1968 Winter Olympics / Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics |
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venue | Chamrousse |
Competition venue | Recoin de Chamrousse, Casserousse |
Nations | 33 |
Athletes | 191 (136 , 55 ) |
date | 9-17 February 1968 |
decisions | 6th |
← Innsbruck 1964 |
Six competitions in alpine skiing were held at the X. Olympic Games in 1968 . The top three in downhill, giant slalom and slalom received not only Olympic medals but also world championship medals, as these competitions were also rated as the 20th Alpine World Ski Championships. In the Alpine Combined, only World Championship medals were awarded. In addition, the races were part of the World Cup with the exception of the combination.
The venue for all alpine ski races was Chamrousse , a winter sports resort east of Grenoble. The finish of five of the six races was in the Recoin de Chamrousse area , the men's downhill in the Casserousse area .
Olympic record
Medal table
space | country | total | |||
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1 | France | 4th | 3 | 1 | 8th |
2 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Canada | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
4th | Switzerland | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Medalist
Men
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Women
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Results men
Departure
Olympic champion 1964: Egon Zimmermann (AUT) / World champion 1966: Jean-Claude Killy (FRA).
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | FRA | Jean-Claude Killy | 1: 59.85 |
2 | FRA | Guy Périllat | 1: 59.93 |
3 | SUI | Jean-Daniel Datwyler | 2: 00.32 |
4th | AUT | Heinrich Messner | 2: 01.03 |
5 | AUT | Karl Schranz | 2: 01.89 |
6th | ITA | Ivo Mahlknecht | 2: 02.00 |
7th | FRG | Gerhard Prinzing | 2: 02.10 |
8th | FRA | Bernard Orcel | 2: 02.22 |
9 | AUT | Gerhard Nenning | 2: 02.31 |
10 | SUI | Edmund Bruggmann | 2: 02.36 |
12 | FRG | Ludwig Leitner | 2: 02.54 |
13 | AUT | Egon Zimmermann | 2: 02.55 |
14th | SUI | Josef Minsch | 2: 02.76 |
15th | FRG | Franz Vogler | 2: 02.94 |
16 | SUI | Dumeng Giovanoli | 2: 02.98 |
19th | FRG | Dieter Fersch | 2: 03.41 |
33 | LIE | Josef Gassner | 2: 06.91 |
37 | LIE | Wolfgang Ender | 2: 08.08 |
Date: February 9th, 12:00 p.m.
Piste: “Chamrousse”
Start: 2252 m, finish: 1412 m,
altitude difference: 840 m, route length: 2890 m
86 runners from 29 countries took part, of which 73 made it to the finish. The race, which was initially scheduled to start on February 8th at 12 noon, had to be postponed by one day due to fog. For the time being, the two forerunners Andreas Sprecher and Rudolf Sailer had crossed the finish line, but from one minute to the next the storm had become so violent that Guy Périllat (No. 1) was not allowed to start . For the time being, the jury decided to postpone the event by ten minutes, but at 12:30 p.m. it was canceled for safety reasons.
Killy had won the “non-stop training”. As a technician, this route was best for him with an average gradient of 29% (highest gradient 65%) with its delicate curves, frequent bumps and treacherous steep walls. Olympic champion Zimmermann had not convinced in any of the training sessions, but was nevertheless set up by the Austrian team leadership instead of Rudolf Sailer . However, all of the ÖSV runners were a bit skeptical.
Périllat had initially led Dätwyler (No. 4), Messner (No. 9) and Schranz (No. 11) before Killy came with No. 14. In the meantime, his lead over Périllat was around a second, which melted down to eight hundredths in the flat parts of the lower half of the track due to incorrectly waxed skis. Nenning, leading in the Downhill World Cup, who had previously won both on the Lauberhorn and on the Hahnenkamm, did not have a good run: when he crossed the finish line with No. 10, he was already fifth. Bill Kidd's start seemed uncertain; he had a serious fall during training and injured his ankle, which he had broken two years earlier in Kitzbühel . Thanks to the postponement of the start by one day, he started the race (No. 12), more than 2: 03.40 minutes was not possible for him under these circumstances.
Giant slalom
Olympic Champion 1964: François Bonlieu (FRA) (career ended) / World Champion 1966: Guy Périllat (FRA).
