not lie in having a world-class rider, there are twelve runners, each of whom was strong enough to start in Åre. Alpine skiing has fallen into the same direction as football and other professional sports. To be world class, a runner has to sacrifice six months for training and racing - and behind this hunt for sporting success is often the hunt for completely different things.
Arno Glatthard, one of the people in charge of the Swiss team, emphasized that Ida Schöpfer's ten years of racing experience were also noticeable. Regarding the men, he was relatively satisfied. More was to be expected in the slalom, but this fierce competition showed that the SSV runners are among the best in the world. It has also been proven that the preparations were correct, as can be seen from the example of the Austrians who had previously traveled too much. Stein Eriksen is also an example that only the right dose of international races is promising, but the Norwegian is not unbeatable either. The right atmosphere only set in on the last day - and it must be ensured for the future that world championships take place in places whose slopes are absolutely snow-sure.
Several unlucky fellows were also mentioned, according to Walter Schuster, who was absent due to injury in both 1948 and 1950 and this time retired before the descent on which he had focused (after having seen the two previous races as a spectator). And the German Hans Hächer, who would not have been selected at all, would not have collected the necessary money for his community in Schleching - and who now had to be taken to the Östersund hospital due to the training crash.
It was rated negatively that everything was far too tight, there were hardly any alternatives - everyone was constantly meeting and one could only talk about skiing - this led to tension and a feeling of feeling locked in and isolated. And from the point of view of the media representatives, the mentality of the hotel industry was also questionable. Nobody had to go hungry, but they made "big money", they felt they were objects of financial exploitation, for example by charging the price of a double room for a room rented by a large news agency for a telex (and in order to rule out any mistake, a meal coupon book was also given for this room).

Men

Departure

space	country	athlete	time
1	AUT	Christian Pravda	1: 59.6 min
2	AUT	Martin Strolz	2: 01.8 min
3	AUT	Ernst Oberaigner	2: 02.4 min
4th	FRA	André Simond	2: 02.9 min
5	FRA	Charles Bozon	2: 03.1 min
	SUI	Hans Forrer	2: 03.1 min

World Champion 1952: Zeno Colò (ITA)
Date : March 7th, 1954, 1 p.m.
Length: 3200 m, difference in altitude: 810 m
At the start there were 60 runners, 54 of them finished.
Other important places or best in their countries:
7. Georges Schneider (SUI) 2: 04.6; 8. Stein Eriksen (NOR) 2: 04.7; 9. Stig Sollander (SWE) 2: 05.7; 10. ex aequo Brooks Dodge (USA) & & Andrzej Gąsienica Roj (POL) 2: 06.2; 12. Gino Burrini (ITA) 2: 06.5; 13. Carlo Gartner (ITA) 2: 06.8; 14. ex aequo Sepp Behr & Willy Klein (both FRG) 2: 07.4; 16. André Bonvin (SUI) 2: 08.1; 17. Anton Fučík (ČSR) 2: 10.4; 20. James Couttet (FRA) 2: 11.1; 22. Art Tommy (CAN) 2: 12.8; 23. John Fredriksson (SWE) 2: 13.2; 25. Hans-Peter Lanig (FRG) 2: 15.3; 26. Karl Suss (GDR) 2: 15.6; 29. Pennti Alonen (FIN) 2: 17.4; 31. Rochus Wagner (GDR) 2: 18.2; 32. Bruno Burrini (ITA) 2: 18.3; 34. Anderl Molterer (AUT) 2: 20.1; 35. ex aequo Beppi Schwaiger (FRG) & Haukur Sigurðsson (ISL) 2: 21.8; 37. Saito Mitsugu (JAP) 2: 22.7; 40. Heinz Schmiedel (GDR) 2: 27.6; 44. George Critiloveanu (ROU) 2: 31.1; 49. Ernie McCullough (CAN) 2: 33.9; 51. Luis de Ridder (ARG) 2: 36.8; 53. Paride Miliant (ITA) 2: 39.5; 54. and last: Ibrahim Geagea (LIB) 2: 40.8

Abandoned u. a .: René Rey (SUI), François Bonlieu (FRA)

The route was opened on February 26th. Austria's Christian Pravda soon seemed to have found an abbreviation for what FIS official Dr. Otto Menardi had been observed. He therefore had another gate set at a certain point - and Pravda, who in turn drove his line, then touched this pole, falling and causing a bump on his forehead.

Since the downhill was the final competition on the program, the combination was also a big issue (as was the case with the women's slalom as its last race). This initial situation is described in more detail in the section on combinations.

The weather (bright blue sky, blinding sunshine) and the crowds ensured that this last race was the highlight of the entire event. With the triple victory, the Austrians crowned the world championship with a performance corresponding to their reputation and ability and had rehabilitated themselves for the defeats, Eriksen's combined title they had not been able to prevent; the Norwegian did not have to risk everything, he even fell, but it was enough because his most dangerous competitors, Bonlieu and Molterer, had also fallen.

