The women's combined event was part of the alpine skiing program at the

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. It was the debut of alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, and was the only women's event. The competition consisted of a

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race on Friday, 7 February and two slalom runs on Saturday, 8 February. Thirty-seven alpine skiers from 13 nations competed.

Downhill

The

race was held on Friday, 7 February, and the start was below the summit of

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at an

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of . The finish was at the bottom station of the Kreuzeckbahn tramway at for a vertical drop of and a course length of . The race started at 11 a.m. and the conditions were good, with temperatures at the start from .

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had the best time at 5:04.4 for an average speed of , with an average vertical descent rate of . All starters were able to finish the race. The men's downhill race followed and was begun at noon.

Slalom

The slalom race was held on Saturday, 8 February 1936 on the slalom slope at

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. The conditions were good with temperatures of . The vertical drop was and the length of the course was with 23 gates. Penalties were added to the finishing time when competitors missed a gate. The race started at 11 a.m. The men's slalom was run the following day.

Final standings

After the downhill race and the two slalom heats, the points results were averaged to determine the winner.

References

External links

Official Olympic Report
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