FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978
Host cityGarmisch-Partenkirchen,Bavaria, West Germany
Events6
Opening28 January 1978
Closing5 February 1978
Opened byWilli Ritschard
Main venueGarmisch Classic,Gudiberg (slalom)
Garmisch is located in Alps
Garmisch
Garmisch
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Location in the Alps of Europe
Garmisch is located in Germany
Garmisch
Garmisch
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Location in southern Germany

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between 29 January and 5 February. It held competitions in alpine skiing like downhill, special slalom, giant slalom and combined. The combined was only a "paper race".

The event is the last time the championships were held here until 2011. Garmisch hosted the first Olympicalpine skiing competition (Combined event), at the 1936 games.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 29 January

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Josef Walcher Austria (AUT)2:04.12 –
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Michael Veith West Germany (FRG)2:04.19 + 0.07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Werner Grissmann Austria (AUT)2:04.46 + 0.32
4 Sepp Ferstl West Germany (FRG)2:04.49 + 0.35
5 Peter Müller  Switzerland (SUI)2:04.77 + 0.65
5 Franz Klammer Austria (AUT)2:04.77 + 0.65
7 Steve Podborski Canada (CAN)2:04.98 + 0.86
8 Walter Vesti  Switzerland (SUI)2:06.13 + 2.01
9 Vladimir Makeev Soviet Union (URS)2:06.20 + 2.08
10 Herbert Plank Italy (ITA)2:06.31 + 2.19

Source:[1][2]

Giant slalom

Thursday, 2 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ingemar Stenmark Sweden (SWE)3:02.52 – 1:35.48 1:27.04
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein (LIE)3:04.56 + 2.04 1:37.32 1:27.24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Willi Frommelt Liechtenstein (LIE)3:04.75 + 2.23 1:36.71 1:28.04
4 Sepp Ferstl West Germany (FRG)3:04.87 + 2.35
5 Phil Mahre United States (USA)3:04.94 + 2.42
6 Hans Enn Austria (AUT)3:05.27 + 2.75
7 Peter Lüscher  Switzerland (SUI)3:06.13 + 3.51
8 Pete Patterson United States (USA)3:06.82 + 4.30
9 Cary Adgate United States (USA)3:07.10 + 4.58
10 Bruno Nöckler Italy (ITA)3:07.20 + 4.68

Source:[3][4]

Slalom

Sunday, 5 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ingemar Stenmark Sweden (SWE)1:39.54 – 51.56 47.98
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Piero Gros Italy (ITA)1:40.20 + 0.66 51.29 48.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Paul Frommelt Liechtenstein (LIE)1:40.47 + 0.93 52.24 48.23
4 Anton Steiner Austria (AUT)1:40.74 + 1.20
5 Mauro Bernardi Italy (ITA)1:42.20 + 2.66
6 Christian Neureuther West Germany (FRG)1:42.74 + 3.20
7 Toshihiro Kaiwa Japan (JPN)1:43.20 + 3.66
8 Steve Mahre United States (USA)1:43.76 + 4.22
9 Torsten Jakobsson  Sweden (SWE)1:44.16 + 4.62
10 Peter Aelig  Switzerland (SUI)1:44.44 + 4.90

Source:[5][6]

Combined

Place Athlete Nation Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s)Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein (LIE)2732.34 13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Sepp Ferstl West Germany (FRG)2749.64 4 31 29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Pete Patterson United States (USA)2752.28 25 8 23
4 Vladimir Andreyev Soviet Union (URS)2773.87
5 Valeri Tsyganov Soviet Union (URS)2799.52
6 Maciej Gąsienica Poland (POL)2800.48

At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Women's competitions

Downhill

Wednesday, 1 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria (AUT)1:48.31 –
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Irene Epple West Germany (FRG)1:48.55 + 0.24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Doris de Agostini  Switzerland (SUI)1:49.11 + 0.80
4 Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland (SUI)1:49.64 + 1.33
5 Cindy Nelson United States (USA)1:50.26 + 1.95
6 Evi Mittermaier West Germany (FRG)1:50.42 + 2.11
7 Brigitte Totschnig Austria (AUT)1:50.47 + 2.16
8 Martina Ellmer Austria (AUT)1:50.89 + 2.58
9 Irmgard Lukasser Austria (AUT)1:50.93 + 2.62
10 Monika Bader West Germany (FRG)1:51.04 + 2.73

