1968 Winter Olympics 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France, and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy won three gold medals in all the alpine skiing events. In women's figure skating, Peggy Fleming won the only United States gold medal. The games have been credited with making the Winter Olympics more popular in the United States, not least of which because of ABC's extensive coverage of Fleming and Killy, who became overnight sensations among teenage girls. The
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