FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978

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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978
Host cityGarmisch-Partenkirchen,
Bavaria, West Germany
Events6
Opening28 January 1978
Closing5 February 1978
Opened byWilli Ritschard
Main venueGarmisch Classic,
Gudiberg (slalom)
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Location in the Alps of Europe
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Location in southern Germany

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between 29 January and 5 February. It held competitions in alpine skiing like downhill, special slalom, giant slalom and combined. The combined was only a "paper race". The event is the last time the championships were held here until 2011. Garmisch hosted the first Olympic alpine skiing competition (Combined event), at the 1936 games.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 29 January

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Josef Walcher File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2:04.12 –
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michael Veith File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 2:04.19 + 0.07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Werner Grissmann File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2:04.46 + 0.32
4 Sepp Ferstl File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 2:04.49 + 0.35
5 Peter Müller  File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 2:04.77 + 0.65
5 Franz Klammer File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2:04.77 + 0.65
7 Steve Podborski File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2:04.98 + 0.86
8 Walter Vesti  File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 2:06.13 + 2.01
9 Vladimir Makeev File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 2:06.20 + 2.08
10 Herbert Plank File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2:06.31 + 2.19
Source:[1][2]

Giant Slalom

Thursday, 2 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingemar Stenmark File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 3:02.52 – 1:35.48 1:27.04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andreas Wenzel File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein 3:04.56 + 2.04 1:37.32 1:27.24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Willi Frommelt File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein 3:04.75 + 2.23 1:36.71 1:28.04
4 Sepp Ferstl File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 3:04.87 + 2.35
5 Phil Mahre File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 3:04.94 + 2.42
6 Hans Enn File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 3:05.27 + 2.75
7 Peter Lüscher  File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 3:06.13 + 3.51
8 Pete Patterson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 3:06.82 + 4.30
9 Cary Adgate File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 3:07.10 + 4.58
10 Bruno Nöckler File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3:07.20 + 4.68
Source:[3][4]

Slalom

Sunday, 5 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingemar Stenmark File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1:39.54 – 51.56 47.98
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Piero Gros File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1:40.20 + 0.66 51.29 48.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Frommelt File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein 1:40.47 + 0.93 52.24 48.23
4 Anton Steiner File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1:40.74 + 1.20
5 Mauro Bernardi File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1:42.20 + 2.66
6 Christian Neureuther File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1:42.74 + 3.20
7 Toshihiro Kaiwa File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1:43.20 + 3.66
8 Steve Mahre File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 1:43.76 + 4.22
9 Torsten Jakobsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1:44.16 + 4.62
10 Peter Aelig  File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1:44.44 + 4.90
Source:[5][6]

Combined

Women's competitions

Downhill

Wednesday, 1 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Annemarie Moser-Pröll File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1:48.31 –
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Irene Epple File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1:48.55 + 0.24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Doris de Agostini  File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1:49.11 + 0.80
4 Marie-Theres Nadig  File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1:49.64 + 1.33
5 Cindy Nelson File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 1:50.26 + 1.95
6 Evi Mittermaier File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1:50.42 + 2.11
7 Brigitte Totschnig File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1:50.47 + 2.16
8 Martina Ellmer File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1:50.89 + 2.58
9 Irmgard Lukasser File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1:50.93 + 2.62
10 Monika Bader File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1:51.04 + 2.73

Source:[7]

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 4 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Epple File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 2:41.15 – 1:16.10 1:25.05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lise-Marie Morerod  File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 2:41.20 + 0.05 1:16.15 1:25.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Annemarie Moser-Pröll File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2:41.90 + 0.75 1:16.85 1:25.05
4 Irene Epple File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 2:42.02 + 0.87
5 Hanni Wenzel File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein 2:42.43 + 1.28
6 Fabienne Serrat File:Flag of France.svg France 2:42.83 + 1.68
7 Ursula Konzett File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein 2:42.84 + 1.69
8 Perrine Pelen File:Flag of France.svg France 2:43.38 + 2.23
9 Erika Hess  File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 2:44.25 + 3.10
10 Christa Zechmeister File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 2:44.89 + 3.74

This was the first two-run women's giant slalom at the World Championships.
Source:[8][9]

Slalom

Friday, 3 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lea Sölkner File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1:24.85 – 41.82 43.03
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pamela Behr File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1:25.33 + 0.48 42.03 43.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Monika Kaserer File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1:25.37 + 0.52 42.39 42.98
4 Perrine Pelen File:Flag of France.svg France 1:25.67 + 0.82
5 Fabienne Serrat File:Flag of France.svg France 1:25.75 + 0.90
6 Hanni Wenzel File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein 1:26.09 + 1.24
7 Lise-Marie Morerod  File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1:26.59 + 1.74
8 Claudia Giordani File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1:26.87 + 2.02
9 Christa Zechmeister File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1:26.99 + 2.14
10 Regine Mösenlechner File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 1:27.43 + 2.58
Source:[10][11]

Combined

Medals Table

References

  1. ↑ "Walcher wins world downhill, Podborski runs seventh". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 30 January 1978. p. 12.
  2. ↑ "Walcher wins". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 30 January 1978. p. 15.
  3. ↑ "Stenmark breezes to first world giant slalom victory". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 3 February 1978. p. 20.
  4. ↑ "Stenmark gets gold – easily". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 3 February 1978. p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Second gold for Stenmark". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 6 February 1978. p. 17.
  6. ↑ "Stenmark takes second gold in slalom". Montreal Gazette. Reuter. 6 February 1978. p. 22.
  7. ↑ "Proell-Moser proves she's the fastest woman on skis". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 2 February 1978. p. 24.
  8. ↑ "Kid sister gets gold in (giant) slalom". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 5 February 1978. p. D4.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Epple wins GS crown, Annemarie combined". Montreal Gazette. Reuter. 6 February 1978. p. 22.
  10. ↑ "Austrian girl captures special slalom; Kreiner has chance at combined medal". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 4 February 1978. p. 14.
  11. ↑ "Third Austrian ski gold in women's special slalom". Lewiston Daily Sun. Maine. Associated Press. 4 February 1978. p. 19.

External links

  • FIS-ski.com – results – 1978 World Championships – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
  • FIS-ski.com – results – World Championships
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