FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
gold medal
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)January–February
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)various
Inaugurated1931 (1931)
Organised byFIS

History

The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, preventing a 1940 event. An event was held in 1941, but included competitors only from nations from the Axis powers 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.[1]

Following the war, the championships were connected with the Olympics for several decades. From 1948 through 1982, the competition was held in even-numbered years, with the Winter Olympics acting as the World Championships through 1980, and a separate competition held in even-numbered non-Olympic years. The 1950 championships in the United States at Aspen were the first held outside of Europe and the first official championships separate of the Olympics since 1939.

The combined event was dropped after 1948 with the addition of the giant slalom in 1950, but returned in 1954 as a "paper" race which used the results of the three events: downhill, giant slalom, and slalom. During Olympic years from 1956 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 in southern Spain in 1995 caused a postponement to the following year.

Hosts

YearPlaceCountryEventOfficial FIS designation[2]
1931Mürren   SwitzerlandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931  1st Alpine World Ski Championships
1932Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 19322nd Alpine World Ski Championships
1933Innsbruck AustriaFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 19333rd Alpine World Ski Championships
1934St. Moritz   SwitzerlandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 19344th Alpine World Ski Championships
1935Mürren   SwitzerlandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 19355th Alpine World Ski Championships
1936Innsbruck AustriaFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 19366th Alpine World Ski Championships
1937Chamonix FranceFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 19377th Alpine World Ski Championships
1938Engelberg   SwitzerlandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 19388th Alpine World Ski Championships
1939Zakopane PolandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 19399th Alpine World Ski Championships
1941Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941none[1]
1948St. Moritz   Switzerland1948 Winter Olympics10th Alpine World Ski Championships
1950Aspen, Colorado United StatesFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 195011th Alpine World Ski Championships
1952Oslo Norway1952 Winter Olympics12th Alpine World Ski Championships
1954Åre SwedenFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 195413th Alpine World Ski Championships
1956Cortina d'Ampezzo Italy1956 Winter Olympics14th Alpine World Ski Championships
1958Badgastein AustriaFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 195815th Alpine World Ski Championships
1960Squaw Valley, California United States1960 Winter Olympics16th Alpine World Ski Championships
1962Chamonix FranceFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 196217th Alpine World Ski Championships
1964Innsbruck Austria1964 Winter Olympics18th Alpine World Ski Championships
1966Portillo ChileFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 196619th Alpine World Ski Championships
1968Grenoble France1968 Winter Olympics20th Alpine World Ski Championships
1970Val Gardena ItalyFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 197021st Alpine World Ski Championships
1972Sapporo Japan1972 Winter Olympics22nd Alpine World Ski Championships
1974St. Moritz   SwitzerlandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 197423rd Alpine World Ski Championships
1976Innsbruck Austria1976 Winter Olympics24th Alpine World Ski Championships
1978Garmisch-Partenkirchen West GermanyFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 197825th Alpine World Ski Championships
1980Lake Placid, New York United States1980 Winter Olympics26th Alpine World Ski Championships
1982Schladming AustriaFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 198227th Alpine World Ski Championships
1985Bormio ItalyFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 198528th Alpine World Ski Championships
1987Crans-Montana   SwitzerlandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 198729th Alpine World Ski Championships
1989Vail, Colorado United StatesFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 198930th Alpine World Ski Championships
1991Saalbach AustriaFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 199131st Alpine World Ski Championships
1993Morioka JapanFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 199332nd Alpine World Ski Championships
1996Sierra Nevada SpainFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 199633rd Alpine World Ski Championships
1997Sestriere ItalyFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 199734th Alpine World Ski Championships
1999Vail, Colorado United StatesFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 199935th Alpine World Ski Championships
2001St. Anton AustriaFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 200136th Alpine World Ski Championships
2003St. Moritz   SwitzerlandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 200337th Alpine World Ski Championships
2005Bormio ItalyFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 200538th Alpine World Ski Championships
2007Åre SwedenFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 200739th Alpine World Ski Championships
2009Val d'Isère FranceFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 200940th Alpine World Ski Championships
2011Garmisch-Partenkirchen GermanyFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 201141st Alpine World Ski Championships
2013Schladming AustriaFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 201342nd Alpine World Ski Championships
2015Vail/Beaver Creek, CO United StatesFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 201543rd Alpine World Ski Championships
2017St. Moritz   SwitzerlandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 201744th Alpine World Ski Championships
2019Åre SwedenFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 201945th Alpine World Ski Championships
Future events
2021Cortina d'Ampezzo ItalyFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 202146th Alpine World Ski Championships
2023Courchevel-Méribel FranceFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 202347th Alpine World Ski Championships
2025Saalbach AustriaFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 202548th Alpine World Ski Championships

List of host countries

A total of 12 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 1966 in Portillo, Chile in August. The list is complete through 2019 and does not include the unofficial 1941 event.

CountryWorld Championships hostedEarliest
year
  Latest  
year
Future
Total numberIndependentShared with
Olympics
   Switzerland98119312017
 Austria972193320132025
 Italy651193220052021
 United States64219502015
 France431193720092023
 Sweden33019542019
 Germany22019782011
 Japan21119721993
 Poland1101939
 Chile1101966
 Spain1101996
 Norway1011952
Totals45351019312019

Events

Event31323334353637383948505254565860626466687072747678808285878991939697990103050709111315171921
Men's combined
Men's downhill
Men's slalom
Men's giant slalom
Men's Super G
Men's Parallel Event
Women's combined
Women's downhill
Women's slalom
Women's giant slalom
Women's Super G
Women's Parallel Event
Mixed Nations Team Event
Total Events466666666666888888888888888810101091010101010111110111111111113

Note: The men's Super G 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):[3][4]

Men

Name Country Total Gold Silver Bronze
Kjetil André Aamodt Norway12543
Marc Girardelli Luxembourg11443
Lasse Kjus Norway11380
Marcel Hirscher Austria9540
Aksel Lund Svindal Norway9522
Pirmin Zurbriggen   Switzerland9441
Toni Sailer Austria8710
Émile Allais 1 France8440
Gustav Thöni Italy7520
Ingemar Stenmark Sweden7511
Ted Ligety United States7502
Rudolf Rominger 1   Switzerland7412
David Zogg 1   Switzerland7340
Benjamin Raich Austria7241
Jean-Claude Killy France6600
Stein Eriksen Norway6411
Hermann Maier Austria6321
Karl Schranz Austria6321
Guy Périllat France6231
Günther Mader Austria6015
Bode Miller United States5410
Anton Seelos 1 Austria5410
James Couttet  France5122
Otto Furrer 1   Switzerland5122

1 Note: Medals earned in the 1930s, when it was an annual event.

Women

Name Country Total Gold Silver Bronze
Christl Cranz 1,2 Germany151230
Marielle Goitschel France11740
Anja Pärson Sweden11713
Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria9522
Tina Maze Slovenia9450
Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein9432
Lindsey Vonn United States8233
Lisa Resch 1 Germany8143
Erika Hess   Switzerland7601
Mikaela Shiffrin United States7511
Renate Götschl Austria7232
Käthe Grasegger 1 Germany7016
Pernilla Wiberg Sweden6411
Inge Wersin-Lantschner 1 Austria6330
Vreni Schneider   Switzerland6321
Annie Famose France6123
Nicole Hosp Austria6123
Janica Kostelić Croatia5500
Trude Jochum-Beiser Austria5320
Anna Fenninger Austria5311
Anny Rüegg 1   Switzerland5212
Maria Höfl-Riesch Germany5203
Frieda Dänzer   Switzerland5131
Marlies Schild Austria5122
Mateja Svet Yugoslavia5113
Nini von Arx-Zogg 1   Switzerland5041
Lara Gut    Switzerland5032
Julia Mancuso United States5023
Anita Wachter Austria5023

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

Rank Skier Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Marcel Hirscher Austria20132019** 7 **4** 11 **
2Toni Sailer Austria19561958718
3Jean-Claude Killy France1966196866
4Kjetil André Aamodt Norway1991200354312
5Aksel Lund Svindal Norway200520195229
6Gustav Thöni Italy19721976527
7Ingemar Stenmark Sweden197619825117
8Ted Ligety United States20092015527
9Marc Girardelli Luxembourg1985199644311
10Pirmin Zurbriggen  Switzerland198519894419

Women

Rank Skier Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Christl Cranz Germany1934193912315
2Marielle Goitschel France196219687411
3Anja Pärson Sweden200120117* 2 ** 4 *** 13 **
4Erika Hess  Switzerland19801987617
5Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria197019805229
6Mikaela Shiffrin United States201320195117
7Janica Kostelić Croatia2003200555
8Tina Maze Slovenia20092015459
9Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein197419804329
10Pernilla Wiberg Sweden199119994116

* 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 through 1980, 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 through 1980, the second one don't includes these medals. All tables are current through 2019.

Men

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Austria53 5449 156
2   Switzerland33 3638 107
3 France23 2717 67
4 Norway22 1810 50
5 Italy15 1314 42
6 United States13 511 29
7 Germany8 1217 37
8 Sweden6 38 17
9 Luxembourg4 43 11
10 Canada3 34 10
11 Liechtenstein1 54 10
12 Croatia1 12 4
13 Spain1 01 2
14 Finland1 00 1
15 Yugoslavia0 12 3
16 Japan0 11 2
 Poland0 11 2
 Slovenia0 11 2
19 Australia0 01 1
TOTAL184 185184 553

Women

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Austria40 4646 132
2   Switzerland32 3321 86
3 Germany25 2327 75
4 France20 2417 61
5 United States15 2023 58
6 Sweden11 510 26
7 Canada11 43 18
8 Italy6 1111 28
9 Slovenia6 51 12
10 Croatia5 00 5
11 Great Britain4 43 11
 Liechtenstein4 43 11
13 Norway1 26 9
14 Yugoslavia1 23 6
15 Czech Republic1 12 4
16 Slovakia1 11 3
17 Australia1 00 1
18 Finland0 22 4
19 Soviet Union0 02 2
TOTAL184 187181 552

Mixed team events

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Austria3 30 6
2 France2 01 3
3 Germany1 01 2
   Switzerland1 01 2
5 Sweden0 23 5
6 Canada0 10 1
 Slovakia0 10 1
8 Italy0 01 1
TOTAL7 77 21

Total

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Austria96 10395 294
2   Switzerland66 6960 195
3 France45 5135 131
4 Germany34 3545 114
5 United States28 2534 87
6 Norway23 2016 59
7 Italy21 2426 71
8 Sweden17 1021 48
9 Canada14 87 29
10 Slovenia6 62 14
11 Croatia6 12 9
12 Liechtenstein5 97 21
13 Great Britain4 43 11
 Luxembourg4 43 11
15 Yugoslavia1 35 9
16 Finland1 22 5
17 Slovakia1 21 4
18 Czech Republic1 12 4
19 Australia1 01 2
 Spain1 01 2
21 Japan0 11 2
 Poland0 11 2
23 Soviet Union0 02 2
TOTAL375 379372 1126

Total (not including 1948–1980 Winter Olympics)

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Austria82 8677 245
2   Switzerland56 6052 168
3 France35 4327 105
4 Germany30 2941 100
5 United States24 1830 72
6 Norway22 1915 56
7 Italy18 2122 61
8 Sweden15 1019 44
9 Canada11 75 23
10 Slovenia6 62 14
11 Croatia6 12 9
12 Great Britain4 43 11
 Luxembourg4 43 11
14 Liechtenstein3 75 15
15 Yugoslavia1 35 9
16 Finland1 22 5
17 Slovakia1 21 4
18 Czech Republic1 12 4
19 Australia1 01 2
20 Poland0 11 2
21 Japan0 01 1
 Soviet Union0 01 1
 Spain0 01 1
TOTAL321 324318 963

See also

References and notes

  1. "FIS History". FIS-Ski. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. "Alpine World Ski Championships". FIS-Ski. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. "Podiums". FIS-Ski. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. "Podiums". FIS-Ski. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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