FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978

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

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978
Host cityGarmisch-Partenkirchen,
Bavaria, West Germany
Events6
Opening ceremony28 January
Closing ceremony5 February
Officially opened byWilli Ritschard
Main venueGarmisch Classic,
Gudiberg (slalom)
Garmisch
Location in the Alps of Europe
Garmisch
Location in southern Germany

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

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 29 January

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
Josef Walcher  Austria 2:04.12 –
Michael Veith  West Germany 2:04.19 + 0.07
Werner Grissmann  Austria 2:04.46 + 0.32
4 Sepp Ferstl  West Germany 2:04.49 + 0.35
5 Peter Müller    Switzerland 2:04.77 + 0.65
5 Franz Klammer  Austria 2:04.77 + 0.65
7 Steve Podborski  Canada 2:04.98 + 0.86
8 Walter Vesti    Switzerland 2:06.13 + 2.01
9 Vladimir Makeev  Soviet Union 2:06.20 + 2.08
10 Herbert Plank  Italy 2:06.31 + 2.19
Source:[1][2]

Giant Slalom

Thursday, 2 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
Ingemar Stenmark  Sweden 3:02.52 –
Andreas Wenzel  Liechtenstein 3:04.56 + 2.04
Willi Frommelt  Liechtenstein 3:04.75 + 2.23
4 Sepp Ferstl  West Germany 3:04.87 + 2.35
5 Phil Mahre  United States 3:04.94 + 2.42
6 Hans Enn  Austria 3:05.27 + 2.75
7 Peter Lüscher    Switzerland 3:06.13 + 3.51
8 Pete Patterson  United States 3:06.82 + 4.30
9 Cary Adgate  United States 3:07.10 + 4.58
10 Bruno Nöckler  Italy 3:07.20 + 4.68
Source:[3][4]

Slalom

Sunday, 5 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
Ingemar Stenmark  Sweden 1:39.54 –
Piero Gros  Italy 1:40.20 + 0.66
Paul Frommelt  Liechtenstein 1:40.47 + 0.93
4 Anton Steiner  Austria 1:40.74 + 1.20
5 Mauro Bernardi  Italy 1:42.20 + 2.66
6 Christian Neureuther  West Germany 1:42.74 + 3.20
7 Toshihiro Kaiwa  Japan 1:43.20 + 3.66
8 Steve Mahre  United States 1:43.76 + 4.22
9 Torsten Jakobsson  Sweden 1:44.16 + 4.62
10 Peter Aelig    Switzerland 1:44.44 + 4.90
Source:[5][6]

Combined
Place Athlete Nation Points DH GS SL
Andreas Wenzel  Liechtenstein 2732.34 13 18
Sepp Ferstl  West Germany 2749.64 4 31 29
Pete Patterson  United States 2752.28 25 8 23
4 Vladimir Andreyev  Soviet Union 2773.87
5 Valeri Tsyganov  Soviet Union 2799.52
6 Maciej Gąsienica  Poland 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.
Annemarie Moser-Pröll  Austria 1:48.31 –
Irene Epple  West Germany 1:48.55 + 0.24
Doris de Agostini    Switzerland 1:49.11 + 0.80
4 Marie-Theres Nadig    Switzerland 1:49.64 + 1.33
5 Cindy Nelson  United States 1:50.26 + 1.95
6 Evi Mittermaier  West Germany 1:50.42 + 2.11
7 Brigitte Totschnig  Austria 1:50.47 + 2.16
8 Martina Ellmer  Austria 1:50.89 + 2.58
9 Irmgard Lukasser  Austria 1:50.93 + 2.62
10 Monika Bader  West Germany 1:51.04 + 2.73

Source:[7]

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 4 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
Maria Epple  West Germany 2:41.15 –
Lise-Marie Morerod    Switzerland 2:41.20 + 0.05
Annemarie Moser-Pröll  Austria 2:41.90 + 0.75
4 Irene Epple  West Germany 2:42.02 + 0.87
5 Hanni Wenzel  Liechtenstein 2:42.43 + 1.28
6 Fabienne Serrat  France 2:42.83 + 1.68
7 Ursula Konzett  Liechtenstein 2:42.84 + 1.69
8 Perrine Pelen  France 2:43.38 + 2.23
9 Erika Hess    Switzerland 2:44.25 + 3.10
10 Christa Zechmeister  West Germany 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.
Lea Sölkner  Austria 1:24.85 –
Pamela Behr  West Germany 1:25.33 + 0.48
Monika Kaserer  Austria 1:25.37 + 0.52
4 Perrine Pelen  France 1:25.67 + 0.82
5 Fabienne Serrat  France 1:25.75 + 0.90
6 Hanni Wenzel  Liechtenstein 1:26.09 + 1.24
7 Lise-Marie Morerod    Switzerland 1:26.59 + 1.74
8 Claudia Giordani  Italy 1:26.87 + 2.02
9 Christa Zechmeister  West Germany 1:26.99 + 2.14
10 Regine Mösenlechner  West Germany 1:27.43 + 2.58
Source:[10][11]

Combined
Place Athlete Nation Points DH GS SL
Annemarie Moser-Pröll  Austria 2460.39 19
Hanni Wenzel  Liechtenstein 2476.80 29 5 6
Fabienne Serrat  France 2478.44 6 5
4 Kathy Kreiner  Canada 2498.43 12 21 17
5 Dagmar Kuzmanová  Czechoslovakia 2509.23
6 Cindy Nelson  United States 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 4 - 3 7
2  Sweden 2 - - 2
3  West Germany 1 4 - 5
4  Liechtenstein 1 2 2 5
5    Switzerland - 1 1 2
6  Italy - 1 - 1
7  France - - 1 1
7  United States - - 1 1

References
  1. "Walcher wins world downhill, Podborski runs seventh". Montreal Gazette. 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. 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. 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. "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. 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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