11-12.02.1968. Grenoble/Chamrousse Giant Slalom, men

course name: Recoin course length: 1750/1650 m vertical drop: 440 m number of gates: 70/57 weather: sunny snow: icy started: 101 finished: 88-31

1. Jean-Claude Killy FRA 1.42.74 + 1.46.54 3.29.28 ( 3)

2. Willy Favre SUI 1.43.94 + 1.47.56 3.31.50 (13) 3. Heini Messner AUT 1.45.16 + 1.46.67 3.31.83 ( 4) 4. Guy Perillat FRA 1.44.78 + 1.47.28 3.32.06 ( 8) 5. Billy Kidd USA 1.45.91 + 1.46.46 3.32.37 ( 7)

6. Karl Schranz AUT 1.45.28 + 1.47.80 3.33.08 (10) 7. Dumeng Giovanoli SUI 1.46.07 + 1.47.48 3.33.55 (11) 8. Gerhard Nenning AUT 1.46.47 + 1.47.14 3.33.61 (14) 9. Georges Mauduit FRA 1.44.86 + 1.48.92 3.33.78 ( 1) 10. James Heuga USA 1.45.46 + 1.48.43 3.33.89 (15) 11. Bruno Piazzalunga ITA 1.45.95 + 1.48.57 3.34.52 (26! 12. Edmund Bruggmann SUI 1.46.00 + 1.48.91 3.34.91 ( 9)

13. Andrzej Bachleda-Curus POL 1.46.46 + 1.49.25 3.35.71 (33! 14. Vladimir "Spider" Sabich USA 1.46.34 + 1.49.81 3.36.15 (22) 15. Rick Chaffey USA 1.46.44 + 1.49.75 3.36.19 (21)

16. Rune Lindstroem SWE 1.46.94 + 1.50.11 3.37.05 (24) 17. Gerardo Mussner ITA 1.47.22 + 1.49.98 3.37.20 (38)

18. Peter Duncan CND 1.47.06 + 1.51.11 3.38.17 (16) 19. Haakon Mjoen NOR 1.47.63 + 1.50.71 3.38.34 (20) 20. Olle Rolen SWE 1.47.52 + 1.50.83 3.38.35 (49! 21. Scott Henderson CND 1.47.85 + 1.50.65 3.38.50 (23) 22. Willy Lesch FRG 1.47.48 + 1.51.35 3.38.83 (46! 23. Ludwig Leitner FRG 1.47.64 + 1.51.21 3.38.85 (22) 24. Sepp Heckelmiller FRG 1.48.25 + 1.50.70 3.38.95 (30) 25. Jon-Terje Oeverland NOR 1.49.30 + 1.50.27 3.39.57 (21) 26. Ivo Mahlknecht ITA 1.49.04 + 1.51.04 3.40.08 (39) 27. Miloslav Pazout TCH 1.48.98 + 1.51.34 3.40.32 (47) 28. Stefan Kaellin SUI 1.48.98 + 1.51.44 3.40.42 ( 6) DQ Lars Olsson SWE 1.48.69 + 1.51.84 3.40.53 (52) 29. Bjarne Strand NOR 1.49.69 + 1.51.48 3.41.17 (48)

30. Raimo Manninen FIN 1.49.92 + 1.52.11 3.42.03 (41) 31. Josef Gassner LIE 3.42.38 (71!

32. Wolfgang Ender LIE 3.43.43 (70! 33. Malcolm Milne AUS 1.51.25 + 1.52.60 3.43.85 (40) 34. Jaroslav Janda TCH 1.52.20 + 1.52.07 3.44.27 (43) 35. Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson GBR 3.44.30 (64!

36. Ulf Ekstam FIN 1.53.09 + 1.52.66 3.45.75 (44) 37. Ryszard Cwiklo POL 3.45.96 (45) 38. Francisco Fernandez-Ochoa SPA 1.52.57 + 1.53.40 3.45.97 (51) 39. Bengt-Erik Grahn SWE 1.48.28 + 1.58.18 3.46.46 (28) 40. Tsuneo Noto JAP 3.46.65 (75! 41. Eberhardt Riedl GDR 1.55.59 + 1.51.08 3.46.67 (32)

42. Aurelio Garcia-Oliver SPA 3.48.18 (62) 43. Blaz Jakopic YUG 3.48.54 (61) 44. Antonio Campana SPA 3.48.95 (67) 45. Vassiliy Melnikov SOV 3.48.97 (83! 46. Viktor Beliakov SOV 3.49.27 (74)