The route was technically difficult, but (as noted elsewhere) too short. It was paradoxical to find a four-minute descent on the Lauberhorn before and now to choose the world champion on a two-minute course. Here condition and stamina were not tested enough.

The media representatives were informed one day before the race by Dr. Menardi has been allowed to drive the route once from start to finish. They found out that a downhill race had to be held in an unsuitable terrain, even though the organizers had tried hard to ensure optimal conditions. [For that time, what was to be experienced on the descent - according to original quotes from “Sport Zürich” (see source reference) - was not far from a “circus performance. Bale of straw protective walls, developed curves and crash helmets on the heads of the racing drivers are, in our opinion, an alarming sign of the degeneration of skiing…. "]

During training on March 5th, in which Hans Forrer , André Bonvin and François Bonlieu had made the best impressions, there had been several serious falls: Hans Hächer (FRG) broke a vertebra, Ralph Miller (USA) injured his ankle - Walter Schuster broke two ribs among the Austrians ( Ernst Oberaigner was nominated for him ), while Martin Strolz broke only one ski.

Extremely difficult conditions prevailed during the final training, especially in the middle section, where the steep slope was, there was thick fog. Pravda was the only one who drove down the route twice. (Source: please see footnote on the approval of the Pravda protest in the article about the slalom).

Martin Strolz with No. 4 set a new best time, although his driving style seemed restrained. In the lower part of the route it was a second faster than the Pravda, which started a little later; it had been a risk that came up and down for him.

James Couttet fell, slipped, but passed the control gate correctly. Dodge and McCullough were equidistant. Bozon and Molterer followed; The latter fell twice, initially in the upper part of the route it had lifted him and he landed on an opposite slope, on the finish slope it caught him again. Bonlieu showed a safe ride, but then was forced to give up after breaking ties. Simond was followed by the first SSV runner, Hans Forrer, who stood reassuringly secure and cleared the gates. Eriksen obviously wasn't risking much. US runner Ralph Miller had a sensational interim best time, but after an edge error he was thrown from the piste (final ranking: 48th place with 2: 33.6). René Rey looked determined, his main goal was to improve the combination, but then he fell, fell into the straw bales and gave up.

Pravda drove a smart race, risking everything in the upper part of the track, but drove a little more cautiously on the finish slope, which had been the undoing of many runners. It was immediately clear to everyone that he would be the world champion, he literally played with the difficulties.

Bonvin lost control of his skis after the first goal and couldn't prevent a fall. Oberaigner and Georges Schneider made a good and confident impression.

The conclusion was that the Austrian downhill riders had come up with an impressive demonstration of their strength and that France could look forward to two honorable places. From the SSV's point of view, Forrer's fifth place was not quite the expected result, he had the second best intermediate time (with Simond), but in the end his skis were not as fast as the Austrians. Georges Schneider's honorable placement was not to be expected without further ado, on the other hand, Rey and Bonvin were overthrown in decisive phases when they still had the prospect of a place of honor. In addition, the association was unable to use three proven downhill riders due to injuries (Perren, Rubi and Julen).

Both Eriksen and Sollander should have kept an eye on the combination, the German team had done better (probably overall) than was reflected in the results; the Pole Gąsienica was a surprise.

Giant slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	NOR	Stone Eriksen	1: 52.5 min
2	FRA	François Bonlieu	1: 53.7 min
3	AUT	Andreas Molterer	1: 54.0 min
4th	AUT	Othmar Schneider	1: 55.7 min
	SUI	René Rey	1: 55.7 min
6th	SUI	Georges Schneider	1: 55.8 min

World Champion 1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR)
Date : March 3, 1954
Length: 2000 m, difference in altitude: 510 m; Goals: 51 - Course setter Einar Bergsland (NOR)
Of the 70 registered runners, 65 were at the start, of which 58 crossed the finish line.
Other important places or best in their countries:
7. Stig Sollander (SWE) 1: 56.0; 8. James Couttet (FRA) 1: 56.4; 9. Toni Spiss (AUT) 1: 56.5; 10. Sigurd Rokne (NOR) 1: 56.6; 11. Fernand Grosjean (SUI) 1: 57.3; 12. ex aequo Ernie McCullough (CAN) & Brooke Dodge (USA) 1: 57.6; 14. Christian Pravda (AUT) 1: 58.0 (after a fall); 16. ex aequo Gino Burrini (ITA) & Guy de Huertas (FRA) 1: 58.6; 18. Sepp Behr (FRG) 1: 58.9; 23 Jan Gąsienica Ciaptak (POL) 2: 00.5; 24. Carlo Gartner (ITA) 2: 00.6; 26. Benedikt Obermüller (FRG) 2: 01.2; 28. Paride Miliant (ITA) 2: 01.4; 29. Bruno Burrini (ITA) 2: 01.8; 30. Pennti Alonen (FIN) 2: 02.2; 33. Hans Hächer (FRG) 2: 03.6; 34. Jaroslav Bogdalek (ČSR) 2: 04.2; 37. Gheorghe Hristoloveanu (ROU) 2: 05.8; 40. Hirotari Mohara (JAP) 2: 06.9; 46. Rochus Wagner (GDR) 2: 10.6; 50. Heinz Schmiedel (GDR) 2: 17.4; 51. Ibrahim Geagea (LIB) 2: 19.9; 54. Steinthor Jakobsson (ISL) 2: 21.7; 55. Karl Suss (GDR) 2: 22.0; 56. István Baróthi (HUN) 2: 22.8; 57. Heinning Olsen (DEN) 2: 44.7; 58th and last Sandor Mazány (HUN) 3: 24.0

