| 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
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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