Alpine Skiing At The 1956 Winter Olympics

	Alpine Skiing At The 1956 Winter Olympics – Women's Slalom The women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 30 January. It was run on the Col Druscie. The course was in length with a vertical drop. There were forty-one gates on the first run and forty-five gates for the second run. Forty-eight women from sixteen countries entered in the race. Twelve women were disqualified during the two runs. Swiss skier Renée Colliard won gold over Austrian Regina Schöpf, who placed second, and Russian Yevgeniya Sidorova, who won the bronze. Medalists Source:Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 592–593 Results '''' 5 seconds penalty added. Source: See also 1956 Winter Olympics Notes References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics - Ladies' slalom Women's alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing Olympics The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Switzerland At The 1956 Winter Olympics Switzerland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay Figure skating ;Men ;Women Ice hockey Group C Top two teams advanced to Medal Round. Sweden 6-5 Switzerland USSR 10-3 Switzerland Games for 7th-10th places Switzerland 7-4 Austria Poland 6-2 Switzerland Italy 8-3 Switzerland Ski jumping Speed skating ;Men ReferencesOfficial Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1956, fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hedi Beeler Hedi Beeler (born 20 November 1931) is a Swiss alpine skier. She competed in three events at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which .... References External links * 1931 births Living people Swiss female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Skiers from the canton of Schwyz 20th-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vivi-Anne Wassdahl Vivi-Anne Wassdahl (28 February 1932 – 1 December 2023) was a Swedish alpine skier. She competed in three events at the 1956 Winter Olympics. Wassdahl died in Frösön Frösön (, ; " Frey's island") is the largest island in the lake Storsjön, Jämtland, Sweden. Part of the city Östersund is located on the island. During most of recorded history Frösön was the regional centre of Jämtland, and it is the loc ... on 1 December 2023, at the age of 91. References 1932 births 2023 deaths Swedish female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Sweden Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Skiers from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish sportswomen {{Sweden-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Skeeter Werner Walker Gladys Maxine "Skeeter" Werner Walker (December 22, 1933 – July 20, 2001) was an alpine ski racer and Olympian from the United States. Biography Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, "Skeeter" Werner learned to ski and race at Howelsen Hill. An alternate for the 1952 Olympic team, she was youngest member of the U.S. Ski Team at the 1954 World Championships and the U.S. Olympic team in 1956. Werner retired from competition in 1958, and modeled and designed fashions in New York. She returned to Steamboat Springs in 1962 and opened a ski shop with her younger brothers Wallace ("Buddy" 1936–64) and Loris ("Bugs" b.1941), also Olympians. She later founded the Steamboat Ski School. In 1966, one of her ski school students was Doak Walker, a famous NFL running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]