It was driven on the same route as the women's downhill run. Stein Eriksen proved his top form again - his starting number. 1 had been viewed by experts as a disadvantage, but he seemed to be happy to draw his own line on the pristine slope, which he succeeded in doing very well as he was ahead with a reasonably clear lead. His tactic of driving a little more carefully on the treacherous steep slope and then accelerating afterwards proved its worth. He was the only one to use skis with a length of 2.20 m (the others used shorter ones). The Norwegian was of the opinion that this measure brought him two to three tenths of a second.

Above all the Austrians, who had got into a slight crisis of confidence after the slalom, could not call up the performance shown before the World Championships again; each of the quartet made mistakes. Pravda, already overly nervous before the start, went straight to the point, he easily fell twice. Molterer was faster than Eriksen at the top, but couldn't keep up afterwards. Von Spiss, who had fallen back twice, managed to catch himself but lost valuable time, was told that he had started with an injured ankle and had received injections. Othmar Schneider had jammed in front of the cannon barrel. In any case, the Austrian press presented all the arguments put forward by the runners and supervisors (including the unfavorable order of the competitions and bad luck) as excuses.

The big surprise was the not quite 17-year-old Frenchman François Bonlieu, who drove cheekily and carefree - like Molterer, he was initially faster than the eventual winner. His greatest success was the slalom victory in the "Coupe Emile Allais" in 1953 - and with the 8th place in the downhill he had achieved the third combined place. His compatriots described him as the greatest talent that French skiing had ever produced, he tried out all possible positions on the slope, was a natural of unusual talent.

The Swiss performance was also extremely positive, with René Rey in particular surprising. He had only been in the second starting group, and with the number 37 he had also received one of the last in this category. In addition, it was questionable whether he could even start, because he fell headlong during downhill training on March 2nd and suffered a concussion. Probably more would have been possible for him with a number below 20, where he wouldn't have had the somewhat battered slope. In the rest of the starting order, Fernand Grosjean drove calmly, but probably too calmly. Georges Schneider was hardly inferior to the best, perhaps he lacked the ultimate will to fight. Martin Julen had started promisingly, but missed a goal and was eliminated.

Wallace Werner was absent from the USA, while the Canadian McCullough sold well. The Italians and the Germans again delivered very modest results, although the convalescent Obermüller spared himself a little; the time of the unmistakably talented Lanig was sure to come.

slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	NOR	Stone Eriksen	2: 20.06 min
2	FRG	Benedikt Obermüller	2: 25.83 min
3	AUT	Toni Spiss	2: 26.73 min
4th	AUT	Christian Pravda	2: 26.89 min
5	AUT	Andreas Molterer	2: 27.02 min
6th	FRA	François Bonlieu	2: 28.48 min

World Champion 1952: Othmar Schneider (AUT)
Date : February 28, 1954
Length: 700 m, difference in altitude: 210 m
Gates: 72 (1st run) / 76 (2nd run)
67 runners started, 59 of them finished .

Duration distribution of the top six:
Stein Eriksen 73.69 / 66.37; Benedikt Obermüller 76.68 / 69.15; Toni Spiss 75.01 / 71.72; Christian Pravda 75.50 / 71.39; Andreas Molterer 77.37 / 69.65; François Bonlieu 77.58 / 70.90
Other important places or best of their countries (times in seconds):
NOTE: Pravda is named again in the first result as provisionally thirteenth, but without influencing the further order, the complete accuracy of which cannot be verified , as there were subsequent disqualifications and time penalties.
7. Stig Sollander (SWE) 148.95 77.47 / 71.48; 8. Bernard Perrat (FRA) 149.01 77.63 / 71.38; 9. Brooks Dodge (USA) 149.69 78.55 / 71.14; 10. Olle Dalman (SWE) 149.83 75.97 / 73.86; 11. James Couttet (FRA) 149.95; 12. Firmin Mattis (FRA) 151.31; 13. René Rey (SUI) 151.66; 13. Christian Pravda (AUT) 151.89 ; 14. Martin Julen (SUI) 152.33; Jan 15 Gąsienica Ciaptak (POL) 153.62; 16. Wallace Werner (USA) 153.76; 18. Otto Gluck (ITA) 155.16; 20. Sepp Behr (FRG) 158.36; 21. Jozef Krašula (ČSR) 158.83; 22. Mohara Hirotaro (JAP) 160.10; 23. Pennti Alonen (FIN) 160.28; 38. Ernst Hinterseer (AUT) 173.45 (second best time in the second run behind Eriksen).
FIRST PASS result: 1. Eriksen 73.69; 2. Spiss 75.01; 3. Pravda 75.50; 4. Dalman 75.97; 5. Obermüller 76.68; 6. Molterer 77.37; 7. Sollander 77.47; 8. Bonlieu 77.59; 9. B. Perret 77.63; 10. Julen 78.36; 11. Mattis 78.37: 12. Dodge 78.51; 13. Couttet 78.71

