He had also won the pre-Olympic World Cup downhill at Patcherkofel a year earlier in January 1975 .
Franz Klammer of Austria was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1976 World Cup .
Franz Klammer had also won the pre-Olympic World Cup downhill at Patcherkofel a year earlier in January 1975 .
Franz Klammer of Austria was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1976 World Cup .