Alpine World Skiing Championships
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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are organized by the International Ski Federation
(FIS). The first world championship
s in alpine skiing
were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of World War II
, preventing a 1940 event. An event was held in 1941, but included competitors only from nations from the Axis powers
(or nations not at war with them), and the results were later cancelled by the FIS in 1946 because of the limited number of participants, so they are not considered official.
Following the war, the championships were connected with the Olympics for several decades. From 1948–82, the competition was held every two years, with the Winter Olympics
acting as the World Championships in Olympic years, and a separate competition held in even-numbered non-Olympic years.
The 1950 World Championships
in Aspen
were the first official championships separate of the Olympics since 1939, and the first held outside of Europe
.
During Olympic years, extra World Championships medals were awarded in the combined
event, using the results of the slalom
and downhill events, as the combined did not return as an official Olympic event until 1988
. Since 1985
, the World Championships have been scheduled in odd-numbered years, independent of the Winter Olympics
. A lack of snow
in southern Spain
in 1995 caused a postponement of the World Championships to the following year.
, in 1966 in Portillo, Chile
in August. The complete list, including future scheduled Championships, but not the unofficial 1941 event:
Note: The men's Super G
in 1993 and the team event in 2009 were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, and no medals were awarded.
Participants with five or more individual medals (through 2009) at the Alpine Skiing World Championships are:
and 1980
, as these were also the World Championships. Olympic medals post 1980 are not included. This table is current up to the end of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011.
International Ski Federation
The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...
(FIS). The first world championship
World championship
A world championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead...
s in alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, preventing a 1940 event. An event was held in 1941, but included competitors only from nations from the Axis powers
Axis Powers
The Axis powers , also known as the Axis alliance, Axis nations, Axis countries, or just the Axis, was an alignment of great powers during the mid-20th century that fought World War II against the Allies. It began in 1936 with treaties of friendship between Germany and Italy and between Germany and...
(or nations not at war with them), and the results were later cancelled by the FIS in 1946 because of the limited number of participants, so they are not considered official.
Following the war, the championships were connected with the Olympics for several decades. From 1948–82, the competition was held every two years, with the Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. From 1948–80, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships in Olympic years...
acting as the World Championships in Olympic years, and a separate competition held in even-numbered non-Olympic years.
The 1950 World Championships
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950 were held February 13-18, 1950, on Ajax Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A.These were the first World Championships held outside of Europe, and the first official world championships since 1939...
in Aspen
Aspen Mountain (ski area)
Aspen Mountain is a ski area located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen. It is situated on the north flank of Aspen Mountain and the higher Bell Mountain at an elevation of 11,212 ft just to the south of Aspen Mountain...
were the first official championships separate of the Olympics since 1939, and the first held outside of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
During Olympic years, extra World Championships medals were awarded in the combined
Alpine skiing combined
Combined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:...
event, using the results of the slalom
Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
and downhill events, as the combined did not return as an official Olympic event until 1988
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten events were held at the Nakiska ski area in Kananaskis from February 15-27, 1988....
. Since 1985
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 were held in Bormio, northern Italy between January 31 and February 10, 1985.These were the first world championships held in an odd-numbered year, and the last without the Super-G event....
, the World Championships have been scheduled in odd-numbered years, independent of the Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. From 1948–80, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships in Olympic years...
. A lack of snow
Snow
Snow is a form of precipitation within the Earth's atmosphere in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft structure, unless packed by...
in southern Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in 1995 caused a postponement of the World Championships to the following year.