From the course setters, Karl Molitor had very cleverly set out 72 gates, including start and finish, adapted to the terrain and chosen a fluid form. Dr. Otto Menardi (also chairman of the downhill and slalom committee of the FIS) had a somewhat shorter course available, with his 76 goals he had to deal with a lot more verticals, and he also planted a few insidious hairpins in the slope. But this was a route and course that the Austrians had wished for, according to the motto the harder the better . During the first run there was sunshine, in the second at 10 degrees it started to snow slightly.

Toni Spiss had started in the starting order, Eriksen had number 2 - and the regulations at that time provided for the same order for the second run.
The summary of the slalom was that the best had won, because Stein Eriksen (with two fastest times) had 5.77 seconds ahead of the runner-up. He presented himself in top form, put everything on one card in both runs from the first to the last goal and crowned his brilliant performance with a second run full of race - and you had to admit that even if the best Austrians had not crashed in the crucial moments, nothing had to order against him. He was once again special in this world class field . However, there were allegations on the part of the US federation that the Norwegian had violated the amateur regulations by selling skis from his sports shop in the US through an advertising campaign, to which Eriksen replied that he had instructed his US agency to do the art to refrain from advertising, otherwise he had the right to use his name as a trademark on the skis he produced (he ran a sports shop with his brother in Oslo) - and he had informed the FIS, from whose side it had been indicated that the US protest will be put on hold.

The Swiss even had eliminations in five races between six drivers, with Fernand Grosjean and Fred Ruby eliminated. The draw brought joy and sorrow for the quartet, because Georges Schneider and Martin Julen were lucky with the numbers 3 and 11, while Louis-Charles Perret and Rene Rey with the second and third from the bottom of the second starting group were quite disadvantaged.

Astonishingly, Olympic champion Othmar Schneider was not called up for the Austrians (he was only a forerunner, whereby he proved that he had hardly lost anything of his skills). Even after the first run, the gap between Spiss and Pravda, who were second and third behind Eriksen, was quite large. Hinterseer was further up and then crashed again (and then it was of little use to him to drive the second time in the second run - it was almost the same as Aspen in 1950, when Pravda, who had crashed in the first run, even set the fastest time in the second) , Molterer drove inhibited. In the second run, Spiss and Pravda had to risk everything, which they did, but paid for with a fall (when Eriksen started right after Spiss, he didn't know anything about his fate) - and that the two Austrians still finished third and fourth (although it was At Pravda there were discussions about a goal mistake and the 5-second time penalty, which was withdrawn days later; according to the gate judge, he got a pole between his legs), clearly showed that the class differences in this field were quite large. For the time being, the jury had rejected the protest, whereupon Prof. Rößner brought a protest to the FIS. With regard to the evidence, the ÖSV had collected images, but the FIS also issued a call to all cameramen to provide all available films or photos. Although it was then said that the film passed on to the FIS did not provide any evidence that Pravda had passed the gate in question correctly, the protest was accepted, with the 5 penalty seconds being deleted, Pravda not only back to fourth place in the slalom front but his medal chances increased in the combination.

Pravda had also given an interview to United Press, which the Austrian media described as unwise , because he complained about the strong wind and saw in winner Eriksen a runner who had previously had little success in the races in Central Europe has been.

Beni Obermüller exceeded expectations, because after his longer compulsory break he was not trusted to achieve second place, and with a dogged but safe drive he advanced from 5th to silver.

The French team pleasantly surprised with all the drivers in the first dozen. The top places for the two Swedes Dalman and Sollander were not entirely unexpected, with Dalman with No. 22 having been cheered frenetically to fourth by the home crowd in the first run when the slope had already deteriorated.
The Swiss with only 13th and 14th place (Rey and Julen) experienced a heavy defeat, it was hard to remember that this had been the case in an international race in recent years. In professional circles they were considered one of the favorites, and Georges Schneider had shown excellent form again this winter. In the first run he fell, achieved 88.03 seconds, in the second he underlined his ability with the third time (69.10), that was 20th place (later the news came that he had been disqualified). Martin Julen hadn't developed properly, and there wasn't the usual vigor behind his actions. The high starting numbers of the other two were too big an obstacle to be able to intervene effectively in the top meeting; Rey was trying to be slow, Perret fell on the first run in the same place as Georges Schneider. Ultimately he received, along with u. a. Hinterseer and the later pardoned Pravda, a 5-second penalty , so that he was thrown back from 19th place with 155.40 (83.43 / 71.97) to 24th place.

