FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 explained

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966
Size:200
Host City:Portillo, Valparaíso
near Los Andes
Country:Chile
Events:6
Opening:  4 August 1966
Closing:14 August 1966
Opened By:Eduardo Frei Montalva
Stadium:Portillo
Previous:Chamonix 1962

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

Downhill

Sunday, 7 August

PlaceAthleteCountryTimeDiff.
1:34.40—
1:34.80+ 0.40
1:35.16+ 0.76
4Heinrich Messner1:36.02+ 1.62
5Pierre Stamos1:36.12+ 1.72
6Bernard Orcel1:36.38+ 1.98
7Gerhard Nenning1:36.50+ 2.10
8Hans Peter Rohr   Switzerland1:36.52+ 2.12
9Karl Schranz1:36.53+ 2.13
10Stephan Sodat1:36.66+ 2.26

[4] [6]

Giant Slalom

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

PlaceAthleteCountryTimeDiff.
Guy Périllat3:19.42—
Georges Mauduit3:19.93+ 0.51
Karl Schranz3:20.40+ 0.98
4Jakob Tischhauser   Switzerland3:20.90+ 1.48
5Jean-Claude Killy3:21.42+ 2.00
6Willy Favre   Switzerland3:23.02+ 3.60
7Werner Bleiner3:23.48+ 4.06
8Dumeng Giovanoli   Switzerland3:24.13+ 4.71
9Léo Lacroix3:24.39+ 4.97
10Heini Messner3:25.33+ 5.91

[4] [7] [8]

Slalom

Sunday, 14 August

PlaceAthleteCountryTimeDiff.
Carlo Senoner1:41.56—
Guy Périllat1:42.25+ 0.69
Louis Jauffret1:42.58+ 1.02
4Willy Bogner1:43.06+ 1.50
5Ludwig Leitner1:43.07+ 1.51
6Jimmie Heuga1:43.69+ 2.13
7Giovanni Dibona1:43.82+ 2.26
8Jean-Claude Killy1:44.40+ 2.84
9Håkon Mjøen1:44.74+ 3.18
10Rune Lindström1:44.86+ 3.30

[4] [9] [10]

Combined

PlaceAthleteCountryPointsDHGSSL
20.9258
42.13918
Ludwig Leitner54.9516175
4Jimmie Heuga56.7119136
5Willy Favre   Switzerland69.6126619
6Ivo Mahlknecht72.961314
7Scott Henderson86.672411
8Felice De Nicolo89.11271521
9Andrzej Bachleda100.36392115
10Willi Lesch100.42353011

[4] [9] [10] 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

PlaceAthleteCountryTimeDiff.
1:33.42—
1:34.36+ 0.94
1:34.38+ 0.96
4Suzy Chaffee1:34.77+ 1.35
5Christl Haas1:34.81+ 1.39
6Giustina Demetz1:34.94+ 1.52
7Margret Hafen1:34.98+ 1.56
8Christa Prinzing1:35.04+ 1.62
9Heidi Zimmermann1:35.32+ 1.90
10Jean Saubert1:35.92+ 2.50

[4] [7] 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

Thursday, 11 August

PlaceAthleteCountryTimeDiff.
1:22.64—
Heidi Zimmermann1:23.81+ 1.17
Florence Steurer1:24.92+ 2.28
4Nancy Greene1:25.38+ 2.74
5Annie Famose1:25.58+ 2.94
6Giustina Demetz1:26.08+ 3.44
7Theres Obrecht   Switzerland1:26.10+ 3.46
8Ruth Adolf   Switzerland1:26.37+ 3.73
9Burgl Färbinger1:26.93+ 4.29
10Christa Prinzing1:27.08+ 4.44

[4] [13] [14]

Slalom

Friday, 5 August

PlaceAthleteCountryTimeDiff.
1:30.48—
1:30.95+ 0.47
Penny McCoy1:32.35+ 1.87
4Jean Saubert1:32.37+ 1.89
5Cathy Allen1:32.77+ 2.39
6Christine Goitschel1:32.94+ 2.56
7Nancy Greene1:33.26+ 2.88
8Wendy Allen1:33.44+ 3.06
9Edith Hiltbrand   Switzerland1:34.69+ 4.31
9Dikke Eger1:34.69+ 4.31

[4] [15] [16]

Combined

PlaceAthleteCountryPointsDHGSSL
  8.76
35.165
Heidi Zimmermann62.91918
4Burgl Färbinger73.69914
5Giustina Demetz83.686621
6Christa Prinzing86.4981019
7Ruth Adolf   Switzerland88.8619817
8Wendy Allen95.7623118
9Karen Dokka143.25222023
10Divina Galica Great Britain163.63242222

[4] [13] 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

PlaceNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
177216
21––1
3–123
4––33
5––11

External links

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Notes and References

  1. [:de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1966]
  2. Found: a pretty Penny . Sports Illustrated . Ottum . Bob . August 15, 1966 . 12.
  3. A Gallic gauntlet on the snow . Sports Illustrated . Ottum . Bob . August 22, 1966 . 24.
  4. Portillo diary . Skiing . Auran . John Henry . October 1966 . 31.
  5. News: Chile chosen . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . May 24, 1963 . 14.
  6. News: Frances Killy, Lacroix in world downhill upset . Montreal Gazette . Reuters . August 8, 1966 . 19 .
  7. News: French ace takes giant slalom lead . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . August 9, 1966 . 14 .
  8. News: Perillat wins giant slalom . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . August 10, 1966 . 33.
  9. News: Canada blanked in world skiing . Ottawa Citizen . Canadian Press . August 25, 1966 . 25 .
  10. News: Skier Killy wins combined in Chile . Montreal Gazette . Canadian Press . August 15, 1966 . 19.
  11. News: Austrian's win help to national prestige . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . August 9, 1966 . 13 .
  12. News: Man who won '66 women's downhill gives up medal . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press . November 19, 1988 . February 3, 2015.
  13. News: Marielle Goitschel wins giant slalom, combined . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press . August 12, 1966 . 16.
  14. News: Miss Goitschel wins giant slalom title . Montreal Gazette . Associated Press . August 12, 1966 . 22.
  15. News: Fear drives young skier to 3rd spot . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . August 6, 1966 . 9.
  16. News: Second-run spill costs our Nancy . Ottawa Citizen . Canadian Press . August 6, 1966 . 12 .

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