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Downhill (ski competition)

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Slovenia's Andrej Šporn at the 2010 Winter Olympics downhill in a typical downhill body position

Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition. Whereas the other alpine skiing events (slalom, giant slalom, super giant slalom, and combined) emphasize turning and technique, downhill emphasizes "the six components of technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement", according to the FIS "International Ski Competition Rules (ICR)".[1] Speeds of up to 130 km/h (81 mph) are common in international competition. Athletes must have an aerodynamically efficient tuck position to minimize drag and increase speed.[2]

The term, "downhill skiing", is also used as a synonym for alpine skiing as a recreational activity.[3][4]

History

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The rules for downhill skiing competitions were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1925 British National Ski Championships. A speed of 100 miles per hour (161 km/h) was first achieved by Johan Clarey at the 2013 Lauberhorn World Cup,[5] beating the previous record of 98 mph (158 km/h), set by Italian Stefan Thanei in 2005.[6][7]

Course

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The FIS has rules for downhill courses that encompass their general characteristics, width, safety precautions, vertical drop, course length, style and placement of gates.[1]

  • General characteristics – As a test of "technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement", the course requires the athlete to adapt to the technically demanding terrain and layout of gates.
  • Width – Courses are typically 30 metres (100 ft) wide with allowances for the approaches to "lips, drop-offs and jumps".
  • Safety – Obstacles on courses are expected to be protected with nets, fences, or pads.
  • Vertical drop – Vertical drop ranges from 450 to 1,100 metres (1,480 to 3,610 ft) for men and 450 to 800 metres (1,480 to 2,620 ft) for women. Races with two runs may be shorter.
  • Course length – Courses require an accurate means of measurement for length.
  • Gates – Gates consist of pairs of twin poles with a rectangular panel between the poles. Gates have an 8-metre (26 ft) or larger opening.

Equipment

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Austrian Downhill racing suit

Equipment for the downhill is different from the alpine events that are lower-speed. Skis are 30% longer than those used in slalom, for more stability at high speed. They usually have rounded, low-profile tips rather than pointed tips. Ski poles are bent so as to curve around the body as the racer stays in a "tuck position" and may have aerodynamic, cone-shaped baskets. As in other alpine disciplines, downhill racers wear skin-tight suits to minimize drag, and helmets are mandatory.

In an attempt to increase safety, the 2003–2004 season saw the FIS increase the minimum sidecut radius for downhill skis to 45 metres (148 ft) from 40 metres (131 ft), and impose minimum ski lengths for the first time: 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) for men, and 210 cm (6 ft 11 in) for women.

Races

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In all forms of downhill, both at a local youth-level as well as the higher FIS international level, racers are allowed extensive preparation for the race, which includes daily course inspection and discussion with their coaches and teammates as well as several practice runs before the actual race. Racers do not make any unnecessary turns while on the course, and try to do everything they can to maintain the most aerodynamic position while negotiating turns and jumps.

Unlike slalom and giant slalom, where racers have the times of two runs combined, the downhill race is a single run. Times are typically between 1½ and 2½ minutes for World Cup courses and must be over 1 minute in duration to meet international minimum standards. Tenths and hundredths and, occasionally, thousandths of seconds count: World Cup races and Olympic medals have sometimes been decided by as little as one or two hundredths of a second, and ties are not unheard of.

The most successful all-time winners of World Cup downhill races are Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria (36 wins, 7 women's titles)[8] and Franz Klammer of Austria (25 wins, 5 men's titles).[9] Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. is currently dominant in woman's downhill racing with a lifetime total of 37 World Cup downhill wins and 7 women's titles.[10][11]

Risks

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On some courses, such as the Lauberhorn course in Wengen, Switzerland, and the Hahnenkamm course in Kitzbühel, Austria, speeds of up to 150 km/h (93 mph) are common. Safety netting and padding are placed where race officials anticipate potential crashes. Despite these safety precautions, the ski racing community is well aware of the inherent risks of downhill skiing, for it is possible for racers to suffer serious injury or death while practising or competing. Three deaths among World Cup racers in recent years in downhill training or during a race were those of Austrians Gernot Reinstadler (1991) and Ulrike Maier (1994), and Frenchman Régine Cavagnoud (2001). Also in 2001, Swiss downhiller Silvano Beltrametti was paralyzed in a high-speed crash and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Bill Johnson suffered permanent brain damage that eventually led to a crippling stroke which left him unable to function without assistance. Most recently Frenchman David Poisson was killed in a training crash in 2017. Speaking to media after Poisson's death, French former downhiller Luc Alphand noted that "eliminating risk entirely in downhill is impossible".[12]

