FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

Host city	Portillo, Valparaíso near Los Andes
Country	Chile
Events	6
Opening	4 August 1966
Closing	14 August 1966
Opened by	Eduardo Frei Montalva
Main venue	Portillo
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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in South America from 4 to 14 August at Portillo, Chile. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

To this day, it remains the only alpine world championships contested in the southern hemisphere. It took place well out of the established season, nearly five months before the first World Cup season, which began in early January 1967.

Assignment came at the FIS-Congress at Athens in May 1963, ^[5] but West Germany, Switzerland, and Austria voted against.

The French team won seven of the eight individual titles, seven silver medals, and two bronze to garner sixteen of the 24 medals.

Men's competitions

Portillo

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Location in South America

Downhill

Sunday, 7 August

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Jean Claude Killy	France  (FRA)	1:34.40	—
	Léo Lacroix	France  (FRA)	1:34.80	+ 0.40
	Franz Vogler	West Germany  (FRG)	1:35.16	+ 0.76
4	Heinrich Messner	Austria  (AUT)	1:36.02	+ 1.62
5	Pierre Stamos	France  (FRA)	1:36.12	+ 1.72
6	Bernard Orcel	France  (FRA)	1:36.38	+ 1.98
7	Gerhard Nenning	Austria  (AUT)	1:36.50	+ 2.10
8	Hans Peter Rohr	Switzerland  (SUI)	1:36.52	+ 2.12
9	Karl Schranz	Austria  (AUT)	1:36.53	+ 2.13
10	Stephan Sodat	Austria  (AUT)	1:36.66	+ 2.26

Source: ^{[4] [6]}

Giant slalom

Portillo

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Location in the  Andes

Tuesday, 9 August (run 1)
Wednesday, 10 August (run 2)

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Guy Périllat	France  (FRA)	3:19.42	—
	Georges Mauduit	France  (FRA)	3:19.93	+ 0.51
	Karl Schranz	Austria  (AUT)	3:20.40	+ 0.98
4	Jakob Tischhauser	Switzerland  (SUI)	3:20.90	+ 1.48
5	Jean-Claude Killy	France  (FRA)	3:21.42	+ 2.00
6	Willy Favre	Switzerland  (SUI)	3:23.02	+ 3.60
7	Werner Bleiner	Austria  (AUT)	3:23.48	+ 4.06
8	Dumeng Giovanoli	Switzerland  (SUI)	3:24.13	+ 4.71
9	Léo Lacroix	France  (FRA)	3:24.39	+ 4.97
10	Heini Messner	Austria  (AUT)	3:25.33	+ 5.91

Source: ^{[4] [7] [8]}

• Killy led after the first run, with Périllat next, 0.21 seconds back.

Slalom

Sunday, 14 August

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Carlo Senoner	Italy  (ITA)	1:41.56	—
	Guy Périllat	France  (FRA)	1:42.25	+ 0.69
	Louis Jauffret	France  (FRA)	1:42.58	+ 1.02
4	Willy Bogner	West Germany  (FRG)	1:43.06	+ 1.50
5	Ludwig Leitner	West Germany  (FRG)	1:43.07	+ 1.51
6	Jimmie Heuga	United States  (USA)	1:43.69	+ 2.13
7	Giovanni Dibona	Italy  (ITA)	1:43.82	+ 2.26
8	Jean-Claude Killy	France  (FRA)	1:44.40	+ 2.84
9	Håkon Mjøen	Norway  (NOR)	1:44.74	+ 3.18
10	Rune Lindström	Sweden  (SWE)	1:44.86	+ 3.30

Source: ^{[4] [9] [10]}

• Périllat led after the first run, with Senoner next, 0.58 seconds back.

Combined

Place	Athlete	Country	Points	DH	GS	SL
	Jean Claude Killy	France  (FRA)	20.92		5	8
	Léo Lacroix	France  (FRA)	42.13		9	18
	Ludwig Leitner	West Germany  (FRG)	54.95	16	17	5
4	Jimmie Heuga	United States  (USA)	56.71	19	13	6
5	Willy Favre	Switzerland  (SUI)	69.61	26	6	19
6	Ivo Mahlknecht	Italy  (ITA)	72.96	13	14	—
7	Scott Henderson	Canada  (CAN)	86.67	24	11	—
8	Felice De Nicolo	Italy  (ITA)	89.11	27	15	21
9	Andrzej Bachleda	Poland  (POL)	100.36	39	21	15
10	Willi Lesch	West Germany  (FRG)	100.42	35	30	11

Source: ^{[4] [9] [10]}

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

Monday, 8 August

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Marielle Goitschel	France  (FRA)	1:33.42	—
	Annie Famose	France  (FRA)	1:34.36	+ 0.94
	Burgl Färbinger	West Germany  (FRG)	1:34.38	+ 0.96
4	Suzy Chaffee	United States  (USA)	1:34.77	+ 1.35
5	Christl Haas	Austria  (AUT)	1:34.81	+ 1.39
6	Giustina Demetz	Italy  (ITA)	1:34.94	+ 1.52
7	Margret Hafen	West Germany  (FRG)	1:34.98	+ 1.56
8	Christa Prinzing	West Germany  (FRG)	1:35.04	+ 1.62
9	Heidi Zimmermann	Austria  (AUT)	1:35.32	+ 1.90
10	Jean Saubert	United States  (USA)	1:35.92	+ 2.50

Source: ^{[4] [7] [11]}

• Erika Schinegger of Austria originally won the gold medal in 1:32.63 (−0.79 sec), ^{[7] [11]} but failed a gender test prior to the 1968 Winter Olympics.
• Over 22 years later, Schinegger handed the gold medal to Marielle Goitschel in 1988. ^[12]

Giant slalom

Thursday, 11 August

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Marielle Goitschel	France  (FRA)	1:22.64	—
	Heidi Zimmermann	Austria  (AUT)	1:23.81	+ 1.17
	Florence Steurer	France  (FRA)	1:24.92	+ 2.28
4	Nancy Greene	Canada  (CAN)	1:25.38	+ 2.74
5	Annie Famose	France  (FRA)	1:25.58	+ 2.94
6	Giustina Demetz	Italy  (ITA)	1:26.08	+ 3.44
7	Theres Obrecht	Switzerland  (SUI)	1:26.10	+ 3.46
8	Ruth Adolf	Switzerland  (SUI)	1:26.37	+ 3.73
9	Burgl Färbinger	West Germany  (FRG)	1:26.93	+ 4.29
10	Christa Prinzing	West Germany  (FRG)	1:27.08	+ 4.44

Source: ^{[4] [13] [14]}

Slalom

Friday, 5 August

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Annie Famose	France  (FRA)	1:30.48	—
	Marielle Goitschel	France  (FRA)	1:30.95	+ 0.47
	Penny McCoy	United States  (USA)	1:32.35	+ 1.87
4	Jean Saubert	United States  (USA)	1:32.37	+ 1.89
5	Cathy Allen	United States  (USA)	1:32.77	+ 2.39
6	Christine Goitschel	France  (FRA)	1:32.94	+ 2.56
7	Nancy Greene	Canada  (CAN)	1:33.26	+ 2.88
8	Wendy Allen	United States  (USA)	1:33.44	+ 3.06
9	Edith Hiltbrand	Switzerland  (SUI)	1:34.69	+ 4.31
9	Dikke Eger	Norway  (NOR)	1:34.69	+ 4.31

Source: ^{[4] [15] [16]}

• First run leader Greene nearly fell in the second run and finished seventh.

Combined

Place	Athlete	Country	Points	DH	GS	SL
	Marielle Goitschel	France  (FRA)	8.76
	Annie Famose	France  (FRA)	35.16		5
	Heidi Zimmermann	Austria  (AUT)	62.91	9		18
4	Burgl Färbinger	West Germany  (FRG)	73.69		9	14
5	Giustina Demetz	Italy  (ITA)	83.68	6	6	21
6	Christa Prinzing	West Germany  (FRG)	86.49	8	10	19
7	Ruth Adolf	Switzerland  (SUI)	88.86	19	8	17
8	Wendy Allen	United States  (USA)	95.76	23	11	8
9	Karen Dokka	Canada  (CAN)	143.25	22	20	23
10	Divina Galica	Great Britain  (GBR)	163.63	24	22	22

Source: ^{[4] [13]}

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

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France  (FRA)	7	7	2	16
2	Italy  (ITA)	1	–	–	1
3	Austria  (AUT)	–	1	2	3
4	West Germany  (FRG)	–	–	3	3
5	United States  (USA)	–	–	1	1

References

1. de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1966
2. Ottum, Bob (August 15, 1966). "Found: a pretty Penny". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
3. Ottum, Bob (August 22, 1966). "A Gallic gauntlet on the snow". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
4. Auran, John Henry (October 1966). "Portillo diary". Skiing. p. 31.
5. "Chile chosen". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. May 24, 1963. p. 14.
6. "Frances Killy, Lacroix in world downhill upset". Montreal Gazette. Reuters. August 8, 1966. p. 19.
7. "French ace takes giant slalom lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 14.
8. "Perillat wins giant slalom". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 10, 1966. p. 33.
9. "Canada blanked in world skiing". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 25, 1966. p. 25.
10. "Skier Killy wins combined in Chile". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. August 15, 1966. p. 19.
11. "Austrian's win help to national prestige". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 9, 1966. p. 13.
12. "Man who won '66 women's downhill gives up medal". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 19, 1988. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
13. "Marielle Goitschel wins giant slalom, combined". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 16.
14. "Miss Goitschel wins giant slalom title". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. August 12, 1966. p. 22.
15. "Fear drives young skier to 3rd spot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 6, 1966. p. 9.
16. "Second-run spill costs our Nancy". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. August 6, 1966. p. 12.

External links

• FIS-Ski.com - results - 1966 World Championships - Portillo, Chile
• FIS-Ski.com - official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

32°50′10″S70°07′44″W / 32.836°S 70.129°W / -32.836; -70.129