# Downhill (ski competition)

Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition. Whereas the other alpine skiing events (slalom, giant slalom, super giant slalom, and combined) emphasize turning and technique, downhill emphasizes "the six components of technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement", according to the FIS "International Ski Competition Rules (ICR)". Speeds of up to 130 km/h (81 mph) are common in international competition. Athletes must have an aerodynamically efficient tuck position to minimize drag and increase speed.
The term, "downhill skiing", is also used as a synonym for alpine skiing as a recreational activity.

## History

The rules for downhill skiing competitions were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1925 British National Ski Championships. A speed of 100 miles per hour (161 km/h) was first achieved by Johan Clarey at the 2013 Lauberhorn World Cup, beating the previous record of 98 mph (158 km/h), set by Italian Stefan Thanei in 2005.

## Course

The FIS has rules for downhill courses that encompass their general characteristics, width, safety precautions, vertical drop, course length, style and placement of gates.
* General characteristics – As a test of "technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement", the course requires the athlete to adapt to the technically demanding terrain and layout of gates.
* Width – Courses are typically 30 metres (100 ft) wide with allowances for the approaches to "lips, drop-offs and jumps".
* Safety – Obstacles on courses are expected to be protected with nets, fences, or pads.
* Vertical drop – Vertical drop ranges from 450 to 1,100 metres (1,480 to 3,610 ft) for men and 450 to 800 metres (1,480 to 2,620 ft) for women. Races with two runs may be shorter.
* Course length – Courses require an accurate means of measurement for length.
* Gates – Gates consist of pairs of twin poles with a rectangular panel between the poles. Gates have an 8-metre (26 ft) or larger opening.

## Equipment

Equipment for the downhill is different from the alpine events that are lower-speed. Skis are 30% longer than those used in slalom, for more stability at high speed. They usually have rounded, low-profile tips rather than pointed tips. Ski poles are bent so as to curve around the body as the racer stays in a "tuck position" and may have aerodynamic, cone-shaped baskets. As in other alpine disciplines, downhill racers wear skin-tight suits to minimize drag, and helmets are mandatory.
In an attempt to increase safety, the 2003–2004 season saw the FIS increase the minimum sidecut radius for downhill skis to 45 metres (148 ft) from 40 metres (131 ft), and impose minimum ski lengths for the first time: 218 cm (7 ft 2 in) for men, and 210 cm (6 ft 11 in) for women. For the 2024-2025 season, the FIS began mandating the use of an airbag device, which inflates automatically when a skier crashes, for all athletes competing in speed disciplines at the world cup level.

## Races

In all forms of downhill, both at a local youth-level as well as the higher FIS international level, racers are allowed extensive preparation for the race, which includes daily course inspection and discussion with their coaches and teammates as well as several practice runs before the actual race. Racers do not make any unnecessary turns while on the course, and try to do everything they can to maintain the most aerodynamic position while negotiating turns and jumps.
Unlike slalom and giant slalom, where racers have the times of two runs combined, the downhill race is a single run. Times are typically between 1½ and 2½ minutes for World Cup courses and must be over 1 minute in duration to meet international minimum standards. Tenths and hundredths and, occasionally, thousandths of seconds count: World Cup races and Olympic medals have sometimes been decided by as little as one or two hundredths of a second, and ties are not unheard of.
The most successful all-time winners of World Cup downhill races are Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria (36 wins, 7 women's titles) and Franz Klammer of Austria (25 wins, 5 men's titles). Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. is currently dominant in woman's downhill racing with a lifetime total of 37 World Cup downhill wins and 7 women's titles.

