FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 explained

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978
Host City:Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Bavaria, West Germany
Events:6
Opening:28 January 1978
Closing:5 February 1978
Opened By:Willi Ritschard
Stadium:Garmisch Classic,
Gudiberg (slalom)
Previous:Saint Moritz 1974

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

PlaceAthleteNationTimeDiff.
Josef Walcher2:04.12–
Michael Veith2:04.19+ 0.07
Werner Grissmann2:04.46+ 0.32
4Sepp Ferstl2:04.49+ 0.35
5Peter Müller 2:04.77+ 0.65
5Franz Klammer2:04.77+ 0.65
7Steve Podborski2:04.98+ 0.86
8Walter Vesti 2:06.13+ 2.01
9Vladimir Makeev2:06.20+ 2.08
10Herbert Plank2:06.31+ 2.19
Source:[1] [2]

Giant Slalom

Thursday, 2 February

PlaceAthleteNationTimeDiff.Run 1Run 2
Ingemar Stenmark3:02.52–1:35.481:27.04
Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein3:04.56+ 2.041:37.321:27.24
Willi Frommelt Liechtenstein3:04.75+ 2.231:36.711:28.04
4Sepp Ferstl3:04.87+ 2.35
5Phil Mahre3:04.94+ 2.42
6Hans Enn3:05.27+ 2.75
7Peter Lüscher 3:06.13+ 3.51
8Pete Patterson3:06.82+ 4.30
9Cary Adgate3:07.10+ 4.58
10Bruno Nöckler3:07.20+ 4.68
Source:[3] [4]

Slalom

Sunday, 5 February

PlaceAthleteNationTimeDiff.Run 1Run 2
Ingemar Stenmark1:39.54–51.5647.98
Piero Gros1:40.20+ 0.6651.2948.91
Paul Frommelt Liechtenstein1:40.47+ 0.9352.2448.23
4Anton Steiner1:40.74+ 1.20
5Mauro Bernardi1:42.20+ 2.66
6Christian Neureuther1:42.74+ 3.20
7Toshihiro Kaiwa1:43.20+ 3.66
8Steve Mahre1:43.76+ 4.22
9Torsten Jakobsson1:44.16+ 4.62
10Peter Aelig 1:44.44+ 4.90
Source:[5] [6]

Combined

PlaceAthleteNationPointsDHGSSL
Andreas Wenzel2732.341318
Sepp Ferstl2749.6443129
Pete Patterson2752.2825823
4Vladimir Andreyev2773.87
5Valeri Tsyganov2799.52
6Maciej Gąsienica2800.48
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, 1 February

PlaceAthleteNationTimeDiff.
Annemarie Moser-Pröll1:48.31–
Irene Epple1:48.55+ 0.24
Doris de Agostini 1:49.11+ 0.80
4Marie-Theres Nadig 1:49.64+ 1.33
5Cindy Nelson1:50.26+ 1.95
6Evi Mittermaier1:50.42+ 2.11
7Brigitte Totschnig1:50.47+ 2.16
8Martina Ellmer1:50.89+ 2.58
9Irmgard Lukasser1:50.93+ 2.62
10Monika Bader1:51.04+ 2.73
Source:[7]

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 4 February

PlaceAthleteNationTimeDiff.Run 1Run 2
Maria Epple2:41.15–1:16.101:25.05
Lise-Marie Morerod 2:41.20+ 0.051:16.151:25.05
Annemarie Moser-Pröll2:41.90+ 0.751:16.851:25.05
4Irene Epple2:42.02+ 0.87
5Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein2:42.43+ 1.28
6Fabienne Serrat2:42.83+ 1.68
7Ursula Konzett Liechtenstein2:42.84+ 1.69
8Perrine Pelen2:43.38+ 2.23
9Erika Hess 2:44.25+ 3.10
10Christa Zechmeister2:44.89+ 3.74
This was the first two-run women's giant slalom at the World Championships.
Source:[8] [9]

Slalom

Friday, 3 February

PlaceAthleteNationTimeDiff.Run 1Run 2
Lea Sölkner1:24.85–41.8243.03
Pamela Behr1:25.33+ 0.4842.0343.30
Monika Kaserer1:25.37+ 0.5242.3942.98
4Perrine Pelen1:25.67+ 0.82
5Fabienne Serrat1:25.75+ 0.90
6Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein1:26.09+ 1.24
7Lise-Marie Morerod 1:26.59+ 1.74
8Claudia Giordani1:26.87+ 2.02
9Christa Zechmeister1:26.99+ 2.14
10Regine Mösenlechner1:27.43+ 2.58
Source:[10] [11]

Combined

PlaceAthleteNationPointsDHGSSL
Annemarie Moser-Pröll2460.3919
Hanni Wenzel2476.802956
Fabienne Serrat2478.4465
4Kathy Kreiner2498.43122117
5Dagmar Kuzmanová2509.23
6Cindy Nelson2511.6351530
Source:[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).

Medals Table

PlaceNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
14-37
22--2
314-5
4 Liechtenstein1225
5 -112
6-1-1
7--11
7--11

External links

Notes and References

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

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