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14-421: (Redirected from Skiing World Championships ) World ski championships may refer to: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships , Alpine, disability FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships FIS Nordic World Ski Championships FIS Ski-Flying World Championships FIS Snowboard World Championships Topics referred to by

28-518: A separate competition held in even-numbered non-Olympic years. The 1950 championships in the United States at Aspen were the first held outside of Europe and the first official championships separate of the Olympics since 1939 . The combined event was dropped after 1948 with the addition of the giant slalom in 1950, but returned in 1954 as a "paper" race which used the results of

42-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages FIS Alpine World Ski Championships The inaugural world championships 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

56-672: The Axis powers or nations not at war with them. 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 through 1982 , the competition was held in even-numbered years, with the Winter Olympics acting as the World Championships through 1980 , and

70-538: The International Ski Federation . Nine nations won medals in alpine skiing, as Switzerland led the medal table with eleven (three gold, four silver, and four bronze), followed by Austria with six. Vreni Schneider of Switzerland and Alberto Tomba of Italy shared the lead in the individual medal table with two gold medals each. Source: Source: Source: Source: Forty-three nations sent alpine skiers to compete in

84-787: The Southern Hemisphere , in August 1966 at Portillo, Chile . The list is complete through 2021 and does not include 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. Top 10 skiers who won more gold medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships (including at team events) are listed below. Boldface denotes active skiers and highest medal count among all skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type. * Including one medal in

98-584: The Winter Olympics . A lack of snow in southern Spain in 1995 caused a postponement to the following year. A total of twelve 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

112-560: The Mixed team event ** Including two medals in the Mixed team event Participants with five or more medals in the individual disciplines (not including team events) at the Alpine Skiing World Championships are (boldface denotes active skiers): Only seven skiers (three men and four women) have ever managed to win World championship in four or more different alpine skiing individual disciplines during their career, as listed in

126-428: The first change in the alpine skiing program in more than 30 years. The Super-G was added and the combined event returned; it was last contested at the Winter Olympics in 1948 , prior to the addition of the giant slalom . On February 25, 1988, 47 year old Austrian Olympic Team physician Joerg Oberhammer died after falling into the path of a snow-grooming machine after colliding with another skier between runs of

140-442: The first one includes medals won at the nine Winter Olympics from 1948 through 1980 , the second one do not includes these medals. All tables are current through 2023 . Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held February 15–27 at Nakiska on Mount Allan, a new ski area west of Calgary . These Olympics featured

154-526: The men's giant slalom. Swiss team skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen and Martin Hangl witnessed Oberhammer's death from the chairlift, Zurbriggen went on to win the bronze medal, while Hangl withdrew from the giant slalom due to the incident. A total of 14 competitors, including the entire Canadian team was disqualified from the event after organizers became aware their ski suits were not previously approved by

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168-442: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title World ski championships . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_ski_championships&oldid=418821984 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

182-518: The table below. Anja Pärson of Sweden is the only skier in history to win World Championship golds in five individual disciplines. 'The tables for both genders include medals won at the nine Winter Olympics from 1948 through 1980 , though these were also World Championships. The mixed team events is not included for both genders, therefore there is special table for these team competitions. Also, there are two cumulative medal tables –

196-579: The three events: downhill , giant slalom, and slalom . During Olympic years from 1956 through 1980, FIS World Championship medals were awarded in the combined, but not Olympic medals. The combined returned as a separately run event in 1982 with its own downhill and two-run slalom, and the Super-G was added to the program in 1987 . (Both were also added to the Olympics in 1988 .) There were no World Championships in 1983 or 1984 and since 1985 , they have been scheduled in odd-numbered years, independent of

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