At the 1964 Olympics at Innsbruck, Werner placed eighth in the slalom at Axamer Lizum, behind medalist teammates Billy Kidd (silver) and Jimmie Heuga (bronze), and seventeenth in the downhill at Patscherkofel. Although Werner never won an Olympic or World Championship medal, he is considered the first world-class ski racer from the U.S. and excelled in all three alpine disciplines.