Hosts
| Year | Place | Country | Event | Official FIS Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Mürren Mürren Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,650 m above sea level and unreachable by public road.... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 were held in Mürren in Switzerland, from February 19-23, 1931.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
1st Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1932 | Cortina Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1932 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1932 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1932 were held in Cortina in Italy, from February 4-6, 1932.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
2nd Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1933 | Innsbruck Innsbruck - Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1933 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1933 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1933 in alpine skiing were held in Innsbruck, Austria. They began on February 1, 1933.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
3rd Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1934 | St. Moritz St. Moritz St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1934 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1934 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1934 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland in February 1934.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
4th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1935 | Mürren Mürren Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,650 m above sea level and unreachable by public road.... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1935 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1935 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1935 were held in Mürren, Switzerland in February 1935.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
5th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1936 | Innsbruck Innsbruck - Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1936 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1936 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1936 were held in Innsbruck, Austria in February 1936.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
6th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1937 | Chamonix Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1937 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1937 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1937 were held in Chamonix, France in February 1937.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
7th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1938 | Engelberg Engelberg Engelberg is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Engelberg has a population of . , 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.It is the leading mountain resort in central Switzerland... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1938 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1938 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1938 were held in Engelberg, Switzerland in February 1938.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
8th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1939 | Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1939 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1939 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1939 were held in Zakopane, Poland in February 1939.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:... |
9th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1941 | Cortina Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941 were held together with the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1941 in February 1-9, 1941 in Cortina d’Ampezzo.... |
none | |
| 1948 | St. Moritz St. Moritz St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden... |
1948 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
10th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1950 | Aspen Aspen Mountain (ski area) Aspen Mountain is a ski area located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen. It is situated on the north flank of Aspen Mountain and the higher Bell Mountain at an elevation of 11,212 ft just to the south of Aspen Mountain... , CO Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950 were held February 13-18, 1950, on Ajax Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A.These were the first World Championships held outside of Europe, and the first official world championships since 1939... |
11th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1952 | Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
1952 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
12th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1954 | Åre Åre Åre is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,260 inhabitants in 2005. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the municipal industry is based on tourism, most notably the downhill... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 were held in Åre, Sweden, from March 1–7, 1954.Olympic champion Stein Erickson of Norway won three gold medalsÅre would host the event again in 2007.-Medals table:... |
13th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1956 | Cortina Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene... |
1956 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
14th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1958 | Badgastein Bad Gastein Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held in Bad Gastein, Austria, between February 2–9, 1958.*Toni Sailer, 22, of Austria, won three gold medals and a silver.*Lucille Wheeler, 23, of Canada, won two gold medals and a silver.-External links:... |
15th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1960 | Squaw Valley Squaw Valley Ski Resort Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, is one of the largest ski areas in the United States, and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe , with 33 chairlifts, and has the only funitel lift in the U.S... , CA California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths.... |
16th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1962 | Chamonix Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 were held in Chamonix, France between February 10–18, 1962.Chamonix hosted the event in 1937, and also the first Winter Olympics in 1924, but without alpine skiing.-External links:... |
17th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1964 | Innsbruck Innsbruck - Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus... |
1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 7, 1964.The men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum.... |
18th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1966 | Portillo Portillo, Chile Portillo is a ski resort located from Santiago, Chile, near the city of Los Andes. It rises 2880 meters above sea level and its highest point reaches 3332 meters above sea level. Ski Portillo has 23 ski trails and 12 lifts.... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in Portillo, Chile, from August 4–14, 1966.To this day, it remains as the only alpine world championship contested in the southern hemisphere... |
