The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 were held in
Schladming
Schladming is a small former mining town in the northwest of the Austrian state of Styria that is now a popular tourist destination. It has become a large winter-sports resort and has held various skiing competitions, including most notably the ...
,
Austria
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, between 28 January and 7 February
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
. These were the 27th
World Championships
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; the men's races were held at
Planai
Planai is a ski area in central Austria, the main mountain in the Schladming area in Styria.
It is one of four adjoining mountains, which includes Hauser Kaibling, Hochwurzen and Reiteralm, connected under the name Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel ...
and the women's at
Haus im Ennstal
Haus im Ennstal is a village in central Austria, located in the Liezen district of Styria. It is an important town on the Enns river.
Haus is a well-known ski resort and has hosted World Cup alpine races several times, and the women's events of th ...
.
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The
combined event returned as a separate event, with its own
downhill
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and two
slalom
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runs. From
1954
Events
January
* January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany.
* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
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through
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
, it was a "paper race" which used the results from the three races (downhill,
giant slalom
Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G.
Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...
, and slalom). The combined was last run at the world championships in
1948
Events January
* January 1
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, the last without the giant slalom event. The combined was absent from the program in
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
and
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
.
Ingemar Stenmark
Jan Ingemar Stenmark (; born 18 March 1956) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish athletes ever, and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He competed fo ...
of Sweden won gold in the slalom
and silver in the giant slalom, upset by
Steve Mahre
Steven Irving Mahre (born May 10, 1957 in Yakima, Washington) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and younger twin brother (by four minutes) of ski racer Phil Mahre.
Career
Mahre won the silver medal in slalom at the 1984 Winter Olympics in ...
of the United States.
Two women were triple medalists:
Erika Hess
Erika Hess (born 6 March 1962) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the best female racers of the 1980s, Hess had 31 World Cup wins (22 in slalom), four slalom titles (1981– 83 and 1985), and two overall titles ( 198 ...
of Switzerland won three golds, with titles in the slalom, giant slalom, and combined, and
Christin Cooper
Christin Elizabeth Cooper (born October 10, 1959) is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine Skiing, alpine ski racer and Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom, Olympic medalist from the United States.
Ea ...
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
World Championships
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scheduled for an even-numbered year (
1996
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was a postponement of 1995, due to lack of snow). The world championships returned to Schladming in
2013
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, with all 11 events held at Planai.
Men's competitions
Races were held at
Planai
Planai is a ski area in central Austria, the main mountain in the Schladming area in Styria.
It is one of four adjoining mountains, which includes Hauser Kaibling, Hochwurzen and Reiteralm, connected under the name Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel ...
.
Downhill
Saturday, 6 February
Source:
Giant Slalom
Wednesday, 3 February
Source:
Slalom
Sunday, 7 February
Source:
Combined
Monday, 1 February (slalom: 2 runs)
Friday, 5 February (downhill)
Source:
Women's competitions
Races were held at
Haus im Ennstal
Haus im Ennstal is a village in central Austria, located in the Liezen district of Styria. It is an important town on the Enns river.
Haus is a well-known ski resort and has hosted World Cup alpine races several times, and the women's events of th ...
.
Downhill
Thursday, 4 February
Source:
Giant Slalom
Tuesday, 2 February
Source:
Slalom
Friday, 5 February
Source:
Combined
Thursday, 28 January (downhill)
Sunday, 31 January (slalom: 2 runs)
Source:
Medals table
References
External links
FIS-Ski.com– results – 1982 World Championships – Schladming, Austria
– results – World Championships
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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
History
The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annua ...
1982 in Austrian sport
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
A
Alpine skiing competitions in Austria
January 1982 sports events in Europe
February 1982 sports events in Europe