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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 were the 44th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and were held from 6 to 19 February 2017 at Piz Nair in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The host city was selected at the FIS Congress in South Korea, on 31 May 2012. The other finalists were Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and Åre, Sweden.[1]

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017
Host citySt. Moritz
CountrySwitzerland
Nations76
Athletes589
Events11
Opening6 February 2017 (2017-02-06)
Closing19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)
Opened byDoris Leuthard
Piz Nair is located in Alps
Piz Nair
Piz Nair
Location in the Alps of Europe
Piz Nair is located in Switzerland
Piz Nair
Piz Nair
Location in Switzerland

It was the fifth Alpine World Ski Championships at St. Moritz, after 1934, 1948, 1974, and 2003.

Schedule and course information

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All competitions of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 took place on the St. Moritz home mountain Corviglia.[2]

Schedule

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 Time UTC+1[3]
Events calendar[4]
Events Event days
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
February
Opening and closing ceremonies ••
Men
Downhill 12:0013:30
Slalom Run 1 09:45
Run 2 13:00
Giant
slalom		 Run 1 09:45
Run 2 13:30
Alpine
combined		 Downhill
 10:00
Slalom
 13:00
Super-G 12:00
Women
Downhill 11:15
Slalom Run 1 09:45
Run 2 13:00
Giant
slalom		 Run 1 09:45
Run 2 13:00
Alpine
combined		 Downhill
 10:00
Slalom
 13:00
Super-G 12:00
Mixed Team event 12:00
  • The men's downhill, originally scheduled for 11 February, was postponed one day due to adverse weather conditions.

Course information

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Date Race Start
elevation		 Finish
elevation		 Vertical
drop		 Course
length		 Average
gradient
Sun 12 Feb Downhill – men 2,745 m (9,006 ft) 2,040 m (6,693 ft) 705 m (2,313 ft) 2.920 km (1.814 mi) 24.1%
Sun 12 Feb Downhill – women 2,745 m (9,006 ft) 2,040 m (6,693 ft) 705 m (2,313 ft) 2.633 km (1.636 mi) 26.8%
Mon 13 Feb Downhill – (AC) – men 2,745 m (9,006 ft) 2,040 m (6,693 ft) 705 m (2,313 ft) 2.920 km (1.814 mi) 24.1%
Fri 10 Feb Downhill – (AC) – women  2,590 m (8,497 ft)  2,040 m (6,693 ft)  550 m (1,804 ft)  2.059 km (1.279 mi) 26.7%
Wed   8 Feb Super-G – men 2,640 m (8,661 ft) 2,040 m (6,693 ft) 600 m (1,969 ft) 1.920 km (1.193 mi) 31.3%
Tue   7 Feb Super-G – women 2,590 m (8,497 ft) 2,040 m (6,693 ft) 550 m (1,804 ft) 2.059 km (1.279 mi) 26.7%
Fri 17 Feb Giant slalom – men 2,385 m (7,825 ft) 2,030 m (6,660 ft) 355 m (1,165 ft)
Thu 16 Feb Giant slalom – women 2,385 m (7,825 ft) 2,030 m (6,660 ft) 355 m (1,165 ft)
Sun 19 Feb Slalom – men 2,220 m (7,283 ft) 2,030 m (6,660 ft) 190 m (623 ft)   
Sat 18 Feb Slalom – women 2,220 m (7,283 ft) 2,030 m (6,660 ft) 190 m (623 ft)   
Mon 13 Feb Slalom – (AC) – men 2,220 m (7,283 ft) 2,040 m (6,693 ft) 180 m (591 ft)   
Fri 10 Feb Slalom – (AC) – women 2,210 m (7,251 ft) 2,030 m (6,660 ft) 180 m (591 ft)   

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria (AUT)3429
2 Switzerland (SUI)*3227
3 France (FRA)2002
4 Canada (CAN)1113
 United States (USA)1113
6 Slovenia (SLO)1001
7 Norway (NOR)0112
8 Liechtenstein (LIE)0101
 Slovakia (SVK)0101
10 Sweden (SWE)0022
11 Germany (GER)0011
 Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (12 entries)11111133
  • Host country highlighted.

Men's events

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Women's events

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Mixed

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Participating countries

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A total of 77 countries are scheduled to compete.[16]

References

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