Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom explained

Event:	Women's giant slalom
Games:	1968 Winter
Venue:	Chamrousse
Date:	February 15
Competitors:	47
Nations:	18
Win Value:	1:51.97
Gold:	Nancy Greene
Goldnoc:	CAN
Silver:	Annie Famose
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Fernande Bochatay
Bronzenoc:	SUI
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

Women's Giant Slalom
Location:	Chamrousse
Vertical:	440m (1,440feet)
Top Elevation:	2090m (6,860feet)
Base Elevation:	1650m (5,410feet)

The Women's giant slalom competition of the Grenoble 1968 Olympics was held at Chamrousse.^{[1] [2]}

The defending world champion was Marielle Goitschel of France, while Canada's Nancy Greene was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion, who also led the current season, along with Switzerland's Fernande Bochatay.^{[3] [4]}

Results

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Difference
			1:51.97	+0.00
			1:54.61	+2.64
			1:54.74	+2.77
4			1:54.75	+2.78
5			1:55.61	+3.64
6			1:56.07	+4.10
7			1:56.09	+4.12
8			1:56.58	+4.61
9			1:56.85	+4.88
10			1:57.20	+5.23
11			1:57.26	+5.29
12			1:57.39	+5.42
13			1:57.60	+5.63
14			1:57.86	+5.89
15			1:58.12	+6.15
16			1:58.36	+6.39
17			1:58.38	+6.41
18			1:58.47	+6.50
19			1:58.50	+6.53
20			1:58.75	+6.78
21			1:59.52	+7.55
22			2:00.03	+8.06
23			2:00.07	+8.10
24			2:00.55	+8.58
25			2:00.57	+8.60
26			2:00.80	+8.83
27			2:00.91	+8.94
28			2:01.30	+9.33
29			2:02.44	+10.47
30			2:02.99	+11.02
31			2:04.87	+12.90
32			2:05.20	+13.23
33			2:06.20	+14.23
34			2:06.48	+14.51
35			2:08.54	+16.57
36			2:10.56	+18.59
37			2:11.68	+19.71
38			2:11.75	+19.78
39			2:12.01	+20.04
40			2:12.71	+20.74
41			2:13.18	+21.21
42			2:13.30	+21.33
–			DNF	–
–			DNF	–
–			DQ	–
–			DQ	–
–			DQ	–

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble. LA84 Foundation. Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. 1968. January 3, 2014.
2. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202459/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/ASK/womens-giant-slalom.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 1 March 2018 . Sports Reference.
3. Web site: 1967 World Cup standings. FIS. January 3, 2014.
4. Web site: 1966 World Championships results. FIS. January 3, 2014.