The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the
International Ski Federation
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(FIS).
History
The inaugural
world championship
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s in
alpine skiing
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were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of
World War II
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, preventing a 1940 event. An event was held in 1941, but included competitors only from nations from the
Axis powers
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or nations not at war with them. The results were later cancelled by the FIS in 1946 because of the limited number of participants, so they are not considered official.
Following the war, the championships were connected with the Olympics for several decades. From
1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
through
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 Bridge in Washington, D.C ...
, the competition was held in even-numbered years, with the
Winter Olympics acting as the World Championships 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 – In ...
, and a separate competition held in even-numbered non-Olympic years. The
1950 championships in the
United States
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at
Aspen
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were the first held outside of
Europe
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and the first official championships separate of the Olympics since
1939
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Third Reich
*** Jews are forbidden to ...
.
The
combined event was dropped after 1948 with the addition of the
giant slalom
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Giant slalom and slalom make up th ...
in 1950, but returned in
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.
* January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
as a "paper" race which used the results of the three events:
downhill, giant slalom, and
slalom
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Sports
;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding
* Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Super-G ...
. During Olympic years from
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...
through 1980, FIS World Championship medals were awarded in the combined, but not Olympic medals. The combined returned as a separately run event in 1982 with its own downhill and two-run slalom, and the
Super-G was added to the program in
1987. (Both were also added to the Olympics in
1988.)
There were no World Championships in 1983 or
1984 and since
1985, they have been scheduled in odd-numbered years, independent of the
Winter Olympics. A lack of
snow
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It consists of frozen crystalline water throughou ...
in southern
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
in
1995 caused a postponement to the following year.
Summary
List of host countries
A total of twelve countries have hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, including those which were shared with the Winter Olympics. All of the top-7 on the
list of nations which have won FIS World Cup races have been selected as host at least twice. The World Championships have been held only once in the
Southern Hemisphere, in August
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...
at
Portillo, Chile. The list is complete through 2021 and does not include the unofficial 1941 event.
Events
Note: The men's
Super G
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in 1993 and the team event in 2009 were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, and no medals were awarded.
Skiers with most individual medals
Participants with five or more medals in the individual disciplines (not including team events) at the Alpine Skiing World Championships are (boldface denotes active skiers):
Men
1 Note: Medals earned in the 1930s, when it was an annual event.
Women
1 Note: Medals earned in the 1930s, when it was an annual event.
2 Note: Medals from the non-recognized 1941 championship not included
Skiers with most victories
Top 10 skiers who won more gold medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships (including at team events) are listed below. Boldface denotes active skiers and highest medal count among all skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men
Women
* including one medal in the Mixed team event
** including two medals in the Mixed team event
Medals by country
''The tables for both genders include medals won at the nine Winter Olympics from
1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
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 – In ...
, though these were also World Championships. The mixed team events is not included for both genders, therefore there is special table for these team competitions. Also, there are two cumulative medal tables – the first one includes medals won at the nine Winter Olympics from
1948
Events January
* January 1
** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated.
** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect.
** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
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 – In ...
, the second one don't includes these medals. All tables are current through
2021.
See also
*
Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
*
Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics
Paralympic alpine skiing has been competed at the Winter Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1976. Events include men's and women's downhill, Super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.
Since the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, a thr ...
*
Alpine skiing at the Youth Olympic Games
Alpine skiing was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, inaugural edition in 2012.
Medal summaries Boys' events Slalom
Giant slalom
Super-G
Alpine combined
Girls' events Slalom
Giant slalom
Super-G
...
*
Alpine skiing World Cup
*
Para Alpine Skiing World Cup
*
World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
The World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, known before the 2017 edition as the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, along with the Winter Paralympic Games, are the most prestigious level of international competition in Paralympic alpine skiing. ...
*
World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are international competitions in Alpine skiing. They are organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Championships
Medals (1982-2022)
See also
* Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
* Alpine ...
References and notes
External links
FIS-ski.com– official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Ski-DB.com– Men's World Champions
Ski-DB.com– Women's World Champions
Neveclub.it – FIS World Champions News
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Alpine skiing competitions
Alpine
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Places Europe
* Alps, a European mountain range
** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
* Alpine National P ...
Alpine
Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to:
Places Europe
* Alps, a European mountain range
** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range
Australia
* Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village
* Alpine National P ...
Skiing-related lists
Recurring sporting events established in 1931