## Risks

On some courses, such as the Lauberhorn course in Wengen, Switzerland, and the Hahnenkamm course in Kitzbühel, Austria, speeds of up to 150 km/h (93 mph) are common. Safety netting and padding are placed where race officials anticipate potential crashes. Despite these safety precautions, the ski racing community is well aware of the inherent risks of downhill skiing, for it is possible for racers to suffer serious injury or death while practising or competing. Three deaths among World Cup racers in recent years in downhill training or during a race were those of Austrians Gernot Reinstadler (1991) and Ulrike Maier (1994), and Frenchman Régine Cavagnoud (2001). Also in 2001, Swiss downhiller Silvano Beltrametti was paralyzed in a high-speed crash and 1984 Olympic gold medalist Bill Johnson suffered permanent brain damage that eventually led to a crippling stroke which left him unable to function without assistance. Most recently Frenchman David Poisson was killed in a training crash in 2017. Speaking to media after Poisson's death, French former downhiller Luc Alphand noted that "eliminating risk entirely in downhill is impossible".

## Men's World Cup podiums

In the following table men's downhill World Cup podium results in the World Cup since the first season in 1967. Winners receive a distinctive crystal globe.
| Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1967 | Jean-Claude Killy | Guy Périllat | Franz Vogler |
| 1968 | Gerhard Nenning | Jean-Claude Killy | Karl Schranz |
| 1969 | Karl Schranz | Henri Duvillard | Heinrich Messner |
| 1970 | Karl Cordin | Karl Schranz | Henri Duvillard |
| 1971 | Bernhard Russi | Bernard Orcel | Karl Cordin |
| 1972 | Bernhard Russi | Karl Schranz | Mike Lafferty |
| 1973 | Roland Collombin | Bernhard Russi | Marcello Varallo |
| 1974 | Roland Collombin | Franz Klammer | Herbert Plank |
| 1975 | Franz Klammer | Werner Grissmann | Herbert Plank |
| 1976 | Franz Klammer | Herbert Plank | Bernhard Russi |
| 1977 | Franz Klammer | Josef Walcher | Bernhard Russi |
| 1978 | Franz Klammer | Josef Walcher | Herbert Plank |
| 1979 | Peter Müller | Peter Wirnsberger | Toni Bürgler |
| 1980 | Peter Müller | Ken Read | Herbert Plank |
| 1981 | Harti Weirather | Steve Podborski | Peter Müller |
| 1982 | Steve Podborski | Peter Müller | Harti Weirather |
| 1983 | Franz Klammer | Conradin Cathomen | Harti Weirather |
| 1984 | Urs Räber | Erwin Resch | Bill Johnson |
| 1985 | Helmut Höflehner | Peter Müller | Karl Alpiger |
