FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950
Host city | Aspen, Colorado |
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Country | United States |
Nations | 14 [1] |
Athletes | 108 [2] |
Events | 6 |
Opening | February 13, 1950 |
Closing | February 18, 1950 |
Opened by | Harry S. Truman |
Main venue | Ajax Mountain |
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950 were the 11th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held February 13–18 in the United States at Aspen, Colorado.[3]
These were the first world championships held outside of Europe, and the first official world championships not concurrent with the Olympics since 1939. The Giant slalom made its world championships debut and displaced the combined event, which returned to the program in 1954 as a "paper race," using the results of the three races (downhill, giant slalom, and slalom) through 1980.
At Aspen's Ajax Mountain,[4] Zeno Colò of Italy won the downhill[5] and giant slalom,[6] and just missed a sweep of the gold medals; he finished 0.3 seconds behind in the slalom, taking the silver. Austria dominated the women's races: Dagmar Rom won the giant slalom and slalom,[7] Trude Jochum-Beiser won gold in the downhill and silver in the GS, and Erika Mahringer took two silver medals, in the downhill and slalom.
Aspen was in its fourth year as a ski area; it opened in December 1946 with a single chairlift.
The Nordic world championships were also held in the U.S. in 1950, at Lake Placid, New York. Due to a lack of snow at Lake Placid, the cross-country events were moved to Rumford, Maine.
Men's competitions
Downhill
Saturday, February 18, 1950
In the final race of the championships, Colò descended the 2.1-mile (3.4 km) course
at an average speed of 53 mph (85 km/h) to win his second gold medal and third podium.[5][6]
Place | Name | Country | Time | Diff. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zeno Colò | Italy | 2:34.4 | − | |
James Couttet | France | 2:35.7 | + 1.3 | |
Egon Schöpf | Austria | 2:36.3 | + 1.9 | |
4 | Bernhard Perren | Switzerland | 2:37.7 | + 3.3 |
5 | Christian Pravda | Austria | 2:38.1 | + 3.7 |
6 | Jean Pazzi | France | 2:38.6 | + 4.2 |
7 | Edi Mall | Austria | 2:38.9 | + 4.5 |
8 | Hans Nogler | Austria | 2:39.5 | + 5.1 |
9 | Rolf Olinger | Switzerland | 2:39.7 | + 5.3 |
10 | Edy Rominger | Switzerland | 2:40.3 | + 5.9 |
11 | Franz Gabl | Austria | 2:41.1 | + 6.7 |
12 | Hans Senger | Austria | 2:41.5 | + 7.1 |
Giant slalom
Tuesday, February 14, 1950
In the first men's race, Colò averaged 40 mph (64 km/h) in the one-run event.
The course had 35 gates with a vertical drop of 1,600 feet (490 m).[8][9]
Place | Name | Country | Time | Diff. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zeno Colò | Italy | 1:54.4 | − | |
Fernand Grosjean | Switzerland | 1:55.2 | + 0.8 | |
James Couttet | France | 1:55.3 | + 0.9 | |
4 | Henri Oreiller | France | 1:55.8 | + 1.4 |
5 | Georges Schneider | Switzerland | 1:55.9 | + 1.5 |
6 | Carlo Gartner | Italy | 1:56.0 | + 1.6 |
7 | George Panisset | France | 1:56.3 | + 1.9 |
8 | Guttorm Berge | Norway | 1:56.5 | + 2.1 |
9 | Silvio Alverà | Italy | 1:56.8 | + 2.4 |
10 | Jean Pazzi | France | 1:57.0 | + 2.6 |
Slalom
Thursday, February 16, 1950
Georges Schneider edged Colò by three-tenths of a second over two runs.
The 1,000-yard (910 m) course of 40 gates had a vertical drop of 700 feet (210 m).[10][11]
Place | Name | Country | Time | Diff. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Georges Schneider | Switzerland | 2:06.4 | − | |
Zeno Colò | Italy | 2:06.7 | + 0.3 | |
Stein Eriksen | Norway | 2:08.0 | + 1.6 | |
4 | Jack Reddish | United States | 2:08.4 | + 2.0 |
T-5 | Egon Schöpf | Austria | 2:09.0 | + 2.6 |
T-5 | Ernest McCullough | Canada | 2:09.0 | + 2.6 |
T-5 | James Couttet | France | 2:09.0 | + 2.6 |
Women's competitions
Downhill
Friday, February 17, 1950
Trude Jochum-Beiser, 22, won the final women's event, averaging nearly 50 mph (80 km/h).
