FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013

42nd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Host citySchladming, Styria, Austria
Nations72
Athletes614
Events11
Opening4 February 2013
Closing17 February 2013
Opened byHeinz Fischer
Main venuePlanai
Websiteschladming2013.at
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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 were the 42nd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 4–17 February in Austria at Planai in Schladming, Styria. A record number of athletes and countries took part in this championships. Schladming previously hosted the 1982 World Championships, and prior to acquiring the 2013 event, it made two unsuccessful bids to host.

The FIS awarded the 2013 championships to Schladming on 29 May 2008, in Cape Town, South Africa. The other three finalists were Beaver Creek in Vail, United States, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and St. Moritz, Switzerland. Beaver Creek/Vail hosted in 2015 and St. Moritz gained the championships for 2017.

Course information

Course information – (metric/feet)
Day Date Time
(UTC+1) 		Race Start
elevation 		Finish
elevation 		Vertical
drop 		Course
length 		Gates Maximum
gradient 		Course
name 		Sky
Tue 05-Feb 14:30 Women's super-G 1331 m / 4367 ft 771 m / 2529 ft 560 m / 1837 ft 2.218 km / 1.378 mi 49 48% (25.6°) Streicher cloudy
Wed 06-Feb 11:00 Men's super-G 1348 m / 4422 ft 777 m / 2549 ft 571 m / 1873 ft 1.885 km / 1.187 mi 42 52% (27.5°) Planai cloudy
Fri 08-Feb 10:00 Women's super combined – Downhill 1479 m / 4852 ft 771 m / 2529 ft 708 m / 2322 ft 3.050 km / 1.895 mi 45 48% (25.6°) Streicher sunny
14:00 Women's super combined – Slalom 940 m / 3084 ft 745 m / 2444 ft 195 m / 640 ft 60 49% (26.1°) Streicher sunny
Sat 09-Feb 11:00 Men's downhill 1753 m / 5771 ft 777 m / 2549 ft 976 m / 3202 ft 3.334 km / 2.072 mi 39 72% (35.7°) Planai cloudy
Sun 10-Feb 11:00 Women's downhill 1479 m / 4852 ft 771 m / 2529 ft 708 m / 2322 ft 3.050 km / 1.895 mi 45 48% (25.6°) Streicher sunny
Mon 11-Feb 12:00 Men's super combined – Downhill 1753 m / 5771 ft 777 m / 2549 ft 976 m / 3202 ft 3.366 km / 2.092 mi 39 72% (35.7°) Planai sunny
18:15 Men's super combined – Slalom 963 m / 3159 ft 745 m / 2444 ft 218 m / 715 ft 0.585 km / 0.363 mi 64 48% (25.6°) Planai cloudy
Tue 12-Feb 17:00 Team event 838 m / 2749 ft 745 m / 2444 ft 93 m / 305 ft 260 m / 853 ft 20 46% (24.7°) Planai cloudy
Thu 14-Feb 10:00
13:30 		Women's giant slalom – Run 1
Women's giant slalom – Run 2 		1105 m / 3635 ft 745 m / 2444 ft 360 m / 1181 ft 1.052 km / 0.654 mi 42
45 		52% (27.5°) Planai sunny
Fri 15-Feb 10:00
13:30 		Men's giant slalom – Run 1
Men's giant slalom – Run 2 		1148 m / 2438 ft 745 m / 2444 ft 403 m / 1322 ft 1.218 km / 0.757 mi 53
53 		52% (27.5°) Planai sunny
Sat 16-Feb 10:00
13:30 		Women's slalom – Run 1
Women's slalom – Run 2 		920 m / 3018 ft 740 m / 2427 ft 180 m / 590 ft 0.566 km / 0.352 mi 61
63 		49% (26.1°) Streicher cloudy
cloudy
Sun 17-Feb 10:00
13:30 		Men's slalom – Run 1
Men's slalom – Run 2 		963 m / 3159 ft 740 m / 2427 ft 223 m / 731 ft 0.585 km / 0.364 mi 66
66 		48% (25.6°) Planai cloudy
cloudy

Medal winners

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill[1]
details 		Aksel Lund Svindal
 Norway		 2:01.32 Dominik Paris
 Italy		 2:01.78 David Poisson
 France		 2:02.29
Super-G[2]
details 		Ted Ligety
 United States		 1:23.96 Gauthier de Tessières
 France		 1:24.16 Aksel Lund Svindal
 Norway		 1:24.18
Giant slalom[3]
details 		Ted Ligety
 United States		 2:28.92 Marcel Hirscher
 Austria		 2:29.73 Manfred Mölgg
 Italy		 2:30.67
Slalom[4]
details 		Marcel Hirscher
 Austria		 1:51.03 Felix Neureuther
 Germany		 1:51.45 Mario Matt
 Austria		 1:51.68
Super combined[5]
details 		Ted Ligety
 United States		 2:56.96 Ivica Kostelić
 Croatia		 2:58.11 Romed Baumann
 Austria		 2:58.13

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill[6]
details 		Marion Rolland
 France		 1:50.00 Nadia Fanchini
 Italy		 1:50.16 Maria Höfl-Riesch
 Germany		 1:50.70
Super-G[7]
details 		Tina Maze
 Slovenia		 1:35.39 Lara Gut
 Switzerland		 1:35.77 Julia Mancuso
 United States		 1:35.91
Giant slalom[8]
details 		Tessa Worley
 France		 2:08.06 Tina Maze
 Slovenia		 2:09.18 Anna Fenninger
 Austria		 2:09.24
Slalom[9]
details 		Mikaela Shiffrin
 United States		 1:39.85 Michaela Kirchgasser
 Austria		 1:40.07 Frida Hansdotter
 Sweden		 1:40.11
Super combined[10]
details 		Maria Höfl-Riesch
 Germany		 2:39.92 Tina Maze
 Slovenia		 2:40.38 Nicole Hosp
 Austria		 2:40.92

Team event

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team event[11]
details 		 Austria
Nicole Hosp
Michaela Kirchgasser
Carmen Thalmann
Marcel Hirscher
Marcel Mathis
Philipp Schörghofer 		 Sweden
Nathalie Eklund
Frida Hansdotter
Maria Pietilä Holmner
Jens Byggmark
Mattias Hargin
André Myhrer 		 Germany
Lena Dürr
Maria Höfl-Riesch
Veronique Hronek
Fritz Dopfer
Stefan Luitz
Felix Neureuther

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Austria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)4015
2 Austria (AUT)*2248
3 France (FRA)2114
4 Slovenia (SLO)1203
5 Germany (GER)1124
6 Norway (NOR)1012
7 Italy (ITA)0213
8 Sweden (SWE)0112
9 Croatia (CRO)0101
 Switzerland (SUI)0101
Totals (10 entries)11111133

Participating nations

614 athletes from 72 countries competed.[12] Malta made its debut appearance.[13]

Injuries

On 5 February 2013, during the super-G, American Lindsey Vonn was involved in a severe crash and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Vonn tore her anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in her right knee and fractured her right tibia.[14]

References

  1. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Downhill M Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Super G M Results" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 6 February 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom M Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Slalom M Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Super Combined M Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  6. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Downhill L Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  7. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Super G L Results" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 5 February 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom L Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  9. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Slalom L Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  10. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Super Combined L Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  11. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Team event Results" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  12. ^ "Participating athletes". Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  13. ^ Maltese woman to compete at Worlds for Alpine Ski, 2014 Olympics
  14. ^ "Vonn Tears Ligaments in Right Knee, out for Season". US Skiteam. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

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