1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1995 took place 9–19 March 1995 in Thunder Bay
, Ontario
, Canada
. This marked the second time the championships were held outside of Europe
(the first was in the US
towns of Lake Placid, New York
, and Rumford, Maine, in 1950). The Nordic combined team event was changed from a 3 × 10 km relay to a 4 × 5 km relay for these championships.
This marks the first recorded time the 50 km was competed in under two hours.
The host country, Canada, did not get any medals.
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. This marked the second time the championships were held outside of Europe
Europe
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(the first was in the US
United States
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towns of Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, and Rumford, Maine, in 1950). The Nordic combined team event was changed from a 3 × 10 km relay to a 4 × 5 km relay for these championships.
10 km classical
11 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 24:52.3 | |
| Silver | 25:10.1 | |
| Bronze | 25:11.5 |
10 km + 15 km combined pursuit
13 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:06:19.5 | |
| Silver | 1:06:29.7 | |
| Bronze | 1:06:30.0 |
30 km classical
9 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:15:52.3 | |
| Silver | 1:16:52.4 | |
| Bronze | 1:17:35.6 |
50 km freestyle
19 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:56:36.0 | |
| Silver | 1:57:48.5 | |
| Bronze | 1:58:10.7 |
This marks the first recorded time the 50 km was competed in under two hours.
4 × 10 km relay
17 March 1995| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Sture Sivertsen Sture Sivertsen Sture Sivertsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed during the 1990s. He represented Leirådal IL. He made his world cup debut in Örnsköldsvik in 1990, finishing 8th... , Erling Jevne Erling Jevne Erling Jevne is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2005 who also raced sheep when he was not skiing... , Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. With 8 olympic gold medals, Dæhlie is the most winning winter olympic champion of all time. With nine gold medals in the Nord World Ski Championships he is in addition the most winning World Champion skier... , Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard Thomas Alsgaard is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. Alsgaard is regarded by many as the best performer of the skate-style in cross-country skiing and many of today's best skiers have studied his technique... ) |
1:34:27.1 |
| Silver | (Karri Hietamäki Karri Hietamäki Karri Hietamäki was a Finnish cross country skier who competed since 1992. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay and earned his best individual finish of 14th at those same championships.Hietamäki's best individual finish at the... , Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000... , Jari Räsänen Jari Räsänen Jari Räsänen was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998. He won two bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics .... , Jari Isometsä Jari Isometsä Jari Olavi Isometsä is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006... ) |
1:35:10.5 |
| Bronze | (Fulvio Valbusa Fulvio Valbusa Fulvio Valbusa is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2006. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 2006 and a silver in 1998... , Marco Albarello Marco Albarello Marco Albarello is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 2002. He was born in Aosta. His best known victory was part of the 4 x 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... , Fabio Maj Fabio Maj Fabio Maj is an Italian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. He won two silver medals in the 4 x 10km relay at the Winter Olympics... , Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner Silvio Fauner is an Italian former cross country skier who competed from 1988. His best known victory was part of the 4 × 10 km relay team that upset Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... ) |
1:36:28.4 |
5 km classical
12 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 15:23.7 | |
| Silver | 15:47.1 | |
| Bronze | 15:57.8 |
5 km + 10 km combined pursuit
14 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 43:19.6 | |
| Silver | 43:45.9 | |
| Bronze | 43:56.9 |
15 km classical
10 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 41:27.5 | |
| Silver | 42:39.1 | |
| Bronze | 43:03.2 |
30 km freestyle
18 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:15:27.3 | |
| Silver | 1:16:40.5 | |
| Bronze | 1:16:58.6 |
4 × 5 km relay
17 March 1995| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Olga Danilova Olga Danilova Olga Danilova is a Russian cross country skier who competed from 1991 until she was banned for using performance enhancing drugs in 2002... , Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe won a record-high fourteen gold , and three silver medals Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe... , Larisa Lazutina Larisa Lazutina Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals in skiing events: three gold, a silver and a bronze... , Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Vasilyevna Gavrilyuk is a former Soviet and Russian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds and one bronze .In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad... ) |
53:47.6 |
| Silver | (Marit Mikkelsplass Marit Mikkelsplass Marit E. Mikkelsplass is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1998. She represented Kjelsås IL in Oslo... , Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.She won three relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold and two silvers... , Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics... , Anita Moen-Guidon) |
55:18.6 |
| Bronze | (Anna Frithioff Anna Frithioff Anna Frithioff was a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1999. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, and had her best individual finish of 9th in the 5 km event at those same championships.Frithioff's best individual... , Marie-Helene Westin, Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina is a former Soviet/Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 2002. In Soviet time she trained at Dynamo in Kalinin... , Anette Fanqvist Anette Fanqvist Anette Fanqvist was a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2002. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, and had her best individual finish of 27th in the 15 km event at those same championships.Fanqvist's best... ) |
