Alpine skiing with the Olympic Games of 1968
The tests of Alpine skiing of the Winter Olympics of 1968 to Grenoble also counted like championship of the world and disputed from February 9th to 17th 1968.
Jean-Claude Killy justifies his statute of big favorite by gaining the 3 gold medals and becomes thus the equal one of Toni Sailer.
Killy precedes Guy Périllat only 8 hundredths in the descent, then is essential easily in the giant.
Its third success in the slalom, disputed in a thick fog, is rocambolesque with the disqualification of Karl Schranz. Schranz, obstructed by official, is authorized to resort, with title " provisionnel" , and it carries it. But the jury re-examines his first attempt and downgrades it to have missed 2 front doors having been constrained.
The French gain 4 of the 9 medals with:
- gold for Marielle Goitschel in slalom, which succeeds thus the prize list with his/her sister Christine.
- money in descent for Isabelle Mir.
- money as a giant and bronze in slalom for Annie Famose.
The descent is an Austrian business : victory of Olga Stake and third place for Christl Haas, holding of the title.
Nancy Greene gains the giant and a medal of money in slalom. Canadian also gains the title of compound of the MADE.
At the conclusion of the season 1968, Jean-Claude Killy, Marielle Goitschel, Nancy Greene and Christl Haas withdraw alpine competition.
Prize list
Men
Women
Compound
The tests of compound did not count like Olympic test: they allotted only the championship of the world.
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