47. Tomio Sasaki JAP 3.50.15 (78! 48. Richard Leatherbee CHI 3.50.71 (59) 49. Dan Cristea ROM 3.51.64 (77) 50. Yoshiharu Fukuhara JAP 3.51.97 (63) 51. Mario Vera CHI 3.52.50 (76) 52. Andrei Belokrinkin SOV 3.52.83 (73) 53. Andrej Klinar YUG 3.52.83 (68) 54. Luke O'Reilly GBR 3.54.02 (81) 55. Dorin Munteanu ROM 3.54.96 (79)

56. Albert Frick LIE 3.55.90 (57) 57. Hans Schaedler LIE 3.56.96 (58) 58. Joze Gazvoda YUG 3.57.15 (65) 59. Jorge Rodriguez SPA 3.57.24 (85! 60. Ian Todd GBR 3.57.47 (66) 61. Roberto Thostrup ARG 3.57.62 (82)

62. Julian Vasey GBR 3.59.73 (69) 63. Gustavo Ezquera ARG 4.00.11 (80) 64. Petar Angelov BUL 4.01.83 (84) 65. Jeremy Bujakowski IND 4.01.93 (98! 66. Felipe Briones CHI 4.03.80 (86) 67. Reynir Brynjolofsson ICE 4.05.31 (96) 68. Ivar Sigmundsson ICE 4.05.86 (92)

69. Kristinn Benediktsson ICE 4.08.87 (99) 70. Fayzollah Bandali IRN 4.10.08 (102) 71. Loftollah Kia-Shemshaki IRN 4.12.55 (100)

72. Bjorn Olsen ICE 4.16.60 (95) 73. Ovaness Meguerdounian IRN 4.16.68 (94) 74. Michael Dennis NZL 4.18.12 (104) 75. Tomas Huppert NZL 4.20.80 (91) 76. Murray Gardner NZL 4.21.27 (93) 77. Ali Saveh Shemshaki IRN 4.23.72 (103) 78. Athanassios Tsimikalis GRE 4.25.08 (97)

79. Dimitrios Pappos GRE 4.32.08 (101) 80. Moussa Jalouk LEB 4.33.43 (108) 81. Nagib Barrak LEB 4.38.90 (114) 82. Ahmet Kibil TUR 4.40.23 (109) 83. Said Housni MAR 4.40.68 (115)

84. Mehmed Yildirim TUR 4.46.86 (105) 85. Ghassan Keyrouz LEB 4.47.19 (106) 86. Hassam Lahmaoui MAR 4.48.66 (112) 87. Zeki Eryleirim TUR 5.06.79 (111) 88. Jae-Sik Ude KOR 5.06.98 (117)

DNS: Ruben-Edgar Macaya ARG (101);

DNF (1): Otto Tschudi NOR (31), Robert Palmer NZL (87), Mohammed Aomar MAR (107), Mimoun Quitot MAR (116);

DQ(1) : Gerhard Prinzing FRG ( 2) (1st run:26 – 1.48,46), Bernard Orcel FRA (12) (1st run:18 – 1.46,99), Keith Shepperd CND (50) (1st run:29 – 1.49,61), Yoshinari Kida JAP (62), Oezer Atesci TUR (113);

DNS (2): Renato Valentini ITA (42) (1st run:31 – 1.50.03);

DNF (2): Rod Hebron CND (20) (1st run:19 – 1.47.07);

DQ(2): 18. Werner Bleiner AUT 3.37,76 ( 5), 29. Lars Olsson SWE 3.40,53 (52).

*a note: some bibs (16-18, 34-37, etc) were not distributed, so the last, 100th competitor wore a bib number 116.

1st run 2nd run

course name: Simond course name: piste des Vallons course length: 1750 m course lentgh: 1650 m vertical drop: 440 m vertical drop: 440 m number of gates: 70 number of gates: 57 course setter: Rene Sulpice course setter: Fritz Wagnerberger FRG weather: sunny weather: partly cloudy temperature: +1/+6C started: 100 started: 91 finished: 91 finished: 88

1. Jean-Claude Killy FRA 1.42.74 ( 3) 1. Billy Kidd USA 1.46.46 ( 9) 2. Jean-Claude Killy FRA 1.46.54 (13) 2. Willy Favre SUI 1.43.94 (13) 3. Heini Messner AUT 1.46.67 (12)

3. Guy Perillat FRA 1.44.78 ( 8) 4. Gerhard Nenning AUT 1.47.14 ( 2) 4. Georges Mauduit FRA 1.44.86 ( 1) 5. Guy Perillat FRA 1.47.28 ( 8) 5. Heini Messner AUT 1.45.16 ( 4) 6. Dum. Giovanoli SUI 1.47.48 ( 5) 6. Karl Schranz AUT 1.45.28 (10) 7. Willy Favre SUI 1.47.56 ( 3) 7. James Heuga USA 1.45.46 (15) 8. Karl Schranz AUT 1.47.80 ( 6)

