FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in South America from 4 to 14 August at Portillo, Chile.[1][2][3][4]

Host cityPortillo, Valparaíso
near Los Andes
CountryChile
Events6
Opening4 August 1966
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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966
Host cityPortillo, Valparaíso
near Los Andes
CountryChile
Events6
Opening4 August 1966
Closing14 August 1966
Opened byEduardo Frei Montalva
Main venuePortillo
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It remains the only alpine world championships 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.

Assignment came at the FIS-Congress at Athens in May 1963,[5] but West Germany, Switzerland, and Austria voted against.

The French team won seven of the eight individual titles, seven silver medals, and two bronze to garner sixteen of the 24 medals.

Men's competitions

Portillo is located in South America
Portillo
Portillo
Location in South America

Downhill

Sunday, 7 August

More information Place, Athlete ...
Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean Claude Killy  France (FRA) 1:34.40 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léo Lacroix  France (FRA) 1:34.80 + 0.40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Franz Vogler  West Germany (FRG) 1:35.16 + 0.76
4 Heinrich Messner  Austria (AUT) 1:36.02 + 1.62
5 Pierre Stamos  France (FRA) 1:36.12 + 1.72
6 Bernard Orcel  France (FRA) 1:36.38 + 1.98
7 Gerhard Nenning  Austria (AUT) 1:36.50 + 2.10
8 Hans Peter Rohr   Switzerland (SUI) 1:36.52 + 2.12
9 Karl Schranz  Austria (AUT) 1:36.53 + 2.13
10 Stephan Sodat  Austria (AUT) 1:36.66 + 2.26
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Source:[4][6]

Giant slalom

Portillo is located in Chile
Portillo
Portillo
Location in the Andes

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

More information Place, Athlete ...
Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Guy Périllat  France (FRA) 3:19.42 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georges Mauduit  France (FRA) 3:19.93 + 0.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karl Schranz  Austria (AUT) 3:20.40 + 0.98
4 Jakob Tischhauser   Switzerland (SUI) 3:20.90 + 1.48
5 Jean-Claude Killy  France (FRA) 3:21.42 + 2.00
6 Willy Favre   Switzerland (SUI) 3:23.02 + 3.60
7 Werner Bleiner  Austria (AUT) 3:23.48 + 4.06
8 Dumeng Giovanoli   Switzerland (SUI) 3:24.13 + 4.71
9 Léo Lacroix  France (FRA) 3:24.39 + 4.97
10 Heini Messner  Austria (AUT) 3:25.33 + 5.91
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Source:[4][7][8]
  • Killy led after the first run, with Périllat next, 0.21 seconds back.

Slalom

Sunday, 14 August

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Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carlo Senoner  Italy (ITA) 1:41.56 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Guy Périllat  France (FRA) 1:42.25 + 0.69
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louis Jauffret  France (FRA) 1:42.58 + 1.02
4 Willy Bogner  West Germany (FRG) 1:43.06 + 1.50
5 Ludwig Leitner  West Germany (FRG) 1:43.07 + 1.51
6 Jimmie Heuga  United States (USA) 1:43.69 + 2.13
7 Giovanni Dibona  Italy (ITA) 1:43.82 + 2.26
8 Jean-Claude Killy  France (FRA) 1:44.40 + 2.84
9 Håkon Mjøen  Norway (NOR) 1:44.74 + 3.18
10 Rune Lindström  Sweden (SWE) 1:44.86 + 3.30
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Source:[4][9][10]
  • Périllat led after the first run, with Senoner next, 0.58 seconds back.