combination

space	country	athlete	Points
1	NOR	Stone Eriksen	4.08
2	AUT	Christian Pravda	6.96
3	SWE	Stig Sollander	11.28
4th	United States	Brooks Dodge	13.23
5	FRA	James Couttet	16.32
6th	FRG	Sepp Behr	18.81

No World Championship 1952
There were 68 runners at the start, 27 of them classified. The positions were determined using a point system based on the results of the downhill, giant slalom and slalom.
Other important places or best in their countries:
7th Anderl Molterer (AUT) 20:51; 8 Jan Gąsienica Ciaptak (POL) 21.25; 9. Sigurd Rokne (NOR) 22:58; 10: Andrzej Gąsienica Roj (POL) 22.86; 11. Art Tommy (CAN) 25.67; 14. Gino Burrini (ITA) 27.88; 15. Pennti Alonen (FIN) 30.05; 16. Rochus Wagner (GDR) 38.88; 17. Hirotaro Mohara (JAP) 41.67; 19. Daniel Šlachta (ČSR) 42.54; 21. Karl Suss (GDR) 44.18; 22. Ernie McCullough (CAN) 51.00; 23. Nicolae Pandrea (ROU) 51.33; 25. Heinz Schmiedel (GDR) 57.51; 27. and last Ibrahim Geagea (LIB) 76.29.

After the first two races, there was an intermediate classification for the combination, in which the two-time winner Eriksen led with zero points ahead of Molterer (4.07), Bonlieu (4.49) and Spiß (5.78). René Rey was on rank 7 (7.34), Obermüller on 9 (8.85) and Pravda (with the slalom result not yet corrected) in 13th place with 9.12 points. The Swiss team was only on René in this decision Rey, because the other two, who were also used in combination, were not classified due to their failures (Georges Schneider in the slalom, Julen in the giant slalom).

Women

Departure

space	country	athlete	time
1	SUI	Ida creator	1: 29.2 min
2	AUT	Trude Klecker	1: 29.3 min
3	FRA	Lucienne Schmith-Couttet	1: 29.5 min
4th	United States	Jannette Burr	1: 30.5 min
5	AUT	Luise Jaretz	1: 31.4 min
	SUI	Madeleine Berthod	1: 31.4 min

World Champion 1952: Trude Jochum-Beiser (AUT) (international career ended)
Date : March 1st, 1954
Length: 2000 m, difference in altitude: 510 m; Goals: 24
Other important places or best in their countries:
7. Lucille Wheeler (CAN) 1: 32.6; 8. Borghild Niskin (NOR) 1: 32.8; 9. Anne Heggtveit (CAN) 1: 33.1; 10. ex aequo Katy Rodolph (USA) & Margareta Jakobsson-Olsson (SWE) 1: 33.2; 12. Erika Mahringer (AUT) 1: 33.3; 13. Anna Pélissier (ITA) 1: 34.5; 14. ex aequo Annemarie Buchner -Fischer and Ossi Reichert (both FRG) 1: 35.1; 17. Ludmila Bajerová (ČSR) 1: 36.0; 18. Sara Thomasson (SWE) 1: 36.1; 21. Evi Lanig (FRG) 1: 37.7; 23. Celina Seghi (ITA) 1: 38.9; 29. Maria Kowalska (POL) 1: 50.0; 30. Károlyné Kóvári (HUN) 1: 50.1; 36th and last: Sigrid Eiselt (GDR) 2: 12.2 - Fall: Thea Hochleitner (AUT)
There were 38 runners at the start, 36 of them finished.

The race started at 1 p.m. (according to "Sport-Zürich" the length of the route was given as 1,700 m, according to "Arbeiterzeitung Wien" as 2,000 m), and the Swiss newspaper reported 41 runners, although Marianne Seltsam had not started because she had felt an old injury again). No. 1 was the Swede Ingrid Endlund , already the second runner, Luise Jaretz was 4 seconds faster.
The supervisors reported that Ida Schöpfer had shown herself in good shape in the on-site training sessions, which is why she could be trusted to win the title - the media representatives were not present during these training sessions, the previously shown performances in which she was had no longer had any self-confidence at all, and now this change was extraordinarily surprising. The victory of Entlebucher, who entered the race with No. 10, was no coincidence, she had been prepared under the skilful influence of the supervisors and had initially received a few new skis that gave her the joy of skiing again. The route was technically extremely difficult, the so-called cannon barrel in the upper part of the route was considered to be the key point - it was said that one had to drive a little more carefully, but Schöpfer did not stick to it. It looked like she was going to fall at any moment, and the time measurements made there proved that the decision was made there - she needed 30 seconds, Jeanette Burr as second fastest 33 seconds, the next followed with minimal differences, curiously, Jaretz and Madeleine had Berthod at this point with 34 seconds the same time (and also then at the finish). Trude Klecker was 9th of this stop with 35 seconds, at the finish the two were separated by only a tenth of a second. Schöpfers driving style was described as broad and she had taken steps - but the important thing was that she was fast. Klecker had been extraordinarily fast up to this cannon barrel , but there it was driven off and stood for a moment across the slope. For Mahringer (No. 19), rank 12 was rather disappointing, although she was on the road without any verifiable errors, but she had lost too much speed at every critical point. Also Annemarie Buchner made it as Mahringer: Nice, but too slow. Before that, Ossi Reichert had taken too little risk (the two DSV runners had the same finishing time). Jaretz drove safely and calmly, her fifth place was a positive surprise. Regarding Madeleine Berthod, the report of a disqualification was initially in the room, although the runner herself had informed the Swiss reporters, saying that she had lost control of a ski on the first steep slope and therefore damaged a control gate. Apparently this mistake was less serious than she thought it would be. Thea Hochleitner (No. 28) fell on the steep slope, slipped headlong into the spectators - and since she had missed many goals, it was pointless to continue the journey. Before that, Marysette Agnel, who started with No. 9 (also head first), landed between some birch trees, but was able to continue her journey, albeit in a hopeless position. Celina Seghi's drive was probably too cautious, she braced too much.
One of the findings of the race was that it was dominated by those runners who had determinedly aimed for victory. Anyone who had thoughts of the combination was at a loss.
In the first interviews, the winner said, “She put everything on one card”, silver winner Klecker said that “Car number 13 was her lucky number again, because in her first big race in Austria she beat the aces with this number; however, the mistake cost her a second ”. The German supervisor Engelbert Haider could not explain Buchner's deficit - she drove so brilliantly in the training sessions. A French official criticized the fact that the route was not worthy of the World Cup because of its shortness.

