Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held 9–17 February at Chamrousse, southeast of Grenoble, France.[1][2][3] Jean-Claude Killy of France won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer's triple-gold of 1956. Since Killy's feat, no male alpine ski racer has won three gold medals in a single Olympics. (Janica Kostelic later won three gold medals in the 2002 Winter Olympics).
Alpine skiing at the X Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Chamrousse, Isère, France |
Dates | 9–17 February 1968 |
No. of events | 6 |
Competitors | 188 from 33 nations |
This was the first Olympics with a two-run men's giant slalom, with one run per day. The women's giant slalom was one run until 1980.
For the only time, the results from Olympic races were included in the World Cup standings, then in its second season. Following the 1970 season, Olympic and World Championship results were not included in the World Cup points standings.