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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023
Host city Courchevel and Méribel
CountryFrance
Opening5 February 2023 (2023-02-05)
Closing19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)
Opened by Emmanuel Macron
Main venue Roc 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

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

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

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

Medal table

  *   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

Men's events

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

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

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

  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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