Giant slalom

space	country	athlete	time
1	FRA	Lucienne Schmith-Couttet	1: 38.9 min
2	SUI	Madeleine Berthod	1: 39.7 min
3	United States	Jannette Burr	1: 41.7 min
4th	FRG	Annemarie Buchner	1: 42.1 min
5	AUT	Luise Jaretz	1: 42.7 min
6th	FRA	Paule Erny-Peauger	1: 42.9 min

1952 World Champion: Andrea Mead-Lawrence (USA)
Date : March 4, 1954
Reskutan Piste; Goals: 45; Course setter Hasse Hansson (SWE); approx. minus 10 degrees Celsius - 2,000 spectators
Length: 1300 m, difference in altitude: 300 m; Goals: 45
40 runners started, 38 of them finished.
Other important places or best in their countries:
7. Erika Mahringer 1: 43.6; 8. ex aequo Ossi Reichert (FRG) & Ida Schöpfer (SUI) & Suzanne Thiollière (FRA) 1: 43.8; 13. Sara Thomasson (SWE) 1: 44.3; 14. Marianne Seltsam (FRG) 1: 45.0; 15. Anna Pélissier (ITA) 1: 45.4; 16. Margit Hvammen (NOR) 1.45.5; 18. Lucille Wheeler (CAN) 1: 47.5; 21. Celina Seghi (ITA) 1: 49.6; 22. Evi Lanig (FRG) 1: 49.7; 23. Maria Kowalska (POL) 1: 50.8; 25. Eva Malá (ČSR) 1: 51.1; 27. Trude Klecker (AUT) 1: 52.2 (after falling); 29. Marysette Agnel (FRA) 1: 52.5; 31. Anne Heggtveit (CAN) 1: 53.2; 36. Maria Grazia Marchelli (ITA) 1: 54.8; 37. Gretl Grune (GDR) 1: 58.7; 38th and last Sigrid Eiselt (GDR) 2: 04.8 - disqualification (after falling and missing a goal): Lotte Blattl (AUT)

A completely new route had been selected, but there weren't many options left open to the signing out, so the course was more like a slalom and preferred the technicians. The organization at the provisional destination worked perfectly, because the intermediate times were also transmitted. There was gritty snow on the piste, which made considerable demands on both the drivers and the wax specialists - Ossi Reichert may have used the wrong wax can. In addition, some drivers complained of poor visibility: After the day had started with a few sunbursts, the cloud cover was closed again at the start time, wafts of mist moved over the groups of hills and it began to snow slightly. Of the well-known drivers, only Celina Seghi did not wear glasses. Otherwise, the slope was perfectly groomed, so that even runners with higher numbers found perfect conditions.
The race was opened by the Italian Anna Pélissier, followed by Lotte Blattl, who crashed twice (and was disqualified after the race was over for missing a goal). Schmith-Couttet with No. 3 was 20 seconds faster than the Austrian. At this point it was already clear that the Frenchwoman, already third on the downhill, was the one to beat. Marysette Agnel and Anne Heggtveit spoiled their initially good chances by falling, Lucille Wheeler did not fall, but she was too slow. The first Swiss woman came with no. 7 Madeleine Berthod , who achieved the second best time at that time in her well-known powerful style in 1: 39.7. An analysis showed that for the time being she was clearly ahead of Schmith-Couttet (36.2 versus 38.4 seconds), but then on the finish slope she caught the goals from the wrong side.
Jannette Burr (No. 9) impressed with her elegance and moved up to 3rd place.
Ida Schöpfer (as in the descent with No. 10) apparently drove more cautiously, considering the combination. Trude Klecker (No. 12) missed any chances with two falls. The third Austrian, Jaretz (No. 13) performed satisfactorily, but she had too much lateral position to the slope in the upper part of each goal, so her skating steps in the flatter area were of little use to make up for what she had missed. Mahringer drove exceptionally well, only swung too far - and after her 1: 43.6 it became clear that there were no medals for the ÖSV women, and there was a crisis in the team. The German team did better, but there were still a few wishes unanswered - although Evi Lanig's result was also due to her high starting number. With the Italians only Pélissier had convinced, Seghi disappointed, Maria Grazia Marchelli failed.