Men's World Cup podiums

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In the following table men's downhill World Cup podium results in the World Cup since the first season in 1967.[7] Winners receive a distinctive crystal globe.[13]

Season 1st 2nd 3rd
1967 France Jean-Claude Killy France Guy Périllat Germany Franz Vogler
1968 Austria Gerhard Nenning France Jean-Claude Killy Austria Karl Schranz
1969 Austria Karl Schranz France Henri Duvillard Austria Heinrich Messner
1970 Austria Karl Cordin Austria Karl Schranz France Henri Duvillard
1971 Switzerland Bernhard Russi France Bernard Orcel Austria Karl Cordin
1972 Switzerland Bernhard Russi Austria Karl Schranz United States Mike Lafferty
1973 Switzerland Roland Collombin Switzerland Bernhard Russi Italy Marcello Varallo
1974 Switzerland Roland Collombin Austria Franz Klammer Italy Herbert Plank
1975 Austria Franz Klammer Austria Werner Grissmann Italy Herbert Plank
1976 Austria Franz Klammer Italy Herbert Plank Switzerland Bernhard Russi
1977 Austria Franz Klammer Austria Josef Walcher Switzerland Bernhard Russi
1978 Austria Franz Klammer Austria Josef Walcher Italy Herbert Plank
1979 Switzerland Peter Müller Austria Peter Wirnsberger Switzerland Toni Bürgler
1980 Switzerland Peter Müller Canada Ken Read Italy Herbert Plank
1981 Austria Harti Weirather Canada Steve Podborski Switzerland Peter Müller
1982 Canada Steve Podborski Switzerland Peter Müller Austria Harti Weirather
1983 Austria Franz Klammer Switzerland Conradin Cathomen Austria Harti Weirather
1984 Switzerland Urs Räber Austria Erwin Resch United States Bill Johnson
1985 Austria Helmut Höflehner Switzerland Peter Müller Switzerland Karl Alpiger
1986 Austria Peter Wirnsberger Switzerland Peter Müller Italy Michael Mair
1987 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Switzerland Peter Müller Switzerland Franz Heinzer
1988 Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Italy Michael Mair Canada Rob Boyd
1989 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Austria Helmut Höflehner Switzerland Daniel Mahrer
1990 Austria Helmut Höflehner Norway Atle Skårdal Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen
1991 Switzerland Franz Heinzer Norway Atle Skårdal Switzerland Daniel Mahrer
1992 Switzerland Franz Heinzer Switzerland Daniel Mahrer United States A.J. Kitt
1993 Switzerland Franz Heinzer Norway Atle Skårdal Switzerland William Besse
1994 Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Austria Hannes Trinkl Austria Patrick Ortlieb
1995 France Luc Alphand Italy Kristian Ghedina Austria Patrick Ortlieb
1996 France Luc Alphand Austria Guenther Mader Austria Patrick Ortlieb
1997 France Luc Alphand Italy Kristian Ghedina Austria Fritz Strobl
1998 Austria Andreas Schifferer Austria Hermann Maier France Nicolas Burtin
1999 Norway Lasse Kjus Austria Andreas Schifferer Austria Werner Franz
2000 Austria Hermann Maier Italy Kristian Ghedina Austria Josef Strobl
2001 Austria Hermann Maier Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Fritz Strobl
2002 Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Fritz Strobl Italy Kristian Ghedina
2003 Austria Stephan Eberharter United States Daron Rahlves Austria Michael Walchhofer
2004 Austria Stephan Eberharter United States Daron Rahlves Austria Hermann Maier
2005 Austria Michael Walchhofer United States Bode Miller Austria Hermann Maier
2006 Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Fritz Strobl United States Daron Rahlves
2007 Switzerland Didier Cuche Liechtenstein Marco Büchel Canada Erik Guay
2008 Switzerland Didier Cuche United States Bode Miller Austria Michael Walchhofer
2009 Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Klaus Kröll Switzerland Didier Défago
2010 Switzerland Didier Cuche Switzerland Carlo Janka Italy Werner Heel
2011 Switzerland Didier Cuche Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Klaus Kröll
2012 Austria Klaus Kröll Switzerland Beat Feuz Switzerland Didier Cuche
2013 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Klaus Kröll Italy Dominik Paris
2014 Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Hannes Reichelt Canada Erik Guay
2015 Norway Kjetil Jansrud Austria Hannes Reichelt France Guillermo Fayed
2016 Italy Peter Fill Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Italy Dominik Paris
2017 Italy Peter Fill Norway Kjetil Jansrud Italy Dominik Paris
2018 Switzerland Beat Feuz Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Germany Thomas Dreßen
2019 Switzerland Beat Feuz Italy Dominik Paris Austria Vincent Kriechmayr
2020 Switzerland Beat Feuz Germany Thomas Dreßen Austria Matthias Mayer
2021 Switzerland Beat Feuz Austria Matthias Mayer Italy Dominik Paris
2022 Norway Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Switzerland Beat Feuz Italy Dominik Paris

