FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in South America from 4–14 August at Portillo, Chile.[1][2][3]

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966
Host cityPortillo, Valparaíso
near Los Andes
CountryChile
Events6
Opening ceremony  4 August 1966
Closing ceremony14 August 1966
Officially opened byEduardo Frei Montalva
Main venuePortillo
Portillo
Location in South America

To this day, it remains the only alpine world championships contested in the southern hemisphere. It took place well out of the established season, nearly five months before the first World Cup season, which began in early January 1967.

Assignment did happen at the FIS-Congress at Athens in May 1963, but Germany (West-Germany), Switzerland and Austria did vote against.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 7 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
Jean Claude Killy  France 1:34.40 —
Léo Lacroix  France 1:34.80 + 0.40
Franz Vogler  West Germany 1:35.16 + 0.76
4 Heinrich Messner  Austria 1:36.02 + 1.62
5 Pierre Stamos  France 1:36.12 + 1.72
6 Bernard Orcel  France 1:36.38 + 1.98
Source:[4]
Portillo
Location in the Andes

Giant Slalom

Tuesday, 9 August (run 1)
Wednesday, 10 August (run 2)

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
Guy Périllat  France 3:19.42 —
Georges Mauduit  France 3:19.93 + 0.51
Karl Schranz  Austria 3:20.40 + 0.98
4 Jakob Tischhauser    Switzerland 3:20.90 + 1.48
5 Jean-Claude Killy  France 3:21.42 + 2.00
6 Willy Favre    Switzerland 3:23.02 + 3.60

Source:[5][6]

Slalom

Sunday, 14 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
Carlo Senoner  Italy 1:41.56 —
Guy Périllat  France 1:42.25 + 0.69
Louis Jauffret  France 1:42.58 + 1.02
4 Willy Bogner  West Germany 1:43.06 + 1.50
5 Ludwig Leitner  West Germany 1:43.07 + 1.51
6 Jimmie Heuga  United States 1:43.69 + 2.13

Source:[7][8]

Combined
Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
Jean Claude Killy  France 20.92 5 8
Léo Lacroix  France 42.13
Ludwig Leitner  West Germany 54.95 5
4 Jimmie Heuga  United States 56.71 19 13 6
5 Willy Bogner  West Germany 69.61 4
6 Ivo Mahlknecht  Italy 72.96

Source:[7][8]
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Women's competitions

Downhill

Monday, 8 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
Marielle Goitschel  France 1:33.42 —
Annie Famose  France 1:34.36 + 0.94
Burgl Färbinger  West Germany 1:34.38 + 0.96
4 Suzy Chaffee  United States 1:34.77 + 1.35
5 Christl Haas  Austria 1:34.81 + 1.39
6 Giustina Demetz  Italy 1:34.94 + 1.52

Erika Schinegger of Austria originally won the gold medal in 1:32.63,[5][9] but she failed a gender test prior to the 1968 Winter Olympics; Schingger handed the gold medal to Marielle Goitschel in 1988.[10]

Giant Slalom

Thursday, 11 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
Marielle Goitschel  France 1:22.64 —
Heidi Zimmermann  Austria 1:23.81 + 1.17
Florence Steurer  France 1:24.92 + 2.28
4 Nancy Greene  Canada 1:25.38 + 2.74
5 Annie Famose  France 1:25.58 + 2.94
6 Giustina Demetz  Italy 1:26.08 + 3.44

Source:[11][12]

Slalom

Friday, 5 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
Annie Famose  France 1:30.48 —
Marielle Goitschel  France 1:30.95 + 0.47
Penny McCoy  United States 1:32.35 + 1.87
4 Jean Saubert  United States 1:32.37 + 1.89
5 Cathy Allen  United States 1:32.77 + 2.39
6 Christine Goitschel  France 1:32.94 + 2.56
  • First run leader Nancy Greene fell in the second run.

Source:[13][14]

Combined

Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
Marielle Goitschel  France   8.76
Annie Famose  France 35.16 5
Heidi Zimmermann  Austria 62.91 9 18
4 Burgl Färbinger  West Germany 73.69 9 14
5 Giustina Demetz  Italy 83.68 6 6 21
6 Christa Prinzing  West Germany 86.49 8 10 19

Source:[11]
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Medals table

Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France 7 7 2 16
2  Italy 1 - - 1
3  Austria - 1 2 3
4  West Germany - - 3 3
5  United States - - 1 1

References

  1. de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1966
  2. Ottum, Bob (August 15, 1966). "Found: a pretty Penny". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  3. Ottum, Bob (August 22, 1966). "A Gallic gauntlet on the snow". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  4. "Frances Killy, Lacroix in world downhill upset". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. August 8, 1966. p. 19.
  5. "French ace takes giant slalom lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 14.
  6. "Perillat wins giant slalom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. August 10, 1966. p. 33.
  7. "Canada blanked in world skiing". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 25, 1966. p. 25.
  8. "Skier Killy wins combined in Chile". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. August 15, 1966. p. 19.
  9. "Austrian's win help to national prestige". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 13.
  10. "Man who won '66 women's downhill gives up medal". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 19, 1988. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  11. "Marielle Goitschel wins giant slalom, combined". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 16.
  12. "Miss Goitschel wins giant slalom title". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 22.
  13. "Fear drives young skier to 3rd spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. August 6, 1966. p. 9.
  14. "Second-run spill costs our Nancy". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 6, 1966. p. 12.
  • FIS-Ski.com - results - 1966 World Championships - Portillo, Chile
  • FIS-Ski.com - official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

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