The 2nd

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season began in January in

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and concluded in April in the US

Jean-Claude Killy Jean-Claude Killy (born 30 August 1943) is a French former World Cup alpine ski racer. He dominated the sport in the late 1960s, and was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most su ...

of France repeated as the overall champion, and announced his retirement from World Cup competition.

Nancy Greene Nancy Catherine Greene Raine (born May 11, 1943) is a former Canadian Senator for British Columbia and an Olympian alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Greene Raine won ...

of Canada repeated as the women's World Cup overall champion, and announced her retirement from World Cup competition. For the only time, the results of the

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were included in the season standings. Future

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results were not included as World Cup races, nor were

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results after

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. However, the inclusion of the Olympics was irrelevant to the final outcome, as both Killy and Greene would have won the season titles had the Olympics been excluded.

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Men

Note: Race 7, 8 and 9 were the Olympic events at

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, which count also for the World Cup. See also

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and

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.

Race 10 and 11 were held on the same day.

Ladies

Note: Race 9, 10 and 11 were the Olympic events at

, which count also for the World Cup. See also

and

Men

Overall

'' see complete table'' In Men's Overall World Cup 1967/68 the best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms count. 12 racers had a point deduction.

Downhill

'' see complete table'' In Men's Downhill World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Gerhard Nenning Gerhard Nenning (29 September 1940 in Lech – 22 June 1995 in Bregenz) was an Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It i ...

won the cup with maximum points.

Giant slalom

'' see complete table'' In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

won the cup with maximum points.

Slalom

'' see complete table'' In Men's Slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Ladies

Overall

'' see complete table'' In Women's Overall World Cup 1967/68 the best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms count. 13 racers had a point deduction.

Downhill

'' see complete table'' In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Four racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Giant slalom

'' see complete table'' In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Nine racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

won the cup with maximum points.

Slalom

'' see complete table'' In Women's Slalom World Cup 1967/68 the best 3 results count. Ten racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Marielle Goitschel Marielle Goitschel (born 28 September 1945 in Sainte-Maxime) is a former French alpine skier. Marielle is the younger sister of Christine Goitschel, another champion skier of the time, and the aunt of speed skier Philippe Goitschel. After grea ...

Calendar

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Ladies

Men

Overall

Downhill

Giant slalom

Slalom

Ladies

Overall

Downhill

Giant slalom

Slalom

Nations Cup

Overall

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Ladies

Medal table

Notes

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