That's when retiring IOC president Avery Brundage threatened to disqualify 40 Alpine skiers for professionalism. At Grenoble in 1968, Brundage had demanded that all trademarks be removed from competitors' skis, but settled for having the offensive skis taken away from medal winners before they could be photographed. All other offenders were allowed to participate. Schranz retired after the Games, having never won an Olympic gold medal. The amateurism question caused controversy in the ice hockey event as well.
Total medals are in parentheses.
Christina Baas-Kaiser, NED Sp. Atje Keulen-Deelstra, NED Sp. Also, the USSR received a bye to Group A while the other seven teams had to win a one-game elimination round to qualify. Time 1-Seat Wolfgang Scheidel, E. Ger. Jump Ulrich Wehling, E. Ger.