FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 were held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria between January 22 and February 3, 1991.[1][2][3]

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991
Host citySaalbach-Hinterglemm, Salzburg, Austria
Events10
Opening ceremony22 January 1991
Closing ceremony3 February 1991
Officially opened byKurt Waldheim
Saalbach-
Hinterglemm
Location in the Alps of Europe
Saalbaach-
Hinterglemm
Location in Austria

Sunshine often hit the snow of Saalbach-Hinterglemm during the competitions, who are remembered as some of the sunniest ever.[4] The competitions also saw the international breakthroughs for skiers who would score major successes throughout the 1990s, like Austria's Stephan Eberharter.[5] and Sweden's Pernilla Wiberg.[6]

The United States Ski Team arrived late, after two races had been completed.[3][7] Due to the Gulf War and associated security concerns, the team had withdrawn from World Cup competitions the previous week and returned home to North America.[8]

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 27 January 1991

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Franz Heinzer 1:54.91
2 Peter Runggaldier 1:55.16
3 Daniel Mahrer 1:55.57
Source:[9]

Super-G

Wednesday, 23 January 1991

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Stephan Eberharter 1:26.73
2 Kjetil André Aamodt 1:28.27
3 Franck Piccard 1:28.55
Source:[10]

Giant Slalom

Sunday, 3 February 1991

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Rudolf Nierlich 2:29.94
2 Urs Kälin 2:30.29
3 Johan Wallner 2:30.73
Source:[11]

Slalom

Tuesday, 22 January 1991

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Marc Girardelli 1:55.38
2 Thomas Stangassinger 1:55.96
3 Ole Kristian Furuseth 1:56.00
Source:[12]

Combination

Monday, 28 January 1991   (downhill)
Wednesday, 30 January 1991   (2 slalom runs)

Placing Country Athlete Points
1 Stephan Eberharter 16.28
2 Kristian Ghedina 26.41
3 Günther Mader 27.54

Women's competitions

Downhill

Saturday, 26 January 1991

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Petra Kronberger 1:29.12
2 Nathalie Bouvier 1:29.56
3 Svetlana Gladisheva 1:29.63
Source:[13]

Super G

Tuesday, 29 January 1991

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Ulrike Maier 1:08.72
2 Carole Merle 1:08.83
3 Anita Wachter 1:08.85
Source:[14]

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 2 February 1991

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Pernilla Wiberg 2:07.45
2 Ulrike Maier 2:07.61
3 Traudl Hächer 2:08.03
Source:[15]

Slalom

Friday, 1 February 1991

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Vreni Schneider 1:25.90
2 Nataša Bokal 1:26.06
3 Ingrid Salvenmoser 1:26.56
Source:[16]

Combination

Friday, 25 January 1991   (downhill)
Thursday, 31 January 1991   (2 slalom runs)

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Chantal Bournissen 26.45
2 Ingrid Stöckl 33.76
3 Vreni Schneider 42.13

Medals table
Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Austria 5 3 3 11
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 6
3  Sweden 1 - 1 2
4  Luxembourg 1 - - 1
5  France - 2 1 3
6  Italy - 2 - 2
7  Norway - 1 1 2
8  Yugoslavia - 1 - 1
9  Germany - - 1 1
 Soviet Union - - 1 1

References

  1. German Wikipedia article
  2. Ski DataBase. Accessed February 7, 2010.
  3. Johnson, William Oscar; Verschoth, Anita (11 February 1991). "White Heat". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
  4. "VM 2023: Mach's noch einmal, Saalbach-Hinterglemm" (in German). Skiing Penguin. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. "Making a name for themselves". BBC. 22 December 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. "Här har du din karriär, Pillan" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  7. "U.S. ski team returning to championships". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. 24 January 1991. p. D5.
  8. "U.S. ski team withdraws from Cup". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. 17 January 1991. p. D5.
  9. "Skiing: World Championships - (Men's) downhill". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 28 January 1991. p. 4B.
  10. "Skiing: World Championships - Men's super giant slalom". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 24 January 1991. p. 4F.
  11. "Skiing: World Championships - Men's giant slalom". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 4 February 1991. p. 4B.
  12. "Skiing: World Championships - Men's slalom". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 23 January 1991. p. 6C.
  13. "Skiing: World Championships - (Women's) downhill". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 27 January 1991. p. 9E.
  14. "Skiing: World Championships - (Women's) super giant slalom". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 30 January 1991. p. 4B.
  15. "Skiing: World Championships - Women's giant slalom". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 3 February 1991. p. 8E.
  16. "Skiing: World Championships - (Women's) slalom". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). 2 February 1991. p. 4B.
  • FIS-ski.com – results – 1991 World Championships – Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria
  • FIS-ski.com – results – World Championships


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