Women's World Cup podiums

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In the following table women's downhill World Cup podium results in the World Cup since the first season in 1967.[7] Winners receive a distinctive crystal globe.[14]

Season 1st 2nd 3rd
1967 France Marielle Goitschel France Isabelle Mir Italy Giustina Demetz
1968 France Isabelle Mir
Austria Olga Pall
Austria Christl Haas
1969 Austria Wiltrud Drexel France Isabelle Mir Austria Olga Pall
1970 France Isabelle Mir France Annie Famose France Florence Steurer
1971 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria Wiltrud Drexel France Françoise Macchi
1972 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria Wiltrud Drexel Switzerland Marie-Thérèse Nadig
1973 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria Wiltrud Drexel France Jacqueline Rouvier
1974 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Switzerland Marie-Thérèse Nadig Austria Wiltrud Drexel
1975 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Switzerland Bernadette Zurbriggen Switzerland Marie-Thérèse Nadig
1976 Austria Brigitte Totschnig Switzerland Bernadette Zurbriggen Austria Nicola Spieß
1977 Austria Brigitte Totschnig Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Switzerland Marie-Thérèse Nadig
1978 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll United States Cindy Nelson Switzerland Marie-Thérèse Nadig
1979 Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Switzerland Bernadette Zurbriggen Switzerland Marie-Thérèse Nadig
1980 Switzerland Marie-Thérèse Nadig Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel
1981 Switzerland Marie-Thérèse Nadig Switzerland Doris De Agostini Austria Cornelia Pröll
1982 France Marie-Cécile Gros-Gaudenier Switzerland Doris De Agostini
United States Holly Flanders
1983 Switzerland Doris De Agostini Switzerland Maria Walliser Austria Elisabeth Kirchler
1984 Switzerland Maria Walliser Germany Irene Epple Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel
1985 Switzerland Michela Figini Switzerland Maria Walliser Switzerland Brigitte Oertli
1986 Switzerland Maria Walliser Austria Katrin Gutensohn Canada Laurie Graham
1987 Switzerland Michela Figini Switzerland Maria Walliser Canada Laurie Graham
1988 Switzerland Michela Figini Switzerland Brigitte Oertli Switzerland Maria Walliser
1989 Switzerland Michela Figini Switzerland Maria Walliser Germany Michaela Gerg
1990 Germany Katrin Gutensohn Austria Petra Kronberger Switzerland Michela Figini
Germany Michaela Gerg
1991 Switzerland Chantal Bournissen Austria Sabine Ginther Austria Petra Kronberger
1992 Germany Katja Seizinger Austria Petra Kronberger Germany Miriam Vogt
1993 Germany Katja Seizinger Germany Regina Häusl Canada Kerrin Lee-Gartner
1994 Germany Katja Seizinger Canada Kate Pace France Mélanie Suchet
1995 United States Picabo Street United States Hilary Lindh Germany Katja Seizinger
1996 United States Picabo Street Germany Katja Seizinger Italy Isolde Kostner
Switzerland Heidi Zurbriggen
1997 Austria Renate Götschl Switzerland Heidi Zurbriggen Russia Varvara Zelenskaya
1998 Germany Katja Seizinger Austria Renate Götschl Italy Isolde Kostner
1999 Austria Renate Götschl Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer Austria Michaela Dorfmeister
2000 Germany Regina Häusl Austria Renate Götschl Italy Isolde Kostner
2001 Italy Isolde Kostner Austria Renate Götschl France Régine Cavagnoud
2002 Italy Isolde Kostner Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Switzerland Corinne Rey-Bellet
2003 Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Austria Renate Götschl United States Kirsten Clark
2004 Austria Renate Götschl Germany Hilde Gerg France Carole Montillet
2005 Austria Renate Götschl Germany Hilde Gerg Austria Michaela Dorfmeister
2006 Austria Michaela Dorfmeister United States Lindsey Kildow Austria Renate Götschl
2007 Austria Renate Götschl United States Julia Mancuso United States Lindsey Kildow
2008 United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Renate Götschl Canada Britt Janyk
2009 United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Andrea Fischbacher Germany Maria Riesch
2010 United States Lindsey Vonn Germany Maria Riesch Sweden Anja Pärson
2011 United States Lindsey Vonn Germany Maria Riesch United States Julia Mancuso
2012 United States Lindsey Vonn Liechtenstein Tina Weirather Austria Elisabeth Görgl
2013 United States Lindsey Vonn Slovenia Tina Maze Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch
2014 Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch Austria Anna Fenninger Slovenia Tina Maze
2015 United States Lindsey Vonn Austria Anna Fenninger Slovenia Tina Maze
2016 United States Lindsey Vonn Switzerland Fabienne Suter Canada Larisa Yurkiw
2017 Slovenia Ilka Stuhec Italy Sofia Goggia Switzerland Lara Gut
2018 Italy Sofia Goggia United States Lindsey Vonn Liechtenstein Tina Weirather
2019 Austria Nicole Schmidhofer Austria Stephanie Venier Austria Ramona Siebenhofer
2020 Switzerland Corinne Suter Czech Republic Ester Ledecka Italy Federica Brignone
2021 Italy Sofia Goggia Switzerland Corinne Suter Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami
2022 Italy Sofia Goggia Switzerland Corinne Suter Czech Republic Ester Ledecká
2023 Italy Sofia Goggia Slovenia Ilka Stuhec Switzerland Corinne Suter

