| Games: | 1976 Winter |
| Event: | Alpine skiing |
| Venue: | Patscherkofel (men's downhill)and Axamer Lizum, Tyrol, Austria |
| Dates: | 5–13 February 1976 |
| Num Events: | 6 |
| Competitors: | 181 |
| Nations: | 33 |
| Prev: | 1972 |
| Next: | 1980 |
Alpine Skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events. Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel (above Igls), the other five events at Axamer Lizum.[1] The events began on 5 February and ended on 13 February 1976.[2] [3]
Nine nations won medals in Alpine skiing, with West Germany led the medal table with two gold and a silver, all won by Rosi Mittermaier. Italy won the most total medals, with four. The two medals won by Liechtenstein were the first for the country at the Olympic Games. The four medals won by West Germany were the first in the sport for the country on its own; Germany had previously won medals when unified as a single team.
Source:[2]
| Downhill | 1:45.73 | 1:46.06 | 1:46.59 | ||||
| Giant slalom | 3:26.97 | 3:27.17 | 3:27.41 | ||||
| Slalom | 2:03.29 | 2:03.73 | 2:04.28 |
| Downhill | 1:46.16 | 1:46.68 | 1:47.50 | ||||
| Giant slalom | 1:29.13 | 1:29.25 | 1:29.95 | ||||
| Slalom | 1:30.54 | 1:30.87 | 1:32.20 |
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| Date | Race | Start Elevation | Finish Elevation | Vertical Drop | Course Length | Average Gradient | |
| Thu 5-Feb | Downhill – men | 1950m (6,400feet) | 1080m (3,540feet) | 870m (2,850feet) | 3.02km (01.88miles) | ||
| Sun 8-Feb | Downhill – women | 2310m (7,580feet) | 1610m (5,280feet) | 700m (2,300feet) | 2.515km (01.563miles) | ||
| Mon 9-Feb | Giant slalom – men (1st run) | 1990m (6,530feet) | 1540m (5,050feet) | 450m (1,480feet) | 1.525km (00.948miles) | ||
| Tue 10-Feb | Giant slalom – men (2nd run) | 2035m (6,677feet) | 1610m (5,280feet) | 425m (1,394feet) | 1.2km (00.7miles) | ||
| Fri 13-Feb | Giant slalom – women (1 run) | 1925m (6,316feet) | 1540m (5,050feet) | 385m (1,263feet) | 1.225km (00.761miles) | ||
| Sat 14-Feb | Slalom – men (2 runs) | 1830m (6,000feet) | 1610m (5,280feet) | 220m (720feet) | 0.52km (00.32miles) | ||
| Wed 11-Feb | Slalom – women (2 runs) | 1785m (5,856feet) | 1610m (5,280feet) | 175m (574feet) | 0.4km (00.2miles) |
Thirty-three nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Innsbruck. Andorra and San Marino made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[2]
From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom, the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952, but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events. During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event. The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988.
Inckuded combined events
See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1976 – Men's alpine combined.
| Medal | Athlete | Points | DH | GS | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gustav Thöni (ITA) | 24.62 | 26 | 4 | ||
 Willi Frommelt (LIE) | 48.97 | 21 | 17 | ||
 Greg Jones (USA) | 65.84 | 11 | 9 | 19 | |
| 4 | Wolfgang Junginger (FRG) | 70.63 | 29 | 19 | 6 |
| 5 | Andreas Wenzel (LIE) | 75.85 | 28 | 20 | 10 |
| 6 |  Francisco Fernández-Ochoa (ESP) | 90.09 | 35 | 24 | 9 |
5 February, Giant slalom: 9–10 February, Slalom: 14 February
| Medal | Athlete | Points | DH | GS | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosi Mittermaier (FRG) | 0.84 | ||||
 Danièle Debernard (FRA) | 29.22 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Hanni Wenzel (LIE) | 46.00 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 4 | Cindy Nelson (USA) | 66.28 | 21 | 13 | |
| 5 | Ursula Konzett (LIE) | 81.13 | 24 | 18 | 11 |
| 6 | Dagmar Kuzmanová (TCH) | 89.74 | 31 | 9 | 9 |
8 February, Giant slalom: 13 February, Slalom: 11 February