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Men's giant slalom World Cup 1967/1968
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| 1968 Men's giant slalom World Cup | |
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Men's giant slalom World Cup 1967/1968
| Round | Race No | Place | Country | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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| 1 | 1 | Hindelang |  West Germany | January 4, 1968 |  Edmund Bruggmann |  Jean-Claude Killy | Dumeng Giovanoli |
| 2 | 2 | Adelboden | Switzerland | January 8, 1968 | Jean-Claude Killy | Edmund Bruggmann | Stefan Kälin |
| 3 | 8 | Grenoble | France | February 12, 1968 | Jean-Claude Killy | Willy Favre |  Heinrich Messner |
| 4 | 11 | Oslo |  Norway | February 24, 1968 | Werner Bleiner | Dumeng Giovanoli | Edmund Bruggmann |
| 5 | 14 | Méribel | France | March 10, 1968 | Jean-Claude Killy | Georges Mauduit | Guy Périllat |
| 6 | 18 | Rossland |  Canada | March 31, 1968 | Herbert Huber | Reinhard Tritscher | Guy Périllat |
| 7 | 19 | Heavenly Valley |  United States | April 6, 1968 | Herbert Huber | Georges Mauduit | Reinhard Tritscher |
Note: Round 3/Race 8 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 men's giant slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Deductions are given in ().
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Men's slalom World Cup 1967/1968
Women's giant slalom World Cup 1967/1968
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