FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
International alpine skiing event
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
| FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | |
|---|---|
gold medal | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | sporting event |
| Date(s) | January–February |
| Frequency | biennial |
| Location(s) | various |
| Inaugurated | 1931 (1931) |
| Organised by | FIS |
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 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.[1]
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 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 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 the Winter Olympics. A lack of snow in southern Spain in 1995 caused a postponement to the following year.
- Held as part of the Winter Olympics (9).
- Was Unofficial (1).
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 the Southern Hemisphere, in August 1966 at Portillo, Chile. The list is complete through 2021 and does not include the unofficial 1941 event.
| Country | World Championships hosted | Earliest year | Latest year | Future | ||
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| Total number | Independent | Shared with Olympics | ||||
 Switzerland | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1931 | 2017 | 2027 |
 Austria | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1933 | 2013 | 2025 |
 Italy | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1932 | 2021 | |
 United States | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1950 | 2015 | |
 France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1937 | 2023 | |
 Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1954 | 2019 | |
 Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1978 | 2011 | |
 Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1972 | 1993 | |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1939 | ||
 Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1966 | ||
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1996 | ||
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1952 | ||
| Totals | 47 | 38 | 9 | 1931 | 2023 | |
| Event | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 96 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
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| Men's combined | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| Men's downhill | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Men's slalom | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Men's giant slalom | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Men's super-G | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's parallel event | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's combined | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| Women's downhill | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Women's slalom | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Women's giant slalom | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||
| Women's super-G | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's parallel event | • | • | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed Nations Team Event | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Events | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
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.
Men
| Rank | Skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Hirscher | Austria | 2013 | 2019 | ** 7 ** | 4 | – | ** 11 ** |
| 2 | Toni Sailer | Austria | 1956 | 1958 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 |
| 3 | Jean-Claude Killy | France | 1966 | 1968 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 4 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | 1991 | 2003 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Aksel Lund Svindal | Norway | 2005 | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Gustav Thöni | Italy | 1972 | 1976 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
| 7 | Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden | 1976 | 1982 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Ted Ligety | United States | 2009 | 2015 | 5 | – | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Marc Girardelli |  Luxembourg | 1985 | 1996 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Switzerland | 1985 | 1989 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
Women
| Rank | Skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christl Cranz |  Germany | 1934 | 1939 | 12 | 3 | – | 15 |
| 2 | Mikaela Shiffrin | United States | 2013 | 2023 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Marielle Goitschel | France | 1962 | 1968 | 7 | 4 | – | 11 |
| 4 | Anja Pärson | Sweden | 2001 | 2011 | 7 | * 2 * | * 4 * | ** 13 ** |
| 5 | Erika Hess | Switzerland | 1980 | 1987 | 6 | – | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Annemarie Moser-Pröll | Austria | 1970 | 1980 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Janica Kostelić |  Croatia | 2003 | 2005 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 8 | Tina Maze |  Slovenia | 2009 | 2015 | 4 | 5 | – | 9 |
| 9 | Hanni Wenzel |  Liechtenstein | 1974 | 1980 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Pernilla Wiberg | Sweden | 1991 | 1999 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
* Including one medal in 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):[3][4]
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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 the table below. Anja Pärson of Sweden is the only skier in history to win World Championship golds in five individual disciplines.
Men
| Skier | Period | Different discipline titles won | Wins | DH | SG | GS | SL | KB | |||
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| Toni Sailer | 1956–1958 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Jean-Claude Killy | 1966–1968 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1985–1987 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Women
| Skier | Period | Different discipline titles won | Wins | DH | SG | GS | SL | KB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anja Pärson | 2001–2007 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
 Mikaela Shiffrin | 2013–2023 | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Marielle Goitschel | 1962–1968 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Tina Maze | 2011–2015 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
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 – the first one includes medals won at the nine Winter Olympics from 1948 through 1980, the second one don't includes these medals. All tables are current through 2023.
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Mixed team events
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
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Total (not including 1948–1980 Winter Olympics)
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- Ski-DB.com – Women's World Champions
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