Downhill at the "big competitions"

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Medal table

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Country Gold Silver Bronze All Host nation
Austria Austria 28 12 26 66 7 (2 x WOG, 5 x WCH)
Switzerland Switzerland 18 21 14 53 4 (4 x WCH)
France France 8 9 6 23 3 (2 x WOG, 1 x WCH)
United States United States 7 9 10 26 6 (3 x WOG, 3 x WCH)
Germany Germany 6 6 7 19 2 (2 x WCH)
Canada Canada 7 4 5 16 2 (2 x WOG)
Norway Norway 4 12 2 18 1 (1 x WOG)
Slovenia Slovenia 4 0 0 4 0
Italy Italy 1 8 6 15 6 (2 x WOG, 5 x WCH)
Sweden Sweden 1 1 3 5 2 (2 x WCH)
Croatia Croatia 1 0 0 1 0
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 0 1 1 2 0
Australia Australia 0 0 1 1 0
Czech Republic Czechoslovakia 0 0 1 1 0
Soviet Union USSR 0 0 1 1 0

Medalists

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Year Competition Venue Champions 2nd Place 3rd Place
2022 Winter Olympic Games China Beijing Switzerland Beat Feuz Switzerland Corinne Suter France Johan Clarey Italy Sofia Goggia Austria Matthias Mayer Italy Nadia Delago
2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Switzerland Corinne Suter Germany Andreas Sander Germany Kira Weidle Switzerland Beat Feuz Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami
2019 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Sweden Åre Norway Kjetil Jansrud Slovenia Ilka Štuhec Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Switzerland Corinne Suter Austria Vincent Kriechmayr United States Lindsey Vonn
2018 Winter Olympic Games South Korea Pyeongchang Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Italy Sofia Goggia Norway Kjetil Jansrud Norway Ragnhild Mowinckel Switzerland Beat Feuz United States Lindsey Vonn
2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Switzerland St. Moritz Switzerland Beat Feuz Slovenia Ilka Štuhec Canada Erik Guay Austria Stephanie Venier Austria Max Franz United States Lindsey Vonn
2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships United States Beaver Creek and Vail Switzerland Patrick Küng Slovenia Tina Maze United States Travis Ganong Austria Anna Fenninger Switzerland Beat Feuz Switzerland Lara Gut
2014 Winter Olympic Games Russia Sochi Austria Matthias Mayer Slovenia Tina Maze Italy Christof Innerhofer not awarded Norway Kjetil Jansrud Switzerland Lara Gut
Switzerland Dominique Gisin
2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Austria Schladming Norway Aksel Lund Svindal France Marion Rolland Italy Dominik Paris Italy Nadia Fanchini France David Poisson Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch
2011 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Canada Erik Guay Austria Elisabeth Görgl Switzerland Didier Cuche United States Lindsey Vonn Italy Christof Innerhofer Germany Maria Riesch
2010 Winter Olympic Games Canada Vancouver Switzerland Didier Defago United States Lindsey Vonn Norway Aksel Lund Svindal United States Julia Mancuso United States Bode Miller Austria Elisabeth Görgl
2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships France Val d'Isere Canada John Kucera United States Lindsey Vonn Switzerland Didier Cuche Switzerland Lara Gut Switzerland Carlo Janka Italy Nadia Fanchini
2007 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Sweden Åre Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Sweden Anja Pärson Canada Jan Hudec United States Lindsey C. Kildow Sweden Patrik Järbyn Austria Nicole Hosp
