FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978

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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978
Host cityGarmisch-Partenkirchen,
Bavaria, West Germany
Events6
Opening28 January 1978
Closing5 February 1978
Opened byWilli Ritschard
Main venueGarmisch Classic,
Gudiberg (slalom)
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Location in the Alps of Europe
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Location in southern Germany

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

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

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Downhill

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Sunday, 29 January

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Josef Walcher File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 2:04.12 –
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michael Veith File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 2:04.19 + 0.07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Werner Grissmann File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 2:04.46 + 0.32
4 Sepp Ferstl File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 2:04.49 + 0.35
5 Peter Müller File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 2:04.77 + 0.65
5 Franz Klammer File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 2:04.77 + 0.65
7 Steve Podborski File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) 2:04.98 + 0.86
8 Walter Vesti File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 2:06.13 + 2.01
9 Vladimir Makeev File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 2:06.20 + 2.08
10 Herbert Plank File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) 2:06.31 + 2.19

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Giant slalom

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Thursday, 2 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingemar Stenmark File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 3:02.52 – 1:35.48 1:27.04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andreas Wenzel File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 3:04.56 + 2.04 1:37.32 1:27.24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Willi Frommelt File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 3:04.75 + 2.23 1:36.71 1:28.04
4 Sepp Ferstl File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 3:04.87 + 2.35
5 Phil Mahre File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 3:04.94 + 2.42
6 Hans Enn File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 3:05.27 + 2.75
7 Peter Lüscher File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 3:06.13 + 3.51
8 Pete Patterson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 3:06.82 + 4.30
9 Cary Adgate File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 3:07.10 + 4.58
10 Bruno Nöckler File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) 3:07.20 + 4.68

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Slalom

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Sunday, 5 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ingemar Stenmark File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 1:39.54 – 51.56 47.98
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Piero Gros File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) 1:40.20 + 0.66 51.29 48.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Frommelt File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 1:40.47 + 0.93 52.24 48.23
4 Anton Steiner File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 1:40.74 + 1.20
5 Mauro Bernardi File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) 1:42.20 + 2.66
6 Christian Neureuther File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1:42.74 + 3.20
7 Toshihiro Kaiwa File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (JPN) 1:43.20 + 3.66
8 Steve Mahre File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 1:43.76 + 4.22
9 Torsten Jakobsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 1:44.16 + 4.62
10 Peter Aelig File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 1:44.44 + 4.90

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Combined

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Place Athlete Nation Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andreas Wenzel File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 2732.34 13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sepp Ferstl File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 2749.64 4 31 29
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pete Patterson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 2752.28 25 8 23
4 Vladimir Andreyev File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 2773.87
5 Valeri Tsyganov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 2799.52
6 Maciej Gąsienica File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland (POL) 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

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Downhill

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Wednesday, 1 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Annemarie Moser-Pröll File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 1:48.31 –
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Irene Epple File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1:48.55 + 0.24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Doris de Agostini File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 1:49.11 + 0.80
4 Marie-Theres Nadig File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 1:49.64 + 1.33
5 Cindy Nelson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 1:50.26 + 1.95
6 Evi Mittermaier File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1:50.42 + 2.11
7 Brigitte Totschnig File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 1:50.47 + 2.16
8 Martina Ellmer File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 1:50.89 + 2.58
9 Irmgard Lukasser File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 1:50.93 + 2.62
10 Monika Bader File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1:51.04 + 2.73

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Giant slalom

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Saturday, 4 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Epple File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 2:41.15 – 1:16.10 1:25.05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lise-Marie Morerod File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 2:41.20 + 0.05 1:16.15 1:25.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Annemarie Moser-Pröll File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 2:41.90 + 0.75 1:16.85 1:25.05
4 Irene Epple File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 2:42.02 + 0.87
5 Hanni Wenzel File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 2:42.43 + 1.28
6 Fabienne Serrat File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France (FRA) 2:42.83 + 1.68
7 Ursula Konzett File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 2:42.84 + 1.69
8 Perrine Pelen File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France (FRA) 2:43.38 + 2.23
9 Erika Hess File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 2:44.25 + 3.10
10 Christa Zechmeister File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 2:44.89 + 3.74

This was the first two-run women's giant slalom at the World Championships.
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Slalom

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Friday, 3 February

Place Athlete Nation Time Diff. Run 1 Run 2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lea Sölkner File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 1:24.85 – 41.82 43.03
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pamela Behr File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1:25.33 + 0.48 42.03 43.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Monika Kaserer File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 1:25.37 + 0.52 42.39 42.98
4 Perrine Pelen File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France (FRA) 1:25.67 + 0.82
5 Fabienne Serrat File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France (FRA) 1:25.75 + 0.90
6 Hanni Wenzel File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 1:26.09 + 1.24
7 Lise-Marie Morerod File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 1:26.59 + 1.74
8 Claudia Giordani File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) 1:26.87 + 2.02
9 Christa Zechmeister File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1:26.99 + 2.14
10 Regine Mösenlechner File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1:27.43 + 2.58

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Combined

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Place Athlete Nation Points DH GS SL
1st place, gold medalist(s) Annemarie Moser-Pröll File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 2460.39 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hanni Wenzel File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 2476.80 29 5 6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fabienne Serrat File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France (FRA) 2478.44 6 5
4 Kathy Kreiner File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) 2498.43 12 21 17
5 Dagmar Kuzmanová File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH) 2509.23
6 Cindy Nelson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 2511.63 5 15 30

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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

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Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) 4 – 3 7
2 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 2 – – 2
3 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 1 4 – 5
4 File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 1 2 2 5
5 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) – 1 1 2
6 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) – 1 – 1
7 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France (FRA) – – 1 1
7 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) – – 1 1

References

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  • FIS-ski.com – results – 1978 World Championships – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
  • FIS-ski.com – results – World Championships
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