# Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Alpine Skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events. Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel (above Igls), the other five events at Axamer Lizum. The events began on 5 February and ended on 13 February 1976.

## Medal summary

Nine nations won medals in Alpine skiing, with West Germany led the medal table with two gold and a silver, all won by Rosi Mittermaier. Italy won the most total medals, with four. The two medals won by Liechtenstein were the first for the country at the Olympic Games. The four medals won by West Germany were the first in the sport for the country on its own; Germany had previously won medals when unified as a single team.

### Olympic medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
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### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Downhill details | Franz Klammer Austria | 1:45.73 | Bernhard Russi Switzerland | 1:46.06 | Herbert Plank Italy | 1:46.59 |
| Giant slalom details | Heini Hemmi Switzerland | 3:26.97 | Ernst Good Switzerland | 3:27.17 | Ingemar Stenmark Sweden | 3:27.41 |
| Slalom details | Piero Gros Italy | 2:03.29 | Gustav Thöni Italy | 2:03.73 | Willi Frommelt Liechtenstein | 2:04.28 |
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### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Downhill details | Rosi Mittermaier West Germany | 1:46.16 | Brigitte Totschnig Austria | 1:46.68 | Cindy Nelson United States | 1:47.50 |
| Giant slalom details | Kathy Kreiner Canada | 1:29.13 | Rosi Mittermaier West Germany | 1:29.25 | Danièle Debernard France | 1:29.95 |
| Slalom details | Rosi Mittermaier West Germany | 1:30.54 | Claudia Giordani Italy | 1:30.87 | Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein | 1:32.20 |
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## Course information

| Date | Race | Start Elevation | Finish Elevation | Vertical Drop | Course Length | Average Gradient |
| Thu 5-Feb | Downhill – men | 1,950 m (6,398 ft) | 1,080 m (3,543 ft) | 870 m (2,854 ft) | 3.020 km (1.877 mi) | 28.8% |
| Sun 8-Feb | Downhill – women | 2,310 m (7,579 ft) | 1,610 m (5,282 ft) | 700 m (2,297 ft) | 2.515 km (1.563 mi) | 27.8% |
| Mon 9-Feb | Giant slalom – men (1st run) | 1,990 m (6,529 ft) | 1,540 m (5,052 ft) | 450 m (1,476 ft) | 1.525 km (0.948 mi) | 29.5% |
| Tue 10-Feb | Giant slalom – men (2nd run) | 2,035 m (6,677 ft) | 1,610 m (5,282 ft) | 425 m (1,394 ft) | 1.200 km (0.746 mi) | 35.4% |
| Fri 13-Feb | Giant slalom – women (1 run) | 1,925 m (6,316 ft) | 1,540 m (5,052 ft) | 385 m (1,263 ft) | 1.225 km (0.761 mi) | 31.4% |
| Sat 14-Feb | Slalom – men (2 runs) | 1,830 m (6,004 ft) | 1,610 m (5,282 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | 0.520 km (0.323 mi) | 42.3% |
| Wed 11-Feb | Slalom – women (2 runs) | 1,785 m (5,856 ft) | 1,610 m (5,282 ft) | 175 m (574 ft) | 0.400 km (0.249 mi) | 43.8% |
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## Participating nations

Thirty-three nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Innsbruck. Andorra and San Marino made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.
* Andorra (5)
* Argentina (5)
* Australia (5)
* Austria (12)
* Belgium (2)
* Bulgaria (5)
* Canada (8)
* Chile (5)
* Republic of China (1)
* Czechoslovakia (4)
* Finland (1)
* France (12)
* West Germany (13)
* Great Britain (10)
* Greece (2)
* Iceland (6)
* Iran (4)
* Italy (12)
* Japan (4)
* Lebanon (1)
* Liechtenstein (5)
* New Zealand (5)
* Norway (3)
* Poland (2)
* Romania (2)
* San Marino (2)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Spain (4)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (13)
* Turkey (4)
* United States (14)
* Yugoslavia (4)

## 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.

### World championships medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Inckuded combined events