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | FRA | Jean-Claude Killy | 3: 29.28 |
2 | SUI | Willy Favre | 3: 31.50 |
3 | AUT | Heinrich Messner | 3: 31.83 |
4th | FRA | Guy Périllat | 3: 32.06 |
5 | United States | Billy Kidd | 3: 32.37 |
6th | AUT | Karl Schranz | 3: 33.08 |
7th | SUI | Dumeng Giovanoli | 3: 33.55 |
8th | AUT | Gerhard Nenning | 3: 33.61 |
9 | FRA | Georges Mauduit | 3: 33.78 |
10 | United States | Jimmy Heuga | 3: 33.89 |
12 | SUI | Edmund Bruggmann | 3: 34.91 |
22nd | FRG | Willi Lesch | 3: 38.83 |
23 | FRG | Ludwig Leitner | 3: 38.85 |
24 | FRG | Sepp Heckelmiller | 3: 38.95 |
26th | ITA | Ivo Mahlknecht | 3: 40.08 |
28 | SUI | Stefan Kälin | 3: 40.52 |
31 | LIE | Josef Gassner | 3: 42.38 |
32 | LIE | Wolfgang Ender | 3: 43.43 |
41 | GDR | Eberhard Riedel | 3: 46.67 |
56 | LIE | Albert Frick | 3: 55.90 |
57 | LIE | Hans Schädler | 3: 56.96 |
1st run: February 11, 12:00 p.m.
Piste: "Simond"
Start: 2090 m, finish: 1640 m,
altitude difference: 450 m, route length: 1800 m,
gates: 70
2nd run: February 12, 12:00 noon
piste: "Vallons"
start: 2153 m, finish: 1703 m,
altitude difference: 450 m, route length: 1780 m,
gates: 57
100 skiers from 36 countries started, 88 came into the evaluation. - Eliminated u. a. Gerhard Prinzig (FRG), Bernard Orcel (FRA) (both in the first run) and in the second run Rod Hebron (CAN), Werner Bleiner (AUT).
For the first time ever, an Olympic giant slalom was held in two runs, but in contrast to the later practice, it was held on two consecutive days and on two different slopes. This regulation was first used at the 1966 World Ski Championships. After the first run, Jean-Claude Killy was 1.20 seconds ahead of Willy Favre and 2.04 seconds ahead of Guy Périllat in 1: 42.74. While the first run could be carried out in sunshine, the second run was foggy and snowy. Heinrich Messner improved from fifth to third place thanks to an energy performance with the third best running time (1: 46.67), but a mistake in the final part cost him the silver medal. In contrast, the 5th running time (1: 47.28) left Périllat out of the medal ranks. Killy was able to extend his lead with the second best running time. His performance was the demonstration of a ski king. The best time in the second run was achieved by Billy Kidd, who was eight hundredths of a second faster than Killy and advanced from eighth to fifth place. Bleiner drove past gate 54 in the second run, so that his already weak 1: 51.20 (Kidd's best run time was 1: 46.46) did not count.
slalom
Olympic Champion 1964: Josef Stiegler (AUT) (career ended) / World Champion 1966: Carlo Senoner (ITA) (career ended).
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | FRA | Jean-Claude Killy | 1: 39.73 |
2 | AUT | Herbert Huber | 1: 39.82 |
3 | AUT | Alfred Matt | 1: 40.09 |
4th | SUI | Dumeng Giovanoli | 1: 40.22 |
5 | United States | Vladimir Sabich | 1: 40.49 |
6th | POLE | Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś | 1: 40.61 |
7th | United States | Jimmy Heuga | 1: 40.97 |
8th | FRA | Alain Penz | 1: 41.14 |
9 | United States | Rick Chaffee | 1: 41.19 |
10 | SUI | Peter Frei | 1: 41.98 |
12 | FRG | Ludwig Leitner | 1: 43.50 |
13 | GDR | Eberhard Riedel | 1: 44.07 |
14th | AUT | Heinrich Messner | 1: 44.15 |
16 | FRG | Alfred Hagn | 1: 44.65 |
19th | ITA | Ivo Mahlknecht | 1: 45.25 |
20th | FRG | Max Rieger | 1: 45.38 |
Date: February 17th, 12:00 p.m.
Piste: "Stade de Slalom"
Start: 1826 m, Finish: 1650 m
Difference in altitude: 176 m, route length: 520 m
Gates: 62 (1st run), 69 (2nd run)
Retired u. a .: Willy Favre (SUI), Billy Kidd (USA), Guy Périllat (FRA), Carlo Senoner (ITA); disqualified: Håkon Mjøen (NOR, goal mistake), Karl Schranz (AUT, goal mistake). There was thick fog over the route.
