The Men's
giant slalom
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Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...
competition of the
Albertville 1992 Olympics was held at
Val d'Isère
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The defending
world champion
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was
Rudolf Nierlich
Rudolf "Rudi" Nierlich (20 February 1966 – 18 May 1991) was an Austrian alpine skier. Born in Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut (Upper Austria), he won a total of eight races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup, and was three times World Champion (19 ...
of Austria, while Italy's
Alberto Tomba
Alberto Tomba (born 19 December 1966 in San Lazzaro di Savena) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. He was the dominant technical skier ( slalom and giant slalom) in the late 1980s and 1990s. At 182 cm and 90 kg, his powerfu ...
was the defending
World Cup
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giant slalom champion and leader of the
1992 World Cup.
Results
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics - Men's giant slalom
Men's giant slalom
Winter Olympics
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