slalom

space	country	athlete	Points
1	AUT	Trude Klecker	2: 01.93 min
2	SUI	Ida creator	2: 03.03 min
3	SWE	Sara Thomasson	2: 03.71 min
4th	AUT	Regina Schöpf	2: 03.76 min
5	NOR	Margit Hvammen	2: 04.71 min
6th	FRG	Ossi Reichert	2: 04.73 min

World Champion 1952: Andrea Mead-Lawrence (USA)
Date : March 6, 1954
Length: 465 m, difference in altitude: 155 m; Goals: 1st run 40 (course setter Hasse Hansson , SWE); 2. Run 39 (course setter Toni Seelos , AUT)
There were 38 runners at the start, 34 of them finished
the top six times:
Trude Klecker 61.32 / 60.61; Ida creator 62.66 / 60.37; Sara Thomasson 62.10 / 61.61; Regina Schöpf 63.48 / 60.28; Margit Hvammen 63.16 / 61.55; Ossi Reichert 63.50 / 61.23
Other important places or best in their countries (times in seconds):
7. Anne Heggtveit (CAN) 125.43 - 62.21 / 63.22; 8. Erika Mahringer (AUT) 125.45 - 64.19 / 61.26; 9. Celina Seghi (ITA) 125.58-63.85 / 61.68; 10. Katy Rodolph (USA) 126.34; 11. Borghild Niskin (NOR) 126.80; 12. Marysette Agnel (FRA) 126.97; 14. Evi Lanig (FRG) 129.56; 16. Madeleine Berthod (SUI) 132.34; 17. Annemarie Buchner (FRG) 132.29; 19. Maria Grazia Marchelli (ITA) 134.29; 20. Eva Malá (ČSR) 134.50; 21. Maria Kowalska (POL) 134.99; 23. Marianne Seltsam (FRG) 138.20; 24. ex aequo Jannette Burr (USA) & Lucienne Schmith-Couttet (FRA) 138.88; 26. Károlyné Kóváry (HUN) 140.50; 28. Paula Erny-Peauger (FRA) 141.09; 30. Luise Jaretz (AUT) 148.04 (fell in every round); 32. Sigrid Eiselt (GDR) 156.94; 34th and last Jakobina Jakobsdotir (ISL) 181,27

Result FIRST PASS: 1st blot 61,32; 2. Madeleine Berthod 61.89; 3. Thomasson 62.10; 4. Heggtveit 62.21; 5th Creator 62,66; 6. Hvammen 63.16; 7. Schöpf 63.48; 8. Reichert 63.50; 12. Mahringer 64.19

The slalom, which was held on the same slope as the men's, was also characterized by the combination, in which Schmith-Couttet with 0.64 points ahead of Schöpfer (4.20), Berthod (5.37) Burr ( 6.02), Jaretz (7.94), Klecker (11.20) and Mahringer (12.79).

Hansson's course had some poisonous spots, while Seelos's was more fluid and set faster.

Margit Hvammen opened with 63.12, Klecker was already clearly ahead in 61.32. Buchner buried her chances with a fall on the top part of the track.

After the two well-driven Schöpf and Heggtveit, Berthod was the first female SSV driver. It went all out and with a reassuring certainty brought the absolutely second-best running time. Marianne Strange appeared calm but temperamental. Creator surprised with one of the best times. Burr lost her chances with a fall in the top part, Jaretz seemed abandoned by all good spirits. Erny-Peauger and Mahringer also did too little. At number 20 came Schmitt-Couttet, who seemed unwilling to be guided by tactical considerations, but after just a few goals the disaster had happened - fall, slipped far. Thomasson's third period caused quite a surprise.

The intermediate ranking in the combination was practically turned on its head, there was a double lead for Switzerland by Berthod and Schöpfer.
After Hvammen's run, Klecker had (as it turned out) enough time for the title. She drove a little more cautiously, pulled harder, but was still fast - it was more a question of her nerves, but they held out. For a long time she did not allow herself to be congratulated, and when the congratulatory tour began, with the Lower Austrian relieved of tension, her behavior was more like a funeral mood.

