FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships_2011_–_Nations_team_event
The Nations Team Event competition at the 2011 World Championships ran on February 16 at 11:00 local time, the seventh race of the championships. Athletes from the best 16 nations in the FIS Overall Nations Cup ranking competed.
| Nations team event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 | |
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| Venue | Garmisch Classic Garmisch-Partenkirchen, germany |
| Date | 16 February 2011 |
| Teams | 11 |
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The 16 best nations in the FIS Overall Nations Cup Ranking were eligible to participate in this event. If one or more nations didn't start, they were not replaced. Each team consisted of 4 to 6 skiers, but at least two female and two male skiers.
The format was a K.O. round competition with the pairings being made according to the Nations Cup Ranking. In each pairing 2 female & 2 male skiers from each team raced a parallel giant slalom in a best-of-4 system. In the event of a tie, the faster cumulated time of the best male and the best female skier decides which team will advance to the next round.[1]
| Rank | Country | Points |
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| 1 |  Austria | 7662 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 4573 |
| 3 |  France | 3734 |
| 4 |  Italy | 3728 |
| 5 |  United States | 3230 |
| 6 |  Germany | 3097 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 2487 |
| 8 |  Croatia | 1424 |
| 9 |  Norway | 1346 |
| 10 |  Canada | 1280 |
| 11 |  Slovenia | 976 |
| 12 |  Finland | 804 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic | 433 |
| 14 |  Slovakia | 257 |
| 15 |  Japan | 66 |
| 16 |  Liechtenstein | 55 |
| 17 |  Spain | 51 |
| 18 |  Moldova | 40 |
| 19 |  Great Britain | 9 |
| 20 |  Russia | 8 |
| 21 |  Poland | 4 |
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| 9 | Canada
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| 11 | Slovakia
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| 7 | Sweden
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| 10 | Czech Republic
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| 7 | Sweden
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| 2 | Switzerland
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- (f) = In the event of a tie, the faster cumulated time of the best male and the best female skier decides which team will advance to the next round
As Norway, Slovenia, Finland, Japan, and Liechtenstein chose not to participate, the 5 highest-placed teams (Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, United States) in the FIS Overall Nations Cup Ranking received a bye in the qualification round.
1/8 Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Croatia |
3–2 | Canada |
| Palić 27.04 | B. Janyk 27.04 | |
| Široki 26.25 | M. Janyk 26.18 | |
| Novoselić 26.73 | Gagnon 26.78 | |
| Zrnčić-Dim 30.31 | Stutz 33.77 | |
| Germany |
4–0 | Slovakia |
| Dürr 27.23 | Gantnerová 27.37 | |
| Dopfer 25.78 | Babušiak 27.01 | |
| Hronek 27.08 | Saalová 27.67 | |
| Neureuther 25.89 | Zampa 29.01 | |
| Sweden |
3–1 | Czech Republic |
| Pärson 26.88 | Paulathová 26.98 | |
| M. Olsson 26.59 | Kryzl 25.44 | |
| Pietilä-Holmner 26.46 | Zemanová 27.93 | |
| H. Olsson 25.80 | Zika 25.86 |
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In the end France won the title with three 2-2 results, always with the faster total time of the best male and the best female racer.
And the final victory was decided by 1/100 of a second: if Kirchgasser had raced 0,01 sec faster (or Marmottan 0,01 sec slower) the result would have been 3:2 for Austria.
- "Teambewerb Key Facts". GAP2011.com. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- "FIS World Ski Championships Nations Team Event Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.