# FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 were held from 8 to 15 February in Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy.
For the only time, results from a World Championships were included in the World Cup points standings, then in its fourth season. Two seasons earlier, results from the Winter Olympics (concurrent World Championships) were also included in the World Cup standings.
The French team again led with ten medals: three gold, five silver, and two bronze.

## Men's competitions
### Downhill

Sunday, 15 February
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Diff. |
| | Bernhard Russi | Switzerland (SUI) | 2:24.57 | — |
| | Karl Cordin | Austria (AUT) | 2:24.79 | + 0.22 |
| | Malcolm Milne | Australia (AUS) | 2:25.09 | + 0.52 |
| 4 | Karl Schranz | Austria (AUT) | 2:25.46 | + 0.89 |
| 5 | Marcello Varallo | Italy (ITA) | 2:25.52 | + 0.95 |
| 5 | Billy Kidd | United States (USA) | 2:25.52 | + 0.95 |
| 7 | Rudi Sailer | Austria (AUT) | 2:26.12 | + 1.55 |
| 8 | Jean-Luc Pinel | France (FRA) | 2:26.59 | + 2.02 |
| 9 | Anders Hansson | Sweden (SWE) | 2:26.89 | + 2.32 |
| 10 | Jon Terje Øverland | Norway (NOR) | 2:27.05 | + 2.48 |
    Source:

### Giant slalom

Monday, 9 February (run 1) Tuesday, 10 February (run 2)
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Diff. |
| | Karl Schranz | Austria (AUT) | 4:19.19 | — |
| | Werner Bleiner | Austria (AUT) | 4:19.58 | + 0.39 |
| | Dumeng Giovanoli | Switzerland (SUI) | 4:21.15 | + 1.96 |
| 4 | Heini Messner | Austria (AUT) | 4:22.11 | + 2.92 |
| 4 | Max Rieger | West Germany (FRG) | 4:22.11 | + 2.92 |
| 6 | Andrzej Bachleda | Poland (POL) | 4:22.76 | + 3.57 |
| 7 | Kurt Schnider | Switzerland (SUI) | 4:22.81 | + 3.62 |
| 8 | Patrick Russel | France (FRA) | 4:22.97 | + 3.78 |
| 9 | Alain Penz | France (FRA) | 4:23.04 | + 3.85 |
| 10 | Erik Håker | Norway (NOR) | 4:24.49 | + 5.30 |
    Source:
Schranz led after the first run at 2:15.15; Bleiner was next, 0.30 seconds back.

### Slalom

Sunday, 8 February
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Diff. |
| | Jean-Noël Augert | France (FRA) | 1:39.47 | — |
| | Patrick Russel | France (FRA) | 1:39.51 | + 0.04 |
| | Billy Kidd | United States (USA) | 1:39.53 | + 0.06 |
| 4 | Gustav Thöni | Italy (ITA) | 1:40.23 | + 0.76 |
| 5 | Alain Penz | France (FRA) | 1:40.54 | + 1.07 |
| 6 | Dumeng Giovanoli | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:42.38 | + 2.91 |
| 7 | Peter Frei | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:43.33 | + 3.86 |
| 8 | Håkan Bjørge | Norway (NOR) | 1:43.59 | + 4.12 |
| 9 | F. Fernández Ochoa | Spain (ESP) | 1:43.73 | + 4.26 |
| 10 | Andrzej Bachleda | Poland (POL) | 1:43.94 | + 4.47 |
    Source:

### Combined

| Place | Athlete | Country | Points | DH | GS | SL |
| | Billy Kidd | United States (USA) | 21.25 | 5 | 15 | |
| | Patrick Russel | France (FRA) | 50.15 | 43 | 8 | |
| | Andrzej Bachleda | Poland (POL) | 60.90 | 32 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Max Rieger | West Germany (FRG) | 66.31 | 36 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Edmund Bruggmann | Switzerland (SUI) | 69.29 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| 6 | Hansjörg Schlager | West Germany (FRG) | 70.08 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
| 7 | Peter Duncan | Canada (CAN) | 72.48 | 28 | 25 | 12 |
| 8 | Aurelio García | Spain (ESP) | 91.81 | 21 | 32 | 15 |
| 9 | F. Fernández Ochoa | Spain (ESP) | 92.23 | 42 | 33 | 9 |
| 10 | Keith Shepherd | Canada (CAN) | 99.31 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
    Source:
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

## Women's competitions
### Downhill

Wednesday, 11 February
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | Annerösli Zryd | 1:58.34 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | Isabelle Mir | 1:58.84 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | Annemarie Pröll | 2:00.43 |
    Source:

### Giant slalom

Saturday, 14 February
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | Betsy Clifford | 1:20.46 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | Ingrid Lafforgue | 1:20.53 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | Françoise Macchi | 1.20.60 |
    Source:

### Slalom

Friday, 13 February
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | France (FRA) | Ingrid Lafforgue | 1:40.44 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | Barbara Ann Cochran | 1:42.15 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | Michèle Jacot | 1:42.20 |
    Source:

### Combined

| Placing | Country | Athlete | Points |
| 1 | France (FRA) | Michèle Jacot | 30.31 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | Florence Steurer | 37.69 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | Marilyn Cochran | 41.84 |
    Source:
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

## Medals table

| Place | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | – | – | 1 | 1 |