The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held in

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, between 28 January and 7 February 1982. These were the 27th

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; the men's races were held at

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and the women's at

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and two slalom runs. From 1954 through 1980, it was a "paper race" which used the results from the three races (downhill, giant slalom, and slalom). The combined was last run at the world championships in 1948, the last without the giant slalom event. The combined was absent from the program in

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and

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of Sweden won gold in the slalom and silver in the giant slalom, upset by

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of the United States. Two women were triple medalists:

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of Switzerland won three golds, with titles in the slalom, giant slalom, and combined, and

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of the U.S. won two silvers and a bronze. Switzerland and the U.S. led in total medals with five each; Switzerland had three golds (Hess') and five other nations each had a single gold medal. These were the last

scheduled for an even-numbered year ( 1996 was a postponement of 1995, due to lack of snow). The world championships returned to Schladming in

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, with all 11 events held at Planai.

Men's competitions

Races were held at

Downhill

Saturday, 6 February

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Giant Slalom

Wednesday, 3 February

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Slalom

Sunday, 7 February

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Combined

Monday, 1 February (slalom: 2 runs)
Friday, 5 February (downhill)

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Women's competitions

Races were held at

Downhill

Thursday, 4 February

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Giant Slalom

Tuesday, 2 February

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Slalom

Friday, 5 February

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Combined

Thursday, 28 January (downhill)
Sunday, 31 January (slalom: 2 runs)

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Medals table

References

External links

FIS-Ski.com
– results – 1982 World Championships – Schladming, Austria

– results – World Championships

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