1968–69 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 1968/69
DisciplineMenWomen
Overall Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Gertrude Gabl
Downhill Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Wiltrud Drexel
Giant slalom Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of the United States.svg Marilyn Cochran
Slalom Flag of France.svg Patrick Russel
Flag of Austria.svg Alfred Matt
Flag of France.svg Alain Penz
Flag of France.svg Jean-Noël Augert
Flag of Austria.svg Gertrude Gabl
Nations Cup Flag of Austria.svg Austria Flag of France.svg France
Nations Cup overall Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Competition
Locations 14 11
Individual 22 20
1968

The third World Cup season began in December 1968 and concluded in March 1969. This was the first season in which the races began prior to January 1, and that change immediately became permanent. Karl Schranz of Austria won the first of two consecutive overall titles. Gertrude Gabl of Austria won the women's overall title. For the first and only (as of 2016) time in World Cup history, a discipline trophy was shared by more than two people, as four men (three French, one Austrian) tied for the Men's Slalom trophy.

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The race footage for the film Downhill Racer was shot during this season, primarily in January 1969.

Calendar

Men

Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom [1]
RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
38112 December 1968   Flag of France.svg Val d'Isère GS 013  Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of France.svg Bernard Orcel Flag of France.svg Henri Duvillard
3923 January 1969   Flag of Germany.svg Berchtesgaden SL 016  Flag of Austria.svg Alfred Matt Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of France.svg Patrick Russel
4036 January 1969   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Adelboden GS 014  Flag of France.svg Jean-Noël Augert Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Augert Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz
41411 January 1969   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wengen DH 011  Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Heinrich Messner Flag of Austria.svg Karl Cordin
42512 January 1969  SL 017  Flag of Austria.svg Reinhard Tritscher Flag of the United States.svg Spider Sabich Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Frei
43618 January 1969   Flag of Austria.svg Kitzbühel DH 012  Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Daniel Dätwyler Flag of Austria.svg Karl Cordin
Flag of France.svg Henri Duvillard
44719 January 1969  SL 018  Flag of France.svg Patrick Russel Flag of Austria.svg Herbert Huber Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dumeng Giovanoli
45824 January 1969   Flag of France.svg Megève DH 013  Flag of France.svg Henri Duvillard Flag of Austria.svg Heinrich Messner Flag of Austria.svg Alfred Matt
46926 January 1969  SL 019  Flag of France.svg Alain Penz Flag of Austria.svg Herbert Huber Flag of the United States.svg Spider Sabich
47101 February 1969   Flag of Austria.svg St. Anton DH 014  Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Heinrich Messner Flag of Germany.svg Franz Vogler
48118 February 1969   Flag of Sweden.svg Åre GS 015  Flag of France.svg Jean-Noël Augert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Tischhauser Flag of France.svg Alain Penz
49129 February 1969  SL 020  Flag of France.svg Patrick Russel Flag of France.svg Jean-Noël Augert Flag of Austria.svg Alfred Matt
50139 February 1969   Flag of Italy.svg Cortina d'Ampezzo DH 015  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Josef Minsch Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Augert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Peter Rohr
511414 February 1969   Flag of Italy.svg Val Gardena DH 016  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Daniel Dätwyler Flag of France.svg Henri Duvillard Flag of Austria.svg Rudi Sailer
521516 February 1969   Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Kranjska Gora GS 016  Flag of Austria.svg Reinhard Tritscher Flag of Austria.svg Alfred Matt Flag of Austria.svg Franz Digruber
531617 February 1969  SL 021  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Edmund Bruggmann Flag of France.svg Alain Penz Flag of Austria.svg Herbert Huber
541728 February 1969   Flag of the United States.svg Squaw Valley SL 022  Flag of the United States.svg Billy Kidd Flag of France.svg Alain Penz Flag of France.svg Patrick Russel
55181 March 1969  GS 017  Flag of Austria.svg Reinhard Tritscher Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Tischhauser Flag of Austria.svg Heinrich Messner
561915 March 1969   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mont St. Anne GS 018  Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dumeng Giovanoli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Tischhauser
572016 March 1969  SL 023  Flag of Austria.svg Alfred Matt Flag of France.svg Jean-Noël Augert Flag of the United States.svg Billy Kidd
582121 March 1969   Flag of the United States.svg Waterville Valley GS 019  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dumeng Giovanoli Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Tischhauser
592222 March 1969  SL 024  Flag of France.svg Jean-Noël Augert Flag of Austria.svg Herbert Huber Flag of France.svg Patrick Russel

Note: Race 12 and 13 were held on the same day.