19th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1968 | Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère... |
1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Grenoble, France. The six events were held at Chamrousse from February 9–17, 1968.Jean-Claude Killy won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer's triple-gold of 1956... |
20th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1970 | Val Gardena Gröden-Val Gardena Val Gardena is a valley in the Dolomites of northern Italy. It is best known as a skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area.-Geography:The valley's main river is the Derjon... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 were held in Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy, from February 8-15, 1970.For the only time, results from the World Championships were included in the World Cup points standings, then in its fourth season.-External links:... |
21st Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1972 | Sapporo | 1972 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Sapporo, Japan, from February 5–13, 1972. The downhills were held at Mount Eniwa, and the four technical events at Teine.-Downhill:February 7, 1972... |
22nd Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1974 | St. Moritz St. Moritz St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from February 3-10, 1974.St. Moritz would host the event again in 2003, and hosted the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1928 Winter Olympics .-External links:... |
23rd Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1976 | Innsbruck Innsbruck - Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus... |
1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum.... |
24th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1978 | Garmisch Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between January 29 and February 5, 1978. :de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1978The event is scheduled to return in 2011... |
25th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1980 | Lake Placid 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.... , NY New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
1980 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Lake Placid, New York, U.S.A.. The races were held at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington from February 14–23, 1980.... |
26th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1982 | Schladming Schladming Schladming is a small mining town in the Austrian state of Styria, that is now very popular with tourists. It has become a large ski resort and has held various skiing competitions recently. The shopping area has lots of cafes, restaurant and a variety of shops and caters well for tourists.As of... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held in Schladming, Austria, between January 31 and February 7, 1982. The women's races were held in Haus im Ennstal.... |
27th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1985 | Bormio Bormio Bormio is a town and comune located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. It has a population of 4,200... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 were held in Bormio, northern Italy between January 31 and February 10, 1985.These were the first world championships held in an odd-numbered year, and the last without the Super-G event.... |
28th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1987 | Crans-Montana Crans-Montana Crans-Montana is a ski resort in western Switzerland, in the heart of the Swiss Alps in the canton of Valais. It is located on a plateau above Sierre at an elevation of about 1500 m above sea level, allowing good view over the Valais Alps and Weisshorn in particular... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 were held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, between January 27 and February 8, 1987.The world championships included Super-G for the first time; it was first run on the World Cup level four seasons earlier, in December 1982.-Medals table:... |
29th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1989 | Vail Vail, Colorado The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,589 in 2005. The town was established and built as the base village to Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived... , CO Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1989 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1989 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1989 were held in Vail, Colorado, U.S.A., from February 2-12, 1989.Vail and Beaver Creek would also host the World Championships a decade later, in 1999.... |
30th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1991 | Saalbach Saalbach-Hinterglemm Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well-known for its skiing and other winter sports... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 were held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria between January 22 and February 3, 1991.... |
31st Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1993 | Morioka | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 were held in Morioka, Japan, from February 4-14, 1993. The men's Super-G race was cancelled due to persistent bad weather and the title went unassigned.-Medals table:... |
32nd Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1996 | Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada (Spain) The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the region of provinces of Granada and Almería in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3478 m above sea level.... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held at Sierra Nevada near Granada city in southeastern Spain, February 12-25, 1996. The championships were to be held in 1995, but were postponed due to lack of snow.-Medals table:... |
33rd Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1997 | Sestriere Sestriere Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3-15, 1997.Nine years later, the area would later host the alpine events for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.-Medals table:... |
34th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 1999 | Vail Vail, Colorado The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,589 in 2005. The town was established and built as the base village to Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived... , CO Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 were held in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado, U.S.A., from February 2-14, 1999.Lasse Kjus of Norway placed in the top two in all five events, winning two gold medals and taking three silvers. Hermann Maier of Austria won gold medals in the two speed... |
35th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 2001 | St. Anton | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 were held in St. Anton, Austria, between January 29 and February 10, 2001.-Medals table:... |
36th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 2003 | St. Moritz St. Moritz St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from February 2-16, 2003.St. Moritz previously hosted the world championships in 1974, as well as the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1928 Winter Olympics .... |
