The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1941 took place February 1–10, 1941 in

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. The previous championships of 1940 were scheduled for

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, but were cancelled in the wake of

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's invasion of Norway during

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. At the 1946 meeting in Pau, France, the

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declared this a non-event because of the limited number of competitors. Medals were awarded in this event, but not counted in the overall

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as a result.

Men's cross country

18 km

50 km

4 × 10 km relay

Men's Nordic combined

Individual

Berauer was from

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while Gstrein was from

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, but both competed for

after the Nazis occupied their respective countries in 1938.

Men's ski jumping

Individual large hill

Military patrol competition

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competition, 25 km cross-country skiing and

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, was also held outside of the official

Nordic World Ski Championships.

Medal table

References

FIS history of the 1941 Championships
* German Wikipedia information on this event
Hickoksports list of medal winners including 1941
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