The 4th
World Cup
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season began in December 1969 in France and concluded in March 1970 in Norway.
Karl Schranz
Karl Schranz (born 18 November 1938) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria, one of the best of the 1960s and early 1970s.
Born and raised in St. Anton, Tyrol, Schranz had a lengthy ski racing career, from 1957 to 1972. He won tw ...
of Austria won his second consecutive overall title.
Michèle Jacot
Michèle Jacot (born 5 January 1952) is a French former alpine skier.
Born at Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, she won the Alpine Skiing World Cup of the 1970 season and World Champion in the combined event (1970). , she is the last and only French ...
of France won the women's overall title.
For the final time, the results of the
World Championships
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, held in
1970
Events
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in
Val Gardena
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Geography
The valley's main river is the Derjon, a tributary of the Eisack river. The ...
, Italy, were included in the World Cup standings (except for the Alpine Combined results, because that discipline was not recognized in the World Cup until the 1974/75 season). Future
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and
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results were not included as World Cup races.
Malcolm Milne
Malcolm Milne (born 9 November 1948) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Australia. Some sources give his birth date as 5 November 1948.
Born Beechworth, Victoria, and raised on the family tobacco farm in Myrtleford, Milne competed i ...
of Australia won the season's first downhill at
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in December to become the first alpine racer from the
Southern Hemisphere to win a World Cup event.
Calendar
Men
Note: Races 18, 19, and 20 were the events from the Alpine World Ski Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
History
The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. It consisted of Downhill (ski competition), ...
in Val Gardena
Val Gardena (; ; ) is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Northern Italy. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area.
Geography
The valley's main river is the Derjon, a tributary of the Eisack river. The ...
.
This was the final time that the World Championships (or Olympics) were counted in the World Cup standings.
Women
Note: Races 18, 19, and 20 were the events from the Alpine World Ski Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
History
The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. It consisted of Downhill (ski competition), ...
in Val Gardena
Val Gardena (; ; ) is a valley in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, Northern Italy. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area.
Geography
The valley's main river is the Derjon, a tributary of the Eisack river. The ...
.
This was the final time that the World Championships (or Olympics) were counted in the World Cup standings.
Men
Overall
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In men's overall World Cup 1969/70 the best three downhills, best three giant slaloms and best three slaloms count. 18 racers had a point deduction.
Downhill
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see complete table''
In men's downhill World Cup 1969/70 the best 3 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().
Giant slalom
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see complete table''
In men's giant slalom World Cup 1969/70 the best 3 results count. Ten racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().
Gustav Thöni
Gustav Thöni (; sometimes listed as Gustavo Thoeni; born 28 February 1951) is an Italian retired World Cup alpine ski racer.
Career
Thöni was born in the German-speaking province of South Tyrol, in the hamlet of Trafoi of the Stilfs munici ...
won the cup with maximum points.
Slalom
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In men's slalom World Cup 1969/70 the best 3 results count. 11 racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().
Patrick Russel
Patrick Russel (born 22 December 1946) is a former French Alpine ski racer and World Cup champion. He specialized in the technical disciplines (giant slalom and slalom) and won three discipline championships in the World Cup: slalom in 1969 ...
and
Alain Penz
Alain Penz (born 30 October 1947 in Sallanches) is a French former alpine skier.
Career
He competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a w ...
won the cup with maximum points. French athletes won 10 races out of 11!
Women
Overall
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see complete table''
In women's overall World Cup 1969/70 the best three results from each discipline (downhill, giant slalom, and slalom) counted. Nineteen racers had a point deduction.
Downhill
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see complete table''
In women's downhill World Cup 1969/70 the best 3 results count. Five racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().
Isabelle Mir
Isabelle Mir (born 2 March 1949) is a French former Alpine skier. At the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble Mir was silver medalist in the downhill. She received a silver medal at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970.
World cup
Se won the ...
won the cup with maximum points.
Giant slalom
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see complete table''
In women's giant slalom World Cup 1969/70 the best 3 results count. 14 racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().
Slalom
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see complete table''
In women's slalom World Cup 1969/70 the best 3 results count. 14 racers had a point deduction, which are given in ().
Ingrid Lafforgue won the cup with maximum points. She won five races and four of them in a row.
Nations cup
Overall
Men
Women
Medal table
Notes
External links
FIS-ski.com– World Cup standings – 1970
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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...