37th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 2005 | Bormio Bormio Bormio is a town and comune located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. It has a population of 4,200... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005 | 38th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 2007 | Åre Åre (ski area) Åre is an alpine ski area in Sweden, founded in 1909. It is located in Åre Municipality, Jämtland, just outside and above the village of Åre, approximately 80 km from the city of Östersund. The ski lift system is on the Åreskutan mountain, at an elevation of 1420 meters ; its absolute summit... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 | 39th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 2009 | Val d'Isère Val d'Isère Val d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 | 40th Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 2011 | Garmisch Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 | 41st Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 2013 | Schladming Schladming Schladming is a small mining town in the Austrian state of Styria, that is now very popular with tourists. It has become a large ski resort and has held various skiing competitions recently. The shopping area has lots of cafes, restaurant and a variety of shops and caters well for tourists.As of... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 are scheduled to be held in Schladming, Styria, Austria, in February 2013. The FIS awarded the Alpine World Skiing Championships on 29 May 2008, in Cape Town, South Africa. The other three finalists were Beaver Creek/Vail, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and St... |
42nd Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| 2015 | Vail Vail, Colorado The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,589 in 2005. The town was established and built as the base village to Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived... /Beaver Creek Beaver Creek, Colorado Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Beaver Creek is located immediately south of the town of Avon and encompasses the Beaver Creek Resort and adjacent business, lodging, and residential areas. The U.S... , CO Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 are scheduled to take place in the United States, at Vail/Beaver Creek, Colorado.-Finalists:All three finalists for 2015 had attempted to host the 2013 championships, which were awarded in 2008 to Austria.... |
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List of host countries
A total of 12 countries have hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, including those which were shared with the WInter Olympics. All of the top-7 on the list of nations which have won FIS World Cup races have been selected as host at least twice. The World Championships have been held only once in the Southern HemisphereSouthern Hemisphere
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, in 1966 in Portillo, Chile
Portillo, Chile
Portillo is a ski resort located from Santiago, Chile, near the city of Los Andes. It rises 2880 meters above sea level and its highest point reaches 3332 meters above sea level. Ski Portillo has 23 ski trails and 12 lifts....
in August. The complete list, including future scheduled Championships, but not the unofficial 1941 event:
| Country | | World Championships Hosted | | Earliest Year | | Latest Year | ||
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| Total Number | Independent | Shared with Olympics |
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| 9 | 7 | 2 | 1933 | 2013 | |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 1931 | 2003 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 1932 | 2005 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 1950 | 2015 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1937 | 2009 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1954 | 2007 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1978 | 2011 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1972 | 1993 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1939 | 1939 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1966 | 1966 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1996 | 1996 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1952 | 1952 | |
| Totals | 43 | 34 | 9 | 1931 | 2015 |
Events
| Event | 31 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 were held in Mürren in Switzerland, from February 19-23, 1931.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
32 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1932 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1932 were held in Cortina in Italy, from February 4-6, 1932.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
33 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1933 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1933 in alpine skiing were held in Innsbruck, Austria. They began on February 1, 1933.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
34 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1934 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1934 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland in February 1934.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
35 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1935 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1935 were held in Mürren, Switzerland in February 1935.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
36 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1936 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1936 were held in Innsbruck, Austria in February 1936.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
37 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1937 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1937 were held in Chamonix, France in February 1937.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
38 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1938 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1938 were held in Engelberg, Switzerland in February 1938.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:... |
39 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1939 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1939 were held in Zakopane, Poland in February 1939.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:... |
48 Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
50 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1950 were held February 13-18, 1950, on Ajax Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A.These were the first World Championships held outside of Europe, and the first official world championships since 1939... |
52 Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988... |
54 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 were held in Åre, Sweden, from March 1–7, 1954.Olympic champion Stein Erickson of Norway won three gold medalsÅre would host the event again in 2007.-Medals table:... |
56 Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3, 1956.Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics... |
58 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held in Bad Gastein, Austria, between February 2–9, 1958.*Toni Sailer, 22, of Austria, won three gold medals and a silver.*Lucille Wheeler, 23, of Canada, won two gold medals and a silver.-External links:... |
