The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 took place from February 21 to March 2 at

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. This event was the first time in consecutive championships that the number or type of events did not change since 1966 and

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Yelena Välbe Yelena Valeryevna Välbe (russian: Елена Валерьевна Вяльбе, née ''Trubitsyna''; born 20 April 1968) is a Russian former cross-country skier. She won a record-high 14 gold, including all five golds at the 1997 World Champion ...

winning gold in all five women's cross country events, the first person of either sex to do that honor.

Bjørn Dæhlie Bjørn Erlend Dæhlie (born 19 June 1967) is a Norwegian businessman and retired cross-country skier. From 1992 to 1999, Dæhlie won the Nordic World Cup six times, finishing second in 1994 and 1998. Dæhlie won a total of 29 medals in the Olym ...

became the first man to win five medals in five cross country events.

Men's cross country

10 km classical

February 24, 1997

10 km + 15 km combined pursuit

February 25, 1997

30 km freestyle

February 21, 1997

50 km classical

March 2, 1997

4 × 10 km relay

February 28, 1997

Women's cross country

5 km classical

February 23, 1997 Lyubov Yegorova of

finished first in this event, but was disqualified three days later for doping violation of bromotan. The three finishers behind her were subsequently awarded the medals shown.

5 km + 10 km combined pursuit

February 24, 1997 The winner had to be determined by

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. The gold medal was won by Välbe by a 2 cm difference. both athletes were still credited with the same time.

15 km freestyle

February 21, 1997

30 km classical

March 1, 1997

4 × 5 km relay

February 28, 1997

Men's Nordic combined

15 km Individual Gundersen

February 22, 1997

4 × 5 km team

February 23, 1997

Men's ski jumping

Individual normal hill

February 22, 1997

Individual large hill

March 1, 1997

Team large hill

February 27, 1997

Medal table

: Medal winners by nation.

References

External links

FIS 1997 Cross country results

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