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Men's slalom World Cup 1967/1968
Round | Race No | Place | Country | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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1 | 4 | Wengen | Switzerland | January 14, 1968 | Dumeng Giovanoli | Håkon Mjøen | Alfred Matt |
2 | 6 | Kitzbühel | Austria | January 21, 1968 | Dumeng Giovanoli | Alfred Matt | Jean-Claude Killy |
3 | 9 | Grenoble | France | February 17, 1968 | Jean-Claude Killy | Herbert Huber | Alfred Matt |
4 | 12 | Oslo | Norway | February 25, 1968 | Patrick Russel | Dumeng Giovanoli | Håkon Mjøen |
5 | 13 | Kranjska Gora | Yugoslavia | March 1, 1968 | Patrick Russel | Franz Digruber | Stefan Kälin |
6 | 16 | Aspen | United States | March 16, 1968 | Billy Kidd | Herbert Huber | Alfred Matt |
7 | 17 | Rossland | Canada | March 29, 1968 | Jean-Claude Killy | Jean-Pierre Augert | Rick Chaffee |
8 | 20 | Heavenly Valley | United States | April 7, 1968 | Spider Sabich | Herbert Huber | Rick Chaffee |
Note: Round 3/Race 9 was the Olympic event, which counts also for the World Cup. See also 1968 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
In 1968, only the best three results counted; deductions are given in ().
Points were only awarded for top ten finishes (see scoring system).
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Men's downhill World Cup 1967/1968
Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1967/1968
Women's Downhill World Cup 1967/1968
Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1967/1968
Women's Slalom World Cup 1967/1968
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