11.12.69. Val d’Isere Giant Slalom, men course name: O-K course length: 1850/1700 m vertical drop: 380/372 m number of gates: 72/64 course setter: Philippe Mathis FRA weather: sunny snow: hard temperature: -10C started: 109-23 finished: 80 1. Gustav Thoeni ITA 1.27.93 + 1.33.17 3.01.10 (10) 2. Patrick Russell FRA 1.27.92 + 1.34.29 3.02.21 (14) 3. Jean-Noel Augert FRA 1.29.13 + 1.33.54 3.02.67 (13) 4. Kurt Schnider SUI 1.29.02 + 1.34.23 3.03.25 (12) 5. Billy Kidd USA 1.29.48 + 1.33.84 3.03.32 (15) 6. Christian Neureuther FRG 1.28.73 + 1.35.10 3.03.83 (34! 7. Werner Bleiner AUT 1.29.57 + 1.36.11 3.05.68 8. Bernard Orcel FRA 1.29.58 + 1.36.41 3.05.99 9. Henri Brechu FRA 1.30.16 + 1.36.39 3.06.55 10. Harald Rofner AUT 1.30.11 + 1.36.51 3.06.68 11. Michel Bozon FRA 3.06.87 12. Hans-Joerg Schlagger FRG 3.06.92 13. Edmund Bruggmann SUI 1.30.64 + 1.36.29 ( 1) and Sepp Heckelmiller FRG 3.06.93 15. Hank Kashiwa USA 3.07.23 16. Max Rieger FRG 3.07.34 17. Kurt Huggler SUI 1.30.91 + 1.36.61 3.07.52 ( 2) 18. Heini Messner AUT 3.07.69 19. Eberhard Schmalzl ITA 3.07.91 20. Pierlorenzo Clataud ITA 3.07.99 21. Hemuth Schmalzl ITA 3.08.22 22. Rune Lindström SWE and Hans Zingre SUI 3.08.31 24. Giuseppe Compagnoni ITA 3.08.52 25. Roger Rosat-Miganud FRA and David Zwilling AUT 3.08.65 27. Eric Poulsen USA 3.08.88 28. Andrzej Bachleda I POL 3.09.03 29. Georges Mauduit FRA 3.09.06 30. Bernhard Russi SUI 3.09.11 31. Rod Hebron CND 3.09.43 32. Jean-Louis Ambroise FRA 3.09.45 33. Franz Digruber AUT 3.09.73 34. Sven Mikaelsson SWE 35. Jean-Pierre Augert FRA 3.10.63 36. Erik Håker NOR 3.11,15 37. Gerard Bonnevie FRA 3.11.42 38. Tyler Palmer USA 1.32.99 + 1.39.13 3.12.12 (61) 39. Anders Hansson SWE 40. Peter Duncan CND 3.12.32 41. Dennis McCoy USA 3.12.75 DQ(1): Alain Penz FRA, Vladimir Sabich USA, Karl Schranz AUT, DNF(1): Henri Duvillard FRA, Rick Chaffee USA, Dumeng Giovanoli SUI, Andrzej Bachleda-Curus POL, Jim Hunter CND, Hans Hinterholzer AUT, DQ(2): 1. Herbert Huber AUT 1.32,49 Rudi Sailer AUT, Keith Shepherd CND Hansjoerg Schlagger FRG, Eberhardt Schmalzl ITA, Andreas Sprecher SUI 1st run 72 2nd run 64 1. Patrick Russel FRA 1.27.92 (14) 1. Gustav Thoeni ITA 1.33.17 ( 6) 2. Gustav Thoeni ITA 1.27.93 (10) 2. Jean- Noel Augert FRA 1.33.54 ( 3) 3. Chris Neureuter FRG 1.28.73 (34! 3. Billy Kidd USA 1.33.84 ( 1) 4. Kurt Schnider SUI 1.29.02 (12) 5. Jean-Nöel Augert FRA 1.29.13 (13) 4. Kurt Schnider SUI 1.34.23 (14) 6. Billy Kidd USA 1.29.48 (15) 5. Patrick Russell FRA 1.34.29 ( 2) 7. Werner Bleiner AUT 1.29.57 8. Bernard Orcel FRA 1.29.58 6. Chris. Neureuter FRG 1.35.10 7. Werner Bleiner AUT 1.36.11 8. Ed. Bruggmann SUI 1.36.29 9. Henri Brechu FRA 1.36.39 10. Bernard Orcel FRA 1.36.41 Reuters have a 1:26 minutes silent (color) report from this event available at British Pathe historical collection www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA62IV7NLOEG75EMJBL9PE6N739-FRANCE- YOUNG-ITALIAN-SCORES-BRILLIANT-WIN-IN-FIRST-RACE-OF- MENS/query/slalom .