60 Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held in Squaw Valley, California, U.S.A., from February 20–26, 1960.These were the last Olympics with times recorded in tenths of a second; times in 1964 were recorded in hundredths.... |
62 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 were held in Chamonix, France between February 10–18, 1962.Chamonix hosted the event in 1937, and also the first Winter Olympics in 1924, but without alpine skiing.-External links:... |
64 Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 7, 1964.The men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum.... |
66 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in Portillo, Chile, from August 4–14, 1966.To this day, it remains as the only alpine world championship contested in the southern hemisphere... |
68 Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Grenoble, France. The six events were held at Chamrousse from February 9–17, 1968.Jean-Claude Killy won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer's triple-gold of 1956... |
70 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 were held in Gröden/Val Gardena, Italy, from February 8-15, 1970.For the only time, results from the World Championships were included in the World Cup points standings, then in its fourth season.-External links:... |
72 Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Sapporo, Japan, from February 5–13, 1972. The downhills were held at Mount Eniwa, and the four technical events at Teine.-Downhill:February 7, 1972... |
74 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from February 3-10, 1974.St. Moritz would host the event again in 2003, and hosted the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1928 Winter Olympics .-External links:... |
76 Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum.... |
78 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between January 29 and February 5, 1978. :de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1978The event is scheduled to return in 2011... |
80 Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Lake Placid, New York, U.S.A.. The races were held at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington from February 14–23, 1980.... |
82 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held in Schladming, Austria, between January 31 and February 7, 1982. The women's races were held in Haus im Ennstal.... |
85 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1985 were held in Bormio, northern Italy between January 31 and February 10, 1985.These were the first world championships held in an odd-numbered year, and the last without the Super-G event.... |
87 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 were held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, between January 27 and February 8, 1987.The world championships included Super-G for the first time; it was first run on the World Cup level four seasons earlier, in December 1982.-Medals table:... |
89 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1989 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1989 were held in Vail, Colorado, U.S.A., from February 2-12, 1989.Vail and Beaver Creek would also host the World Championships a decade later, in 1999.... |
91 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 were held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria between January 22 and February 3, 1991.... |
93 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 were held in Morioka, Japan, from February 4-14, 1993. The men's Super-G race was cancelled due to persistent bad weather and the title went unassigned.-Medals table:... |
96 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held at Sierra Nevada near Granada city in southeastern Spain, February 12-25, 1996. The championships were to be held in 1995, but were postponed due to lack of snow.-Medals table:... |
97 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3-15, 1997.Nine years later, the area would later host the alpine events for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.-Medals table:... |
99 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1999 were held in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado, U.S.A., from February 2-14, 1999.Lasse Kjus of Norway placed in the top two in all five events, winning two gold medals and taking three silvers. Hermann Maier of Austria won gold medals in the two speed... |
01 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2001 were held in St. Anton, Austria, between January 29 and February 10, 2001.-Medals table:... |
03 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2003 were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from February 2-16, 2003.St. Moritz previously hosted the world championships in 1974, as well as the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1928 Winter Olympics .... |
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| Men's combined Alpine skiing combined Combined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:... |
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| Men's downhill Downhill Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships.... |
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| Men's slalom Slalom skiing Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :... |
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| Men's giant slalom Giant Slalom skiing Giant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G.... |
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| Men's Super G Super Giant Slalom skiing The Super Giant Slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline. It is usually referred to as Super G and is a "speed" event, along with the faster Downhill event; the Giant Slalom and Slalom events are known as the "technical" disciplines.-History:... |
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| Women's combined Alpine skiing combined Combined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:... |
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| Women's downhill Downhill Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships.... |
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| Women's slalom Slalom skiing Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :... |
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| Women's giant slalom Giant Slalom skiing Giant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G.... |
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| Women's Super G Super Giant Slalom skiing The Super Giant Slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline. It is usually referred to as Super G and is a "speed" event, along with the faster Downhill event; the Giant Slalom and Slalom events are known as the "technical" disciplines.-History:... |
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Note: The men's Super G
Super Giant Slalom skiing
The Super Giant Slalom is an Alpine skiing discipline. It is usually referred to as Super G and is a "speed" event, along with the faster Downhill event; the Giant Slalom and Slalom events are known as the "technical" disciplines.-History:...
in 1993 and the team event in 2009 were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, and no medals were awarded.
