FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970Host city| Val Gardena

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Country| Italy
Events| 8
Opening|  8 February 1970 (1970-02-08)
Closing| 15 February 1970 (1970-02-15)
Opened by| Giuseppe Saragat

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Val Gardena

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Location in the Alps of Europe

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

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### Downhill

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Main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 – Men's downhill

Sunday, 15 February

Place  | Athlete  | Country  | Time  | Diff.

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| Bernhard Russi |  Switzerland | 2:24.57  | —
| Karl Cordin |  Austria | 2:24.79  | \+ 0.22
| Malcolm Milne |  Australia | 2:25.09  | \+ 0.52
4  | Karl Schranz |  Austria | 2:25.46  | \+ 0.89
5  | Marcello Varallo |  Italy | 2:25.52  | \+ 0.95
5  | Billy Kidd |  United States | 2:25.52  | \+ 0.95
7  | Rudi Sailer  |  Austria | 2:26.12  | \+ 1.55
8  | Jean-Luc Pinel  |  France | 2:26.59  | \+ 2.02
9  | Anders Hansson  |  Sweden | 2:26.89  | \+ 2.32
10  | Jon Terje Øverland |  Norway | 2:27.05  | \+ 2.48

Source:[2][3][4][5]

### Giant Slalom

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

Place  | Athlete  | Country  | Time  | Diff.

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| Karl Schranz |  Austria | 4:19.19  | —
| Werner Bleiner |  Austria | 4:19.58  | \+ 0.39
| Dumeng Giovanoli |  Switzerland | 4:21.15  | \+ 1.96
4  | Heini Messner |  Austria | 4:22.11  | \+ 2.92
4  | Max Rieger |  West Germany | 4:22.11  | \+ 2.92
6  | Andrzej Bachleda |  Poland | 4:22.76  | \+ 3.57
7  | Kurt Schnider  |  Switzerland | 4:22.81  | \+ 3.62
8  | Patrick Russel |  France | 4:22.97  | \+ 3.78
9  | Alain Penz |  France | 4:23.04  | \+ 3.85
10  | Erik Håker |  Norway | 4:24.49  | \+ 5.30

Source:[2][6]

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

### Slalom

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Sunday, 8 February

Place  | Athlete  | Country  | Time  | Diff.

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| Jean-Noël Augert |  France | 1:39.47  | —
| Patrick Russel |  France | 1:39.51  | \+ 0.04
| Billy Kidd |  United States | 1:39.53  | \+ 0.06
4  | Gustav Thöni |  Italy | 1:40.23  | \+ 0.76
5  | Alain Penz |  France | 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  |  Norway | 1:43.59  | \+ 4.12
9  | F. Fernández Ochoa |  Spain | 1:43.73  | \+ 4.26
10  | Andrzej Bachleda |  Poland | 1:43.94  | \+ 4.47

Source:[2][8][9]

### Combined

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Place  | Athlete  | Country  | Points  | DH  | GS  | SL

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| Billy Kidd |  United States | 21.25  | 5  | 15  |
| Patrick Russel |  France | 50.15  | 43  | 8  |
| Andrzej Bachleda |  Poland | 60.90  | 32  | 6  | 10
4  | Max Rieger |  West Germany | 66.31  | 36  | 4  | 13
5  | Edmund Bruggmann |  Switzerland | 69.29  | 12  | 14  | 16
6  | Hansjörg Schlager |  West Germany | 70.08  | 16  | 18  | 14
7  | Peter Duncan |  Canada | 72.48  | 28  | 25  | 12
8  | Aurelio García |  Spain | 91.81  | 21  | 32  | 15
9  | F. Fernández Ochoa |  Spain | 92.23  | 42  | 33  | 9
10  | Keith Shepherd |  Canada | 99.31  | 19  | 22  | 21

Source:[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

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### Downhill

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Wednesday, 11 February

Placing  | Country  | Athlete  | Time

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1  |  Switzerland | Annerösli Zryd | 1:58.34
2  |  France | Isabelle Mir | 1:58.84
3  |  Austria | Annemarie Pröll | 2:00.43

Source:[2][10]

### Giant Slalom

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Saturday, 14 February

Placing  | Country  | Athlete  | Time

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1  |  Canada | Betsy Clifford | 1:20.46
2  |  France | Ingrid Lafforgue | 1:20.53
3  |  France | Françoise Macchi | 1.20.60

Source:[2]

### Slalom

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Friday, 13 February

Placing  | Country  | Athlete  | Time

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1  |  France | Ingrid Lafforgue | 1:40.44
2  |  United States | Barbara Ann Cochran | 1:42.15
3  |  France | Michèle Jacot | 1:42.20

Source:[2][11]

### Combined

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Placing  | Country  | Athlete  | Points

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1  |  France | Michèle Jacot | 30.31
2  |  France | Florence Steurer | 37.69
3  |  United States | Marilyn Cochran | 41.84

Source:[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

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Place  | Nation  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1  |  France | 3  | 5  | 2  | 10
2  |  Switzerland | 2  | –  | 1  | 3
3  |  Austria | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4
4  |  United States | 1  | 1  | 2  | 4
5  |  Canada | 1  | –  | –  | 1
6  |  Australia | –  | –  | 1  | 1
|  Poland | –  | –  | 1  | 1

## References

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

## External links

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

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