FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978Host city| Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Bavaria, West Germany

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Events| 6
Opening| 28 January 1978
Closing| 5 February 1978
Opened by| Willi Ritschard
Main venue| Garmisch Classic,
Gudiberg (slalom)

<- Saint Moritz 1974

Schladming 1982 ->

Garmisch

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Location in the Alps of Europe

Garmisch

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Location in southern Germany

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between 29 January and 5 February. It held competitions in alpine skiing like downhill, special slalom, giant slalom and combined. The combined was only a "paper race".

The event is the last time the championships were held here until 2011. Garmisch hosted the first Olympic alpine skiing competition (Combined event), at the 1936 games.

## Men's competitions

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### Downhill

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Sunday, 29 January

Place  | Athlete  | Nation  | Time  | Diff.

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| Josef Walcher |  Austria | 2:04.12  | –
| Michael Veith |  West Germany | 2:04.19  | \+ 0.07
| Werner Grissmann |  Austria | 2:04.46  | \+ 0.32
4  | Sepp Ferstl |  West Germany | 2:04.49  | \+ 0.35
5  | Peter Müller |  Switzerland | 2:04.77  | \+ 0.65
5  | Franz Klammer |  Austria | 2:04.77  | \+ 0.65
7  | Steve Podborski |  Canada | 2:04.98  | \+ 0.86
8  | Walter Vesti |  Switzerland | 2:06.13  | \+ 2.01
9  | Vladimir Makeev |  Soviet Union | 2:06.20  | \+ 2.08
10  | Herbert Plank |  Italy | 2:06.31  | \+ 2.19
Source:[1][2]

### Giant Slalom

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Thursday, 2 February

Place  | Athlete  | Nation  | Time  | Diff.  | Run 1  | Run 2

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| Ingemar Stenmark |  Sweden | 3:02.52  | –  | 1:35.48  | 1:27.04
| Andreas Wenzel |  Liechtenstein | 3:04.56  | \+ 2.04  | 1:37.32  | 1:27.24
| Willi Frommelt |  Liechtenstein | 3:04.75  | \+ 2.23  | 1:36.71  | 1:28.04
4  | Sepp Ferstl |  West Germany | 3:04.87  | \+ 2.35  |  |
5  | Phil Mahre |  United States | 3:04.94  | \+ 2.42  |  |
6  | Hans Enn |  Austria | 3:05.27  | \+ 2.75  |  |
7  | Peter Lüscher |  Switzerland | 3:06.13  | \+ 3.51  |  |
8  | Pete Patterson |  United States | 3:06.82  | \+ 4.30  |  |
9  | Cary Adgate |  United States | 3:07.10  | \+ 4.58  |  |
10  | Bruno Nöckler |  Italy | 3:07.20  | \+ 4.68  |  |
Source:[3][4]

### Slalom

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Sunday, 5 February

Place  | Athlete  | Nation  | Time  | Diff.  | Run 1  | Run 2

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| Ingemar Stenmark |  Sweden | 1:39.54  | –  | 51.56  | 47.98
| Piero Gros |  Italy | 1:40.20  | \+ 0.66  | 51.29  | 48.91
| Paul Frommelt |  Liechtenstein | 1:40.47  | \+ 0.93  | 52.24  | 48.23
4  | Anton Steiner |  Austria | 1:40.74  | \+ 1.20  |  |
5  | Mauro Bernardi |  Italy | 1:42.20  | \+ 2.66  |  |
6  | Christian Neureuther |  West Germany | 1:42.74  | \+ 3.20  |  |
7  | Toshihiro Kaiwa |  Japan | 1:43.20  | \+ 3.66  |  |
8  | Steve Mahre |  United States | 1:43.76  | \+ 4.22  |  |
9  | Torsten Jakobsson  |  Sweden | 1:44.16  | \+ 4.62  |  |
10  | Peter Aelig |  Switzerland | 1:44.44  | \+ 4.90  |  |
Source:[5][6]

### Combined

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Place  | Athlete  | Nation  | Points  | DH  | GS  | SL

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| Andreas Wenzel |  Liechtenstein | 2732.34  | 13  |  | 18
| Sepp Ferstl |  West Germany | 2749.64  | 4  | 31  | 29
| Pete Patterson |  United States | 2752.28  | 25  | 8  | 23
4  | Vladimir Andreyev |  Soviet Union | 2773.87  |  |  |
5  | Valeri Tsyganov |  Soviet Union | 2799.52  |  |  |
6  | Maciej Gąsienica |  Poland | 2800.48  |  |  |

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, 1 February

Place  | Athlete  | Nation  | Time  | Diff.

