FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 explained

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970
Host City:	Val Gardena
Country:	Italy
Events:	8
Opening:
Opened By:	Giuseppe Saragat
Previous:	Portillo 1966

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 were held 8–15 February in Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy.^{[1] [2]}

For the only time, results from a World Championships were included in the World Cup points standings, then in its fourth season. Two seasons earlier, results from the Winter Olympics (concurrent World Championships) were also included in the World Cup standings.

The French team again led with ten medals: three gold, five silver, and two bronze.

Men's competitions

Downhill

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 – Men's downhill. Sunday, 15 February

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
		Switzerland	2:24.57	—
			2:24.79	+ 0.22
			2:25.09	+ 0.52
4	Karl Schranz		2:25.46	+ 0.89
5	Marcello Varallo		2:25.52	+ 0.95
5	Billy Kidd		2:25.52	+ 0.95
7	Rudi Sailer		2:26.12	+ 1.55
8	Jean-Luc Pinel		2:26.59	+ 2.02
9	Anders Hansson<	-- Stefan Handson -->		2:26.89	+ 2.32
10	Jon Terje Øverland		2:27.05	+ 2.48

^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Giant Slalom

Monday,9 February (run 1)
Tuesday, 10 February (run 2)

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
			4:19.19	—
			4:19.58	+ 0.39
	Dumeng Giovanoli	Switzerland	4:21.15	+ 1.96
4	Heini Messner		4:22.11	+ 2.92
4	Max Rieger		4:22.11	+ 2.92
6	Andrzej Bachleda		4:22.76	+ 3.57
7	Kurt Schnider	Switzerland	4:22.81	+ 3.62
8	Patrick Russel		4:22.97	+ 3.78
9	Alain Penz		4:23.04	+ 3.85
10	Erik Håker		4:24.49	+ 5.30

^{[2] [6]}

Schranz led after the first run at 2:15.15; Bleiner was next, 0.30 seconds back.^[7]

Slalom

Sunday, 8 February

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Jean-Noël Augert		1:39.47	—
			1:39.51	+ 0.04
	Billy Kidd		1:39.53	+ 0.06
4	Gustav Thöni		1:40.23	+ 0.76
5	Alain Penz		1:40.54	+ 1.07
6	Dumeng Giovanoli	Switzerland	1:42.38	+ 2.91
7	Peter Frei	Switzerland	1:43.33	+ 3.86
8	Håkan Bjørge		1:43.59	+ 4.12
9	F. Fernández Ochoa		1:43.73	+ 4.26
10	Andrzej Bachleda		1:43.94	+ 4.47

^{[2] [8] [9]}

Combined

Place	Athlete	Country	Points	DH	GS	SL
			21.25	5	15
			50.15	43	8
	Andrzej Bachleda		60.90	32	6	10
4	Max Rieger		66.31	36	4	13
5	Edmund Bruggmann	Switzerland	69.29	12	14	16
6	Hansjörg Schlager		70.08	16	18	14
7	Peter Duncan		72.48	28	25	12
8	Aurelio García		91.81	21	32	15
9	F. Fernández Ochoa		92.23	42	33	9
10	Keith Shepherd		99.31	19	22	21

^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} 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, 11 February

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Annerösli Zryd	1:58.34
2		Isabelle Mir	1:58.84
3		Annemarie Pröll	2:00.43

^{[2] [10]}

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 14 February

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Betsy Clifford	1:20.46
2		Ingrid Lafforgue	1:20.53
3		Françoise Macchi	1.20.60

^[2]

Slalom

Friday, 13 February

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Ingrid Lafforgue	1:40.44
2		Barbara Ann Cochran	1:42.15
3		Michèle Jacot	1:42.20

^{[2] [11]}

Combined

Placing	Country	Athlete	Points
1		Michèle Jacot	30.31
2		Florence Steurer	37.69
3		Marilyn Cochran	41.84

^[2] 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

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		3	5	2	10
2		2	–	1	3
3		1	2	1	4
4		1	1	2	4
5		1	–	–	1
6		–	–	1	1
		–	–	1	1

External links

• FIS-ski.com – results – 1970 World Championships – Val Gardena, Italy
• FIS-ski.com – results – World Championships

Notes and References

1. [:de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1970]
2. News: The first biennial amateur world championships for professional ski racers . Skiing . Jerome . John . September 1970 . 88.
3. News: Kidd earns U.S. first alpine gold medal . Schenectady Gazette . (New York) . Associated Press . February 16, 1970 . 20.
4. News: Kidd ends amateur career after winning ski crown . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . February 16, 1970 . 2B.
5. News: Kidd wins combined gold, announces he'll turn pro . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . February 16, 1970 . 10.
6. News: Kidd comeback lifts U.S. ski hopes . Schenectady Gazette . (New York) . Associated Press . February 11, 1970 . 35.
7. News: Austrian skiers strike back in world alpine championship . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . February 10, 1970 . 11.
8. News: Three skiers eye revenge after special slalom failure . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . February 9, 1970 . 2B.
9. Kidd comes in from the old cold . Sports Illustrated . Jenkins . Dan . Dan Jenkins. February 16, 1970 . 42.
10. News: Swiss miss downhill ski champ . Schenectady Gazette . (New York) . Associated Press . February 12, 1970 . 41.
11. News: U.S. girls in surprise at world alpine skiing . Schenectady Gazette . (New York) . Associated Press . February 14, 1970 . 18.