FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, at Piz Nair from February 3–10, 1974.[1]

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974
Host citySaint Moritz
CountrySwitzerland
Events8
Opening ceremony3 February 1974 (1974-02-03)
Closing ceremony10 February 1974 (1974-02-10)
Officially opened byFranz Jonas
Piz Nair
Location in the Alps of Europe
Piz Nair
Location in Switzerland

St. Moritz hosted again in 2003, and the event is scheduled to return in 2017. It also hosted the Winter Olympics in 1948 and 1928 (no alpine skiing).

Men's competitions

Downhill

Saturday, 9 February

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 David Zwilling  Austria 1:56.98
2 Franz Klammer  Austria 1:58.01
3 Willi Frommelt  Liechtenstein 1:58.16

Giant Slalom

Tuesday, 5 February

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Gustav Thöni  Italy 3:07.92
2 Hansi Hinterseer  Austria 3:08.84
3 Piero Gros  Italy 3:08.91

Slalom

Sunday, 10 February

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Gustav Thöni  Italy 1:49.98
2 David Zwilling  Austria 1:50.76
3 Francisco Fernández-Ochoa  Spain 1:51.56

Combined
Place Athlete Nation Points
1 Franz Klammer  Austria 67.88
2 Andrzej Bachleda  Poland 78.35
3 Wolfgang Junginger  West Germany 89.01

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

Thursday, 7 February

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Annemarie Pröll  Austria 1:50.84
2 Betsy Clifford  Canada 1:51.78
3 Wiltrud Drexel  Austria 1:52.15

Giant Slalom

Sunday, 3 February

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Fabienne Serrat  France 1:43.18
2 Traudl Treichl  West Germany 1:43.72
3 Jacqueline Rouvier  France 1.43.81

Slalom

Friday, 8 February

Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Hanni Wenzel  Liechtenstein 1:34.63
2 Michèle Jacot  France 1:35.15
3 Lise-Marie Morerod   Switzerland 1:35.29

Combined
Place Athlete Nation Points
1 Fabienne Serrat  France 20.14
2 Hanni Wenzel  Liechtenstein 25.31
3 Monika Kaserer  Austria 27.44

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  Austria 3 3 2 8
2  France 2 1 1 4
3  Italy 2 - 1 3
4  Liechtenstein 1 1 1 3
5  West Germany - 1 1 2
6  Canada - 1 - 1
 Poland - 1 - 1
8   Switzerland - - 1 1
 Spain - - 1 1

References
  1. de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1974
  • FIS-ski.com - results 1974 World Championships - St. Moritz, Switzerland
  • FIS-ski.com - results - World Championships

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