Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, 27 January to Friday, 3 February. Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. The feat has been repeated once, by Jean-Claude Killy in 1968. The races were held at the adjacent Tofana, except for the men's giant slalom, which was held at Monte Faloria. The men's downhill was the final event. From 1948 through 1980, the alpine
Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Qualification The following is about the qualification rules and the quota allocation for the alpine skiing events at the 2014 Winter Olympics. A maximum of 320 (later adjusted to 350 by the International Ski Federation) athletes are allowed to compete at the Games. A maximum of 22 athletes per nation will be allowed to compete with a maximum of 14 males or 14 females from a nation being permitted. The A standard entails a competitor to be ranked within the top 500 in any event on the FIS Points list which will