The Women's slalom competition of the 1972 Winter Olympics at Sapporo, Japan, was held at Teine on Friday, February 11.

The defending world champion was Ingrid Lafforgue of France, while her sister Britt Lafforgue was the defending World Cup downhill champion and France's Françoise Macchi led the 1972 World Cup.

Barbara Cochran was the winner, edging Danièle Debernard by a scant two hundredths of a second; the two had the fastest times in both runs and were well ahead of the field. It was the first gold medal for the United States in alpine skiing in twenty years.

Results Rank Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Total Difference Barbara Cochran 0:46.05 0:45.19 1:31.24 — Danièle Debernard 0:46.08 0:45.18 1:31.26 +0.02 Florence Steurer 0:46.57 0:46.12 1:32.69 +1.45 4 Judy Crawford 0:47.12 0:46.83 1:33.95 +2.71 5 Annemarie Moser-Pröll 0:47.20 0:46.83 1:34.03 +2.79 6 Pamela Behr 0:47.57 0:46.70 1:34.27 +3.03 7 Monika Kaserer 0:47.59 0:46.77 1:34.36 +3.12 8 Patty Boydstun 0:48.11 0:47.48 1:35.59 +4.35 9 Susan Corrock 0:48.09 0:47.67 1:35.76 +4.52 9 Toril Førland 0:47.75 0:48.01 1:35.76 +4.52 11 Gina Hathorn 0:48.72 0:47.46 1:36.18 +4.94 12 Laurie Kreiner 0:48.81 0:48.49 1:37.30 +6.06 13 Emiko Okazaki 0:50.06 0:49.47 1:39.53 +8.29 14 Kathy Kreiner 0:50.55 0:49.72 1:40.27 +9.03 15 Divina Galica 0:51.13 0:49.37 1:40.50 +9.26 16 Harue Okitsu 0:50.55 0:50.12 1:40.67 +9.43 17 Rosi Mittermaier 0:47.27 0:53.90 1:41.17 +9.93 18 Marta Bühler 0:50.65 0:51.04 1:41.69 +10.45 19 Galina Shikhova 0:52.07 0:54.00 1:46.07 +14.83 - Britt Lafforgue 0:46.23 DQ - - - Gertrud Gabl 0:47.80 DNF - - - Silvia Stump 0:49.19 DNF - - - Diane Pratte 0:49.32 DNF - - - Karianne Christiansen 0:52.59 DNF - - - Wiltrud Drexel DNF - - - - Conchita Puig DNF - - - - Marie-Theres Nadig DNF - - - - Traudl Treichl DNF - - - - Anne Brusletto DNF - - - - Rosi Speiser DNF - - - - Bernadette Zurbriggen DNF - - - - Lotta Sollander DNF - - - - Rita Good DNF - - - - Valentina Iliffe DNF - - - - Carol Blackwood DNF - - - - Mitsuyo Nagumo DNF - - - - Svetlana Isakova DNF - - - - Miyuki Katagiri DNF - - - - Michèle Jacot DQ - - - - Marilyn Cochran DQ - - - - Gyri Sørensen DQ - - - - Nina Merkulova DQ - - - Source:

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