Denver immediately withdrew as host and the IOC called on Innsbruck, site of the 1964 Games. The Russian hockey team, which had won the gold medal in 1972 and then battled the NHL's Team Canada to a virtual standoff six months later, returned with most of the same players and won its fourth straight Olympic title. Both were coached by Carlo Fassi, who also coached Peggy Fleming in 1968.
Total medals are in parentheses.
Time Downhill Rosi Mittermaier, W. Ger. Mittermaier finished second in the GS, missing the first women's alpine sweep by an eighth of a second. Biathlon Event MT Adj. Time 2-Man E. Ger. The Czechs were given a loss and their goals vs. Poland were deleted from the records.