The Men's slalom competition of the Squaw Valley 1960 Olympics was held on February 24 at Squaw Valley. The defending

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was Josl Rieder of Austria. During the event, race officials asked

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if they could review

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of the race because of a controversy about one skier who was alleged to have missed a gate. This gave CBS

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.Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Alpine Skiing, Men: Slalom". In ''The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 198.

Results

References

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