Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom The Men's slalom competition of the Grenoble 1968 Olympics was held at Chamrousse. The defending world champion was Carlo Senoner of Italy, while France's Jean-Claude Killy was the defending World Cup slalom champion and Switzerland's Dumeng Giovanoli was the leader of the 1968 World Cup. The top two in each heat advanced directly to the final, with the other racers moving to the second round. Heat A Heat B Heat C Heat D Heat E Heat F Heat G Heat H Heat I Heat J Heat K Heat L Heat
Australia at the Winter Olympics snow. The majority of his colleagues burst into laughter. After the 1968 Winter Olympics, at which the only Australian alpine skier was Milne, skiing delegate Peter Blaxland said that the country should not send a solitary skier for psychological reasons. The Winter Olympics team manager reported that his European counterparts were surprised by Australia's small team. The response from the board—dominated by Summer Olympics delegates—was unsympathetic, with Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes expressing concern that uncompetitive athletes might be selected. The neglect of the Winter Olympics continued until Henke's appointment as team manager in 1976. Henke held the position for two