8. Billy Kidd USA 1.45.91 ( 7) 9. James Heuga USA 1.48.43 ( 1) 9. B. Piazzalunga ITA 1.45.95 (29! 10. B. Piazzalunga ITA 1.48.57 (19) 10. Ed. Bruggmann SUI 1.46.00 ( 9) 11. Ed. Bruggmann SUI 1.48.91 ( 7) 11. Dum. Giovanoli SUI 1.46.07 (11) 12. Georges Mauduit FRA 1.48.92 (15) 12. Spider Sabich USA 1.46.34 (25) 13. Andrzej Bachleda POL 1.49.25 (16) 13. Rick Chaffee USA 1.46.44 (24) 14. Andrzej Bachleda POL 1.46.46 (33) 14. Rick Chaffee USA 1.49.76 (24) 15. Gerhard Nenning AUT 1.46.47 (14) 15. Gerhard Prinzing FRG 1.49.79 (14) 16. Werner Bleiner AUT 1.46.56 ( 5) 16. Spider Sabich USA 1.49.81 (23) 17. Gerardo Mussner ITA 1.49.98 (40!! 17. Rune Lindstroem SWE 1.46.94 (27) 18. Rune Lindstroem SWE 1.50.11 (21) DQ Bernard Orcel FRA 1.46.99 (12) 19. J-T. Oeverland NOR 1.50.27 (27) 18. Peter Duncan CND 1.47.06 (19) 20. Scott Henderson CND 1.50.65 (22) 19. Rod Hebron CND 1.47.07 (20) 21. S. Heckelmiller FRG 1.50.70 (18) 20. Gerardo Mussner ITA 1.47.22 (38) 22. Haakon Mjoen NOR 1.50.71 (25) 21. Willy Lesch FRG 1.47.48 (44) 23. Olle Rolen SWE 1.50.83 (30) 22. Olle Rolen SWE 1.47.52 (49) 24. Ivo Mahlknecht ITA 1.51.04 (39! 23. Haakon Mjoen NOR 1.47.63 (23) 25. Eberhardt Riedel GDR 1.51.08 (17) 24. Ludwig Leitner FRG 1.47.64 (22) 26. Peter Duncan CND 1.51.14 (29) 25. Scott Henderson CND 1.47.85 (26) DQ Werner Bleiner AUT 1.51.20 (11) 27. Ludwig Leitner FRG 1.51.21 (26) 26. S. Heckelmiller FRG 1.48.25 (30) 28. Miloslav Pazout TCH 1.51.32 (32) DQ Gerh. Prinzing FRG 1.48.46 ( 2) 29. Willy Lesch FRG 1.51.35 (33) 27. Bengt-Erik Grahn SWE 1.48.68 (28) 30. Stefan Kaellin SUI 1.51.44 (10) 28. Lars Olsson SWE 1.48.69 (52! 31. Bjarne Strand NOR 1.51.48 (31) 29. Miloslav Pazout TCH 1.48.98 (47) DQ Lars Olsson SWE 1.51.84 (25) and Stefan Kaellin SUI 1.48.98 ( 6) 32. Jaroslav Janda TCH 1.52.07 (36) 31. Ivo Mahlknecht ITA 1.49.04 (39) 33. Raimo Manninen FIN 1.52.11 (37) 32. J-T. Oeverland NOR 1.49.30 (21) 34. Wolfgang Ender LIE 1.52. DQ Keith Sheppard CND 1.49.61 (50) 35. Josef Gassner LIE 1.52. 33. Bjarne Strand NOR 1.49.69 (48) 36. Malcolm Milne AUS 1.52.60 (38) 34. Raimo Manninen FIN 1.49.92 (41) 37. Ulf Ekstam FIN 1.52.66 (35) 35. Renato Valentini ITA 1.50.03 (42) 36. Josef Gassner LIE 1.50. (71! 37. Wolfgang Ender LIE 1.50. (70! 38. Malcolm Milne AUS 1.51.25 (40) 39. Jaroslav Janda TCH 1.52.20 (43) 40. Francisco Ochoa SPA 1.52.57 (51)

split time, 2nd run:

1. Heini Messner AUT 0 (12)

2. Jean-Claude Killy FRA 0.53 (13) 3. Billy Kidd USA 0.58 ( 9) 4. Guy Perillat FRA ( 8) and Georges Mauduit FRA 0.63 (15) 6. Werner Bleiner AUT 0.67 (11) Gerhard Nenning AUT 0.91 ( 2)

Karl Schranz AUT 1.31 ( 6) Willy Frave SUI 1.67 ( 3)

British Pathe have a 1 minute silent report from this event available at British Pathe historical collection www.britishpathe.com/video/oly13-killy-wins/query/slalom