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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966
Host city Portillo, Valparaíso
near Los Andes
Country Chile
Events6
Opening  4 August 1966
Closing14 August 1966
Opened by Eduardo Frei Montalva
Main venuePortillo
Portillo is located in South America
Portillo
Portillo
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Location in
South America

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

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

Portillo is located in Chile
Portillo
Portillo
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the Andes

Downhill

Sunday, 7 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean Claude Killy   France 1:34.40 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léo Lacroix   France 1:34.80 + 0.40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  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

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

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Guy Périllat   France 3:19.42 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georges Mauduit   France 3:19.93 + 0.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
7 Werner Bleiner   Austria 3:23.48 + 4.06
8 Dumeng Giovanoli   Switzerland  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

Sunday, 14 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carlo Senoner   Italy 1:41.56 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Guy Périllat   France 1:42.25 + 0.69
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean Claude Killy   France 20.92 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Léo Lacroix   France 42.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ludwig Leitner   West Germany 54.95 16 17 5
4 Jimmie Heuga   United States 56.71 19 13 6
5 Willy Favre   Switzerland  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

Downhill

Monday, 8 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel   France 1:33.42 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annie Famose   France 1:34.36 + 0.94
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Thursday, 11 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel   France 1:22.64 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heidi Zimmermann   Austria 1:23.81 + 1.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  Switzerland 1:26.10 + 3.46
8 Ruth Adolf   Switzerland  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

Friday, 5 August

Place Athlete Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Annie Famose   France 1:30.48 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel   France 1:30.95 + 0.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  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

Place Athlete Country Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marielle Goitschel   France   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 35.16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heidi Zimmermann   Austria 62.91 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 18
4 Burgl Färbinger   West Germany 73.69 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  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 United Kingdom 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

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

  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.

External links

  • 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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