Combined

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Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean Claude Killy  France (FRA) 20.92 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léo Lacroix  France (FRA) 42.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ludwig Leitner  West Germany (FRG) 54.95 16 17 5
4 Jimmie Heuga  United States (USA) 56.71 19 13 6
5 Willy Favre   Switzerland (SUI) 69.61 26 6 19
6 Ivo Mahlknecht  Italy (ITA) 72.96 13 14 —
7 Scott Henderson  Canada (CAN) 86.67 24 11 —
8 Felice De Nicolo  Italy (ITA) 89.11 27 15 21
9 Andrzej Bachleda  Poland (POL) 100.36 39 21 15
10 Willi Lesch  West Germany (FRG) 100.42 35 30 11
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Source:[4][9][10]

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

More information Place, Athlete ...
Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel  France (FRA) 1:33.42 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annie Famose  France (FRA) 1:34.36 + 0.94
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Burgl Färbinger  West Germany (FRG) 1:34.38 + 0.96
4 Suzy Chaffee  United States (USA) 1:34.77 + 1.35
5 Christl Haas  Austria (AUT) 1:34.81 + 1.39
6 Giustina Demetz  Italy (ITA) 1:34.94 + 1.52
7 Margret Hafen  West Germany (FRG) 1:34.98 + 1.56
8 Christa Prinzing  West Germany (FRG) 1:35.04 + 1.62
9 Heidi Zimmermann  Austria (AUT) 1:35.32 + 1.90
10 Jean Saubert  United States (USA) 1:35.92 + 2.50
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Source:[4][7][11]
  • Erika Schinegger of Austria originally won the gold medal in 1:32.63 (−0.79 sec),[7][11] but failed a gender test prior to the 1968 Winter Olympics.
  • Over 22 years later, Schinegger handed the gold medal to Marielle Goitschel in 1988.[12]

Giant slalom

Thursday, 11 August

More information Place, Athlete ...
Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel  France (FRA) 1:22.64 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heidi Zimmermann  Austria (AUT) 1:23.81 + 1.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Florence Steurer  France (FRA) 1:24.92 + 2.28
4 Nancy Greene  Canada (CAN) 1:25.38 + 2.74
5 Annie Famose  France (FRA) 1:25.58 + 2.94
6 Giustina Demetz  Italy (ITA) 1:26.08 + 3.44
7 Theres Obrecht   Switzerland (SUI) 1:26.10 + 3.46
8 Ruth Adolf   Switzerland (SUI) 1:26.37 + 3.73
9 Burgl Färbinger  West Germany (FRG) 1:26.93 + 4.29
10 Christa Prinzing  West Germany (FRG) 1:27.08 + 4.44
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Source:[4][13][14]

Slalom

Friday, 5 August

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Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Annie Famose  France (FRA) 1:30.48 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel  France (FRA) 1:30.95 + 0.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Penny McCoy  United States (USA) 1:32.35 + 1.87
4 Jean Saubert  United States (USA) 1:32.37 + 1.89
5 Cathy Allen  United States (USA) 1:32.77 + 2.39
6 Christine Goitschel  France (FRA) 1:32.94 + 2.56
7 Nancy Greene  Canada (CAN) 1:33.26 + 2.88
8 Wendy Allen  United States (USA) 1:33.44 + 3.06
9 Edith Hiltbrand   Switzerland (SUI) 1:34.69 + 4.31
9 Dikke Eger  Norway (NOR) 1:34.69 + 4.31
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Source:[4][15][16]
  • First run leader Greene nearly fell in the second run and finished seventh.

Combined

More information Place, Athlete ...
Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel  France (FRA) 8.76 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annie Famose  France (FRA) 35.16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heidi Zimmermann  Austria (AUT) 62.91 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 18
4 Burgl Färbinger  West Germany (FRG) 73.69 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 14
5 Giustina Demetz  Italy (ITA) 83.68 6 6 21
6 Christa Prinzing  West Germany (FRG) 86.49 8 10 19
7 Ruth Adolf   Switzerland (SUI) 88.86 19 8 17
8 Wendy Allen  United States (USA) 95.76 23 11 8
9 Karen Dokka  Canada (CAN) 143.25 22 20 23
10 Divina Galica  Great Britain (GBR) 163.63 24 22 22
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Source:[4][13]

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
1  France (FRA) 7 7 2 16
2  Italy (ITA) 1 – – 1
3  Austria (AUT) – 1 2 3
4  West Germany (FRG) – – 3 3
5  United States (USA) – – 1 1
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