Skiers with most medals
See also: List of Alpine Skiing World ChampionsParticipants with five or more individual medals (through 2009) at the Alpine Skiing World Championships are:
Men
| Name | Country | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt Kjetil André Aamodt is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer, and is the most decorated in history.... |
12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Marc Girardelli Marc Girardelli Marc Girardelli is a former alpine ski racer, a five time World Cup overall champion who excelled in all five alpine disciplines.... |
11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus Lasse Kjus is a retired Norwegian alpine skier who has won the overall World Cup twice, an Olympic gold medal, and several World Championships... |
11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Pirmin Zurbriggen Pirmin Zurbriggen Pirmin Zurbriggen is a former champion alpine ski racer. He won the overall World Cup title four times, an Olympic gold medal in 1988 in Downhill, and 9 World Championships medals .... |
9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| Toni Sailer Toni Sailer Anton Engelbert "Toni" Sailer was an Austrian alpine ski racer, who is considered among the best the in the sport. He won three gold medals in alphine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics, becoming the only triple gold medalist from that Games and thus the most successful athlete in 1956... |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Émile Allais Émile Allais Émile Allais is a former champion alpine ski racer from France; he won all three events at the 1937 world championships in Chamonix and the gold in the combined in 1938... |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Gustav Thöni Gustav Thöni Gustav Thöni is a former champion alpine ski racer from northern Italy.-Career:... |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ingemar Stenmark Ingemar Stenmark Jan Ingemar Stenmark is a Swedish former skier, active during the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish sportsmen, and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He competed for Fjällvinden Tärnaby.Stenmark was born in the province of Lappland... |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rudolf Rominger Rudolf Rominger Rudolf Rominger was a Swiss former alpine skier. He won several World Championship titles.-External links:... |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| David Zogg David Zogg David Zogg was a Swiss alpine and Nordic combined skier. He was raised in Arosa, Switzerland.At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz he finished 16th in the Nordic combined event.... |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich Benjamin Raich is a champion alpine ski racer who won gold medals in the giant slalom and slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin, Italy... |
7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Jean-Claude Killy Jean-Claude Killy Jean-Claude Killy was an alpine ski racer, who dominated the sport in the late 1960s. He was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal Aksel Lund Svindal is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Kjeller. He is a two-time winner of the overall , an Olympic gold medalist in Super G at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and a four-time World Champion in downhill, giant slalom, and super combined .-Career:As of... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Karl Schranz Karl Schranz Karl Schranz is a former champion alpine ski racer, one of the best in the 1960s.During his lengthy career , Schranz won twenty major downhills, many major giant slalom races and several major slaloms... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Hermann Maier Hermann Maier Hermann Maier is an Austrian former alpine ski racer. Maier ranks among the finest alpine ski racers in history, having won four overall World Cup titles , two Olympic gold medals , and three World Championship titles... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Guy Périllat Guy Périllat Guy Périllat is a former alpine ski racer from the resort of La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, one of the top ski racers of the 1960s.... |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Bode Miller Bode Miller Samuel Bode Miller is an American alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and is generally considered the greatest American alpine skier of all time... |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Anton Seelos Anton Seelos Anton Seelos was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.In the 1930s, Seelos invented the Parallel turn and became a world champion in the slalom and alpine combination in 1933, and again in slalom and in combination in 1935.Seelos worked as professional ski instructor, and was therefore not... |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Otto Furrer Otto Furrer Otto Furrer was a Swiss alpine skier and cross-country skier and world champion.Furrer was born in Zermatt. He became a world champion in the combined event, received a silver medal in the slalom and a bronze medal in the downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1932. He was killed in an accident on the... |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Women
| Name | Country | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Christl Cranz Christl Cranz Christl Franziska Antonia Cranz-Borchers was a German alpine skier. Crantz was the dominating skier of the 1930s winning twelve world championship titles between 1934 and 1939. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen she won the Alpine skiing combined competition .Cranz was born 1914... |
15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |
| Marielle Goitschel Marielle Goitschel Marielle Goitschel is a former French alpine skier. Marielle is the younger sister of Christine Goitschel, another champion skier of the time, and the aunt of current speed skier Philippe Goitschel.... |
