# FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between 29 January and 5 February. It held competitions in alpine skiing like downhill, special slalom, giant slalom and combined. The combined was only a "paper race".
The event is the last time the championships were held here until 2011. Garmisch hosted the first Olympic alpine skiing competition (Combined event), at the 1936 games.

## Men's competitions
### Downhill

Sunday, 29 January
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. |
| | Josef Walcher | Austria (AUT) | 2:04.12 | – |
| | Michael Veith | West Germany (FRG) | 2:04.19 | + 0.07 |
| | Werner Grissmann | Austria (AUT) | 2:04.46 | + 0.32 |
| 4 | Sepp Ferstl | West Germany (FRG) | 2:04.49 | + 0.35 |
| 5 | Peter Müller | Switzerland (SUI) | 2:04.77 | + 0.65 |
| 5 | Franz Klammer | Austria (AUT) | 2:04.77 | + 0.65 |
| 7 | Steve Podborski | Canada (CAN) | 2:04.98 | + 0.86 |
| 8 | Walter Vesti | Switzerland (SUI) | 2:06.13 | + 2.01 |
| 9 | Vladimir Makeev | Soviet Union (URS) | 2:06.20 | + 2.08 |
| 10 | Herbert Plank | Italy (ITA) | 2:06.31 | + 2.19 |
Source:

### Giant slalom

Thursday, 2 February
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. | Run 1 | Run 2 |
| | Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden (SWE) | 3:02.52 | – | 1:35.48 | 1:27.04 |
| | Andreas Wenzel | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 3:04.56 | + 2.04 | 1:37.32 | 1:27.24 |
| | Willi Frommelt | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 3:04.75 | + 2.23 | 1:36.71 | 1:28.04 |
| 4 | Sepp Ferstl | West Germany (FRG) | 3:04.87 | + 2.35 | | |
| 5 | Phil Mahre | United States (USA) | 3:04.94 | + 2.42 | | |
| 6 | Hans Enn | Austria (AUT) | 3:05.27 | + 2.75 | | |
| 7 | Peter Lüscher | Switzerland (SUI) | 3:06.13 | + 3.51 | | |
| 8 | Pete Patterson | United States (USA) | 3:06.82 | + 4.30 | | |
| 9 | Cary Adgate | United States (USA) | 3:07.10 | + 4.58 | | |
| 10 | Bruno Nöckler | Italy (ITA) | 3:07.20 | + 4.68 | | |
Source:

### Slalom

Sunday, 5 February
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. | Run 1 | Run 2 |
| | Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden (SWE) | 1:39.54 | – | 51.56 | 47.98 |
| | Piero Gros | Italy (ITA) | 1:40.20 | + 0.66 | 51.29 | 48.91 |
| | Paul Frommelt | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 1:40.47 | + 0.93 | 52.24 | 48.23 |
| 4 | Anton Steiner | Austria (AUT) | 1:40.74 | + 1.20 | | |
| 5 | Mauro Bernardi | Italy (ITA) | 1:42.20 | + 2.66 | | |
| 6 | Christian Neureuther | West Germany (FRG) | 1:42.74 | + 3.20 | | |
| 7 | Toshihiro Kaiwa | Japan (JPN) | 1:43.20 | + 3.66 | | |
| 8 | Steve Mahre | United States (USA) | 1:43.76 | + 4.22 | | |
| 9 | Torsten Jakobsson | Sweden (SWE) | 1:44.16 | + 4.62 | | |
| 10 | Peter Aelig | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:44.44 | + 4.90 | | |
Source:

### Combined

| Place | Athlete | Nation | Points | DH | GS | SL |
| | Andreas Wenzel | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 2732.34 | 13 | | 18 |
| | Sepp Ferstl | West Germany (FRG) | 2749.64 | 4 | 31 | 29 |
| | Pete Patterson | United States (USA) | 2752.28 | 25 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Vladimir Andreyev | Soviet Union (URS) | 2773.87 | | | |
| 5 | Valeri Tsyganov | Soviet Union (URS) | 2799.52 | | | |
| 6 | Maciej Gąsienica | Poland (POL) | 2800.48 | | | |
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, 1 February
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. |
| | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Austria (AUT) | 1:48.31 | – |
| | Irene Epple | West Germany (FRG) | 1:48.55 | + 0.24 |
| | Doris de Agostini | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:49.11 | + 0.80 |
| 4 | Marie-Theres Nadig | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:49.64 | + 1.33 |
| 5 | Cindy Nelson | United States (USA) | 1:50.26 | + 1.95 |
| 6 | Evi Mittermaier | West Germany (FRG) | 1:50.42 | + 2.11 |
| 7 | Brigitte Totschnig | Austria (AUT) | 1:50.47 | + 2.16 |
| 8 | Martina Ellmer | Austria (AUT) | 1:50.89 | + 2.58 |
| 9 | Irmgard Lukasser | Austria (AUT) | 1:50.93 | + 2.62 |
| 10 | Monika Bader | West Germany (FRG) | 1:51.04 | + 2.73 |
Source:

### Giant slalom

Saturday, 4 February
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. | Run 1 | Run 2 |
| | Maria Epple | West Germany (FRG) | 2:41.15 | – | 1:16.10 | 1:25.05 |
| | Lise-Marie Morerod | Switzerland (SUI) | 2:41.20 | + 0.05 | 1:16.15 | 1:25.05 |
| | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Austria (AUT) | 2:41.90 | + 0.75 | 1:16.85 | 1:25.05 |
| 4 | Irene Epple | West Germany (FRG) | 2:42.02 | + 0.87 | | |
| 5 | Hanni Wenzel | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 2:42.43 | + 1.28 | | |
| 6 | Fabienne Serrat | France (FRA) | 2:42.83 | + 1.68 | | |
| 7 | Ursula Konzett | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 2:42.84 | + 1.69 | | |
| 8 | Perrine Pelen | France (FRA) | 2:43.38 | + 2.23 | | |
| 9 | Erika Hess | Switzerland (SUI) | 2:44.25 | + 3.10 | | |
| 10 | Christa Zechmeister | West Germany (FRG) | 2:44.89 | + 3.74 | | |
This was the first two-run women's giant slalom at the World Championships. Source:

### Slalom

Friday, 3 February
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. | Run 1 | Run 2 |
| | Lea Sölkner | Austria (AUT) | 1:24.85 | – | 41.82 | 43.03 |
| | Pamela Behr | West Germany (FRG) | 1:25.33 | + 0.48 | 42.03 | 43.30 |
| | Monika Kaserer | Austria (AUT) | 1:25.37 | + 0.52 | 42.39 | 42.98 |
| 4 | Perrine Pelen | France (FRA) | 1:25.67 | + 0.82 | | |
| 5 | Fabienne Serrat | France (FRA) | 1:25.75 | + 0.90 | | |
| 6 | Hanni Wenzel | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 1:26.09 | + 1.24 | | |
| 7 | Lise-Marie Morerod | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:26.59 | + 1.74 | | |
| 8 | Claudia Giordani | Italy (ITA) | 1:26.87 | + 2.02 | | |
| 9 | Christa Zechmeister | West Germany (FRG) | 1:26.99 | + 2.14 | | |
| 10 | Regine Mösenlechner | West Germany (FRG) | 1:27.43 | + 2.58 | | |
Source:

### Combined

| Place | Athlete | Nation | Points | DH | GS | SL |
| | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Austria (AUT) | 2460.39 | | | 19 |
| | Hanni Wenzel | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 2476.80 | 29 | 5 | 6 |
| | Fabienne Serrat | France (FRA) | 2478.44 | | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Kathy Kreiner | Canada (CAN) | 2498.43 | 12 | 21 | 17 |
| 5 | Dagmar Kuzmanová | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2509.23 | | | |
| 6 | Cindy Nelson | United States (USA) | 2511.63 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
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 | Austria (AUT) | 4 | – | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 4 | – | 5 |
| 4 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 7 | France (FRA) | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | – | – | 1 | 1 |