Buchner now showed her true skills, Schöpf (as a Seelos student) achieved one of the most beautiful rides in 60.28 seconds. Berthod wanted more than just the combination win, fell, lost 15 seconds, which gave her a chance. After Strangely fell, Ida Schöpfer was interested, but she wasn't on safety either. Her strong run brought her not only the world championship title in the combination but also slalom silver, which silenced any discussions. Reichert and Seghi (she had been seized by the daredevil youth again) and Mahringer also improved, - Schmitt-Couttet was able to make up 10 seconds over Berthod.

The mood among the Austrians had jumped up with three runners in the first ten, but the slalom surprises were probably Schöpfer and Thomasson. Ann Heggtveit and Margit Hvammen confirmed that they belong to the international top class, the German girls did not fight particularly happily, whereby Reichert came in 6th place. Seghi had nothing to order against the best, but celebrated a respectable success.

combination

space	country	athlete	Points
1	SUI	Ida creator	4.75
2	SUI	Madeleine Berthod	8.20
3	FRA	Lucienne Schmith-Couttet	8.57
4th	AUT	Erika Mahringer	10.14
5	United States	Katy Rodolph	10.75
6th	AUT	Trude Klecker	11.50

The 1952 World Cup will not be held

There were 40 runners at the start, 29 of them classified. The positions were determined from the results of the downhill, giant slalom and slalom using a points system:

Other important places or best in their countries:
7. Ossi Reichert (FRG) 11.90; 8. Borghild Niskin (NOR) 12.03; 9. Jeanette Burr (USA) 12.45; 10. Sara Thomasson (SWE) 12.89; 12. Annemarie Buchner (FRG) 14.23; 13. Anna Pélessier (ITA) 17.78; 14. Anne Heggtveit (CAN) 18.17; 15. Luise Jaretz (AUT) 18.67; 16. Celina Seghi (ITA) 21.21; 17. Evi Lanig (FRG) 22.14; 20. Maria Grazia Marchelli (ITA) 28.59; 21. Ludmila Bajerová (ČSR) 29.24; 25. Maria Kowalska (POL) 38.95; 26. Karólyné Kóvári (HUN) 43.69; 29th and last Sigrid Eiselt (GDR) 86.06.

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Norway	3	-	-	3
2	Austria	2	3	3	8th
3	Switzerland	2	3	-	5
4th	France	1	1	2	4th
5	BR Germany	-	1	-	1
6th	Sweden	-	-	2	2
5	United States	-	-	1	1

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ «Current questions of national skiing»; “Sport Zürich”, No. 20 of February 17, 1954, p. 2.
3. ↑ «230 km descent with 40,000 m difference in altitude»; “Sport Zürich”, No. 21 of February 19, 1954, p. 3.
4. ^ "Triumphant Swiss double victory in the alpine three-way combination by Ida SCHÖPFER and Madeleine BERTHOD"; “Sport-Zurich” No. 28 of March 8, 1954, p. 1.
5. ↑ ^{a b} «A line through Pravda's account» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 27, 1954, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
6. ↑ Columns 2 and 3: "The last chances" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 6, 1954, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
7. ^ "Sport Zürich" No. 28 of March 8, 1954, p. 3.
8. ↑ «Triple victory on the last day» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 9, 1954, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
9. ^ "Stein Eriksen (Norway) also giant slalom world champion"; “Sport-Zürich” No. 27 of March 5, 1954, pp. 9 and 10.
10. ↑ "Stein Eriksen two-time world champion" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 4, 1954, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
11. ↑ "Stein Eriksen is a favorite again"; Sub-paragraph entitled “A shot against Stein Eriksen” . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 3, 1954, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
12. ^ "Eriksen defends himself against American allegations"; “Sport-Zürich” No. 26 of March 3, 1954, p. 3.
13. ↑ ^{a b} «Also the fourth day without victory»; Subtitle «The last competitions», last paragraph . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 5, 1954, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
14. ^ "The first title for Austria"; Subtitle «Pravda's protest was allowed» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 7, 1954, p. 16 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
15. ↑ "Stein Eriksen is a favorite again"; Sub-paragraph entitled “An unwise interview” . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 3, 1954, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
16. ↑ «Austria still without world championship title» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 2, 1954, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
17. ^ "Stein Eriksen superior slalom world champion"; "Sport-Zurich" No. 25 of March 1, 1954, p. 12.
18. ^ "Ida Schöpfer (Switzerland) in Are surprising downhill world champion"; “Sport-Zürich” No. 26 of March 3, 1954, pp. 1 and 2
19. ^ «Austria still without world championship title»; Subtitle "Ida Schöpfer: broad - but fast" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 2, 1954, p. 8 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
20. ^ "Ladies giant slalom of the Ski World Championships in Are"; “Sport-Zürich” No. 27 of March 5, 1954, p. 11, from column 2.
21. ^ "In the giant slalom, Madeleine Berthod missed the world championship title in the last gates"; “Sport Zürich” No. 28 of March 8, 1954, p. 4.
22. ^ "The first title for Austria" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna March 7, 1954, p. 16 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
23. ^ «Thanks to Trude Klecker, an Austrian victory at last»; “Sport-Zürich” No. 28 of March 8, 1954, pp. 1 and 2.