Alpine World Skiing Championships

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The Alpine World Skiing Championships are organised by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The first world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. Until 1939, the event was annual. From 1948 to 1982, the competition was held every two years. Until the 1980 Winter Olympics, the Olympic Champions were also the World Champions (except for the combined event). Since 1985, the event is held in uneven years, independently from the Winter Olympics.

Contents

1 Hosts
2 World Champions
2.1 Men
2.2 Women
3 Notes

Hosts

1931 - Mürren, Switzerland
1932 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1933 - Innsbruck, Austria
1934 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
1935 - Mürren, Switzerland
1936 - Innsbruck, Austria
1937 - Chamonix, France
1938 - Engelberg, Switzerland
1939 - Zakopane, Poland
1941 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy In 1946, the results were cancelled by the FIS.
1948 - St. Moritz, Switzerland, see Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
1950 - Aspen, USA
1952 - Oslo, Norway, see Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
1954 - Åre, Sweden
1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, see Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
1958 - Badgastein, Austria, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1958
1960 - Squaw Valley, USA, see Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics
1962 - Chamonix, France, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1962
1964 - Innsbruck, Austria, see Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1966 - Portillo, Chile, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1966
1968 - Grenoble, Austria, see Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
1970 - Gröden-Val Gardena, Italy
1972 - Sapporo, Japan, see Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
1974 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
1976 - Innsbruck, Austria, see Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1978 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
1980 - Lake Placid, USA, see Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
1982 - Schladming, Austria, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1982
1985 - Bormio, Italy, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1985
1987 - Crans-Montana, Switzerland, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1987
1989 - Vail, USA, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1989
1991 - Saalbach-Hinterglem, Austria, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1991
1993 - Morioka-Shizukuishi, Japan, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1993
1996 - Sierra Nevada, Spain, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1996
1997 - Sestriere, Italy, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1997
1999 - Vail, USA, see Alpine World Ski Championships 1999
2001 - St. Anton, Austria, see Alpine World Ski Championships 2001
2003 - St. Moritz, Switzerland, see Alpine World Ski Championships 2003
2005 - Bormio, Italy, see Alpine World Ski Championships 2005
2007 - Åre, Sweden, see Alpine World Ski Championships 2007
2009 - Val d'Isère, France, see Alpine World Ski Championships 2009
2011 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, see Alpine World Ski Championships 2011

World Champions

The most successful participants (until 2003) are:

Men

Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR): 12 medals (5 Gold/4 Silver/3 Bronze)
Marc Girardelli (LUX): 11 medals (4/4/3)
Lasse Kjus (NOR): 11 medals (3/8/0)
Pirmin Zurbriggen (SUI): 9 medals (4/4/1)
Toni Sailer (AUT): 8 medals (7/1/0)
Emile Allais (FRA): 8 medals (4/4/0)
Ingemar Stenmark (SWE): 7 medals (5/1/1)
Rudolf Rominger (SUI): 7 medals (4/1/2)
David Zogg (SUI): 7 medals (3/4/0)
Gustav Lantscher (GER): 7 medals (2/1/4)

Women

Christl Cranz (GER): 15 medals (12/3/0)
Marielle Goitschel (FRA): 11 medals (9/2/0)
Hanni Wenzel (LIE): 9 medals (4/3/2)
Annemarie Moser-Pröll (AUT): 9 medals (4/2/3)
Lisa Resch (GER): 8 medals (1/4/3)
Erika Hess (SUI): 7 medals (6/0/1)
Käthe Grasegger (GER): 7 medals (0/1/6)

Notes

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