Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held February near Sapporo, Japan. The downhills were held at Mount Eniwa, and the four technical events at Teine.
Medal summary Six nations won medals in alpine skiing; Switzerland led in medals with three gold, two silver, and a bronze. Switzerland's Marie-Theres Nadig led the individual medal table, with two gold medals. The top men's medalist was Gustav Thöni of Italy with a gold and a silver.
The gold medal won in the slalom by Francisco Fernández Ochoa was Spain's first medal at the Winter Olympics. Ochoa's win would remain as Spain's sole gold medal until the 2026 Winter Games.
Medal table
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Men's events Downhill 1:51.43 1:52.07 1:52.40 Giant slalom 3:09.62 3:10.75 3:10.99 Slalom 1:49.27 1:50.28 1:50.30 Source:
Women's events Downhill 1:36.68 1:37.00 1:37.68 Giant slalom 1:29.90 1:30.75 1:32.35 Slalom 1:31.24 1:31.26 1:32.69 Source:
Course information Date Race StartElevation FinishElevation VerticalDrop CourseLength AverageGradientMon 7-Feb Downhill – men Sat 5-Feb Downhill – women Wed 9-Feb Giant slalom – men (1st run) Thu 10-Feb Giant slalom – men (2nd run) Tue 8-Feb Giant slalom – women Sun 13-Feb Slalom – men (2 runs) Mon 13-Feb Slalom – men (qualifying) Fri 11-Feb Slalom – women (2 runs) Source:
Participating nations Twenty-seven nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Sapporo. The Philippines and Chinese Taipei made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.
World championships From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom, the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952, but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events. During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event. The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988.
Combined
Men's Combined
Medal Athlete Points DH GS SL Gustav Thöni (ITA) 21.12 13 Walter Tresch (SUI) 46.98 6 14 13 Jim Hunter (CAN) 86.41 20 11 19 4 Reto Barrington (CAN) 122.66 32 20 23 5 Malcolm Milne (AUS) 134.70 23 29 24 6 Virgil Brenci (ROM) 177.58 48 33 20 Downhill was run on 7 February, Giant slalom on 9–10 February,Slalom on 13 February
Women's Combined Medal Athlete Points DH GS SL Annemarie Moser-Pröll (AUT) 25.64 5 Florence Steurer (FRA) 59.51 23 6 Toril Førland (NOR) 80.95 11 17 9 4 Monika Kaserer (AUT) 82.71 30 13 7 5 Laurie Kreiner (CAN) 83.10 20 4 12 6 Gina Hathorn (GBR) 86.39 25 14 11 Downhill was run on 5 February, Giant slalom on 8 February, Slalom on 11 February Marie-Theres Nadig of Switzerland won the downhill and giant slalom, but DNF in first run of slalom.
References
External links FIS-Ski.com – results – 1972 Winter Olympics – Sapporo, Japan FIS-Ski.com – results – 1972 World Championships – Sapporo, Japan