Alpine_World_Ski_Championships_1970

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970

Add article description


The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 were held 8–15 February in Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy.[1][2]

Quick Facts Host city, Country ...
Val Gardena
Val Gardena
Location in the Alps of Europe

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

Downhill

Sunday, 15 February

More information Place, Athlete ...
Source:[2][3][4][5]

Giant Slalom

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

More information Place, Athlete ...
Source:[2][6]

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

Slalom

Sunday, 8 February

More information Place, Athlete ...
Source:[2][8][9]

Combined

More information Place, Athlete ...
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

Downhill

Wednesday, 11 February

More information Placing, Country ...
Source:[2][10]

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 14 February

More information Placing, Country ...
Source:[2]

Slalom

Friday, 13 February

More information Placing, Country ...
Source:[2][11]

Combined

More information Placing, Country ...
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

More information Place, Nation ...

References

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

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Alpine_World_Ski_Championships_1970, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.