101 racers from 33 countries registered for the slalom. A two-part qualifying competition took place three days before the race. In the first part, the participants were divided into 17 groups, from which the two fastest could qualify directly for the race. This was followed by a hope race, in which a further 17 starting places were awarded. A classification run was also planned on February 16, in which the remaining 51 racers should fight for the most favorable starting position. This part was canceled due to thick fog and the start numbers were distributed based on the FIS points list.
Results women
Departure
Olympic Champion 1964: Christl Haas (AUT) / World Champion 1966: Marielle Goitschel (FRA).
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
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1 | AUT | Olga Pall | 1: 40.87 |
2 | FRA | Isabelle Mir | 1: 41.33 |
3 | AUT | Christl Haas | 1: 41.41 |
4th | AUT | Brigitte Seiwald | 1: 41.82 |
5 | FRA | Annie Famose | 1: 42.15 |
6th | GBR | Felicity Field | 1: 42.79 |
7th | SUI | Fernande Bochatay | 1: 42.87 |
8th | FRA | Marielle Goitschel | 1: 42.95 |
9 | FRA | Florence Steurer | 1: 43.00 |
10 | CAN | Nancy Greene | 1: 43.12 |
11 | SUI | Annerösli Zryd | 1: 43.76 |
12 | AUT | Gertrud Gabl | 1: 43.97 |
14th | FRG | Burgl Färberinger | 1: 44.29 |
16 | SUI | Madeleine Wuilloud | 1: 44.49 |
18th | SUI | Vreni Inäbnit | 1: 45.16 |
19th | FRG | Margret Harbor | 1: 45.33 |
24 | FRG | Christine Laprell | 1: 47.62 |
25th | FRG | Rosi Mittermaier | 1: 47.73 |
38 | LIE | Martha Bühler | 1: 53.33 |
Date: February 10th, 12:00 p.m.
Piste: “Chamrousse”
Start: 2252 m, finish: 1650 m
Difference in altitude: 602 m, route length: 2160 m
The race took place in the sunshine under the best conditions. 39 female runners from 14 countries started, 38 crossed the finish line.
The Austrian Christl Haas (No. 7) took the lead as the first of the favorites. The Swiss Annerösli Zryd (No. 10) was in the range of the time of Haas, but fell a few meters from the finish, slipped on her back across the finish line and missed a medal. A little later Isabelle Mir (No. 13) took over the top position. The time of the French woman was finally undercut by Olga Pall (No. 15) by almost half a second.
Giant slalom
Olympic champion 1964 and world champion 1966: Marielle Goitschel (FRA).
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
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1 | CAN | Nancy Greene | 1: 51.97 |
2 | FRA | Annie Famose | 1: 54.61 |
3 | SUI | Fernande Bochatay | 1: 54.74 |
4th | FRA | Florence Steurer | 1: 54.75 |
5 | AUT | Olga Pall | 1: 55.61 |
6th | FRA | Isabelle Mir | 1: 56.07 |
7th | FRA | Marielle Goitschel | 1: 56.09 |
8th | GBR | Divina Galica | 1: 56.58 |
9 | AUT | Gertrud Gabl | 1: 56.85 |
10 | FRG | Burgl Färberinger | 1: 57.20 |
11 | AUT | Brigitte Seiwald | 1: 57.26 |
13 | SUI | Annerösli Zryd | 1: 57.60 |
15th | FRG | Christine Laprell | 1: 58.12 |
18th | FRG | Margret Harbor | 1: 58.47 |
19th | SUI | Vreni Inäbnit | 1: 58.50 |
20th | FRG | Rosi Mittermaier | 1: 58.75 |
27 | AUT | Elisabeth Pall | 2: 00.91 |
31 | ITA | Lotte Nogler | 2: 04.87 |
33 | LIE | Martha Bühler | 2: 00.91 |
Date: February 15, 12:00 p.m.
Piste: "Gaboureaux"
Start: 2090 m, Finish: 1650 m Difference in
altitude: 440 m, route length: 1610 m
Gates: 68 (Course setter: Jean Béranger, FRA)
In contrast to the men's race, the women's giant slalom was only held in one run.
Heavily cloudy, but good visibility. 47 female racers from 18 countries, 42 crossed the finish line. Retired u. a .: Madeleine Wuilloud (SUI),
Betsy Clifford (CAN).
The 2.64 second advantage of the winner Nancy Greene is the largest ever measured in an Olympic or World Championship race.
slalom
Olympic Champion 1964: Christine Goitschel (FRA) / World Champion 1966: Annie Famose (FRA).
