FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966
Host city Portillo, Chile
Events 6
Opening ceremony   4 August 1966
Closing ceremony 14 August 1966
Main venue Portillo
Portillo
Location in the Andes
of southern South America

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in Portillo, Chile, from 4–14 August 1966.[1]

To this day, it remains as the only alpine world championship contested in the southern hemisphere. It took place well out of the established season, nearly five months before the first World Cup season, which began in early January 1967.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 7 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st Jean Claude Killy  France 1:34.40 —
2nd Léo Lacroix  France 1:34.80 + 0.40
3rd Franz Vogler  West Germany 1:35.16 + 0.76
4 Heinrich Messner  Austria 1:36.02 + 1.62
5 Pierre Stamos  France 1:36.12 + 1.72
6 Bernard Orcel  France 1:36.38 + 1.98
Source:[2]


Giant Slalom

Tuesday, 9 August (run 1)
Wednesday, 10 August (run 2)

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st Guy Périllat  France 3:19.42 —
2nd Georges Mauduit  France 3:19.93 + 0.51
3rd Karl Schranz  Austria 3:20.40 + 0.98
4 Jakob Tischhauser  Switzerland  Switzerland 3:20.90 + 1.48
5 Jean-Claude Killy  France 3:21.42 + 2.00
6 Willy Favre  Switzerland  Switzerland 3:23.02 + 3.60

Source:[3][4]


Slalom

Sunday, 14 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st Carlo Senoner  Italy 1:41.56 —
2nd Guy Périllat  France 1:42.25 + 0.69
3rd Louis Jauffret  France 1:42.58 + 1.02
4 Willy Bogner  West Germany 1:43.06 + 1.50
5 Ludwig Leitner  West Germany 1:43.07 + 1.51
6 Jimmie Heuga  United States 1:43.69 + 2.13

Source:[5][6]


Combined

Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
1st Jean Claude Killy  France 20.92 1st 5 8
2nd Léo Lacroix  France 42.13 2nd
3rd Ludwig Leitner  West Germany 54.95 5
4 Jimmie Heuga  United States 56.71 19 13 6
5 Willy Bogner  West Germany 69.61 4
6 Ivo Mahlknecht  Italy 72.96

Source:[5][6]
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

Monday, 8 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st Marielle Goitschel  France 1:33.42 —
2nd Annie Famose  France 1:34.36 + 0.94
3rd Burgl Färbinger  West Germany 1:34.38 + 0.96
4 Suzy Chaffee  United States 1:34.77 + 1.35
5 Christl Haas  Austria 1:34.81 + 1.39
6 Giustina Demetz  Italy 1:34.94 + 1.52


Giant Slalom

Thursday, 11 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st Marielle Goitschel  France 1:22.64 —
2nd Heidi Zimmermann  Austria 1:23.81 + 1.17
3rd Florence Steurer  France 1:24.92 + 2.28
4 Nancy Greene  Canada 1:25.38 + 2.74
5 Annie Famose  France 1:25.58 + 2.94
6 Giustina Demetz  Italy 1:26.08 + 3.44

Source:[9][10]


Slalom

Friday, 5 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st Annie Famose  France 1:30.48 —
2nd Marielle Goitschel  France 1:30.95 + 0.47
3rd Penny McCoy  United States 1:32.35 + 1.87
4 Jean Saubert  United States 1:32.37 + 1.89
5 Cathy Allen  United States 1:32.77 + 2.39
6 Christine Goitschel  France 1:32.94 + 2.56

Source:[11][12]


Combined

Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
1st Marielle Goitschel  France   8.76 1st 1st 2nd
2nd Annie Famose  France 35.16 2nd 5 1st
3rd Heidi Zimmermann  Austria 62.91 2nd
4 Burgl Färbinger  West Germany 73.69 3rd
5 Giustina Demetz  Italy 83.68 6 6
6 Christa Prinzing  West Germany 86.49

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

Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France 7 7 2 16
2  Italy 1 - - 1
3  Austria - 1 2 4
4  West Germany - - 3 2
5  United States - - 1 1


References

  1. ↑ de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1966
  2. ↑ "Frances Killy, Lacroix in world downhill upset". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. August 8, 1966. p. 19.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "French ace takes giant slalom lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 14.
  4. ↑ "Perillat wins giant slalom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. August 10, 1966. p. 33.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Canada blanked in world skiing". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 25, 1966. p. 25.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Skier Killy wins combined in Chile". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. August 15, 1966. p. 19.
  7. ↑ "Austrian's win help to national prestige". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 13.
  8. ↑ "Man who won '66 women's downhill gives up medal". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 19, 1988. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Marielle Goitschel wins giant slalom, combined". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 16.
  10. ↑ "Miss Goitschel wins giant slalom title". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 22.
  11. ↑ "Fear drives young skier to 3rd spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. August 6, 1966. p. 9.
  12. ↑ "Second-run spill costs our Nancy". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 6, 1966. p. 12.

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Coordinates: 32°50′10″S 70°07′44″W / 32.836°S 70.129°W