FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958

Host city	Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria
Events	6
Opening ceremony	1 February
Closing ceremony	9 February

Bad Gastein

Location in Austria

Bad Gastein

Location in the Alps of Europe

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held 1–9 February in Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria.^[1]

Austrian Toni Sailer, 22, won three gold medals and a silver. The triple gold medalist from the 1956 Winter Olympics successfully defended three of his four world titles.^[2][3][4] Lucile Wheeler of Canada, 23, won two gold medals and a silver.^[5][6]

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 9 February

Place	Name	Country	Time	Diff.
	Toni Sailer	Austria	2:28.5	—
	Roger Staub	Switzerland	2:30.4	+ 1.9
	Jean Vuarnet	France	2:32.3	+ 3.8
4	Willi Ferrer	Switzerland	2:32.7	+ 4.2
5	Adrien Duvillard	France	2:33.5	+ 5.0
5	Mathias Leitner	Austria	2:33.5	+ 5.0
5	Andreas Molterer	Austria	2:33.5	+ 5.0

• In soft snow conditions, Sailer won his final competitive race and wrapped up the combined title as well.
  American Buddy Werner fell but finished 37th at 2:48.7, which ended his chances for a combined medal.^[2][4]

Giant Slalom

Wednesday, 5 February

Place	Name	Country	Time	Diff.
	Toni Sailer	Austria	1:48.8	—
	Josef Rieder	Austria	1:52.6	+ 3.8
	François Bonlieau	France	1:53.9	+ 5.1
	Roger Staub	Switzerland	1:53.9	+ 5.1
5	Buddy Werner	United States	1:54.5	+ 5.7
6	Chiharu Igaya	Japan	1:55.3	+ 6.5
6	Andreas Molterer	Austria	1:55.3	+ 6.5

Slalom

Sunday, 2 February

Place	Name	Country	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Diff.
	Josef Rieder	Austria	57.7	57.4	1:55.1	—
	Toni Sailer	Austria	58.3	57.5	1:55.8	+ 0.7
	Chiharu Igaya	Japan	56.7	60.0	1:56.7	+ 1.6
4	Buddy Werner	United States	59.6	59.2	1:58.8	+ 3.7
5	Roger Staub	Switzerland	60.1	60.8	2:01.9	+ 6.8
6	Adolf Mathis	Switzerland			2:02.6	+ 7.5

• In the opening race of the championships, Igaya of Japan, the 1956 Olympic silver medalist,
  led after the first run in an attempt to become the first champion from Asia, but finished with bronze.
• Rieder foiled another gold medal sweep by compatriot Sailer, who won silver.^[3]

Combined

Place	Name	Country	Points	DH	GS	SL
	Toni Sailer	Austria	0.36
	Josef Rieder	Austria	6.36	8
	Roger Staub	Switzerland	8.63			5
4	Chiharu Igaya	Japan	12.06		6
5	Andreas Molterer	Austria	12.37	5	6	8
6	Roland Bläsi	Switzerland	18.93
7	Buddy Werner	United States	19.10	37	5	4

At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).^[4]

Women's competitions

Downhill

Thursday, 6 February

Place	Name	Country	Time	Diff.
	Lucile Wheeler	Canada	2:12.1	—
	Frieda Dänzer	Switzerland	2:12.4	+ 0.3
	Carla Marchelli	Italy	2:12.5	+ 0.4
4	Pia Riva	Italy	2:14.6	+ 2.5
5	Putzi Frandl	Austria	2:15.7	+ 3.6
6	Astrid Sandvik	Norway	2:16.0	+ 3.9
7	Anne Heggtveit	Canada	2:16.3	+ 4.2
8	Hannelore Basler	West Germany	2:16.5	+ 4.4
9	Vera Schenome	Italy	2:16.7	+ 4.6
10	Penny Pitou	United States	2:17.3	+ 5.2

• Source:^[7][8]

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 8 February

Place	Name	Country	Time	Diff.
	Lucile Wheeler	Canada	1:54.6	—
	Sally Deaver	United States	1:55.1	+ 0.5
	Frieda Dänzer	Switzerland	1:55.4	+ 0.8
4	Annemarie Waser	Switzerland	1:55.5	+ 0.9
5	Danièle Télinge	France	1:55.6	+ 1.0
6	Berit Stuve	Norway	1:56.4	+ 1.8
7	Pia Riva	Italy
8	Jerta Schir	Italy
9	Thea Hochleitner	Austria
10	Inger Bjørnbakken	Norway

Source:^[5][9]

Slalom

Monday, 3 February

Place	Name	Country	Run 1	Run 2	Time	Diff.
	Inger Bjørnbakken	Norway	53.9	51.7	1:45.6	—
	Putzi Frandl	Austria	55.2	51.8	1:47.0	+ 1.4
	Annemarie Waser	Switzerland	55.5	51.9	1:47.4	+ 1.8
4	Astrid Sandvik	Norway	56.6	53.3	1:48.9	+ 3.3
5	Suzanne Thiollière-Guirand	France	55.5	53.8	1:49.3	+ 3.7
6	Hilde Hofherr	Austria			1:49.8	+ 4.2
7	Berit Stuve	Norway
8	Frieda Dänzer	Switzerland			1:50.8	+ 5.2
8	Anne Heggtveit	Canada	56.2	54.6	1:50.8	+ 5.2

• Defending and Olympic champion Renée Colliard of Switzerland fell during the second run.^[6][10][11]

Combined

Place	Name	Country	Points	DH	GS	SL
	Frieda Dänzer	Switzerland	3.80			8
	Lucile Wheeler	Canada	4.33			14
	Putzi Frandl	Austria	6.12	5	11
4	Berit Stuve	Norway	8.14		6	7
5	Danièle Télinge	France	8.70		5
6	Anne Heggtveit	Canada	9.99	7	15	8

At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).^[6][9]

Medals table

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Austria	4	4	1	9
2	Canada	2	1	–	3
3	Switzerland	1	2	4	7
4	Norway	1	–	–	1
5	United States	–	1	–	1
6	France	–	–	2	2
7	Italy	–	–	1	1
7	Japan	–	–	1	1

Video

• Gasteinertal.com - 1958 World Championships - (German)

References

1. de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1958
2. Wernick, Robert (February 17, 1958). "Bad day at Bad Gastein". Sports Illustrated. p. 40.
3. "Rieder top man in world slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. February 3, 1958. p. 10.
4. "Brilliant windup by Toni Sailer". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. February 10, 1958. p. 11.
5. "Lucile Wheeler first again, wins world's giant slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 8, 1958. p. 1.
6. "Lucile and Anne give Canada ski prominence". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 10, 1958. p. 11.
7. "Top ten finishers". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 6, 1958. p. 1.
8. "Canadian takes downhill title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. United Press. February 6, 1958. p. 35.
9. "Sally Deaver of Pennsylvania 2d in Europe". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 9, 1958. p. 1, sports.
10. "Anne Heggtveit places 8th in world slalom ski final". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 4, 1958. p. 9.
11. Schmitt, Herbert (February 4, 1958). "U.S. Japan, Norway show improved ability in world alpine ski championship" (PDF). Evening Recorder (Amsterdam, New York). Associated Press. p. 12.

External links

• FIS-ski.com – results – 1958 World Championships – Bad Gastein, Austria
• FIS-ski.com – official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships