FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996

Sierra Nevada

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Location in Europe

Sierra Nevada

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Location in southern Spain

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 were held 12–25 February in Spain at Sierra Nevada near Granada city. The championships were to be held in 1995, but were postponed due to lack of snow.^[1]

Date: February 17

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Patrick Ortlieb	2:00.17
2		Kristian Ghedina	2:00.44
3		Luc Alphand	2:00.45

Date: February 13

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Atle Skårdal	1:21.80
2		Patrik Järbyn	1:22.09
3		Kjetil André Aamodt	1:22.11

Date: February 23

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Alberto Tomba	1:58.63	57.54	1:01.09
2		Urs Kälin	1:59.07	58.19	1:00.88
3		Michael von Grünigen	1:59.45	58.01	1:01.44

Date: February 25

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Alberto Tomba	1:42.26	52.02	50.24
2		Mario Reiter	1:42.57	51.35	51.22
3		Michael von Grünigen	1:42.81	51.83	50.98

• YouTube video - leaders' second runs

Date: February 19

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Slalom	Downhill
1		Marc Girardelli	3:31.95	1:38.99	1:52.96
2		Lasse Kjus	3:32.20	1:40.38	1:51.82
3		Günther Mader	3:32.93	1:40.55	1:52.38

Date: February 18

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Picabo Street	1:54.06
2		Katja Seizinger	1:54.63
3		Hilary Lindh	1:54.70

Date: February 12

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Isolde Kostner	1:21.00
2		Heidi Zurbriggen	1:21.66
3		Picabo Street	1:21.71

Date: February 22

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Deborah Compagnoni	2:10.74	1:07.09	1:03.65
2		Karin Roten	2:11.09	1:06.68	1:04.41
3		Martina Ertl	2:11.44	1:08.77	1:02.67

Date: February 24

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Pernilla Wiberg	1:31.46	44.49	46.97
2		Patricia Chauvet	1:32.32	45.42	46.90
3		Urška Hrovat	1:32.33	44.44	47.89

Date: February 19

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Downhill	Slalom
1		Pernilla Wiberg	3:19.68	1:44.00	1:35.68
2		Anita Wachter	3:21.73	1:43.67	1:38.06
3		Marianne Kjørstad	3:22.35	1:45.38	1:36.97

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	4	1	-	5
2	Sweden	2	1	-	3
3	Austria	1	2	1	4
4	Norway	1	1	2	4
5	United States	1	-	2	3
6	Luxembourg	1	-	-	1
7	Switzerland	-	3	2	5
8	Germany	-	1	1	2
	France	-	1	1	2
10	Slovenia	-	-	1	1

References

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1. ^ de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1996

External links

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• FIS-ski.com - results - 1996 World Championships - Sierra Nevada, Spain
• FIS-ski.com - results - World Championships

37°05′N 3°24′W / 37.09°N 3.40°W / 37.09; -3.40