11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| Anja Pärson Anja Pärson Anja Sofia Tess Pärson is a Swedish-Sámi alpine skier, the winner of seven World Championships gold medals and two Overall Alpine Skiing World Cup titles. She has won a total of 42 World cup races.-Biography:... |
11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Annemarie Moser-Pröll Annemarie Moser-Pröll Annemarie Moser-Pröll is a former champion alpine ski racer. She was the most successful female World Cup racer during the 1970s. She celebrated her biggest successes in Downhill, Giant Slalom and Combined races... |
9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Hanni Wenzel Hanni Wenzel Hannelore Wenzel is a former champion alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein. She won the country's first Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.... |
9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Lisa Resch Lisa Resch Lisa Resch was a German alpine skier.She won the women's world downhill championship in 1938, and a silver medal in the 1936 Winter Olympics women's downhill event.-External links:*... |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Erika Hess Erika Hess Erika Hess is a former alpine ski racer from Switzerland. She is one of the best female skiers ever, dominating the field in the 1980s with 31 World Cup victories , five slalom titles , and two overall titles... |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Renate Götschl Renate Götschl Renate Götschl is a former champion alpine ski racer. She is a two-time individual World Champion in the combined and downhill , and has won a total of 9 World Championships medals... |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Käthe Grasegger Käthe Grasegger Käthe Grasegger, later Deuschl was a German alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.She was born in Partenkirchen.In 1936 she won the silver medal in the alpine skiing combined event.... |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pernilla Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg is a Swedish former alpine ski racer, who competed on the World Cup circuit between 1990 and 2002. On club level, she represented Norrköpings SK.-Career:... |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inge Wersin-Lantschner Inge Wersin-Lantschner Inge Wersin-Lantschner, née Inge Lantschner is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.... |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Vreni Schneider Vreni Schneider Verena Schneider is a former ski racer from Switzerland. She is the most successful alpine ski racer of her country, the second most successful female ski racer ever and was elected "Swiss Sportswoman of the Century".She won the overall alpine skiing World Cup three times and eleven discipline... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Annie Famose Annie Famose Annie Famose is a French former Alpine skier. She was a member of the dominating French alpine skiing national team in the 1960s... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Janica Kostelić Janica Kostelic Janica Kostelić is a retired alpine ski racer from Croatia. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics , and the only woman to win three alpine skiing gold medals in one Olympics .... |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Vonn | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Anny Rüegg Anny Rüegg Anny Rüegg is a Swiss alpine skier and world champion. She was born in Chur.Rüegg won a gold medal at the 1934 World Championships in St. Moritz, winning the Downhill event, and a gold medal in slalom at the 1935 World Championships in Mürren.-References:... |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Frieda Dänzer Frieda Dänzer Frieda Dänzer is a Swiss former Alpine skier, successful in the second half of the 1950s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics, she won silver in downhill. At Bad Gastein in 1958, she became world champion in Alpine Combined and won the silver medal in Downhill and bronze in Giant Slalom.-References:... |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Mateja Svet Mateja Svet Mateja Svet is a former Slovenian alpine skier. Debuting in the 1983/1984 season, she won the first Slovenian female skiing victory in 1986... |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Medals by country
These tables include medals won at the Winter Olympics between 1948Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...
and 1980
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Lake Placid, New York, U.S.A.. The races were held at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington from February 14–23, 1980....
, as these were also the World Championships. Olympic medals post 1980 are not included. This table is current up to the end of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011.
Men
Mixed team event included |
Women
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Total
| Place | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | 71 | 73 | 66 | 210 | |
| 2 | 50 | 56 | 47 | 153 | |
| 3 | 29 | 41 | 23 | 93 | |
| 4 | 29 | 25 | 38 | 92 | |
| 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 47 | |
| 6 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 54 | |
| 7 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 55 | |
| 8 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 36 | |
| 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  JapanJapan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
External links
- FIS-ski.com – official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
- Ski-DB.com – Men's World Champions
- Ski-DB.com – Women's World Champions
See also
- Alpine skiing at the Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing at the Winter OlympicsAlpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. From 1948–80, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships in Olympic years...
- Alpine skiing World CupAlpine skiing World CupThe FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...