# FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in South America from 4 to 14 August at Portillo, Chile.
To this day, it remains the only alpine world championships contested in the southern hemisphere. It took place well out of the established season, nearly five months before the first World Cup season, which began in early January 1967.
Assignment came at the FIS-Congress at Athens in May 1963, but West Germany, Switzerland, and Austria voted against.
The French team won seven of the eight individual titles, seven silver medals, and two bronze to garner sixteen of the 24 medals.

## Men's competitions
### Downhill

Sunday, 7 August
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Diff. |
| | Jean Claude Killy | France (FRA) | 1:34.40 | — |
| | Léo Lacroix | France (FRA) | 1:34.80 | + 0.40 |
| | Franz Vogler | West Germany (FRG) | 1:35.16 | + 0.76 |
| 4 | Heinrich Messner | Austria (AUT) | 1:36.02 | + 1.62 |
| 5 | Pierre Stamos | France (FRA) | 1:36.12 | + 1.72 |
| 6 | Bernard Orcel | France (FRA) | 1:36.38 | + 1.98 |
| 7 | Gerhard Nenning | Austria (AUT) | 1:36.50 | + 2.10 |
| 8 | Hans Peter Rohr | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:36.52 | + 2.12 |
| 9 | Karl Schranz | Austria (AUT) | 1:36.53 | + 2.13 |
| 10 | Stephan Sodat | Austria (AUT) | 1:36.66 | + 2.26 |
    Source:

### Giant slalom

Tuesday, 9 August (run 1) Wednesday, 10 August (run 2)
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Diff. |
| | Guy Périllat | France (FRA) | 3:19.42 | — |
| | Georges Mauduit | France (FRA) | 3:19.93 | + 0.51 |
| | Karl Schranz | Austria (AUT) | 3:20.40 | + 0.98 |
| 4 | Jakob Tischhauser | Switzerland (SUI) | 3:20.90 | + 1.48 |
| 5 | Jean-Claude Killy | France (FRA) | 3:21.42 | + 2.00 |
| 6 | Willy Favre | Switzerland (SUI) | 3:23.02 | + 3.60 |
| 7 | Werner Bleiner | Austria (AUT) | 3:23.48 | + 4.06 |
| 8 | Dumeng Giovanoli | Switzerland (SUI) | 3:24.13 | + 4.71 |
| 9 | Léo Lacroix | France (FRA) | 3:24.39 | + 4.97 |
| 10 | Heini Messner | Austria (AUT) | 3:25.33 | + 5.91 |
    Source:
* Killy led after the first run, with Périllat next, 0.21 seconds back.

### Slalom

Sunday, 14 August
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Diff. |
| | Carlo Senoner | Italy (ITA) | 1:41.56 | — |
| | Guy Périllat | France (FRA) | 1:42.25 | + 0.69 |
| | Louis Jauffret | France (FRA) | 1:42.58 | + 1.02 |
| 4 | Willy Bogner | West Germany (FRG) | 1:43.06 | + 1.50 |
| 5 | Ludwig Leitner | West Germany (FRG) | 1:43.07 | + 1.51 |
| 6 | Jimmie Heuga | United States (USA) | 1:43.69 | + 2.13 |
| 7 | Giovanni Dibona | Italy (ITA) | 1:43.82 | + 2.26 |
| 8 | Jean-Claude Killy | France (FRA) | 1:44.40 | + 2.84 |
| 9 | Håkon Mjøen | Norway (NOR) | 1:44.74 | + 3.18 |
| 10 | Rune Lindström | Sweden (SWE) | 1:44.86 | + 3.30 |
    Source:
* Périllat led after the first run, with Senoner next, 0.58 seconds back.

### Combined

| Place | Athlete | Country | Points | DH | GS | SL |
| | Jean Claude Killy | France (FRA) | 20.92 | | 5 | 8 |
| | Léo Lacroix | France (FRA) | 42.13 | | 9 | 18 |
| | Ludwig Leitner | West Germany (FRG) | 54.95 | 16 | 17 | 5 |
| 4 | Jimmie Heuga | United States (USA) | 56.71 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | Willy Favre | Switzerland (SUI) | 69.61 | 26 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | Ivo Mahlknecht | Italy (ITA) | 72.96 | 13 | 14 | — |
| 7 | Scott Henderson | Canada (CAN) | 86.67 | 24 | 11 | — |
| 8 | Felice De Nicolo | Italy (ITA) | 89.11 | 27 | 15 | 21 |
| 9 | Andrzej Bachleda | Poland (POL) | 100.36 | 39 | 21 | 15 |
| 10 | Willi Lesch | West Germany (FRG) | 100.42 | 35 | 30 | 11 |
    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

