Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988. Men's Combined Women's Combined Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held 9–17 February at Chamrousse, southeast of Grenoble, France. Jean-Claude Killy of France won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer's triple-gold of 1956. Since Killy's feat, no alpine ski racer has won three gold medals in a single Olympics. This was the first Olympics with a two-run men's giant slalom, with one run per day. The women's giant slalom was one run until 1980.
Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics, was held from 4 February to 12 February. Eight events were contested at L'Anneau de Vitesse in Grenoble, France. The Netherlands topped the medal table, with nine medals, three of each type. Three tied events meant that only five bronze medals were awarded. The gold medal won by Erhard Keller was the first medal in speedskating for West Germany as a separate country. Five athletes shared the top of the individual medal table, with one gold and one silver each: Kees Verkerk and Carry Geijssen of