Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Women's combined

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Women's combined
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Kreuzjoch  (downhill)
Gudiberg   (slalom)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Date7 February 1936  (downhill)
8 February 1936  (slalom)
Competitors37 from 13 nations
Winning time97.06 points (7:45.5)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Christl Cranz Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Käthe Grasegger Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Laila Schou Nilsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1948  
Women's Combined
Downhill
Snowy mountains in Kandahar.jpg
Location Kreuzjoch
Vertical  820 m (2,690 ft)
Top elevation1,580 m (5,184 ft)  
Base elevation  760 m (2,493 ft)
Alps location map.png
Red pog.svg
Kreuzjoch
Location in the Alps of Europe
Jeanette Kessler of Great Britain
during the downhill; she finished
12th in the downhill and 8th overall. Bundesarchiv R 8076 Bild-0114, Olympische Winterspiele, Abfahrtslauf Damen.jpg
Jeanette Kessler of Great Britain
during the downhill; she finished
12th in the downhill and 8th overall.

The women's combined event was part of the alpine skiing program at the 1936 Winter Olympics. It was the debut of alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, and was the only women's event. The competition consisted of a downhill race on Friday, 7 February and two slalom runs on Saturday, 8 February. Thirty-seven alpine skiers from 13 nations competed. [1]

Downhill

The downhill race was held on Friday, 7 February, and the start was below the summit of Kreuzjoch at an elevation of 1,580 metres (5,184 ft). The finish was at the bottom station of the Kreuzeckbahn tramway at 760 m (2,493 ft) for a vertical drop of 820 m (2,690 ft) and a course length of 3.300 km (2.05 mi).

The race started at 11 a.m. and the conditions were good, with temperatures at the start from −5 to −4 °C (23 to 25 °F). Laila Schou Nilsen of Norway had the best time at 5:04.4 for an average speed of 39.0 km/h (24.2 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 2.69 m/s (8.8 ft/s).

All starters were able to finish the race. The men's downhill race followed and was begun at noon.

PlaceNo.CompetitorTimeDifferencePoints
116Flag of Norway.svg  Laila Schou Nilsen  (NOR)5:04.4100.00
29Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Lisa Resch  (GER)5:08.4+4.098.70
36Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Käthe Grasegger  (GER)5:11.0+6.697.88
431Flag of Switzerland.svg  Erna Steuri  (SUI)5:20.4+16.095.01
513Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Hady Pfeiffer  (GER)5:21.6+17.294.65
611Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Christl Cranz  (GER)5:23.4+19.094.12
71Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Evelyn Pinching  (GBR)5:27.2+22.893.03
826Flag of Norway.svg  Johanne Dybwad  (NOR)5:32.0+27.691.69
923Flag of Switzerland.svg  Marcelle Bühler  (SUI)5:51.6+47.286.58
104Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Paula Wiesinger  (ITA)5:55.2+50.885.70
1140Flag of Norway.svg  Nora Strømstad  (NOR)5:57.4+53.085.17
1210Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jeanette Kessler  (GBR)6:05.4+1:01.083.31
135Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gratia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye  (NED)6:09.8+1:05.482.31
1427US flag 48 stars.svg  Elizabeth Woolsey  (USA)6:12.8+1:08.481.65
29Flag of Austria.svg  Grete Nissl  (AUT)6:12.8+1:08.481.65
1632Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Frida Clara  (ITA)6:16.8+1:12.480.79
1722Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Hilda Walterová  (TCH)6:17.8+1:13.480.57
188Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Lois Butler  (CAN)6:20.0+1:15.680.11
1928Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Birnie Duthie  (GBR)6:37.2+1:32.876.64
2021Flag of Austria.svg  Herta Rosmini  (AUT)6:40.8+1:36.475.95
213Flag of Austria.svg  Gretl Weikert  (AUT)6:47.0+1:42.674.79
2230Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Růžena Beinhauerová  (TCH)6:54.6+1:50.274.79
2312Flag of Austria.svg  Käthe Lettner  (AUT)7:02.4+1:58.072.06
2436Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Nives Dei Rossi  (ITA)7:03.2+1:58.871.93
257US flag 48 stars.svg  Helen Boughton-Leigh  (USA)7:17.4+2:13.069.59
2615Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Edwina Chamier  (CAN)7:21.0+2:16.669.02
2724Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Iseline Crivelli  (ITA)7:24.4+2:20.068.50
2820Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Helen Blane  (GBR)7:26.4+2:22.068.19
2925Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Marion Miller  (CAN)7:30.4+2:26.067.58
3038US flag 48 stars.svg  Clarita Heath  (USA)7:39.2+2:34.866.29
3118Flag of Estonia.svg  Karin Peckert-Forsman  (EST)7:58.4+2:54.063.63
3233Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Diana Gordon-Lennox  (CAN)8:03.8+2:59.462.92
3319US flag 48 stars.svg  Mary Bird  (USA)8:32.4+3:28.059.41
3435Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Trude Möhwaldová  (TCH)8:46.8+3:44.457.78
3539Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Margot Moles  (ESP)10:52.4+5:50.046.66
3617Flag of Latvia.svg  Mirdza Martinsone  (LAT)15:21.6+10:17.233.03
3734Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Ernestina Maenza  (ESP)18:51.4+13:47.026.90
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Anny Rüegg  (SUI)DNS
14Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Mariann Szapáry (HUN)DNS
37Flag of Norway.svg Eli Petersen (NOR)DNS

Slalom

Women's Combined
Slalom
Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Grosse Olympiaschanze.jpg
Location Gudiberg
Vertical200 m (656 ft)
Top elevation950 m (3,117 ft)  
Base elevation750 m (2,461 ft)

The slalom race was held on Saturday, 8 February 1936 on the slalom slope at Gudiberg.

The conditions were good with temperatures of −8 to −4 °C (18 to 25 °F). The vertical drop was 200 metres (656 ft) and the length of the course was 600 metres (0.37 mi) with 23 gates. Penalties were added to the finishing time when competitors missed a gate.

The race started at 11 a.m. The men's slalom was run the following day.

Final standings

After the downhill race and the two slalom heats, the points results were averaged to determine the winner.

PlaceNo.CompetitorDownhillSlalomAverage
Gold medal icon.svg11Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Christl Cranz  (GER)94.12100.0097.06
Silver medal icon.svg6Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Käthe Grasegger  (GER)97.8892.6395.26
Bronze medal icon.svg16Flag of Norway.svg  Laila Schou Nilsen  (NOR)100.0086.9693.48
431Flag of Switzerland.svg  Erna Steuri  (SUI)95.0189.7192.36
513Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Hady Pfeiffer  (GER)94.6589.0491.85
69Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Lisa Resch  (GER)98.7078.7788.74
726Flag of Norway.svg  Johanne Dybwad  (NOR)91.6980.1085.90
810Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jeanette Kessler  (GBR)83.3184.6383.97
91Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Evelyn Pinching  (GBR)93.0371.3482.19
1023Flag of Switzerland.svg  Marcelle Bühler  (SUI)86.5871.1678.87

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References

  1. "Alpine Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Women's Combined". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2018.