She had given birth to her first child just four months earlier.[12]
Place | Nation | Athlete | Time | Diff. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | Trude Jochum-Beiser | 2:06.6 | − | |
Austria | Erika Mahringer | 2:07.5 | + 0.9 | |
France | Georgette Miller-Thiollière | 2:08.4 | + 1.8 | |
4 | Austria | Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf | 2:08.6 | + 2.0 |
5 | United States | Katy Rodolph | 2:08.9 | + 2.3 |
6 | France | Lucienne Schmith-Couttet | 2:10.0 | + 3.4 |
Giant slalom
Monday, February 13, 1950
In the first race of the championships, Rom averaged 30 mph (48 km/h) in the one-run event.
The course had 28 gates with an approximate vertical drop of 1,000 feet (300 m).[13]
Place | Nation | Athlete | Time | Diff. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | Dagmar Rom | 1:29.6 | − | |
Austria | Trude Jochum-Beiser | 1:29.8 | + 0.2 | |
France | Lucienne Schmith-Couttet | 1:30.0 | + 0.4 | |
4 | Austria | Erika Mahringer | 1:31.8 | + 2.2 |
5 | Austria | Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf | 1:31.9 | + 2.3 |
6 | Austria | Lydia Gstrein | 1:32.7 | + 3.1 |
7 | Austria | Resi Hammerer | 1:33.1 | + 3.5 |
8 | United States | Katy Rodolph | 1:33.4 | + 3.8 |
9 | United States | Andrea Mead | 1:33.5 | + 3.9 |
10 | France | Micheline Desmazières | 1:33.8 | + 4.2 |
11 | Sweden | Sarah Thomasson | 1:34.1 | + 4.5 |
12 | Italy | Celina Seghi | 1:34.3 | + 4.7 |
13 | United States | Suzy Harris-Rytting | 1:36.2 | + 6.6 |
14 | Switzerland | Olivia Ausoni | 1:36.3 | + 6.7 |
15 | France | Georgette Miller-Thiollière | 1:36.9 | + 7.3 |
Slalom
Wednesday, February 15, 1950
Rom, 21, won her second gold medal in as many events by the slimmest of margins over two runs.
The quarter-mile (400 m) course of 33 gates had a vertical drop of 495 feet (150 m).[7]
Place | Nation | Athlete | Time | Diff. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | Dagmar Rom | 1:47.8 | − | |
Austria | Erika Mahringer | 1:47.9 | + 0.1 | |
Italy | Celina Seghi | 1:49.5 | + 1.7 | |
4 | Austria | Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf | 1:49.9 | + 2.1 |
5 | France | Lucienne Schmith-Couttet | 1:51.0 | + 3.2 |
6 | United States | Andrea Mead | 1:51.7 | + 3.9 |
Medal Standings
Place | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
4 | France | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
5 | Norway | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Video
- Vimeo.com – 1950 World Championships
- Vimeo.com – (1950) Aspen FIS race coverage
References
- ^ "Aspen - a historical perspective" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. p. 2. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Russians officials witness 1950 world ski tournament". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. INS. February 12, 1950. p. 4C.
- ^ de.wikipedia.org - Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1950
- ^ "Aspen's courses to challenge skiers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (AP photo). February 12, 1950. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Colo of Italy wins downhill for second world ski title". Calgary Herald. Alberta. Associated Press. February 20, 1950. p. 20.
- ^ a b "Italian wins Downhill title". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. February 19, 1950. p. 13A.
- ^ a b "Blond ski co-ed wins in slalom". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. February 16, 1950. p. 17.
- ^ "Italian wins Giant Slalom". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. February 15, 1950. p. 12.
- ^ "Zeno Colo of Italy wins world championship in Giant Slalom race". Calgary Herald. Alberta. February 15, 1950. p. 26.
- ^ "World slalom title won by Swiss rider". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 17, 1950. p. 4-part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Schneider of Switzerland wins world slalom title". Calgary Herald. Alberta. Associated Press. February 17, 1950. p. 29.
- ^ "Young mother wins ski title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 18, 1950. p. 3-part 2.
- ^ Claasen, Harold (February 14, 1950). "21-year-old Austrian co-ed wins giant slalom race at Aspen". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. p. 12.
External links
- FIS-ski.com - results - 1950 World Championships - Aspen, CO, USA
- Aspen Historical Society Archived 2008-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - 1950 World Championships
- Nicholas Howe (January 1989). "A time to remember". Skiing.
- Nicholas Howe (June 2004). "The world comes to Aspen". Skiing Heritage Journal.
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