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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

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

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966
Host cityPortillo, Valparaíso
near Los Andes
CountryChile
Events6
Opening  4 August 1966
Closing14 August 1966
Opened byEduardo Frei Montalva
Main venuePortillo
Portillo is located in South America
Portillo
Portillo
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Location in
South America

To this day, 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 sixteen of the 24 medals.

Men's competitions

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Portillo
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the Andes

Downhill

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Sunday, 7 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
  Jean Claude Killy   France 1:34.40 —
  Léo Lacroix   France 1:34.80 + 0.40
  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
7 Gerhard Nenning   Austria 1:36.50 + 2.10
8 Hans Peter Rohr     Switzerland 1:36.52 + 2.12
9 Karl Schranz   Austria 1:36.53 + 2.13
10 Stephan Sodat   Austria 1:36.66 + 2.26
Source:[4][6]

Giant Slalom

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

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

Slalom

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Sunday, 14 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
  Carlo Senoner   Italy 1:41.56 —
  Guy Périllat   France 1:42.25 + 0.69
  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
7 Giovanni Dibona   Italy 1:43.82 + 2.26
8 Jean-Claude Killy   France 1:44.40 + 2.84
9 Håkon Mjøen   Norway 1:44.74 + 3.18
10 Rune Lindström   Sweden 1:44.86 + 3.30
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
  Jean Claude Killy   France 20.92   5 8
  Léo Lacroix   France 42.13   9 18
  Ludwig Leitner   West Germany 54.95 16 17 5
4 Jimmie Heuga   United States 56.71 19 13 6
5 Willy Favre     Switzerland 69.61 26 6 19
6 Ivo Mahlknecht   Italy 72.96 13 14
7 Scott Henderson   Canada 86.67 24 11
8 Felice De Nicolo   Italy 89.11 27 15 21
9 Andrzej Bachleda   Poland 100.36 39 21 15
10 Willi Lesch   West Germany 100.42 35 30 11
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

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Downhill

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Monday, 8 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
  Marielle Goitschel   France 1:33.42 —
  Annie Famose   France 1:34.36 + 0.94
  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
7 Margret Hafen   West Germany 1:34.98 + 1.56
8 Christa Prinzing   West Germany 1:35.04 + 1.62
9 Heidi Zimmermann   Austria 1:35.32 + 1.90
10 Jean Saubert   United States 1:35.92 + 2.50
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

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Thursday, 11 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
  Marielle Goitschel   France 1:22.64 —
  Heidi Zimmermann   Austria 1:23.81 + 1.17
  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
7 Theres Obrecht     Switzerland 1:26.10 + 3.46
8 Ruth Adolf     Switzerland 1:26.37 + 3.73
9 Burgl Färbinger   West Germany 1:26.93 + 4.29
10 Christa Prinzing   West Germany 1:27.08 + 4.44
Source:[4][13][14]

Slalom

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Friday, 5 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
  Annie Famose   France 1:30.48 —
  Marielle Goitschel   France 1:30.95 + 0.47
  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
7 Nancy Greene   Canada 1:33.26 + 2.88
8 Wendy Allen   United States 1:33.44 + 3.06
9 Edith Hiltbrand     Switzerland 1:34.69 + 4.31
9 Dikke Eger   Norway 1:34.69 + 4.31
Source:[4][15][16]
  • First run leader Greene nearly fell in the second run and finished seventh.

Combined

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Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
  Marielle Goitschel   France   8.76      
  Annie Famose   France 35.16   5  
  Heidi Zimmermann   Austria 62.91 9   18
4 Burgl Färbinger   West Germany 73.69   9 14
5 Giustina Demetz   Italy 83.68 6 6 21
6 Christa Prinzing   West Germany 86.49 8 10 19
7 Ruth Adolf     Switzerland 88.86 19 8 17
8 Wendy Allen   United States 95.76 23 11 8
9 Karen Dokka   Canada 143.25   22 20 23
10 Divina Galica   Great Britain 163.63   24 22 22
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 7 7 2 16
2   Italy 1 – – 1
3   Austria – 1 2 3
4   West Germany – – 3 3
5   United States – – 1 1

References

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  1. ^ de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1966
  2. ^ Ottum, Bob (August 15, 1966). "Found: a pretty Penny". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  3. ^ Ottum, Bob (August 22, 1966). "A Gallic gauntlet on the snow". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Auran, John Henry (October 1966). "Portillo diary". Skiing. p. 31.
  5. ^ "Chile chosen". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. May 24, 1963. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Frances Killy, Lacroix in world downhill upset". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. August 8, 1966. p. 19.
  7. ^ a b c "French ace takes giant slalom lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Perillat wins giant slalom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 10, 1966. p. 33.
  9. ^ a b "Canada blanked in world skiing". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 25, 1966. p. 25.
  10. ^ a b "Skier Killy wins combined in Chile". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. August 15, 1966. p. 19.
  11. ^ a b "Austrian's win help to national prestige". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 13.
  12. ^ "Man who won '66 women's downhill gives up medal". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 19, 1988. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Marielle Goitschel wins giant slalom, combined". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 16.
  14. ^ "Miss Goitschel wins giant slalom title". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 22.
  15. ^ "Fear drives young skier to 3rd spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 6, 1966. p. 9.
  16. ^ "Second-run spill costs our Nancy". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 6, 1966. p. 12.
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  • FIS-Ski.com - results - 1966 World Championships - Portillo, Chile
  • FIS-Ski.com - official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

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