Venue Whiteface Mountain Competitors 48 from 21 nations | Date February 20–21 Winning time 2:41.66 | |
The Women's giant slalom competition of the Lake Placid 1980 Olympics was held at Whiteface Mountain.
The defending world champion was Maria Epple of West Germany, while West Germany's Christa Kinshofer was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion and Liechtenstein's Hanni Wenzel led the 1980 World Cup.
References
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA