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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.
The Men's Downhill competition of the 1976 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria, was held at Patscherkofel on Thursday, 5 February, [1] [2] [3] on the same course as in 1964. [4] The defending world champion was David Zwilling of Austria, who had recently retired; Bernhard Russi of Switzerland was the defending Olympic champion.
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The Men's slalom competition of the Innsbruck 1976 Olympics was held at Axamer Lizum on Saturday, 14 February. [1] [2] [3]The defending world champion was Gustav Thöni of Italy, while Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark was the defending World Cup slalom champion and the leader of the 1976 World Cup.
Sports technology, in the guise of innovative perforated skis, sleek hooded suits and streamlined helmets appeared in alpine skiing, speed skating and ski jumping, making headlines in Innsbruck. [17] A second cauldron for the Olympic flame was built to represent the 1976 Games. Both it and the cauldron from the 1964 games were lit together.
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Innsbruck 1976 Olympics was held at Axamer Lizum. [1] [2] The defending world champion was Gustavo Thoeni of Italy and led the 1976 World Cup, while Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion. [3] [4]
The Women's slalom competition of the Innsbruck 1976 Olympics was held at Axamer Lizum. [1] [2]The defending world champion was Hanni Wenzel of Liechtenstein, while Switzerland's Lise-Marie Morerod was the defending World Cup slalom champion and Germany's Rosi Mittermaier was the leader of the 1976 World Cup.
The defending world champion was Fabienne Serrat of France, while Austria's Annemarie Moser-Pröll was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion and Switzerland's Lise-Marie Morerod led the 1976 World Cup.