| 1986 | Peter Wirnsberger | Peter Müller | Michael Mair |
| 1987 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Peter Müller | Franz Heinzer |
| 1988 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Michael Mair | Rob Boyd |
| 1989 | Marc Girardelli | Helmut Höflehner | Daniel Mahrer |
| 1990 | Helmut Höflehner | Atle Skårdal | Pirmin Zurbriggen |
| 1991 | Franz Heinzer | Atle Skårdal | Daniel Mahrer |
| 1992 | Franz Heinzer | Daniel Mahrer | A.J. Kitt |
| 1993 | Franz Heinzer | Atle Skårdal | William Besse |
| 1994 | Marc Girardelli | Hannes Trinkl | Patrick Ortlieb |
| 1995 | Luc Alphand | Kristian Ghedina | Patrick Ortlieb |
| 1996 | Luc Alphand | Guenther Mader | Patrick Ortlieb |
| 1997 | Luc Alphand | Kristian Ghedina | Fritz Strobl |
| 1998 | Andreas Schifferer | Hermann Maier | Nicolas Burtin |
| 1999 | Lasse Kjus | Andreas Schifferer | Werner Franz |
| 2000 | Hermann Maier | Kristian Ghedina | Josef Strobl |
| 2001 | Hermann Maier | Stephan Eberharter | Fritz Strobl |
| 2002 | Stephan Eberharter | Fritz Strobl | Kristian Ghedina |
| 2003 | Stephan Eberharter | Daron Rahlves | Michael Walchhofer |
| 2004 | Stephan Eberharter | Daron Rahlves | Hermann Maier |
| 2005 | Michael Walchhofer | Bode Miller | Hermann Maier |
| 2006 | Michael Walchhofer | Fritz Strobl | Daron Rahlves |
| 2007 | Didier Cuche | Marco Büchel | Erik Guay |
| 2008 | Didier Cuche | Bode Miller | Michael Walchhofer |
| 2009 | Michael Walchhofer | Klaus Kröll | Didier Défago |
| 2010 | Didier Cuche | Carlo Janka | Werner Heel |
| 2011 | Didier Cuche | Michael Walchhofer | Klaus Kröll |
| 2012 | Klaus Kröll | Beat Feuz | Didier Cuche |
| 2013 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Klaus Kröll | Dominik Paris |
| 2014 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Hannes Reichelt | Erik Guay |
| 2015 | Kjetil Jansrud | Hannes Reichelt | Guillermo Fayed |
| 2016 | Peter Fill | Aksel Lund Svindal | Dominik Paris |
| 2017 | Peter Fill | Kjetil Jansrud | Dominik Paris |
| 2018 | Beat Feuz | Aksel Lund Svindal | Thomas Dreßen |
| 2019 | Beat Feuz | Dominik Paris | Vincent Kriechmayr |
| 2020 | Beat Feuz | Thomas Dreßen | Matthias Mayer |
| 2021 | Beat Feuz | Matthias Mayer | Dominik Paris |
| 2022 | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | Beat Feuz | Dominik Paris |
| 2023 | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde | Vincent Kriechmayr | Marco Odermatt |
| 2024 | Marco Odermatt | Cyprien Sarrazin | Dominik Paris |

