The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1997 took place from February 21 to March 2 at
Granåsen Ski Centre in
Trondheim,
Norway. This event was the first time in consecutive championships that the number or type of events did not change since
1966
Events January
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and
1970
Events
January
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. It also was historical with
Russia's
Yelena Välbe winning gold in all five women's cross country events, the first person of either sex to do that honor.
Norway's
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 Olymp ...
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
Russia finished first in this event, but was disqualified three days later for
doping
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* Aircraft dope, a lacquer that is applied to fabr ...
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
photo finish. 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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