Alpine Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's Giant Slalom
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Squaw Valley 1960 Olympics was held on February 21 at Squaw Valley. The defending world champion was Toni Sailer of Austria. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Men's giant slalom Men's giant slalom Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

Roger Staub
Roger Staub (1 July 1936 – 30 June 1974) was a Swiss alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Born in Arosa, Graubünden, Staub won the giant slalom at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and also won multiple medals at the 1958 World Championships. He finished fourth in the Olympic downhill in 1956 at age 19. He also won a number of Swiss national titles. After a brief career as a professional racer in the early 1960s, Staub became ski school director at the fledgling Vail resort in Colorado. He also had a ski school in Arosa and sporting goods interests in Switzerland. During a summer visit to Switzerland in 1974 with his wife and young child, Staub was killed in a ski gliding accident near Verbier on the eve of his 38th birthday. World championship results From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, repres ...
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