7th Vitranc Cup (1968)
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]
| 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 |
Official results
On 9 March, FIS International giant slalom event was held.[2][3]
Giant slalom
| Rank | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Stefan Kälin | 2:34.74 |
| 2 |  Stefan Sodat | 2:34.75 |
| 3 |  Enrico Demetz | 2:34.96 |
| 4 |  Jaroslav Janda | 2:35.72 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Compagnoni | 2:36.14 |
| 6 | Franz Digruber | 2:36.63 |
| 7 | Josias Minsch | 2:37.53 |
| 8 |  Friedrich Binger | 2:37.76 |
| 9 |  Jules Melquiond | 2:38.57 |
| 10 | Jan Čermak | 2:39.81 |
| 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Blaž Jakopič | 2:39.94 |
| 12 | Ludvig Heber | 2:41.07 |
| 13 | Georges Collomb-Patton | 2:41.08 |
| 14 | Franco Bertod | 2:41.52 |
| 15 | Gerhard Bechter | 2:41.86 |
| 16 | Klaus Kemser | 2:42.02 |
| 17 | Franz Schaller | 2:42.16 |
| 18 | Stefano Sibille | 2:43.05 |
| 19 | Jan Vojtech | 2:43.07 |
| 20 | Miran Gašperšič | 2:43.68 |
| 21 | Andrej Klinar | 2:43.76 |
| 22 | Pablito Choffar | 2:44.17 |
| 23 | Jože Gazvoda | 2:44.52 |
| 24 | Andrea Marro | 2:44.77 |
| 25 | Laurenz Grunenfelder | 2:46.23 |
| 26 | Alfred Witternwiller | 2:46.55 |
| 27 | Danilo Samonig | 2:47.73 |
| 28 | Mirko Klinar | 2:48.18 |
| 29 | Marko Kavčič | 2:51.38 |
| 30 | Ljubo Majninger | 2:52.08 |
| 31 | Marko Židan | 2:54.30 |
| 32 |  Andras Morotz | 2:54.58 |
| 33 | Gorazd Bedrač | 2:55.29 |
| 34 | Boris Pesjak | 2:55.58 |
| 35 | Jani Pogačnik | 2:55.94 |
| 36 | Dušan Lah | 2:56.19 |
| 37 | Jože Sevčnikar | 2:58.62 |
| 38 | Gyula Gazdig | 2:59.96 |
| Maks Rieger | DSQ | |
| Josef Wurmer | ||
| Georg Sonnenberger | ||
| Patrick Daniel Tambay | DNF | |
| Francoise Roland Gay | ||
| Josef Korman | ||
| Patrick Russel | ||
| Johan Hinterholzer | ||
| Andrej Soklič | ||
| Jean Cristian Macchi | ||
| 1 did not start or wasn't on official list | ||
Slalom
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 | Patrick Russel | 50.89 | 56.52 | 1:47.41 |
| 2 | Franz Digruber | 52.24 | 56.08 | 1:48.32 |
| 3 | Stefan Kälin | 53.51 | 56.36 | 1:49.87 |
| 4 | N. Wendrer | 52.92 | 57.24 | 1:50.16 |
| 5 | Stefan Sodat | 54.21 | 56.62 | 1:50.83 |
| 6 | Peter Lakota | 54.69 | 57.17 | 1:51.86 |
| 7 | Johan Hinterholzer | 55.35 | 56.60 | 1:51.95 |
| 8 | Franz Schaller | 54.37 | 57.86 | 1:52.23 |
| 9 | Blaž Jakopič | 55.35 | 57.64 | 1:52.99 |
| 10 | P. Gurber | 56.52 | 57.75 | 1:54.27 |
| 11 | Klaus Kemser | 55.13 | 60.58 | 1:55.71 |
| 12 | Jan Čermak | 57.31 | 59.19 | 1:56.50 |
| 13 | Stefano Sibille | 57.38 | 59.86 | 1:57.24 |
| 14 | Jan Vojtech | 56.94 | 60.46 | 1:57.40 |
| 15 | Alfred Witternwiller | 58.76 | 61.98 | 2:00.74 |
| 16 | Jože Gazvoda | 58.85 | 1:02.88 | 2:01.73 |
| 17 | Andrej Soklič | 1:00.02 | 1:06.88 | 2:06.90 |
| 18 | Gyula Gazdig | 1:01.55 | 1:05.71 | 2:07.26 |
| 19 | Gorazd Bedrač | 1:04.68 | 1:05.93 | 2:10.61 |
| 20 | Boris Pesjak | 1:04.02 | 1:07.09 | 2:11.11 |
| 21 | Dušan Lah | 1:11.44 | 1:03.48 | 2:14.92 |
| 31 or 32 competitors disqualified or did not finish | ||||
References
- "Uspeh Jugoslovanov v Kranjski Gori (page 1 and 11/12)" (in Slovenian). Glas. 13 March 1968.
- "Zahteven veleslalom (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 March 1968.
- "V veleslalomu - Švicar Kälin (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 March 1968.
- "Slalom Russelu (page 11)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 13 March 1967.
- "Photo gallery (page 10)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 March 1967.
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