FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966
Host city | Portillo, Valparaíso near Los Andes |
---|---|
Country | Chile |
Events | 6 |
Opening | 4 August 1966 |
Closing | 14 August 1966 |
Opened by | Eduardo Frei Montalva |
Main venue | Portillo |
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 came at the FIS-Congress at Athens in May 1963,[5] but West Germany, Switzerland, and Austria voted against.
The French team won seven of the eight individual titles, seven silver medals, and sixteen of the 24 medals.
Men's competitions
[edit]Downhill
[edit]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 |
7 | Gerhard Nenning | Austria | 1:36.50 | + 2.10 |
8 | Hans Peter Rohr | Switzerland | 1:36.52 | + 2.12 |
9 | Karl Schranz | Austria | 1:36.53 | + 2.13 |
10 | Stephan Sodat | Austria | 1:36.66 | + 2.26 |
Giant Slalom
[edit]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 |
7 | Werner Bleiner | Austria | 3:23.48 | + 4.06 |
8 | Dumeng Giovanoli | Switzerland | 3:24.13 | + 4.71 |
9 | Léo Lacroix | France | 3:24.39 | + 4.97 |
10 | Heini Messner | Austria | 3:25.33 | + 5.91 |
- Killy led after the first run, with Périllat next, 0.21 seconds back.
Slalom
[edit]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 |
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 |
- Périllat led after the first run, with Senoner next, 0.58 seconds back.
Combined
[edit]Place | Athlete | Country | Points | DH | GS | SL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jean Claude Killy | France | 20.92 | 5 | 8 | ||
Léo Lacroix | France | 42.13 | 9 | 18 | ||
Ludwig Leitner | West Germany | 54.95 | 16 | 17 | 5 | |
4 | Jimmie Heuga | United States | 56.71 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
5 | Willy Favre | 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 | 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).
Women's competitions
[edit]Downhill
[edit]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 |
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 |
Erika Schinegger of Austria originally won the gold medal in 1:32.63 (−0.79 sec), [7][11] 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.[12]
Giant Slalom
[edit]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 |
7 | Theres Obrecht | Switzerland | 1:26.10 | + 3.46 |
8 | Ruth Adolf | 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 |
Slalom
[edit]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 |
7 | Nancy Greene | Canada | 1:33.26 | + 2.88 |
8 | Wendy Allen | United States | 1:33.44 | + 3.06 |
9 | Edith Hiltbrand | Switzerland | 1:34.69 | + 4.31 |
9 | Dikke Eger | Norway | 1:34.69 | + 4.31 |
- First run leader Greene nearly fell in the second run and finished seventh.
Combined
[edit]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 |
7 | Ruth Adolf | 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 | Great Britain | 163.63 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1966
- ^ Ottum, Bob (August 15, 1966). "Found: a pretty Penny". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
- ^ Ottum, Bob (August 22, 1966). "A Gallic gauntlet on the snow". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Auran, John Henry (October 1966). "Portillo diary". Skiing. p. 31.
- ^ "Chile chosen". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. May 24, 1963. p. 14.
- ^ "Frances Killy, Lacroix in world downhill upset". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. August 8, 1966. p. 19.
- ^ a b c "French ace takes giant slalom lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 14.
- ^ "Perillat wins giant slalom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 10, 1966. p. 33.
- ^ a b "Canada blanked in world skiing". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 25, 1966. p. 25.
- ^ a b "Skier Killy wins combined in Chile". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. August 15, 1966. p. 19.
- ^ a b "Austrian's win help to national prestige". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 13.
- ^ "Man who won '66 women's downhill gives up medal". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 19, 1988. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Marielle Goitschel wins giant slalom, combined". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 16.
- ^ "Miss Goitschel wins giant slalom title". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 22.
- ^ "Fear drives young skier to 3rd spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 6, 1966. p. 9.
- ^ "Second-run spill costs our Nancy". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 6, 1966. p. 12.
External links
[edit]- FIS-Ski.com - results - 1966 World Championships - Portillo, Chile
- FIS-Ski.com - official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships