The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 took place on February 20–25, 1934 in

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Men's cross country

18 km

February 22, 1934

50 km

February 24, 1934

4 × 10 km relay

February 25, 1934 Germany's silver was the first for the nation at the

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. While battling for the silver medal,

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and

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got off course during their final leg and lost about 10 minutes. They were both passed by Germany, and Häggblad beat Hagen at the finish line for the bronze medal.

Men's Nordic combined

Individual

February 20, 1934

Men's ski jumping

Individual large hill

February 20, 1934

Medal table

References

FIS 1934 Cross country results
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070312222123/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/medg/mgjp12/mgwsc.html?category=§or=SJ&season=1934&nbr=4&search=Search FIS 1934 Ski jumping results* Results from German Wikipedia *Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996) ''VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997'' Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. p. 49. . {{Nordic skiing World Championships FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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