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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023

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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023
Host cityCourchevel and Méribel
CountryFrance
Opening5 February 2023 (2023-02-05)
Closing19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)
Opened byEmmanuel Macron
Main venueRoc de Fer (W), L'Éclipse (M)

The 47th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships took place from 6 to 19 February 2023 in two neighboring locations in the French Alps, Courchevel and Méribel.

The location was decided in May 2018 during the 51st FIS Congress in Costa Navarino (Greece), where Courchevel-Méribel won against Austrian Saalbach-Hinterglemm with 9 to 6 votes.[1]

The same two towns already hosted parts of the 1992 Winter Olympic Games.[2] In Courchevel, ski jumping and the Nordic combination took place, and Méribel was the location for the women's alpine skiing.

Bidding

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In 2015, upon a request by the Fédération Française de Ski (FFS), Courchevel, Méribel and Val d'Isère drew up proposals to organize a ski world championship in France. In January 2016, the FFS then chose the joint bid of Courchevel and Méribel. On 24 January 2017, the bid of the two alpine resorts was submitted to the FIS. Finally, in May 2018, the FIS selected the French bid, after competing against the Austrian bid.[3] The then-time president of the Austrian Ski Association, Peter Schröcksnadel, commented that the decision was understandable, as the French had been waiting for a World Championships in their own country for four years longer than the Austrians, and that Austria had already hosted several large sport events during the last few years.[1]

In March 2022, Courchevel and Méribel hosted the finals of the 2021–22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup.[3]

Qualification

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Per discipline and gender, each national ski federation could nominate four skiers. The current world champion in the respective discipline was allowed as a fifth competitor. In addition, every participant must had less than 80 FIS points. Skiers who perform better in recent official competitions have less points; the top 30 skiers on the current World Cup starting list have, by definition, between 0 and 5.99 FIS Points.[4] In some events, competitors passed a further qualification at the Championships themselves (see below).

Schedule

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The competitive program was as follows (all times CET):[5][6]

Date Time Discipline Site Course Remarks
6 February 2023 11:00 Women's alpine combination Méribel Roc de Fer
7 February 2023 11:00 Men's alpine combination Courchevel L'Éclipse
8 February 2023 11:30 Women's Super G Méribel Roc de Fer
9 February 2023 11:30 Men's Super G Courchevel L'Éclipse
11 February 2023 11:00 Women's downhill Méribel Roc de Fer
12 February 2023 11:00 Men's downhill Courchevel L'Éclipse
14 February 2023 12:15 Alpine team parallel slalom Méribel Roc de Fer
15 February 2023 12:00 Men & Women parallel giant slalom Méribel Roc de Fer
16 February 2023 09:45 (1st run) Women's giant slalom Méribel Roc de Fer
17 February 2023 10:00 (1st run) Men's giant slalom Courchevel L'Éclipse
18 February 2023 10:00 (1st run) Women's slalom Méribel Roc de Fer
19 February 2023 10:00 (1st run) Men's slalom Courchevel L'Éclipse
Qualifying races
Date Time Discipline Site Remarks
14 Feb 17:30 (1st run) Parallel slalom, men & women Courchevel
16 Feb 10:00 (1st run) Men's giant slalom Courchevel
18 Feb 10:00 (1st run) Men's slalom Courchevel

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (France)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland3317
2 Norway2349
3 United States2204
4 Italy2114
5 Canada2024
6 France*1012
 Germany1012
8 Austria0347
9 Greece0101
Totals (9 entries)13131440

Events

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
details
Marco Odermatt
 Switzerland
1:47.05 Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
 Norway
1:47.53 Cameron Alexander
 Canada
1:47.94
Super-G
details
James Crawford
 Canada
1:07.22 Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
 Norway
1:07.23 Alexis Pinturault
 France
1:07.48
Giant slalom
details
Marco Odermatt
 Switzerland
2:34.08 Loïc Meillard
 Switzerland
2:34.40 Marco Schwarz
 Austria
2:34.48
Slalom
details
Henrik Kristoffersen
 Norway
1:39.50 AJ Ginnis
 Greece
1:39.70 Alex Vinatzer
 Italy
1:39.88
Alpine combined
details
Alexis Pinturault
 France
1:53.31 Marco Schwarz
 Austria
1:53.41 Raphael Haaser
 Austria
1:53.75
Parallel giant slalom
details
Alexander Schmid
 Germany
Dominik Raschner
 Austria
Timon Haugan
 Norway

Women's events

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Méribel during Women's Super G
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
details
Jasmine Flury
 Switzerland
1:28.03 Nina Ortlieb
 Austria
1:28.07 Corinne Suter
 Switzerland
1:28.15
Super-G
details
Marta Bassino
 Italy
1:28.06 Mikaela Shiffrin
 United States
1:28.17 Cornelia Hütter
 Austria
Kajsa Vickhoff Lie
 Norway
1:28.39
Giant slalom
details
Mikaela Shiffrin
 United States
2:07.13 Federica Brignone
 Italy
2:07.25 Ragnhild Mowinckel
 Norway
2:07.35
Slalom
details
Laurence St. Germain
 Canada
1:43.15 Mikaela Shiffrin
 United States
1:43.72 Lena Dürr
 Germany
1:43.84
Alpine combined
details
Federica Brignone
 Italy
1:57.47 Wendy Holdener
 Switzerland
1:59.09 Ricarda Haaser
 Austria
1:59.73
Parallel giant slalom
details
Maria Therese Tviberg
 Norway
Wendy Holdener
 Switzerland
Thea Louise Stjernesund
 Norway

Mixed

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Team parallel event
details
 United States
Tommy Ford
Katie Hensien
Paula Moltzan
Nina O'Brien
River Radamus
Luke Winters
 Norway
Timon Haugan
Kristin Lysdahl
Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
Alexander Steen Olsen
Thea Louise Stjernesund
Maria Therese Tviberg
 Canada
Valérie Grenier
Erik Read
Jeffrey Read
Britt Richardson


References

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  1. ^ a b ""Brauchen uns nichts vorwerfen"" [We don't have to blame ourselves] (in German). Österreichischer Rundfunk. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Albertville 1992: 30 years of Olympic legacy in France's leading ski resorts". International Olympic Committee. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "From Bid to Championships". Courchevel Méribel 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ^ See rule 4.3; "Rules for the FIS Alpine Points" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Sports program". Courchevel-Méribel 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Calendar" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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