## Women's World Cup podiums

In the following table women's downhill World Cup podium results in the World Cup since the first season in 1967. Winners receive a distinctive crystal globe.
| Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1967 | Marielle Goitschel | Isabelle Mir | Giustina Demetz |
| 1968 | Isabelle Mir Olga Pall | | Christl Haas |
| 1969 | Wiltrud Drexel | Isabelle Mir | Olga Pall |
| 1970 | Isabelle Mir | Annie Famose | Florence Steurer |
| 1971 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Wiltrud Drexel | Françoise Macchi |
| 1972 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Wiltrud Drexel | Marie-Thérèse Nadig |
| 1973 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Wiltrud Drexel | Jacqueline Rouvier |
| 1974 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Marie-Thérèse Nadig | Wiltrud Drexel |
| 1975 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Bernadette Zurbriggen | Marie-Thérèse Nadig |
| 1976 | Brigitte Totschnig | Bernadette Zurbriggen | Nicola Spieß |
| 1977 | Brigitte Totschnig | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Marie-Thérèse Nadig |
| 1978 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Cindy Nelson | Marie-Thérèse Nadig |
| 1979 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Bernadette Zurbriggen | Marie-Thérèse Nadig |
| 1980 | Marie-Thérèse Nadig | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Hanni Wenzel |
| 1981 | Marie-Thérèse Nadig | Doris De Agostini | Cornelia Pröll |
| 1982 | Marie-Cécile Gros-Gaudenier | Doris De Agostini Holly Flanders | |
| 1983 | Doris De Agostini | Maria Walliser | Elisabeth Kirchler |
| 1984 | Maria Walliser | Irene Epple | Hanni Wenzel |
| 1985 | Michela Figini | Maria Walliser | Brigitte Oertli |
| 1986 | Maria Walliser | Katrin Gutensohn | Laurie Graham |
| 1987 | Michela Figini | Maria Walliser | Laurie Graham |
| 1988 | Michela Figini | Brigitte Oertli | Maria Walliser |
| 1989 | Michela Figini | Maria Walliser | Michaela Gerg |
| 1990 | Katrin Gutensohn | Petra Kronberger | Michela Figini Michaela Gerg |
| 1991 | Chantal Bournissen | Sabine Ginther | Petra Kronberger |
| 1992 | Katja Seizinger | Petra Kronberger | Miriam Vogt |
| 1993 | Katja Seizinger | Regina Häusl | Kerrin Lee-Gartner |
| 1994 | Katja Seizinger | Kate Pace | Mélanie Suchet |
| 1995 | Picabo Street | Hilary Lindh | Katja Seizinger |
| 1996 | Picabo Street | Katja Seizinger | Isolde Kostner Heidi Zurbriggen |
| 1997 | Renate Götschl | Heidi Zurbriggen | Varvara Zelenskaya |
| 1998 | Katja Seizinger | Renate Götschl | Isolde Kostner |
| 1999 | Renate Götschl | Alexandra Meissnitzer | Michaela Dorfmeister |
| 2000 | Regina Häusl | Renate Götschl | Isolde Kostner |
| 2001 | Isolde Kostner | Renate Götschl | Régine Cavagnoud |
| 2002 | Isolde Kostner | Michaela Dorfmeister | Corinne Rey-Bellet |
| 2003 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Renate Götschl | Kirsten Clark |
| 2004 | Renate Götschl | Hilde Gerg | Carole Montillet |
| 2005 | Renate Götschl | Hilde Gerg | Michaela Dorfmeister |
| 2006 | Michaela Dorfmeister | Lindsey Kildow | Renate Götschl |
| 2007 | Renate Götschl | Julia Mancuso | Lindsey Kildow |
| 2008 | Lindsey Vonn | Renate Götschl | Britt Janyk |
| 2009 | Lindsey Vonn | Andrea Fischbacher | Maria Riesch |
| 2010 | Lindsey Vonn | Maria Riesch | Anja Pärson |
| 2011 | Lindsey Vonn | Maria Riesch | Julia Mancuso |
| 2012 | Lindsey Vonn | Tina Weirather | Elisabeth Görgl |
| 2013 | Lindsey Vonn | Tina Maze | Maria Höfl-Riesch |
| 2014 | Maria Höfl-Riesch | Anna Fenninger | Tina Maze |
| 2015 | Lindsey Vonn | Anna Fenninger | Tina Maze |
| 2016 | Lindsey Vonn | Fabienne Suter | Larisa Yurkiw |
| 2017 | Ilka Stuhec | Sofia Goggia | Lara Gut |
| 2018 | Sofia Goggia | Lindsey Vonn | Tina Weirather |
| 2019 | Nicole Schmidhofer | Stephanie Venier | Ramona Siebenhofer |
| 2020 | Corinne Suter | Ester Ledecka | Federica Brignone |
| 2021 | Sofia Goggia | Corinne Suter | Lara Gut-Behrami |
| 2022 | Sofia Goggia | Corinne Suter | Ester Ledecká |
| 2023 | Sofia Goggia | Ilka Stuhec | Corinne Suter |
| 2024 | Cornelia Hütter | Lara Gut-Behrami | Sofia Goggia |

## Downhill at the "big competitions"
### Medal table

| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | All | Host nation |
| Austria | 28 | 12 | 26 | 66 | 7 (2 x WOG, 5 x WCH) |
| Switzerland | 18 | 21 | 14 | 53 | 4 (4 x WCH) |
| France | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 3 (2 x WOG, 1 x WCH) |
| United States | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 6 (3 x WOG, 3 x WCH) |
| Germany | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2 (2 x WCH) |
| Canada | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 2 (2 x WOG) |
| Norway | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 1 (1 x WOG) |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 6 (2 x WOG, 5 x WCH) |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 (2 x WCH) |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| USSR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### Medalists

