FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970

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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970
Host cityVal Gardena
CountryItaly
Events8
Opening  8 February 1970 (1970-02-08)
Closing15 February 1970 (1970-02-15)
Opened byGiuseppe Saragat
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Location in the Alps of Europe

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 were held 8–15 February in Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy.[1][2] For the only time, results from a World Championships were included in the World Cup points standings, then in its fourth season. Two seasons earlier, results from the Winter Olympics (concurrent World Championships) were also included in the World Cup standings. The French team again led with ten medals: three gold, five silver, and two bronze.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 – Men's downhill

Sunday, 15 February

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bernhard Russi  Switzerland  Switzerland 2:24.57 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karl Cordin File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2:24.79 + 0.22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Malcolm Milne File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2:25.09 + 0.52
4 Karl Schranz File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2:25.46 + 0.89
5 Marcello Varallo File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2:25.52 + 0.95
5 Billy Kidd File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 2:25.52 + 0.95
7 Rudi Sailer File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2:26.12 + 1.55
8 Jean-Luc Pinel File:Flag of France.svg France 2:26.59 + 2.02
9 Anders Hansson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2:26.89 + 2.32
10 Jon Terje Øverland File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2:27.05 + 2.48
Source:[2][3][4][5]

Giant Slalom

Monday,    9 February (run 1)
Tuesday, 10 February (run 2)

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karl Schranz File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 4:19.19 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Werner Bleiner File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 4:19.58 + 0.39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dumeng Giovanoli  Switzerland  Switzerland 4:21.15 + 1.96
4 Heini Messner File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 4:22.11 + 2.92
4 Max Rieger File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 4:22.11 + 2.92
6 Andrzej Bachleda File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 4:22.76 + 3.57
7 Kurt Schnider  Switzerland  Switzerland 4:22.81 + 3.62
8 Patrick Russel File:Flag of France.svg France 4:22.97 + 3.78
9 Alain Penz File:Flag of France.svg France 4:23.04 + 3.85
10 Erik Håker File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 4:24.49 + 5.30
Source:[2][6]

Schranz led after the first run at 2:15.15; Bleiner was next, 0.30 seconds back.[7]

Slalom

Sunday, 8 February

Combined

Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s) Billy Kidd File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 21.25 5 15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrick Russel File:Flag of France.svg France 50.15 43 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrzej Bachleda File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 60.90 32 6 10
4 Max Rieger File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 66.31 36 4 13
5 Edmund Bruggmann  Switzerland  Switzerland 69.29 12 14 16
6 Hansjörg Schlager File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 70.08 16 18 14
7 Peter Duncan File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 72.48 28 25 12
8 Aurelio García File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 91.81 21 32 15
9 F. Fernández Ochoa File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 92.23 42 33 9
10 Keith Shepherd File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 99.31 19 22 21
Source:[2][3][4][5]

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

Wednesday, 11 February

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 14 February

Slalom

Friday, 13 February

Combined

Placing Country Athlete Points
1 File:Flag of France.svg France Michèle Jacot 30.31
2 File:Flag of France.svg France Florence Steurer 37.69
3 File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Marilyn Cochran 41.84
Source:[2]

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

References

  1. ↑ de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1970
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Jerome, John (September 1970). "The first biennial amateur world championships for professional ski racers". Skiing. p. 88.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kidd earns U.S. first alpine gold medal". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). Associated Press. February 16, 1970. p. 20.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kidd ends amateur career after winning ski crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 16, 1970. p. 2B.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kidd wins combined gold, announces he'll turn pro". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 16, 1970. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Kidd comeback lifts U.S. ski hopes". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). Associated Press. February 11, 1970. p. 35.
  7. ↑ "Austrian skiers strike back in world alpine championship". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 10, 1970. p. 11.
  8. ↑ "Three skiers eye revenge after special slalom failure". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 9, 1970. p. 2B.
  9. ↑ Jenkins, Dan (February 16, 1970). "Kidd comes in from the old cold". Sports Illustrated. p. 42.
  10. ↑ "Swiss miss downhill ski champ". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). Associated Press. February 12, 1970. p. 41.
  11. ↑ "U.S. girls in surprise at world alpine skiing". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). Associated Press. February 14, 1970. p. 18.

External links

  • FIS-ski.com – results – 1970 World Championships – Val Gardena, Italy
  • FIS-ski.com – results – World Championships
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