Monday, 8 August
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Diff. |
| | Marielle Goitschel | France (FRA) | 1:33.42 | — |
| | Annie Famose | France (FRA) | 1:34.36 | + 0.94 |
| | Burgl Färbinger | West Germany (FRG) | 1:34.38 | + 0.96 |
| 4 | Suzy Chaffee | United States (USA) | 1:34.77 | + 1.35 |
| 5 | Christl Haas | Austria (AUT) | 1:34.81 | + 1.39 |
| 6 | Giustina Demetz | Italy (ITA) | 1:34.94 | + 1.52 |
| 7 | Margret Hafen | West Germany (FRG) | 1:34.98 | + 1.56 |
| 8 | Christa Prinzing | West Germany (FRG) | 1:35.04 | + 1.62 |
| 9 | Heidi Zimmermann | Austria (AUT) | 1:35.32 | + 1.90 |
| 10 | Jean Saubert | United States (USA) | 1:35.92 | + 2.50 |
    Source:
* Erika Schinegger of Austria originally won the gold medal in 1:32.63 (−0.79 sec), but failed a gender test prior to the 1968 Winter Olympics.
* Over 22 years later, Schinegger handed the gold medal to Marielle Goitschel in 1988.

### Giant slalom

Thursday, 11 August
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Diff. |
| | Marielle Goitschel | France (FRA) | 1:22.64 | — |
| | Heidi Zimmermann | Austria (AUT) | 1:23.81 | + 1.17 |
| | Florence Steurer | France (FRA) | 1:24.92 | + 2.28 |
| 4 | Nancy Greene | Canada (CAN) | 1:25.38 | + 2.74 |
| 5 | Annie Famose | France (FRA) | 1:25.58 | + 2.94 |
| 6 | Giustina Demetz | Italy (ITA) | 1:26.08 | + 3.44 |
| 7 | Theres Obrecht | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:26.10 | + 3.46 |
| 8 | Ruth Adolf | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:26.37 | + 3.73 |
| 9 | Burgl Färbinger | West Germany (FRG) | 1:26.93 | + 4.29 |
| 10 | Christa Prinzing | West Germany (FRG) | 1:27.08 | + 4.44 |
    Source:

### Slalom

Friday, 5 August
| Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Diff. |
| | Annie Famose | France (FRA) | 1:30.48 | — |
| | Marielle Goitschel | France (FRA) | 1:30.95 | + 0.47 |
| | Penny McCoy | United States (USA) | 1:32.35 | + 1.87 |
| 4 | Jean Saubert | United States (USA) | 1:32.37 | + 1.89 |
| 5 | Cathy Allen | United States (USA) | 1:32.77 | + 2.39 |
| 6 | Christine Goitschel | France (FRA) | 1:32.94 | + 2.56 |
| 7 | Nancy Greene | Canada (CAN) | 1:33.26 | + 2.88 |
| 8 | Wendy Allen | United States (USA) | 1:33.44 | + 3.06 |
| 9 | Edith Hiltbrand | Switzerland (SUI) | 1:34.69 | + 4.31 |
| 9 | Dikke Eger | Norway (NOR) | 1:34.69 | + 4.31 |
    Source:
* First run leader Greene nearly fell in the second run and finished seventh.

### Combined

| Place | Athlete | Country | Points | DH | GS | SL |
| | Marielle Goitschel | France (FRA) | 8.76 | | | |
| | Annie Famose | France (FRA) | 35.16 | | 5 | |
| | Heidi Zimmermann | Austria (AUT) | 62.91 | 9 | | 18 |
| 4 | Burgl Färbinger | West Germany (FRG) | 73.69 | | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Giustina Demetz | Italy (ITA) | 83.68 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Christa Prinzing | West Germany (FRG) | 86.49 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | Ruth Adolf | Switzerland (SUI) | 88.86 | 19 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | Wendy Allen | United States (USA) | 95.76 | 23 | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | Karen Dokka | Canada (CAN) | 143.25 | 22 | 20 | 23 |
| 10 | Divina Galica | Great Britain (GBR) | 163.63 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
    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) | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | – | – | 1 | 1 |