| Year | Competition | Venue | Champions | Champions | 2nd Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| 2022 | Winter Olympic Games | Beijing | Beat Feuz | Corinne Suter | Johan Clarey | Sofia Goggia | Matthias Mayer | Nadia Delago |
| 2021 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Vincent Kriechmayr | Corinne Suter | Andreas Sander | Kira Weidle | Beat Feuz | Lara Gut-Behrami |
| 2019 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Åre | Kjetil Jansrud | Ilka Štuhec | Aksel Lund Svindal | Corinne Suter | Vincent Kriechmayr | Lindsey Vonn |
| 2018 | Winter Olympic Games | Pyeongchang | Aksel Lund Svindal | Sofia Goggia | Kjetil Jansrud | Ragnhild Mowinckel | Beat Feuz | Lindsey Vonn |
| 2017 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz | Beat Feuz | Ilka Štuhec | Erik Guay | Stephanie Venier | Max Franz | Lindsey Vonn |
| 2015 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Beaver Creek and Vail | Patrick Küng | Tina Maze | Travis Ganong | Anna Fenninger | Beat Feuz | Lara Gut |
| 2014 | Winter Olympic Games | Sochi | Matthias Mayer | Tina Maze | Christof Innerhofer | not awarded | Kjetil Jansrud | Lara Gut |
| 2014 | Winter Olympic Games | Sochi | Matthias Mayer | Dominique Gisin | Christof Innerhofer | not awarded | Kjetil Jansrud | Lara Gut |
| 2013 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Schladming | Aksel Lund Svindal | Marion Rolland | Dominik Paris | Nadia Fanchini | David Poisson | Maria Höfl-Riesch |
| 2011 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Erik Guay | Elisabeth Görgl | Didier Cuche | Lindsey Vonn | Christof Innerhofer | Maria Riesch |
| 2010 | Winter Olympic Games | Vancouver | Didier Defago | Lindsey Vonn | Aksel Lund Svindal | Julia Mancuso | Bode Miller | Elisabeth Görgl |
| 2009 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Val d'Isere | John Kucera | Lindsey Vonn | Didier Cuche | Lara Gut | Carlo Janka | Nadia Fanchini |
| 2007 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Åre | Aksel Lund Svindal | Anja Pärson | Jan Hudec | Lindsey C. Kildow | Patrik Järbyn | Nicole Hosp |
| 2006 | Winter Olympic Games | Torino | Antoine Dénériaz | Michaela Dorfmeister | Michael Walchhofer | Martina Schild | Bruno Kernen | Anja Pärson |
| 2005 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Bormio | Bode Miller | Janica Kostelić | Daron Rahlves | Elena Fanchini | Michael Walchhofer | Renate Götschl |
| 2003 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz | Michael Walchhofer | Mélanie Turgeon | Kjetil André Aamodt | Corinne Rey-Bellet | Bruno Kernen | Alexandra Meissnitzer |
| 2002 | Winter Olympic Games | Salt Lake City | Fritz Strobl | Carole Montillet | Lasse Kjus | Isolde Kostner | Stephan Eberharter | Renate Götschl |
| 2001 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Anton | Hannes Trinkl | Michaela Dorfmeister | Hermann Maier | Renate Götschl | Florian Eckert | Selina Heregger |
| 1999 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Beaver Creek and Vail | Hermann Maier | Renate Götschl | Lasse Kjus | Michaela Dorfmeister | Kjetil André Aamodt | Stefanie Schuster |
| 1998 | Winter Olympic Games | Nagano | Jean-Luc Crétier | Katja Seizinger | Lasse Kjus | Pernilla Wiberg | Hannes Trinkl | Florence Masnada |
| 1997 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Sestriere | Bruno Kernen | Hilary Lindh | Lasse Kjus | Heidi Zurbriggen | Kristian Ghedina | Pernilla Wiberg |
| 1996 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Sierra Nevada | Patrick Ortlieb | Picabo Street | Kristian Ghedina | Katja Seizinger | Luc Alphand | Hilary Lindh |
| 1994 | Winter Olympic Games | Lillehammer | Tommy Moe | Katja Seizinger | Kjetil André Aamodt | Picabo Street | Ed Podivinsky | Isolde Kostner |
