5 February 1967, Madonna di Campiglio (World Cup)
Skiing is gradually entering a new era. The age of the pioneers is now a distant memory, and the “transition years” of Alberti and Milianti have also come to an end. Bonnet’s Équipe de France has revolutionised skiing technique, while 1967 marks another major turning point: the launch of the FIS World Cup circuit.
The 3Tre is part of the World Cup calendar from the very beginning — a circuit conceived in Portillo in the summer of 1966 — and its slalom becomes the first men’s World Cup race ever held in Italy.
In Madonna di Campiglio, live television coverage adds to the sense of a new era, while Italian movie star Virna Lisi is also in attendance, posing with the leading skiers for memorable photographs.
It is an edition dominated by the French. They claim a historic clean sweep of the podium in the World Cup slalom, with Guy Périllat leading the way. Périllat also wins the giant slalom, securing the overall 3Tre points classification and completing a memorable edition in Madonna di Campiglio.
Results:
Downhill
1. Heini Messner (AUT)
2. Guy Perillat (FRA)
3. Hans Peter Rohr (SUI)
Giant Slalom
1. Guy Perillat (FRA)
2. Karl Schranz (AUT)
3. Stefen Kalin (SUI)
Slalom
1. Guy Perillat (FRA)
2. Luis Jauffret (FRA)
3. Leo Lacroix (FRA)
Combined
1. Guy Perillat (FRA)
2. Heini Messner (AUT)
3. Ivo Mahlknecht (ITA)
Ranking by Nations:
1. France
2. Italy A
3. Austria A
