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7th Vitranc Cup (1968)

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7th Vitranc Cup

Patrick Russel (FRA) won KG's 1st ever World Cup
Giant slalom
Date: 9 March 1968
Event: FIS International
Official list: 48 or 49
Ranked: 38
Course setter: Ludvik Dornig (YUG)
Gates: 79 or 81
Vertical drop:    540 m
Length: 2,200 m
Slalom
Date: 10 March 1968
Event: FIS World Cup
Official list: 52 or 53
Ranked: 21
Course setter 1: Peter Prodinger (AUT)
Course setter 2: Marjan Magušar (YUG)
Gates (1st run): 67
Gates (2nd run): 69
Vertical drop: 180 m

7th Vitranc Cup was an alpine skiing competition, held between 9–10 March 1968 in Kranjska Gora, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia, hosting FIS International event and premiere FIS World Cup event.[1]

Official results

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On 9 March, FIS International giant slalom event was held.[2][3]

Giant slalom

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Rank Competitor Time
1 Switzerland Stefan Kälin 2:34.74
2 Austria Stefan Sodat 2:34.75
3 Italy Enrico Demetz 2:34.96
4 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Janda 2:35.72
5 Italy Giuseppe Compagnoni 2:36.14
6 Austria Franz Digruber 2:36.63
7 Switzerland Josias Minsch 2:37.53
8 West Germany Friedrich Binger 2:37.76
9 France Jules Melquiond 2:38.57
10 Czechoslovakia Jan Čermak 2:39.81
11 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Blaž Jakopič 2:39.94
12 Austria Ludvig Heber 2:41.07
13 France Georges Collomb-Patton 2:41.08
14 Italy Franco Bertod 2:41.52
15 Austria Gerhard Bechter 2:41.86
16 West Germany Klaus Kemser 2:42.02
17 Austria Franz Schaller 2:42.16
18 Italy Stefano Sibille 2:43.05
19 Czechoslovakia Jan Vojtech 2:43.07
20 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miran Gašperšič 2:43.68
21 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrej Klinar 2:43.76
22 Switzerland Pablito Choffar 2:44.17
23 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jože Gazvoda 2:44.52
24 Italy Andrea Marro 2:44.77
25 Switzerland Laurenz Grunenfelder 2:46.23
26 Switzerland Alfred Witternwiller 2:46.55
27 Austria Danilo Samonig 2:47.73
28 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Klinar 2:48.18
29 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Kavčič 2:51.38
30 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubo Majninger 2:52.08
31 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Židan 2:54.30
32 Hungary Andras Morotz 2:54.58
33 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gorazd Bedrač 2:55.29
34 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boris Pesjak 2:55.58
35 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jani Pogačnik 2:55.94
36 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Lah 2:56.19
37 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jože Sevčnikar 2:58.62
38 Hungary Gyula Gazdig 2:59.96
West Germany Maks Rieger DSQ  
West Germany Josef Wurmer  
West Germany Georg Sonnenberger
France Patrick Daniel Tambay DNF  
France Francoise Roland Gay  
Czechoslovakia Josef Korman  
France Patrick Russel  
Austria Johan Hinterholzer  
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrej Soklič  
France Jean Cristian Macchi  
1 did not start or wasn't on official list

Slalom

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On 10 March, the 1st ever FIS Alpine Ski World Cup event was held in the country.[4][5]

Rank Competitor 1st run 2nd run Total
1 France Patrick Russel 50.89 56.52 1:47.41
2 Austria Franz Digruber 52.24 56.08 1:48.32
3 Switzerland Stefan Kälin 53.51 56.36 1:49.87
4 Austria N. Wendrer 52.92 57.24 1:50.16
5 Austria Stefan Sodat 54.21 56.62 1:50.83
6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Peter Lakota 54.69 57.17 1:51.86
7 Austria Johan Hinterholzer 55.35 56.60 1:51.95
8 Austria Franz Schaller 54.37 57.86 1:52.23
9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Blaž Jakopič 55.35 57.64 1:52.99
10 West Germany P. Gurber 56.52 57.75 1:54.27
11 West Germany Klaus Kemser 55.13 60.58 1:55.71
12 Czechoslovakia Jan Čermak 57.31 59.19 1:56.50
13 Italy Stefano Sibille 57.38 59.86 1:57.24
14 Czechoslovakia Jan Vojtech 56.94 60.46 1:57.40
15 Switzerland Alfred Witternwiller 58.76 61.98 2:00.74
16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jože Gazvoda 58.85 1:02.88 2:01.73
17 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrej Soklič 1:00.02 1:06.88 2:06.90
18 Hungary Gyula Gazdig 1:01.55 1:05.71 2:07.26
19 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gorazd Bedrač 1:04.68 1:05.93 2:10.61
20 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boris Pesjak 1:04.02 1:07.09 2:11.11
21 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Lah 1:11.44 1:03.48 2:14.92
31 or 32 competitors disqualified or did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Uspeh Jugoslovanov v Kranjski Gori (page 1 and 11/12)" (in Slovenian). Glas. 13 March 1968.
  2. ^ "Zahteven veleslalom (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 March 1968.
  3. ^ "V veleslalomu - Švicar Kälin (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 March 1968.
  4. ^ "Slalom Russelu (page 11)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 13 March 1967.
  5. ^ "Photo gallery (page 10)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 March 1967.
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