2006 Winter Olympic Games Italy Torino France Antoine Dénériaz Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Austria Michael Walchhofer Switzerland Martina Schild Switzerland Bruno Kernen Sweden Anja Pärson
2005 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Italy Bormio United States Bode Miller Croatia Janica Kostelić United States Daron Rahlves Italy Elena Fanchini Austria Michael Walchhofer Austria Renate Götschl
2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Switzerland St. Moritz Austria Michael Walchhofer Canada Mélanie Turgeon Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Switzerland Corinne Rey-Bellet Switzerland Bruno Kernen Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer
2002 Winter Olympic Games United States Salt Lake City Austria Fritz Strobl France Carole Montillet Norway Lasse Kjus Italy Isolde Kostner Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Renate Götschl
2001 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Austria St. Anton Austria Hannes Trinkl Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Austria Hermann Maier Austria Renate Götschl Germany Florian Eckert Austria Selina Heregger
1999 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships United States Beaver Creek and Vail Austria Hermann Maier Austria Renate Götschl Norway Lasse Kjus Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Austria Stefanie Schuster
1998 Winter Olympic Games Japan Nagano France Jean-Luc Crétier Germany Katja Seizinger Norway Lasse Kjus Sweden Pernilla Wiberg Austria Hannes Trinkl France Florence Masnada
1997 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Italy Sestriere Switzerland Bruno Kernen United States Hilary Lindh Norway Lasse Kjus Switzerland Heidi Zurbriggen Italy Kristian Ghedina Sweden Pernilla Wiberg
1996 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Spain Seirra Nevada Austria Patrick Ortlieb United States Picabo Street Italy Kristian Ghedina Germany Katja Seizinger France Luc Alphand United States Hilary Lindh
1994 Winter Olympic Games Norway Lillehammer United States Tommy Moe Germany Katja Seizinger Norway Kjetil André Aamodt United States Picabo Street Canada Ed Podivinsky Italy Isolde Kostner
1993 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Japan Morioka Switzerland Urs Lehmann Canada Kate Pace Norway Atle Skårdal Norway Astrid Lødemel United States A.J. Kitt Austria Anja Haas
1992 Winter Olympic Games France Albertville Austria Patrick Ortlieb Canada Kerrin Lee-Gartner France Franck Piccard United States Hilary Lindh Austria Günther Mader Austria Veronika Wallinger
1991 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm Switzerland Franz Heinzer Austria Petra Kronberger Italy Peter Runggaldier France Nathalie Bouvier Switzerland Daniel Mahrer Soviet Union Svetlana Gladisheva
1989 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships United States Vail Germany Hans-Jörg Tauscher Switzerland Maria Walliser Switzerland Peter Müller Canada Karen Percy Switzerland Karl Alpiger Germany Karin Dedler
1988 Winter Olympic Games Canada Calgary Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Germany Marina Kiehl Switzerland Peter Müller Switzerland Brigitte Oertli France Franck Piccard Canada Karen Percy
1987 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Switzerland Crans-Montana Switzerland Peter Müller Switzerland Maria Walliser Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Switzerland Michela Figini Switzerland Karl Alpiger Germany Regine Mösenlechner