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
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1 | FRA | Marielle Goitschel | 1: 25.86 |
2 | CAN | Nancy Greene | 1: 26.15 |
3 | FRA | Annie Famose | 1: 27.89 |
4th | GBR | Gina Hathorn | 1: 27.92 |
5 | FRA | Isabelle Mir | 1: 28.22 |
6th | FRG | Burgl Färberinger | 1: 28.90 |
7th | ITA | Glorianda Cipolla | 1: 29.74 |
8th | AUT | Bernadette Rauter | 1: 30.44 |
9 | AUT | Olga Pall | 1: 31.11 |
10 | FRG | Christine Laprell | 1: 31.25 |
11 | SUI | Annerösli Zryd | 1: 31.41 |
13 | SUI | Madeleine Wuilloud | 1: 33.27 |
16 | FRG | Christa Hintermaier | 1: 34.62 |
17th | SUI | Vreni Inäbnit | 1: 35.18 |
20th | ITA | Lotte Nogler | 1: 38.33 |
24 | AUT | Brigitte Seiwald | 1: 41.29 |
28 | LIE | Martha Bühler | 1: 49.44 |
Date: February 13th, 12:00 p.m.
Piste: "Stade de Slalom"
Start: 1806 m, Finish: 1650 m
Difference in altitude: 156 m, route length: 420 m
Goals: 56 (1st run - course setter: Hermann Gamon, AUT) , 57 (2nd run - course setter Jean Béranger, FRA)
31 of the 49 female racers from 18 countries crossed the finish line. Retired u. a .: Fernande Bochatay (SUI), Betsy Clifford (CAN), Kiki Cutter (USA), Gertrud Gabl (AUT), Divina Galica (GBR), Rosi Mittermaier (FRG), Judy Nagel (USA), Florence Steurer (FRA) , Rosie Fortna (USA).
After the first run, Judy Nagel was in the lead, but as a 16-year-old she was not up to the task; there was no runner from the US federation at all.
From an Austrian point of view, Seiwald was ranked 4th. The world number one, Gabl, who started at No. 15, was eliminated after less than a hundred meters. In the second run, Greene was only able to minimize the backlog with a clear best time due to the backlog. Seiwald made a lot of mistakes, which threw her far back in the classification.
World Championship
Combination (men)
World Champion 1966: Jean-Claude Killy (FRA).
space | country | athlete | Points |
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1 | FRA | Jean-Claude Killy | 0.00 |
2 | SUI | Dumeng Giovanoli | 32.98 |
3 | AUT | Heinrich Messner | 38.57 |
4th | POLE | Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś | 54.45 |
5 | FRG | Ludwig Leitner | ? |
6th | SWE | Lindström rune | 66.98 |
No Olympic medals were awarded for the combined competition, only World Cup medals. The positions were determined according to a point system from the results of the downhill, giant slalom and slalom.
After 2 competitions Killy had led to Périllat and Messner; Schranz, Nenning, Kidd, Giovanoli, Bruggmann, Mussner and Ludwig Leitner followed.
Combination (women)
World Champion 1966: Marielle Goitschel (FRA).
space | country | sportswoman | Points |
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1 | CAN | Nancy Greene | 16.31 |
2 | FRA | Marielle Goitschel | 36.00 |
3 | FRA | Annie Famose | 36.19 |
4th | FRA | Isabelle Mir | 40.75 |
5 | AUT | Olga Pall | 52.50 |
6th | FRG | Burgl Färberinger | 69.16 |
No Olympic medals were awarded for the combined competition, only World Cup medals. The positions were determined according to a point system from the results of the downhill, giant slalom and slalom.
Web links
- Overview of all races in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ «The forces of nature forced cancellation» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 9, 1968, p. 16 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
- ↑ «Downhill run will take place today» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 9, 1968, p. 16 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
- ^ «Jean-Claude Killy or the Austrians?» In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 8, 1968, p. 14 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
- ^ "Ski king Jean-Claude Killy struck" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 10, 1968, p. 14 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
- ↑ "Sport Zürich" from February 15, 1968
- ^ "Jean-Claude Killy in Toni Sailer's footsteps" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 13, 1968, p. 14 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
- ↑ : «To Schranz, Matt & Co. Take your heart in both hands today !!! Nebel agreed with the runners. Grouping slalom canceled »; «Kleine Zeitung», Styria edition of February 17, 1968, page 19
- ^ "Nancy Greene towered over everyone" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 16, 1968, p. 16 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
- ↑ «Goitschel won the battle of nerves» . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 14, 1968, p. 12 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
- ^ "Sport Zürich", from February 15, 1968, page 9.
- ^ "EXPRESS" Vienna, February 14, 1968, page 16, author: Leo Lohberger.
- ^ "Messner Note 14.79" . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna February 13, 1968, p. 12 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).