FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 took place during February 1–6, 1950 in Lake Placid, New York, United States and Rumford, Maine, United States. This was Lake Placid's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It also marked the first time after World War II the event took place after the Winter Olympics in a non-Olympic year (St. Moritz, Switzerland hosted the 1948 Winter Olympics two years earlier), the second time the world championships occurred outside Europe, the first time they had occurred outside Europe in a non-Olympic year, and the only time the United States has hosted the event in a non-Olympic year. The ski-jumping events were held at Lake Placid, while the cross-country skiing events (originally planned to also be held at Lake Placid) were moved to Rumford due to insufficient snow.[1][2]
| Host city | Lake Placid, New York, Rumford, Maine |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Events | 5 |
| Opening ceremony | 1 February 1950 |
| Closing ceremony | 6 February 1950 |
Men's cross country
18 km
February 3, 1950
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Karl-Erik Åström (SWE) |
1:06:16 |
| Silver | Enar Josefsson (SWE) |
1:06:28 |
| Bronze |  Arnljot Nyaas (NOR) |
1:07:07 |
50 km
February 6, 1950
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Gunnar Eriksson (SWE) |
2:59:05 |
| Silver | Enar Josefsson (SWE) |
3:00:01 |
| Bronze | Nils Karlsson (SWE) |
3:00:10 |
4 × 10 km relay
February 5, 1950
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sweden (Nils Täpp, Karl-Erik Åström, Martin Lundström, Enar Josefsson) |
2:39:59 |
| Silver |  Finland (Heikki Hasu, Viljo Vellonen, Paavo Lonkila, August Kiuru) |
2:41:51 |
| Bronze | Norway (Martin Stokken, Eilert Dahl, Kristian Bjørn, Henry Hermansen) |
2:47:19 |
Men's Nordic combined
Individual
February 1, 1950 - Jumping February 3, 1950 - 18km (included in the "Special 18km-run")
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | Heikki Hasu (FIN) |
455.2 |
| Silver | Ottar Gjermundshaug (NOR) |
452.0 |
| Bronze | Simon Slåttvik (NOR) |
451.8 |
Men's ski jumping
Individual large hill
February 5, 1950 MacKenzie Intervale Ski Jumping Complex
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | Hans Bjørnstad (NOR) |
220.4 |
| Silver | Thure Lindgren (SWE) |
214.4 |
| Bronze | Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR) |
213.5 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References
- FIS 1950 Cross country results
- FIS 1950 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1950 Ski jumping results
- Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996) VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997 Trondheim: Addresseavisens Forlag. p. 66. ISBN 82-7164-044-5. (in Norwegian)
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