Source:[7]

Giant slalom

Saturday, 4 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s)Maria Epple West Germany (FRG)2:41.15 – 1:16.10 1:25.05
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Lise-Marie Morerod  Switzerland (SUI)2:41.20 + 0.05 1:16.15 1:25.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria (AUT)2:41.90 + 0.75 1:16.85 1:25.05
4 Irene Epple West Germany (FRG)2:42.02 + 0.87
5 Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein (LIE)2:42.43 + 1.28
6 Fabienne Serrat France (FRA)2:42.83 + 1.68
7 Ursula Konzett Liechtenstein (LIE)2:42.84 + 1.69
8 Perrine Pelen France (FRA)2:43.38 + 2.23
9 Erika Hess  Switzerland (SUI)2:44.25 + 3.10
10 Christa Zechmeister West Germany (FRG)2:44.89 + 3.74

This was the first two-run women's giant slalom at the World Championships.Source:[8][9]

Slalom

Friday, 3 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s)Lea Sölkner Austria (AUT)1:24.85 – 41.82 43.03
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Pamela Behr West Germany (FRG)1:25.33 + 0.48 42.03 43.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Monika Kaserer Austria (AUT)1:25.37 + 0.52 42.39 42.98
4 Perrine Pelen France (FRA)1:25.67 + 0.82
5 Fabienne Serrat France (FRA)1:25.75 + 0.90
6 Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein (LIE)1:26.09 + 1.24
7 Lise-Marie Morerod  Switzerland (SUI)1:26.59 + 1.74
8 Claudia Giordani Italy (ITA)1:26.87 + 2.02
9 Christa Zechmeister West Germany (FRG)1:26.99 + 2.14
10 Regine Mösenlechner West Germany (FRG)1:27.43 + 2.58

Source:[10][11]

Combined

Place Athlete Nation Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s)Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria (AUT)2460.39 1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)19
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein (LIE)2476.80 29 5 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Fabienne Serrat France (FRA)2478.44 6 5
4 Kathy Kreiner Canada (CAN)2498.43 12 21 17
5 Dagmar Kuzmanová Czechoslovakia (TCH)2509.23
6 Cindy Nelson United States (USA)2511.63 5 15 30

Source:[9]At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Medals Table

Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Austria (AUT)4 – 3 7
2  Sweden (SWE)2 – – 2
3  West Germany (FRG)1 4 – 5
4  Liechtenstein (LIE)1 2 2 5
5   Switzerland (SUI)– 1 1 2
6  Italy (ITA)– 1 – 1
7  France (FRA)– – 1 1
7  United States (USA)– – 1 1

References

  1. ^"Walcher wins world downhill, Podborski runs seventh". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 30 January 1978. p. 12.
  2. ^"Walcher wins". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 30 January 1978. p. 15.
  3. ^"Stenmark breezes to first world giant slalom victory". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 3 February 1978. p. 20.
  4. ^"Stenmark gets gold – easily". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 3 February 1978. p. 23.
  5. ^"Second gold for Stenmark". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 6 February 1978. p. 17.
  6. ^"Stenmark takes second gold in slalom". Montreal Gazette. Reuter. 6 February 1978. p. 22.
  7. ^"Proell-Moser proves she's the fastest woman on skis". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 2 February 1978. p. 24.
  8. ^"Kid sister gets gold in (giant) slalom". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 5 February 1978. p. D4.
  9. ^ ab"Epple wins GS crown, Annemarie combined". Montreal Gazette. Reuter. 6 February 1978. p. 22.
  10. ^"Austrian girl captures special slalom; Kreiner has chance at combined medal". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 4 February 1978. p. 14.
  11. ^"Third Austrian ski gold in women's special slalom". Lewiston Daily Sun. Maine. Associated Press. 4 February 1978. p. 19.
  • FIS-ski.com – results – 1978 World Championships – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
  • FIS-ski.com – results – World Championships
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