The Men's giant slalom competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Teine on Wednesday, February 9, and Thursday, February 10.

[1][2] The defending world champion was Karl Schranz of Austria, who was barred from competing in the Olympics.

[3] Italy's Gustav Thöni was the defending World Cup giant slalom co-champion (with France's Patrick Russel) and led the 1972 World Cup.

[4][5] Both of the runs started at 13:30 JST (UTC+9) under clear skies.

The air temperature was −11 °C (12 °F) for the first run on Wednesday and −9 °C (16 °F) for the second on Thursday.