Women

Event Key: DH – Downhill, SL – Slalom, GS – Giant Slalom [2]
RaceSeasonDatePlaceTypeWinnerSecondThird
41111 December 1968   Flag of France.svg Val d'Isère GS 014  Flag of France.svg Françoise Macchi Flag of Germany.svg Rosi Mittermaier Flag of France.svg Annie Famose
4223 January 1969   Flag of Germany.svg Oberstaufen GS 015  Flag of the United States.svg Kiki Cutter Flag of Austria.svg Gertrude Gabl
Flag of Austria.svg Olga Pall
4334 January 1969  SL 018  Flag of Austria.svg Gertrude Gabl Flag of the United States.svg Judy Nagel Flag of the United States.svg Marilyn Cochran
4447 January 1969   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grindelwald SL 019  Flag of Austria.svg Gertrude Gabl Flag of France.svg Annie Famose Flag of the United States.svg Kiki Cutter
45510 January 1969  DH 011  Flag of Austria.svg Wiltrud Drexel Flag of Germany.svg Rosi Mittermaier Flag of France.svg Isabelle Mir
46615 January 1969   Flag of Austria.svg Schruns DH 012  Flag of Austria.svg Wiltrud Drexel Flag of France.svg Florence Steurer Flag of France.svg Annie Famose
47716 January 1969  SL 020  Flag of Germany.svg Rosi Mittermaier Flag of Austria.svg Gertrude Gabl Flag of the United States.svg Kiki Cutter
48823 January 1969   Flag of France.svg St. Gervais SL 021  Flag of France.svg Ingrid Lafforgue Flag of France.svg Annie Famose Flag of the United States.svg Judy Nagel
49925 January 1969  DH 013  Flag of France.svg Isabelle Mir Flag of France.svg Annie Famose
Flag of Austria.svg Annemarie Pröll
501031 January 1969   Flag of Austria.svg St. Anton DH 014  Flag of Austria.svg Olga Pall Flag of France.svg Isabelle Mir Flag of Austria.svg Wiltrud Drexel
51118 February 1969   Flag of Italy.svg Sterzing SL 022  Flag of the United States.svg Judy Nagel Flag of the United States.svg Cathy Nagel Flag of France.svg Florence Steurer
52129 February 1969  GS 016  Flag of France.svg Michèle Jacot Flag of the United States.svg Marilyn Cochran Flag of France.svg Ingrid Lafforgue
531316 February 1969   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vysoké Tatry SL 023  Flag of Austria.svg Gertrude Gabl Flag of the United States.svg Kiki Cutter Flag of France.svg Ingrid Lafforgue
541417 February 1969  GS 017  Flag of Austria.svg Gertrude Gabl Flag of the United States.svg Marilyn Cochran Flag of France.svg Florence Steurer
551528 February 1969   Flag of the United States.svg Squaw Valley SL 024  Flag of Austria.svg Bernadette Rauter Flag of France.svg Ingrid Lafforgue Flag of the United States.svg Judy Nagel
56161 March 1969  GS 018  Flag of France.svg Florence Steurer Flag of the United States.svg Marilyn Cochran Flag of Austria.svg Bernadette Rauter
571714 March 1969   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mont St. Anne GS 019  Flag of France.svg Michèle Jacot Flag of the United States.svg Marilyn Cochran Flag of Austria.svg Wiltrud Drexel
581815 March 1969  SL 025  Flag of the United States.svg Kiki Cutter Flag of France.svg Ingrid Lafforgue Flag of France.svg Florence Steurer
591920 March 1969   Flag of the United States.svg Waterville Valley GS 020  Flag of Austria.svg Bernadette Rauter Flag of the United States.svg Marilyn Cochran
Flag of the United States.svg Karen Budge
602022 March 1969  SL 026  Flag of the United States.svg Kiki Cutter Flag of Germany.svg Rosi Mittermaier Flag of the United States.svg Judy Nagel

Men

Overall

In Men's Overall World Cup 1968/69 the best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms count. 17 racers had a point deduction.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSL
1 Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Austria182757037
2 Jean-Noël Augert Flag of France.svg France12305865
3 Reinhard Tritscher Flag of Austria.svg Austria10806147
4 Alfred Matt Flag of Austria.svg Austria104192065
5 Alain Penz Flag of France.svg France9813265
6 Henri Duvillard Flag of France.svg France9160229
7 Heinrich Messner Flag of Austria.svg Austria8960263
8 Patrick Russel Flag of France.svg France8001565
9 Dumeng Giovanoli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland7904831
10 Herbert Huber Flag of Austria.svg Austria620260
11 Spider Sabich Flag of the United States.svg United States5831243
12 Jean-Daniel Dätwyler Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland565600
13 Jakob Tischhauser Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland550550
Billy Kidd Flag of the United States.svg United States5501540
15 Jean-Pierre Augert Flag of France.svg France4924205

Downhill

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In Men's Downhill World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. Karl Schranz won the cup with maximum points.

