Alpine Skiing At The 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's Giant Slalom
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The Men's giant slalom competition of the Lake Placid 1980 Olympics was held at
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. The defending
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Ingemar Stenmark Jan Ingemar Stenmark (; born 18 March 1956) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish athletes ever, and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He competed fo ...
of Sweden, who was also the defending
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giant slalom champion and led the 1980 World Cup.


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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 ...