FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 – Men's downhill explained

Event:	Men's downhill
Championship:	FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970
Date:	15 February
Location:	Val Gardena, Italy
Competitors:	91
Nations:	29
Win Value:	2:24.57
Gold:	Bernhard Russi
Gold Nation:	SUI
Silver:	Karl Cordin
Silver Nation:	AUT
Bronze:	Malcolm Milne
Bronze Nation:	AUS
Prev:	1968
Next:	1972

Men's Downhill
Location:	Val Gardena, Italy
Vertical:	830m (2,720feet)
Longest Run:	3.75km (02.33miles)

The Men's downhill competition was the final event of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970, held on Sunday, 15 February.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Time	Difference
	15			2:24.57	—
	3			2:24.79	+ 0.22
	14			2:25.09	+ 0.52
4	6			2:25.49	+ 0.92
5	13			2:25.52	+ 0.95
5	23	Marcello Varallo		2:25.52	+ 0.95
7	12	Rudi Sailer		2:26.12	+ 1.55
8	5	Jean-Luc Pinel		2:26.59	+ 2.02
9	41	Anders Hansson		2:26.89	+ 2.32
10	18	Jon-Terje Oeverland		2:27.09	+ 2.52
11	17			2:27.13	+ 2.56
12	24			2:27.16	+ 2.59
13	48			2:27.46	+ 2.89
14	4			2:27.47	+ 2.90
15	20			2:27.84	+ 3.27
16	19			2:27.92	+ 3.35
17	9			2:28.39	+ 3.82
18	36			2:28.71	+ 4.14
19	7			2:28.92	+ 4.35
20	25			2:29.03	+ 4.46
21	21			2:29.22	+ 4.65
22	44			2:29.23	+ 4.66
23	42			2:29.31	+ 4.74
24	2			2:29.63	+ 5.06
25	10			2:29.80	+ 5.23
26	8			2:29.90	+ 5.33
27	47			2:29.99	+ 5.42
28	30			2:30.20	+ 5.63
29	27			2:30.27	+ 5.70
30	65			2:30.55	+ 5.98
31	28			2:30.58	+ 6.01
32	38			2:30.68	+ 6.11
33	25			2:30.93	+ 6.36
34	45			2:31.09	+ 6.52
35	39			2:31.23	+ 6.66
36	49			2:31.50	+ 6.93
37	1			2:31.51	+ 6.94
38	31			2:31.65	+ 7.08
39	59		Great Britain	2:31.87	+ 7.30
40	40			2:32.46	+ 7.89
41	37			2:32.69	+ 8.12
42	29			2:33.15	+ 8.58
43	22			2:33.64	+ 9.07
44	57		Great Britain	2:34.41	+ 9.84
45	35		Great Britain	2:34.59	+ 10.02
46	58			2:34.99	+ 10.42
47	84			2:35.64	+ 11.07
48	43			2:35.81	+ 11.24
49	61			2:35.82	+ 11.25
50	52			2:36.51	+ 11.94
51	74			2:36.58	+ 12.01
52	71			2:36.93	+ 12.36
53	53			2:37.23	+ 12.66
54	56			2:37.42	+ 12.85
55	86			2:37.52	+ 12.95
56	76			2:37.65	+ 13.08
57	51			2:37.84	+ 13.27
58	68			2:38.11	+ 13.54
59	55			2:38.24	+ 13.67
60	79			2:38.71	+ 14.14
61	82		Great Britain	2:38.80	+ 14.23
62	85			2:39.13	+ 14.56
63	92			2:39.19	+ 14.62
64	62			2:39.25	+ 14.68
65	60			2:39.68	+ 15.11
66	67			2:39.79	+ 15.22
67	63			2:40.63	+ 16.06
68	73			2:41.18	+ 16.61
69	69			2:41.58	+ 17.01
70	54			2:42.49	+ 17.92
71	77			2:42.64	+ 18.07
72	88	Ivan Penev		2:43.06	+ 18.49
73	81			2:43.10	+ 18.53
74	78			2:43.23	+ 18.66
75	87			2:44.08	+ 19.51
76	66			2:44.70	+ 20.13
77	70			2:45.90	+ 21.33
78	83			2:49.91	+ 25.34
79	64			2:50.16	+ 25.59
80	72			2:53.50	+ 28.93
81	89			2:55.17	+ 30.60
82	90			2:56.02	+ 31.45
DSQ	11			2:25.56	+ 0.99
	91			DNF
	46			DNS
				DNS

Notes and References

1. Web site: 15.02.1970. Val Gardena Downhill, men. alpineskiworld.net. 14 February 2021.
2. News: Kidd wins combined gold, announces he'll turn pro . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . February 16, 1970 . 10.
3. News: Kidd ends amateur career after winning crown . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . February 16, 1970 . 2B.