FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997

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

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   Bruno Kernen 1:51.11
2   Lasse Kjus 1:51.18
3   Kristian Ghedina 1:51.46

Super-G

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Date: February 3

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

Giant Slalom

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Date: February 12

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1   Michael von Grünigen 2:48.23 1:23.31 1:24.92
2   Lasse Kjus 2:49.35 1:24.59 1:24.76
3   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   Tom Stiansen 1:51.70 55.81 55.89
2   Sébastien Amiez 1:51.75 54.71 57.04
3   Alberto Tomba 1:52.14 56.21 55.93

Combination

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Date: February 6

Placing Country Athlete Time Downhill Slalom
1   Kjetil André Aamodt 3:10.40 1:37.37 1:33.03
2   Bruno Kernen 3:10.68 1:37.62 1:33.06
3   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   Hilary Lindh 1:41.18
2   Heidi Zurbriggen 1:41.24
3   Pernilla Wiberg 1:41.44

Super-G

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Date: February 11

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

Giant Slalom

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Date: February 9

Placing Country Athlete Time Run 1 Run 2
1   Deborah Compagnoni 2:39.19 1:17.64 1:21.55
2   Karin Roten 2:39.99 1:18.37 1.21.62
3   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   Deborah Compagnoni 1:43.88 52.67 51.21
2   Lara Magoni 1:45.15 53.08 52.07
3   Karin Roten 1:45.48 52.62 52.86

Combination

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Date: February 15

Placing Country Athlete Time Slalom Downhill
1   Renate Götschl 3:03.38 1:28.75 1:34.63
2   Katja Seizinger 3:03.42 1:28.27 1:35.15
3   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