FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997
Host citySestriere
CountryItaly
Events10
Opening3 February 1997 (1997-02-03)
Closing15 February 1997 (1997-02-15)
Opened byOscar Luigi Scalfaro

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3–15, 1997.

Nine years later, the area would later host the alpine events for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Men's competitions

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Downhill

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Date: February 8

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Switzerland Bruno Kernen 1:51.11
2 Norway Lasse Kjus 1:51.18
3 Italy Kristian Ghedina 1:51.46

Super-G

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Date: February 3

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Norway Atle Skårdal 1:29.68
2 Norway Lasse Kjus 1:29.89
3 Austria Günther Mader 1:30.01

Giant Slalom

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Date: February 12

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1 Switzerland Michael von Grünigen 2:48.23 1:23.31 1:24.92
2 Norway Lasse Kjus 2:49.35 1:24.59 1:24.76
3 Austria Andreas Schifferer 2:49.68 1:25.05 1:24.63

Slalom

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Date: February 15

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1 Norway Tom Stiansen 1:51.70 55.81 55.89
2 France Sébastien Amiez 1:51.75 54.71 57.04
3 Italy Alberto Tomba 1:52.14 56.21 55.93

Combination

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Date: February 6

Placing Country Athlete Time Downhill Slalom
1 Norway Kjetil André Aamodt 3:10.40 1:37.37 1:33.03
2 Switzerland Bruno Kernen 3:10.68 1:37.62 1:33.06
3 Austria Mario Reiter 3:11.69 1:39.67 1:32.02

Women's competitions

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Downhill

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Date: February 15

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 United States Hilary Lindh 1:41.18
2 Switzerland Heidi Zurbriggen 1:41.24
3 Sweden Pernilla Wiberg 1:41.44

Super-G

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Date: February 11

Placing Country Athlete Time
1 Italy Isolde Kostner 1:23.50
2 Germany Katja Seizinger 1:23.58
3 Germany Hilde Gerg 1:23.64

Giant Slalom

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Date: February 9

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1 Italy Deborah Compagnoni 2:39.19 1:17.64 1:21.55
2 Switzerland Karin Roten 2:39.99 1:18.37 1.21.62
3 France Leila Piccard 2:40.95 1:19.58 1:21.37

Slalom

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Date: February 5

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1 Italy Deborah Compagnoni 1:43.88 52.67 51.21
2 Italy Lara Magoni 1:45.15 53.08 52.07
3 Switzerland Karin Roten 1:45.48 52.62 52.86

Combination

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Date: February 15

Placing Country Athlete Time Slalom Downhill
1 Austria Renate Götschl 3:03.38 1:28.75 1:34.63
2 Germany Katja Seizinger 3:03.42 1:28.27 1:35.15
3 Germany Hilde Gerg 3:03.46 1:28.22 1:35.24

Medals table

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

References

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  • FIS-ski.com - results - 1997 World Championships - Sestriere, Italy
  • FIS-ski.com - results - World Championships