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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 were held 8–15 February in Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy. :de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1970 For the only time, results from a World Championships were included in the World Cup points standings, then in its fourth season. Two seasons earlier, results from the Winter Olympics (concurrent World Championships) were also included in the World Cup standings. The French team again led with ten medals: three gold, five silver, and two bronze. Men's competitions Downhill ''Sunday, 15 February'' : Giant Slalom ''Monday,9 February (run 1)'' ''Tuesday, 10 February (run 2)'' : Schranz led after the first run at 2:15.15; Bleiner was next, 0.30 seconds back. Slalom ''Sunday, 8 February'' : Combined : 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 ''Wednesday, 11 February'' : Giant Slalom ''Saturday, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Gardena
Val Gardena (; german: Gröden ; lld, Gherdëina ) is a valley in Northern Italy, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area. Geography The valley's main river is the Derjon, a tributary of the Eisack river. The mountains that surround the valley are formed by dolomite rocks, which confer on them a characteristic appearance. Most of the steep slopes are covered by pine woods. The favoured cultivations are barley, rye, potatoes, flax, buckwheat. The three municipalities in Val Gardena are Urtijëi, Sëlva, and Santa Cristina; they were served by the Val Gardena Railway from 1916 until 1960. Culture Val Gardena is one of five valleys with a majority of Ladin speakers (two of these valleys are in South Tyrol). The form of the Ladin language spoken in this valley is called ''Gardenese'' in Italian, ''Grödnerisch'' in German and ''Gherdëina'' in Ladin. Woodcarving The woodcarving industry has flourished in Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Schranz
Karl Schranz (born 18 November 1938) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria, one of the best of the 1960s and early 1970s. Born and raised in St. Anton, Tyrol, Schranz had a lengthy ski career, from 1957 to 1972. He won twenty major downhills, many major giant slalom races and several major slaloms. Late in his career he was the successor to Jean-Claude Killy as the World Cup overall champion; Schranz won the title at age 30 in the third World Cup season of 1969, and repeated in 1970. He was also the downhill champion for those two seasons and was the giant slalom season champion in 1969. Schranz won both the "classic downhills" four times each: the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbühel, Austria, (1966,1969, 1972,1972), and the Lauberhorn at Wengen, Switzerland, (1959, 1963, 1966, 1969). He also excelled at the legendary Arlberg-Kandahar events, winning nine times, from 1957 (Chamonix) to 1970 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen). Early years Schranz' father was a tunnel worker in St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Thöni
Gustav Thöni (; sometimes listed as Gustavo Thoeni; born 28 February 1951) is an Italian retired alpine ski racer. Career Thöni was born in the German-speaking province of South Tyrol, in the hamlet of Trafoi of the Stilfs municipality, which is situated on the northern ramp of the Stelvio Pass. He currently operates a hotel there. Ranked among the greatest Italian skiers ever, Thöni won three Olympic medals and a total of four overall World Cup titles in five years in the early 1970s. The four titles are an achievement he shares with Pirmin Zurbriggen and Hermann Maier, exceeded by Marcel Hirscher's eight and Marc Girardelli's five. Thöni was the dominant skier in the technical events (slalom and giant slalom) in the early 1970s. At Val d'Isère, on December 12, 1968, was his World Cup debut. The 17-year-old placed 40th in the giant slalom (bib 110). His first victory came in the first race of the next season, a giant slalom at Val d'Isère, France, in December 1969. St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Noël Augert
Jean-Noël Augert (born 17 August 1949) is a French former alpine skier. He competed at the 1972 Olympics and finished in fifth place in the slalom and giant slalom. Career Augert was born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and grew at the La Toussuire ski resort, Savoy. he debuted in the Alpine Skiing World Cup with a victory, at the Adelboden giant slalom (6 January 1969). Nicknamed "Rosko", he was, however, a specialist of the slalom discipline, in which he won three World Cups in 1969, 1971 and 1972, and in which he won a gold medal at the 1970 World Championships in Val Gardena. He was also second in the overall classification of the 1969 World Cup and third in the Giant Slalom World Cup 1969. Besides his 15 wins in World Cup races, he finished 15 times at the podium (place two: 6 slaloms, 3 giant slaloms; place three: 2 slaloms, 4 giant slaloms). He came fifth in both the men's slalom and giant slalom at the 1972 Winter Olympics. Becoming fifth in the Giant Slalom at Sapporo di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Håker