PlaceNameCountryTotal4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 6 Flag of Austria.svg 8 Flag of France.svg 10 Flag of Austria.svg 13 Flag of Italy.svg 14 Flag of Italy.svg
1 Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Austria75252525
2 Heinrich Messner Flag of Austria.svg Austria60202020(3)
Henri Duvillard Flag of France.svg France601525(6)(6)20
4 Jean-Daniel Dätwyler Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland561120(11)(11)(2)25
5 Josef Minsch Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland448(3)(4)2511
6 Karl Cordin Flag of Austria.svg Austria41151511(8)
7 Rudi Sailer Flag of Austria.svg Austria31(6)8815
8 Jean-Pierre Augert Flag of France.svg France24420
9 Alfred Matt Flag of Austria.svg Austria192152
10 Hans Peter Rohr Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland17152

Giant Slalom

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In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

PlaceNameCountryTotal1 Flag of France.svg 3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 11 Flag of Sweden.svg 15 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 18 Flag of the United States.svg 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 21 Flag of the United States.svg
1 Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Austria7025(15)(6)(11)2520
2 Reinhard Tritscher Flag of Austria.svg Austria61112525(3)
3 Jean-Noël Augert Flag of France.svg France5825258
4 Jakob Tischhauser Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland55(4)202015(15)
5 Dumeng Giovanoli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland4832025
6 Alain Penz Flag of France.svg France32615(3)(4)11
7 Bernard Orcel Flag of France.svg France26206
Heinrich Messner Flag of Austria.svg Austria261511
9 Henri Duvillard Flag of France.svg France221561
10 Jean-Pierre Augert Flag of France.svg France2020
Alfred Matt Flag of Austria.svg Austria2020

Slalom

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In Men's Slalom World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. The one and only World Cup ever shared by more than two racers. Three French athletes tied with one Austrian.

PlaceNameCountryTotal2 Flag of Germany.svg 5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 7 Flag of Austria.svg 9 Flag of France.svg 12 Flag of Sweden.svg 16 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 17 Flag of the United States.svg 20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 22 Flag of the United States.svg
1 Patrick Russel Flag of France.svg France65152525(15)(11)(15)
Alfred Matt Flag of Austria.svg Austria6525(11)(1)1525
Alain Penz Flag of France.svg France65(6)(8)252020
Jean-Noël Augert Flag of France.svg France65(6)202025
5 Herbert Huber Flag of Austria.svg Austria60(3)2020(11)(15)(8)(4)20
6 Reinhard Tritscher Flag of Austria.svg Austria47112511(11)(3)
7 Spider Sabich Flag of the United States.svg United States4320(4)15(3)(1)8
8 Billy Kidd Flag of the United States.svg United States402515
9 Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Austria3720611(4)
10 Edmund Bruggmann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland321256

Women

Overall

In Women's Overall World Cup 1968/69 the best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms count. 15 racers had a point deduction.

PlaceNameCountryTotalDHGSSL
1 Gertrude Gabl Flag of Austria.svg Austria13135375
2 Florence Steurer Flag of France.svg France112205141
3 Wiltrud Drexel Flag of Austria.svg Austria111653412
4 Kiki Cutter Flag of the United States.svg United States10703770
5 Ingrid Lafforgue Flag of France.svg France10363265
6 Annie Famose Flag of France.svg France101351551
7 Rosi Mittermaier Flag of Germany.svg West Germany98202751
8 Michèle Jacot Flag of France.svg France92195617
9 Isabelle Mir Flag of France.svg France8660179
10 Judy Nagel Flag of the United States.svg United States8532260
11 Bernadette Rauter Flag of Austria.svg Austria8204141
12 Marilyn Cochran Flag of the United States.svg United States7616015
13 Olga Pall Flag of Austria.svg Austria6136232
14 Karen Budge Flag of the United States.svg United States409310
15 Françoise Macchi Flag of France.svg France388300

Downhill

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In Women's Downhill World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. Three racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

