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 1936 Winter Olympics – Women's combined The vertical drop was and the length of the course was with 23 gates. Penalties were added to the finishing time when competitors missed a gate. The race started at 11 a.m. The men's slalom was run the following day. After the downhill race and the two slalom heats, the points results were averaged to determine the winner. Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Women's combined The women's combined event was part of the alpine skiing program at the 1936 Winter Olympics. It was the debut of alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, and was the only women's