Erik Håker (born 4 March 1952) was the first Norwegian alpine skier to win a World Cup event. He has done that in 1971, and won four more events in 1972–1978. In 1979 he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal. Håker competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ... with the best result of fifth place in the downhill in 1972. sports-reference.com FIS Alpine Ski World Cup victories References External links * * – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Penz
Alain Penz (born 30 October 1947 in Sallanches) is a French former alpine skier. Career He competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Euro .... He was the world no. 1 amateur slalom skier. He competed on the French team for the slalom World Cup, tying twice. References External links * * 1947 births Living people French male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of France Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie {{france-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Russel
Patrick Russel (born 22 December 1946) is a former French Alpine ski racer and World Cup champion. He specialized in the technical disclipines (giant slalom and slalom) and won three discipline championships in the World Cup: slalom in 1969 and 1970 and giant slalom in 1971. He also won two silver medals in slalom and combined at the 1970 World Championships at Val Gardena, Italy. Career Russel was the son of Lee Russel, who was a marketing executive at the French ski manufacturer Rossignol. He competed on the World Cup circuit from 1968 through 1972 and became the first male to win World Cup races in three straight years (1968–70) and in four straight years (1968–71). Overall, he won 13 World Cup races and achieved 26 podiums during his career, as well as three discipline championships (slalom in 1969 and 1970; giant slalom in 1971) and two World Championship silver medals in 1970. In 1970, he finished second overall in the World Cup (only 3 points) behind Karl Schra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Bachleda (born 1947)
Andrzej Jan Bachleda-Curuś (born 21 January 1947 in Zakopane) is a Polish former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Euro .... In 1968 he finished 6th in slalom race. External linkssports-reference.com 1947 births Living people Polish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Poland Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Zakopane Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta Universiade silver medalists for Poland Universiade medalists in alpine skiing Competitors at the 1966 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1970 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1972 Winter Universiade 20th-century Polish people< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Rieger
Max Rieger (born 10 July 1946 in Mittenwald) is a German former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe .... External links sports-reference.com* 1946 births Living people German male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of West Germany Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district) Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria 20th-century German people {{Germany-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Messner
Heinrich "Heini" Messner (born 1 September 1939) is a retired Austrian alpine skier. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won two bronze medals: in the giant slalom in 1968 and in the downhill in 1972. Career On 5 January 1967 Messner won the first ever World Cup race, a slalom; he had 15 more World Cup podium finishes later in his career. In the 1970s he pioneered the use of short skis in the technical races. Messner retired in 1972 season and for two years trained the Austrian women’s team. He then moved to Steinach am Brenner where he ran a ski school, a boarding house, and a ski rental service. National titles Messner has won five national championships at individual senior level. *Austria Alpine Ski Championships The Austrian Alpine Ski Championships (german: Österreichischen Meister im alpinen Skisport) are the national championships in alpine skiing, organised every year by the Austrian Ski Federation (ÖSV). Results Men Women References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumeng Giovanoli
Dumeng Giovanoli (born 23 January 1941) is a former Swiss alpine skier. In 1968, Giovanoli won the World Cup in Slalom. He also competed at the alpine skiing events at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References External links * 1941 births Living people Swiss male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Olympic alpine skiers of Switzerland {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Bleiner
Werner Bleiner (born 26 May 1946) is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe .... External links * * Les-Sports.info 1946 births Living people Austrian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics {{austria-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