1985 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Italy Bormio Switzerland Pirmin Zurbriggen Switzerland Michela Figini Switzerland Peter Müller Switzerland Ariane Ehrat United States Doug Lewis Austria Katharina Gutensohn
1984 Winter Olympic Games Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo United States Bill Johnson Switzerland Michela Figini Switzerland Peter Müller Switzerland Maria Walliser Austria Anton Steiner Czech Republic Olga Charvátová
1982 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Austria Schladming Austria Harti Weirather Canada Gerry Sorensen Switzerland Conradin Cathomen United States Cindy Nelson Austria Erwin Resch Canada Laurie Graham
1980 Winter Olympic Games * United States Lake Placid Austria Leonhard Stock Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria Peter Wirnsberger Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel Canada Steve Podborski Switzerland Marie-Theres Nadig
1978 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Austria Josef Walcher Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Germany Michael Veith Germany Irene Epple Austria Werner Grissmann Switzerland Doris de Agostini
1976 Winter Olympic Games * Austria Innsbruck Austria Franz Klammer Germany Rosi Mittermaier Switzerland Bernhard Russi Austria Brigitte Totschnig Italy Herbert Plank United States Cindy Nelson
1974 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Switzerland St. Moritz Austria David Zwilling Austria Annemarie Pröll Austria Franz Klammer Canada Betsy Clifford Liechtenstein Willi Frommelt Austria Wiltrud Drexel
1972 Winter Olympic Games * Japan Sapporo Switzerland Bernhard Russi Switzerland Marie-Theres Nadig Switzerland Roland Collombin Austria Annemarie Pröll Austria Heini Messner United States Susan Corrock
1970 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Italy Val Gardena Switzerland Bernhard Russi Switzerland Annerösli Zryd Austria Karl Cordin France Isabelle Mir Australia Malcolm Milne Austria Annemarie Pröll
1968 Winter Olympic Games * France Grenoble France Jean-Claude Killy Austria Olga Pall France Guy Périllat France Isabelle Mir Switzerland Jean-Daniel Dätwyler Austria Christl Haas
1966 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Chile Portillo France Jean-Claude Killy France Marielle Goitschel France Léo Lacroix France Annie Famose Germany Franz Vogler Germany Burgl Färbinger
1964 Winter Olympic Games * Austria Innsbruck Austria Egon Zimmermann Austria Christl Haas France Léo Lacroix Austria Edith Zimmermann Germany Wolfgang Bartels Austria Traudl Hecher
1962 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships France Chamonix Austria Karl Schranz Austria Christl Haas France Émile Viollat Italy Pia Riva Austria Egon Zimmermann United States Barbara Ferries
1960 Winter Olympic Games * United States Squaw Valley France Jean Vuarnet Germany Heidi Biebl Germany Hans Peter Lanig United States Penny Pitou France Guy Périllat Austria Traudl Hecher
1958 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Austria Bad Gastein Austria Toni Sailer Lucile Wheeler Switzerland Roger Staub Switzerland Frieda Dänzer France Jean Vuarnet Italy Carla Marchelli
1956 Winter Olympic Games * Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo Austria Toni Sailer Switzerland Madeleine Berthod Switzerland Raymond Fellay Switzerland Frieda Dänzer Austria Anderl Molterer Lucile Wheeler

(*) - also served as WCH (GS and Combined were competed as well but did not count four WOG)

See also

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References

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