The Alpine World Ski Championships took place in Val Gardena between 7.2.1970 and 15.2.1970, and it had been the only World Cup so far, the results of which were included in the Alpine Ski World Cup. Photo of athlete Billy Kidd from the USA (center), who won the combined competition against the French Patrick Russel (left) and the Polish Andrzej Bachleda-Curus (right).