55:18.7 |
15 km individual Gundersen
9 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
4 × 5 km team
10 March 1995| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Masashi Abe Masashi Abe is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... , Tsugiharu Ogiwara Tsugiharu Ogiwara is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 1998. He won the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario.... , Kenji Ogiwara Kenji Ogiwara is a former Japanese Nordic combined skier who won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival.... , Takanori Kono Takanori Kono is a former Japanese nordic combined skier who competed during the 1990s, winning at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the Winter Olympics, and the Holmenkollen ski festival.... ) |
56:20.2 |
| Silver | (Halldor Skard Halldor Skard Halldor Skard is a former Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed from 1990 to 2000. He won the 4 x 5 km team Event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Skard also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team Event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1997 and a silver... , Bjarte Engen Vik Bjarte Engen Vik Bjarte Engen Vik is a former Norwegian nordic combined athlete. He won the FIS World Cup overall twice, in 1997/98 and 1998/99 with a total of 24 wins... , Knut Tore Apeland Knut Tore Apeland Knut Tore Apeland is a former Norwegian Nordic combined skier who competed during 1990's, winning at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Winter Olympics in the team events.... , Fred Børre Lundberg Fred Børre Lundberg Fred Børre Lundberg is a former Nordic combined skier from Bardu, Norway... ) |
58:14.8 |
| Bronze | (Markus Wüst Markus Wüst Markus Wüst . is a former Swiss nordic combined skier who competed from 1990 to 1995. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario.... , Armin Krugel Armin Krugel Armin Krugel is a Swiss nordic combined skier who competed in 1995. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario.... , Stefan Wittwer Stefan Wittwer Stefan Wittwer is a Swiss nordic combined skier who competed in 1995 and 1996. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario.... , Jean-Yves Cuendet Jean-Yves Cuendet Jean-Yves Cuendet is a Swiss nordic combined skier who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.... ) |
1:01:41.8 |
Individual normal hill
12 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 266.0 | |
| Silver | 256.5 | |
| Bronze | 243.5 |
Individual large hill
18 March 1995| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 272.6 | |
| Silver | 259.5 | |
| Bronze | 229.9 |
Team large hill
16 March 1995| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Jani Soininen Jani Soininen Jani Markus Soininen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1992 to 2001. He won two medals the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, earning a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill.His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships,... , Janne Ahonen Janne Ahonen Janne Petteri Ahonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who has competed in the world cup between 1992-2011. A legendary ski jumper, he is widely considered one of the best and most successful athletes in the history of the sport... , Mika Laitinen Mika Laitinen Mika Antero Laitinen is Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1990 to 2000. He won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.... , Ari-Pekka Nikkola Ari-Pekka Nikkola Ari-Pekka Nikkola is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1998. He won two gold medals in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville... ) |
889.0 |
| Silver | (Jens Weißflog, Gerd Siegmund Gerd Siegmund Gerd Siegmund is a German ski jumper who competed from 1990 to 2000. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario and finished 10th in the individual large hill at those same championships.Siegmund finished 11th in the... , Hansjörg Jäkle Hansjörg Jäkle Hansjörg Jäkle is a former German ski jumper who competed from 1993 to 2002. He won a gold medal in the team large hill event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.... , Dieter Thoma Dieter Thoma -Biography:Dieter Thoma is a German ski jumper who competed in the 1990s. In the 1990,s he was the second best German ski jumper after Jens Weißflog. Thoma wasn't the first known ski jumper in the family: His uncle Georg Thoma was both world and Olympic champion in the nordic combined... ) |
882.5 |
| Bronze | (Takanobu Okabe Takanobu Okabe is a Japanese ski jumper who has competed in the ski jumping World Cup since 1990.His debut World Cup performance was on December 16, 1989 in Sapporo and at the moment he is the oldest ski jumper in a world of ski jumping... , Jinya Nishikata Jinya Nishikata was a Japanese ski jumper.He competed from 1988 to 2001. He won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer and followed that up with a bronze medal in the team large hill competition at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay,... , Hiroya Saito Hiroya Saito is a former Japanese ski jumper.He competed from 1991 to 2002. He won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano in the Team large hill event. Saito is a three-time FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalist with two silvers and one bronze .-Victories:-External links:... , Naoki Yasuzaki Naoki Yasuzaki Naoki Yasuzaki is a Japanese ski jumper who competed from 1990 to 2003. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill competition at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario and finished 22nd in the individual large hill event at those same championships.Yasuzaki best... ) |
836.9 |
Medal table
Medal winners by nation.The host country, Canada, did not get any medals.
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |