Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on the Col Druscié run on Tuesday 31 January. The course length was 617 metres (2024 ft) with a vertical drop of 251 m (823 ft); the first run had 79 gates and the second had 92 gates. Fifty-seven athletes finished both runs and 23 were disqualified during the first run and eight during the second. Twenty-nine countries were represented and Toni Sailer of Austria won the second of his three gold medals at these Games.
