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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

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 is located in South America
Portillo
Portillo
Location in
South America

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

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 West Germany, Switzerland, and Austria did vote against.

The French team won seven of the eight competitions and a total of sixteen medals.

Men's competitions

Portillo is located in Chile
Portillo
Portillo
Location in
the Andes

Downhill

Sunday, 7 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean Claude Killy France 1:34.40 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léo Lacroix France 1:34.80 + 0.40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
7 Gerhard Nenning Austria 1:36.50 + 2.10
8 Hans Peter Rohr Switzerland Switzerland 1:36.52 + 2.12
9 Karl Schranz Austria 1:36.53 + 2.13
10 Stephan Sodat Austria 1:36.66 + 2.26
Source:[4][5]

Giant Slalom

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

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Guy Périllat France 3:19.42 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georges Mauduit France 3:19.93 + 0.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karl Schranz Austria 3:20.40 + 0.98
4 Jakob Tischhauser Switzerland Switzerland 3:20.90 + 1.48
5 Jean-Claude Killy France 3:21.42 + 2.00
6 Willy Favre Switzerland Switzerland 3:23.02 + 3.60
7 Werner Bleiner Austria 3:23.48 + 4.06
8 Dumeng Giovanoli Switzerland Switzerland 3:24.13 + 4.71
9 Léo Lacroix France 3:24.39 + 4.97
10 Heini Messner Austria 3:25.33 + 5.91
Source:[4][6][7]
  • Killy led after the first run, with Périllat next, 0.21 seconds back.

Slalom

Sunday, 14 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carlo Senoner Italy 1:41.56 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Guy Périllat France 1:42.25 + 0.69
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
7 Giovanni Dibona Italy 1:43.82 + 2.26
8 Jean-Claude Killy France 1:44.40 + 2.84
9 Håkon Mjøen Norway 1:44.74 + 3.18
10 Rune Lindström Sweden 1:44.86 + 3.30
Source:[4][8][9]
  • Périllat led after the first run, with Senoner next, 0.58 seconds back.

Combined

Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean Claude Killy France 20.92 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léo Lacroix France 42.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ludwig Leitner West Germany 54.95 16 17 5
4 Jimmie Heuga United States 56.71 19 13 6
5 Willy Favre Switzerland Switzerland 69.61 26 6 19
6 Ivo Mahlknecht Italy 72.96 13 14
7 Scott Henderson Canada 86.67 24 11
8 Felice De Nicolo Italy 89.11 27 15 21
9 Andrzej Bachleda Poland 100.36 39 21 15
10 Willi Lesch West Germany 100.42 35 30
Source:[4][8][9]

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.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel France 1:33.42 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annie Famose France 1:34.36 + 0.94
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
7 Margret Hafen West Germany 1:34.98 + 1.56
8 Christa Prinzing West Germany 1:35.04 + 1.62
9 Heidi Zimmermann Austria 1:35.32 + 1.90
10 Jean Saubert United States 1:35.92 + 2.50
Source:[4][6][10]

Erika Schinegger of Austria originally won the gold medal in 1:32.63 (−0.79 sec), [6][10] but failed a gender test prior to the 1968 Winter Olympics. Over 22 years later, Schinegger handed the gold medal to Marielle Goitschel in 1988.[11]

Giant Slalom

Thursday, 11 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel France 1:22.64 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heidi Zimmermann Austria 1:23.81 + 1.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
7 Theres Obrecht Switzerland Switzerland 1:26.10 + 3.46
8 Ruth Adolf Switzerland Switzerland 1:26.37 + 3.73
9 Burgl Färbinger West Germany 1:26.93 + 4.29
10 Christa Prinzing West Germany 1:27.08 + 4.44
Source:[4][12][13]

Slalom

Friday, 5 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Annie Famose France 1:30.48 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel France 1:30.95 + 0.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
7 Nancy Greene Canada 1:33.26 + 2.88
8 Wendy Allen United States 1:33.44 + 3.06
9 Edith Hiltbrand Switzerland Switzerland 1:34.69 + 4.31
9 Dikke Eger Norway 1:34.69 + 4.31
Source:[4][14][15]
  • First run leader Greene nearly fell in the second run and finished seventh.

Combined

Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel France   8.76 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annie Famose France 35.16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heidi Zimmermann Austria 62.91 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 18
4 Burgl Färbinger West Germany 73.69 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 14
5 Giustina Demetz Italy 83.68 6 6 21
6 Christa Prinzing West Germany 86.49 8 10 19
7 Ruth Adolf Switzerland Switzerland 88.86 19 8 17
8 Wendy Allen United States 95.76 23 11 8
9 Karen Dokka Canada 143.25 22 20 23
10 Divina Galica United Kingdom Great Britain 163.63 24 22 22
Source:[4][12]

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. ^ a b c d e f g h i Auran, John Henry (October 1966). "Portillo diary". Skiing. p. 31.
  5. ^ "Frances Killy, Lacroix in world downhill upset". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. August 8, 1966. p. 19.
  6. ^ a b c "French ace takes giant slalom lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 14.
  7. ^ "Perillat wins giant slalom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 10, 1966. p. 33.
  8. ^ a b "Canada blanked in world skiing". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 25, 1966. p. 25.
  9. ^ a b "Skier Killy wins combined in Chile". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. August 15, 1966. p. 19.
  10. ^ a b "Austrian's win help to national prestige". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 13.
  11. ^ "Man who won '66 women's downhill gives up medal". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 19, 1988. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Marielle Goitschel wins giant slalom, combined". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 16.
  13. ^ "Miss Goitschel wins giant slalom title". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 22.
  14. ^ "Fear drives young skier to 3rd spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 6, 1966. p. 9.
  15. ^ "Second-run spill costs our Nancy". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 6, 1966. p. 12.

External links

  • 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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