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| Annemarie Moser-Pröll |  Austria | 1:48.31  | –
| Irene Epple |  West Germany | 1:48.55  | \+ 0.24
| Doris de Agostini |  Switzerland | 1:49.11  | \+ 0.80
4  | Marie-Theres Nadig |  Switzerland | 1:49.64  | \+ 1.33
5  | Cindy Nelson |  United States | 1:50.26  | \+ 1.95
6  | Evi Mittermaier |  West Germany | 1:50.42  | \+ 2.11
7  | Brigitte Totschnig |  Austria | 1:50.47  | \+ 2.16
8  | Martina Ellmer |  Austria | 1:50.89  | \+ 2.58
9  | Irmgard Lukasser |  Austria | 1:50.93  | \+ 2.62
10  | Monika Bader |  West Germany | 1:51.04  | \+ 2.73

Source:[7]

### Giant Slalom

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Saturday, 4 February

Place  | Athlete  | Nation  | Time  | Diff.  | Run 1  | Run 2

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| Maria Epple |  West Germany | 2:41.15  | –  | 1:16.10  | 1:25.05
| Lise-Marie Morerod |  Switzerland | 2:41.20  | \+ 0.05  | 1:16.15  | 1:25.05
| Annemarie Moser-Pröll |  Austria | 2:41.90  | \+ 0.75  | 1:16.85  | 1:25.05
4  | Irene Epple |  West Germany | 2:42.02  | \+ 0.87  |  |
5  | Hanni Wenzel |  Liechtenstein | 2:42.43  | \+ 1.28  |  |
6  | Fabienne Serrat |  France | 2:42.83  | \+ 1.68  |  |
7  | Ursula Konzett |  Liechtenstein | 2:42.84  | \+ 1.69  |  |
8  | Perrine Pelen |  France | 2:43.38  | \+ 2.23  |  |
9  | Erika Hess |  Switzerland | 2:44.25  | \+ 3.10  |  |
10  | Christa Zechmeister |  West Germany | 2:44.89  | \+ 3.74  |  |

This was the first two-run women's giant slalom at the World Championships.
Source:[8][9]

### Slalom

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Friday, 3 February

Place  | Athlete  | Nation  | Time  | Diff.  | Run 1  | Run 2

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| Lea Sölkner |  Austria | 1:24.85  | –  | 41.82  | 43.03
| Pamela Behr |  West Germany | 1:25.33  | \+ 0.48  | 42.03  | 43.30
| Monika Kaserer |  Austria | 1:25.37  | \+ 0.52  | 42.39  | 42.98
4  | Perrine Pelen |  France | 1:25.67  | \+ 0.82  |  |
5  | Fabienne Serrat |  France | 1:25.75  | \+ 0.90  |  |
6  | Hanni Wenzel |  Liechtenstein | 1:26.09  | \+ 1.24  |  |
7  | Lise-Marie Morerod |  Switzerland | 1:26.59  | \+ 1.74  |  |
8  | Claudia Giordani |  Italy | 1:26.87  | \+ 2.02  |  |
9  | Christa Zechmeister |  West Germany | 1:26.99  | \+ 2.14  |  |
10  | Regine Mösenlechner |  West Germany | 1:27.43  | \+ 2.58  |  |
Source:[10][11]

### Combined

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Place  | Athlete  | Nation  | Points  | DH  | GS  | SL

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| Annemarie Moser-Pröll |  Austria | 2460.39  |  |  | 19
| Hanni Wenzel |  Liechtenstein | 2476.80  | 29  | 5  | 6
| Fabienne Serrat |  France | 2478.44  |  | 6  | 5
4  | Kathy Kreiner |  Canada | 2498.43  | 12  | 21  | 17
5  | Dagmar Kuzmanová |  Czechoslovakia | 2509.23  |  |  |
6  | Cindy Nelson |  United States | 2511.63  | 5  | 15  | 30

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

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Place  | Nation  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1  |  Austria | 4  | \-  | 3  | 7
2  |  Sweden | 2  | \-  | \-  | 2
3  |  West Germany | 1  | 4  | \-  | 5
4  |  Liechtenstein | 1  | 2  | 2  | 5
5  |  Switzerland | \-  | 1  | 1  | 2
6  |  Italy | \-  | 1  | \-  | 1
7  |  France | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1
7  |  United States | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1

## References

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1. ^ "Walcher wins world downhill, Podborski runs seventh". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 30 January 1978. p. 12.
2. ^ "Walcher wins". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 30 January 1978. p. 15.
3. ^ "Stenmark breezes to first world giant slalom victory". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 3 February 1978. p. 20.
4. ^ "Stenmark gets gold – easily". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 3 February 1978. p. 23.
5. ^ "Second gold for Stenmark". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 6 February 1978. p. 17.
6. ^ "Stenmark takes second gold in slalom". Montreal Gazette. Reuter. 6 February 1978. p. 22.
7. ^ "Proell-Moser proves she's the fastest woman on skis". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 2 February 1978. p. 24.
8. ^ "Kid sister gets gold in (giant) slalom". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 5 February 1978. p. D4.
9. ^ a b "Epple wins GS crown, Annemarie combined". Montreal Gazette. Reuter. 6 February 1978. p. 22.
10. ^ "Austrian girl captures special slalom; Kreiner has chance at combined medal". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 4 February 1978. p. 14.
11. ^ "Third Austrian ski gold in women's special slalom". Lewiston Daily Sun. Maine. Associated Press. 4 February 1978. p. 19.

## External links

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* FIS-ski.com – results – 1978 World Championships – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
* FIS-ski.com – results – World Championships

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