Jean-Claude Killy

Jean-Claude Killy is a French former alpine ski racer who won three gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics and dominated the inaugural Alpine Ski World Cup season.

1968 Winter Olympics: The Winter Games held in Grenoble, France, from February 6 to 18, 1968. Killy won all three men's alpine skiing events at these home Games.
Karl Schranz: An Austrian alpine ski racer who won three overall World Cup titles and two Olympic medals. His disqualification in the 1968 giant slalom left Killy's gold under protest.
Alpine skiing: A family of competitive skiing disciplines in which racers descend marked courses on snow. Killy competed across its downhill, giant slalom, and slalom disciplines.
French Olympic skiing: France's participation and achievements in Olympic alpine skiing. Killy's three 1968 gold medals became a landmark in France's Olympic skiing history.
1968 Winter Olympics men's downhill: The men's downhill race at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Killy's downhill victory was the first of his three Olympic gold medals.
Guy Périllat: A French alpine ski racer who won Olympic and world-championship medals in the 1960s. He was Killy's teammate in a French men's team that dominated the 1968 Games.
Downhill skiing: An alpine ski racing discipline emphasizing speed over a long course with large turns and jumps. Killy's Olympic sweep began with the fastest and most speed-focused event.
Grenoble: A city in southeastern France and host of the 1968 Winter Olympics. The Games gave Killy a home-stage triumph that amplified his national profile.
1968 Winter Olympics men's giant slalom: The men's giant slalom race at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Killy won the event despite a disputed timing episode involving Karl Schranz.
Léo Lacroix: A French alpine ski racer who won silver medals in downhill at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. His 1968 downhill silver accompanied Killy's gold in a French one-two finish.

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