The women's combined event was part of the alpine skiing program at the 1936 Winter Olympics. It was the debut of alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, and was the only women's event. The competition consisted of a downhill race on Friday, 7 February and two slalom runs on Saturday, 8 February. Thirty-seven alpine skiers from 13 nations competed.
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Downhill
The downhill race was held on Friday, 7 February, and the start was below the summit of Kreuzjoch at an elevation of 1,580 metres (5,184 ft). The finish was at the bottom station of the Kreuzeckbahn tramway at 760 m (2,493 ft) for a vertical drop of 820 m (2,690 ft) and a course length of 3.300 km (2.05 mi).
The race started at 11 a.m. and the conditions were good, with temperatures at the start from −5 to −4 °C (23 to 25 °F). Laila Schou Nilsen of Norway had the best time at 5:04.4 for an average speed of 39.0 km/h (24.2 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 2.69 m/s (8.8 ft/s).
All starters were able to finish the race. The men's downhill race followed and was begun at noon.
Slalom
The slalom race was held on Saturday, 8 February 1936 on the slalom slope at Gudiberg.
The conditions were good with temperatures of −8 to −4 °C (18 to 25 °F). The vertical drop was 200 metres (656 ft) and the length of the course was 600 metres (0.37 mi) with 23 gates. Penalties were added to the finishing time when competitors missed a gate.
The race started at 11 a.m. The men's slalom was run the following day.
Final standings
After the downhill race and the two slalom heats, the points results were averaged to determine the winner.