FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019 were held from 4 to 17 February 2019 in Åre, Sweden. The host city was selected at the FIS Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on 5 June 2014. The only other applicant was Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy,[1] which later gained the 2021 championships.

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019
Host cityÅre
CountrySweden
Nations participating76
Events11
Opening ceremony4 February 2019 (2019-02-04)
Closing ceremony17 February 2019 (2019-02-17)
Officially opened byCarl XVI Gustaf
Websiteare2019.com
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2019
Combinedmenwomen
Downhillmenwomen
Giant slalommenwomen
Slalommenwomen
Super-Gmenwomen
Team mixed
Åre
Location in Europe
Åre
Location in Sweden

Åre previously hosted the world championships in 1954 and 2007, and has held numerous World Cup events.

Schedule and course information

Schedule

Eleven events were held.[2][3]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Events calendar
Events Event days
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
February
Opening and closing ceremonies ••
Men
Downhill 12:30
Super-G 12:30
Alpine combined Downhill 11:00
Slalom 16:00
Giant slalom Run 1 14:15
Run 2 17:45
Slalom Run 1 11:00
Run 2 14:30
Women
Downhill 12:30
Super-G 12:30
Alpine combined Downhill 11:00
Slalom 16:15
Giant slalom Run 1 14:15
Run 2 17:45
Slalom Run 1 11:00
Run 2 14:30
Mixed Team event 16:00

Course information
Date Race Start
elevation		 Finish
elevation		 Vertical
drop		 Course
length		 Average
gradient
  5 February Super-G – women 898 m (2,946 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 502 m (1,647 ft) 1.670 km (1.038 mi) 30.1%
  6 February Super-G – men 1,033 m (3,389 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 637 m (2,090 ft) 2.172 km (1.350 mi) 29.3%
  8 February Downhill – (AC) – women 971 m (3,186 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 575 m (1,886 ft) 1.930 km (1.199 mi) 29.7%
Slalom – (AC) – women 566 m (1,857 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 170 m (558 ft)
  9 February Downhill – men 1,033 m (3,389 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 637 m (2,090 ft) 2.172 km (1.350 mi) 29.3%
10 February Downhill – women 898 m (2,946 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 502 m (1,647 ft) 1.670 km (1.038 mi) 30.1%
11 February Downhill – (AC) – men 1,033 m (3,389 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 637 m (2,090 ft) 2.172 km (1.350 mi) 29.3%
Slalom – (AC) – men 578 m (1,896 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 182 m (597 ft)
12 February Team Event – mixed 478 m (1,568 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 82 m (269 ft)
14 February Giant slalom – women 736 m (2,415 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 340 m (1,115 ft)
15 February Giant slalom – men 812 m (2,664 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 416 m (1,365 ft) 1.308 km (0.813 mi) 31.8%
16 February Slalom – women 582 m (1,909 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 186 m (610 ft)    0.624 km (0.388 mi) 29.8%
17 February Slalom – men 615 m (2,018 ft) 396 m (1,299 ft) 219 m (719 ft)    0.740 km (0.460 mi) 29.6%

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Sweden)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway (NOR)2114
  Switzerland (SUI)2114
3 United States (USA)2024
4 Austria (AUT)1438
5 France (FRA)1113
 Italy (ITA)1113
 Slovakia (SVK)1113
8 Slovenia (SLO)1102
9 Germany (GER)0101
 Sweden (SWE)*0101
Totals (10 nations)11121033

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill[4]
 Kjetil Jansrud
 Norway		1:19.98 Aksel Lund Svindal
 Norway		1:20.00 Vincent Kriechmayr
 Austria		1:20.31
Super-G[5]
 Dominik Paris
 Italy		1:24.20 Johan Clarey
 France
Vincent Kriechmayr
 Austria		1:24.29 None awarded
Giant slalom[6]
 Henrik Kristoffersen
 Norway		2:20.24 Marcel Hirscher
 Austria		2:20.44 Alexis Pinturault
 France		2:20.66
Slalom[7]
 Marcel Hirscher
 Austria		2:05.86 Michael Matt
 Austria		2:06.51 Marco Schwarz
 Austria		2:06.62
Alpine combined[8]
 Alexis Pinturault
 France		1:47.71 Štefan Hadalin
 Slovenia		1:47.95 Marco Schwarz
 Austria		1:48.17

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill[9]
 Ilka Štuhec
 Slovenia		1:01.74 Corinne Suter
 Switzerland		1:01.97 Lindsey Vonn
 United States		1:02.23
Super-G[10]
 Mikaela Shiffrin
 United States		1:04.89 Sofia Goggia
 Italy		1:04.91 Corinne Suter
 Switzerland		1:04.94
Giant slalom[11]
 Petra Vlhová
 Slovakia		2:01.97 Viktoria Rebensburg
 Germany		2:02.11 Mikaela Shiffrin
 United States		2:02.35
Slalom[12]
 Mikaela Shiffrin
 United States		1:57.05 Anna Swenn-Larsson
 Sweden		1:57.63 Petra Vlhová
 Slovakia		1:58.08
Alpine combined[13]
 Wendy Holdener
 Switzerland		2:02.13 Petra Vlhová
 Slovakia		2:02.16 Ragnhild Mowinckel
 Norway		2:02.58

Mixed
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team event[14]
   Switzerland
Aline Danioth
Andrea Ellenberger
Wendy Holdener
Sandro Simonet
Daniel Yule
Ramon Zenhäusern		  Austria
Franziska Gritsch
Christian Hirschbühl
Katharina Liensberger
Michael Matt
Marco Schwarz
Katharina Truppe		  Italy
Marta Bassino
Irene Curtoni
Lara Della Mea
Simon Maurberger
Riccardo Tonetti
Alex Vinatzer

Participating countries

As of 5 December 2018, a total of 74 countries are scheduled to compete.[3]

References
  1. Åre, Sweden selected to host 2019 World Alpine Ski Champs.
  2. Schedule
  3. "The Competitions". Are2019.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. Men's downhill results
  5. Men's super-G results
  6. Men's giant slalom results
  7. Men's slalom results
  8. Men's alpine combined results
  9. Women's downhill results
  10. Women's super-G results
  11. Women's giant slalom results
  12. Women's slalom results
  13. Women's alpine combined results
  14. Nations team event results

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