| 1993 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Morioka | Urs Lehmann | Kate Pace | Atle Skårdal | Astrid Lødemel | A.J. Kitt | Anja Haas |
| 1992 | Winter Olympic Games | Albertville | Patrick Ortlieb | Kerrin Lee-Gartner | Franck Piccard | Hilary Lindh | Günther Mader | Veronika Wallinger |
| 1991 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Saalbach-Hinterglemm | Franz Heinzer | Petra Kronberger | Peter Runggaldier | Nathalie Bouvier | Daniel Mahrer | Svetlana Gladisheva |
| 1989 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Vail | Hans-Jörg Tauscher | Maria Walliser | Peter Müller | Karen Percy | Karl Alpiger | Karin Dedler |
| 1988 | Winter Olympic Games | Calgary | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Marina Kiehl | Peter Müller | Brigitte Oertli | Franck Piccard | Karen Percy |
| 1987 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Crans-Montana | Peter Müller | Maria Walliser | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Michela Figini | Karl Alpiger | Regine Mösenlechner |
| 1985 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Bormio | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Michela Figini | Peter Müller | Ariane Ehrat | Doug Lewis | Katharina Gutensohn |
| 1984 | Winter Olympic Games | Sarajevo | Bill Johnson | Michela Figini | Peter Müller | Maria Walliser | Anton Steiner | Olga Charvátová |
| 1982 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Schladming | Harti Weirather | Gerry Sorensen | Conradin Cathomen | Cindy Nelson | Erwin Resch | Laurie Graham |
| 1980 | Winter Olympic Games * | Lake Placid | Leonhard Stock | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Peter Wirnsberger | Hanni Wenzel | Steve Podborski | Marie-Theres Nadig |
| 1978 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Josef Walcher | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Michael Veith | Irene Epple | Werner Grissmann | Doris de Agostini |
| 1976 | Winter Olympic Games * | Innsbruck | Franz Klammer | Rosi Mittermaier | Bernhard Russi | Brigitte Totschnig | Herbert Plank | Cindy Nelson |
| 1974 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | St. Moritz | David Zwilling | Annemarie Pröll | Franz Klammer | Betsy Clifford | Willi Frommelt | Wiltrud Drexel |
| 1972 | Winter Olympic Games * | Sapporo | Bernhard Russi | Marie-Theres Nadig | Roland Collombin | Annemarie Pröll | Heini Messner | Susan Corrock |
| 1970 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Val Gardena | Bernhard Russi | Annerösli Zryd | Karl Cordin | Isabelle Mir | Malcolm Milne | Annemarie Pröll |
| 1968 | Winter Olympic Games * | Grenoble | Jean-Claude Killy | Olga Pall | Guy Périllat | Isabelle Mir | Jean-Daniel Dätwyler | Christl Haas |
| 1966 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Portillo | Jean-Claude Killy | Marielle Goitschel | Léo Lacroix | Annie Famose | Franz Vogler | Burgl Färbinger |
| 1964 | Winter Olympic Games * | Innsbruck | Egon Zimmermann | Christl Haas | Léo Lacroix | Edith Zimmermann | Wolfgang Bartels | Traudl Hecher |
| 1962 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Chamonix | Karl Schranz | Christl Haas | Émile Viollat | Pia Riva | Egon Zimmermann | Barbara Ferries |
| 1960 | Winter Olympic Games * | Squaw Valley | Jean Vuarnet | Heidi Biebl | Hans Peter Lanig | Penny Pitou | Guy Périllat | Traudl Hecher |
| 1958 | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Bad Gastein | Toni Sailer | Lucile Wheeler | Roger Staub | Frieda Dänzer | Jean Vuarnet | Carla Marchelli |
| 1956 | Winter Olympic Games * | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Toni Sailer | Madeleine Berthod | Raymond Fellay | Frieda Dänzer | Anderl Molterer | Lucile Wheeler |
(*) - also served as WCH (GS and Combined were competed as well but did not count four WOG)