PlaceNameCountryTotal5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 6 Flag of Austria.svg 9 Flag of France.svg 10 Flag of Austria.svg
1 Wiltrud Drexel Flag of Austria.svg Austria652525(3)15
2 Isabelle Mir Flag of France.svg France6015(11)2520
3 Olga Pall Flag of Austria.svg Austria361125
4 Annie Famose Flag of France.svg France351520
5 Rosi Mittermaier Flag of Germany.svg West Germany2020
Florence Steurer Flag of France.svg France2020
Annemarie Pröll Flag of Austria.svg Austria2020
8 Michèle Jacot Flag of France.svg France191144(3)
9 Giustina Demetz Flag of Italy.svg Italy14311
10 Erica Skinger Flag of the United States.svg United States1028
Annerösli Zryd Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland1064

Giant Slalom

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In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results counted. Eight racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Marilyn Cochran won the cup without a win, but was runner-up in the final five races.

PlaceNameCountryTotal1 Flag of France.svg 2 Flag of Germany.svg 12 Flag of Italy.svg 14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 16 Flag of the United States.svg 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 19 Flag of the United States.svg
1 Marilyn Cochran Flag of the United States.svg United States60(1)202020(20)(20)
2 Michèle Jacot Flag of France.svg France5625625(2)
3 Gertrude Gabl Flag of Austria.svg Austria5320258(6)
4 Florence Steurer Flag of France.svg France511525(4)11
5 Bernadette Rauter Flag of Austria.svg Austria4111525
6 Kiki Cutter Flag of the United States.svg United States372566(4)
7 Wiltrud Drexel Flag of Austria.svg Austria34(3)81115(8)
8 Ingrid Lafforgue Flag of France.svg France321115(4)6
9 Karen Budge Flag of the United States.svg United States318320
10 Françoise Macchi Flag of France.svg France302541

Slalom

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In Women's Slalom World Cup 1968/69 the best 3 results count. 11 racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Gertrude Gabl won the cup with maximum points.

PlaceNameCountryTotal3 Flag of Germany.svg 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 7 Flag of Austria.svg 8 Flag of France.svg 11 Flag of Italy.svg 13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 15 Flag of the United States.svg 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 20 Flag of the United States.svg
1 Gertrude Gabl Flag of Austria.svg Austria752525(20)(2)25
2 Kiki Cutter Flag of the United States.svg United States70(4)(15)(15)(4)202525
3 Ingrid Lafforgue Flag of France.svg France65(2)(1)(3)25(8)(15)2020(11)
4 Judy Nagel Flag of the United States.svg United States6020(11)1525(15)(15)
5 Annie Famose Flag of France.svg France511120(11)20
Rosi Mittermaier Flag of Germany.svg West Germany51625(6)20
7 Florence Steurer Flag of France.svg France41(3)(4)(3)151115(6)
Bernadette Rauter Flag of Austria.svg Austria418258
9 Cathy Nagel Flag of the United States.svg United States3761120
10 Barbara Ann Cochran Flag of the United States.svg United States2788(3)11(3)

Nations Cup

Overall

PlaceCountryTotalMenLadies
1Flag of Austria.svg Austria1291776515
2Flag of France.svg France1217580637
3Flag of the United States.svg United States678157521
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland49444549
5Flag of Germany.svg West Germany13825113
6Flag of Italy.svg Italy754629
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada391425
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom32032
9Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden22220
10Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland12120
Flag of Norway.svg Norway12120
12Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain660

Men

PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLRacersWins
1Flag of Austria.svg Austria7762442442881110
2Flag of France.svg France580114193273107
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland445172146127114
4Flag of the United States.svg United States15733312151
5Flag of Italy.svg Italy463321160
6Flag of Germany.svg West Germany25178030
7Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden22081430
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada14130130
9Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland12021010
Flag of Norway.svg Norway12001220
11Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain600610

Women

PlaceCountryTotalDHGSSLRacersWins
1Flag of France.svg France63716221326286
2Flag of the United States.svg United States5212319830094
3Flag of Austria.svg Austria51514219218199
4Flag of Germany.svg West Germany11320355831
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland4910201920
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom320151720
7Flag of Italy.svg Italy291441140
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada25152820

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 19131244
2Flag of France.svg  France 13151442
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 510823
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 44513
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1315
Totals (5 entries)424540127

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gertrud Gabl</span> Austrian alpine skier

Gertrud Gabl was an alpine skier from Austria. She competed in several events at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics with the best result of 9th place in the giant slalom in 1968.

References

  1. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1969 men's schedule". International Ski Federation . Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. "FIS: Alpine World Cup 1969 ladies' schedule". International Ski Federation . Retrieved 24 September 2018.