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List of alpine skiing world champions

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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

History

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The first world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, preventing a 1940 event. An event was held in 1941, but included competitors only from nations from the Axis powers or nations not at war with them. The results were later cancelled by the FIS in 1946 because of the limited number of participants, so they are not considered official.[1]

Following the war, the championships were connected with the Olympics for several decades. From 1948 through 1982, the competition was held in even-numbered years, with the Winter Olympics acting as the World Championships through 1980, and a separate competition held in even-numbered non-Olympic years. The 1950 championships in the United States at Aspen were the first held outside of Europe and the first official championships separate of the Olympics since 1939.

The combined event was dropped after 1948 with the addition of the giant slalom in 1950, but returned in 1954 as a "paper" race which used the results of the three events: downhill, giant slalom, and slalom. During Olympic years from 1956 through 1980, FIS World Championship medals were awarded in the combined, but not Olympic medals. The combined returned as a separately run event in 1982 with its own downhill and two-run slalom, and the Super-G was added to the program in 1987. (Both were also added to the Olympics in 1988.)

There were no World Championships in 1983 or 1984 and since 1985, they have been scheduled in odd-numbered years, independent of the Winter Olympics. A lack of snow in southern Spain in 1995 caused a postponement to the following year.

Men's champions

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Year Location   Downhill Slalom Combined Giant slalom Super-G Parallel giant slalom
1931  Switzerland  Mürren  Switzerland  Walter Prager  Switzerland  David Zogg n/a n/a n/a n/a
1932 Italy Cortina Austria Gustav Lantschner Weimar Republic Friedl Däuber  Switzerland  Otto Furrer n/a n/a n/a
1933 Austria Innsbruck  Switzerland  Walter Prager (2) Austria Toni Seelos Austria Toni Seelos n/a n/a n/a
1934  Switzerland  St. Moritz  Switzerland  David Zogg Nazi Germany Franz Pfnür  Switzerland  David Zogg n/a n/a n/a
1935  Switzerland  Mürren Austria Franz Zingerle Austria Toni Seelos (2) Austria Toni Seelos (2) n/a n/a n/a
1936 Austria Innsbruck  Switzerland  Rudolf Rominger Austria Rudolph Matt  Switzerland  Rudolf Rominger n/a n/a n/a
1937 France Chamonix France Émile Allais France Émile Allais France Émile Allais n/a n/a n/a
1938  Switzerland  Engelberg France James Couttet  Switzerland  Rudolf Rominger France Émile Allais (2) n/a n/a n/a
1939 Second Polish Republic Zakopane Nazi Germany Hellmut Lantschner  Switzerland  Rudolf Rominger (2) Nazi Germany Josef Jennewein n/a n/a n/a
1941 Italy Cortina Competitions derecognized by the FIS in 1946 due to the limited number of participants during wartime.[1]
1948  Switzerland  St. Moritz France Henri Oreiller  Switzerland  Edy Reinalter France Henri Oreiller n/a n/a n/a
1950 United States Aspen Italy Zeno Colò  Switzerland  Georges Schneider n/a Italy Zeno Colò n/a n/a
1952 Norway Oslo Italy Zeno Colò (2) Austria Othmar Schneider n/a Norway Stein Eriksen n/a n/a
1954 Sweden Åre Austria Christian Pravda Norway Stein Eriksen Norway Stein Eriksen Norway Stein Eriksen (2) n/a n/a
1956 Italy Cortina Austria Toni Sailer Austria Toni Sailer Austria Toni Sailer Austria Toni Sailer n/a n/a
1958 Austria Bad Gastein Austria Toni Sailer (2) Austria Josl Rieder Austria Toni Sailer (2) Austria Toni Sailer (2) n/a n/a
1960 United States Squaw Valley France Jean Vuarnet Austria Ernst Hinterseer France Guy Périllat  Switzerland  Roger Staub n/a n/a
1962 France Chamonix Austria Karl Schranz France Charles Bozon Austria Karl Schranz Austria Egon Zimmermann n/a n/a
1964 Austria Innsbruck Austria Egon Zimmermann Austria Josef Stiegler Germany Ludwig Leitner France François Bonlieu n/a n/a
1966 Chile Portillo France Jean-Claude Killy Italy Carlo Senoner France Jean-Claude Killy France Guy Périllat n/a n/a
1968 France Grenoble France Jean-Claude Killy (2) France Jean-Claude Killy France Jean-Claude Killy (2) France Jean-Claude Killy n/a n/a
1970 Italy Val Gardena  Switzerland  Bernhard Russi France Jean-Noël Augert United States Billy Kidd Austria Karl Schranz n/a n/a
1972 Japan Sapporo  Switzerland  Bernhard Russi (2) Spain Francisco Fernández Ochoa Italy Gustav Thöni Italy Gustav Thöni n/a n/a
1974  Switzerland  St. Moritz Austria David Zwilling Italy Gustav Thöni Austria Franz Klammer Italy Gustav Thöni (2) n/a n/a
1976 Austria Innsbruck Austria Franz Klammer Italy Piero Gros Italy Gustav Thöni (2)  Switzerland  Heini Hemmi n/a n/a
1978 West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Austria Josef Walcher Sweden Ingemar Stenmark Liechtenstein Andreas Wenzel Sweden Ingemar Stenmark n/a n/a
1980 United States Lake Placid Austria Leonhard Stock Sweden Ingemar Stenmark (2) United States Phil Mahre Sweden Ingemar Stenmark (2) n/a n/a
1982 Austria Schladming Austria Harti Weirather Sweden Ingemar Stenmark (3) France Michel Vion United States Steve Mahre n/a n/a
1985 Italy Bormio  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen Sweden Jonas Nilsson  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen West Germany Markus Wasmeier n/a n/a
1987  Switzerland  Crans-Montana  Switzerland  Peter Müller West Germany Frank Wörndl Luxembourg Marc Girardelli  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen  Switzerland  Pirmin Zurbriggen n/a
1989 United States Vail West Germany Hans-Jörg Tauscher Austria Rudolf Nierlich Luxembourg Marc Girardelli (2) Austria Rudolf Nierlich  Switzerland  Martin Hangl n/a
1991 Austria Saalbach  Switzerland  Franz Heinzer Luxembourg Marc Girardelli Austria Stephan Eberharter Austria Rudolf Nierlich (2) Austria Stephan Eberharter n/a
1993 Japan Morioka  Switzerland  Urs Lehmann Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Norway Lasse Kjus Norway Kjetil André Aamodt Cancelled[2] n/a
1996 Spain Sierra Nevada Austria Patrick Ortlieb Italy Alberto Tomba Luxembourg Marc Girardelli (3) Italy Alberto Tomba Norway Atle Skårdal n/a
1997 Italy Sestriere  Switzerland  Bruno Kernen Norway Tom Stiansen Norway Kjetil André Aamodt  Switzerland  Michael von Grünigen Norway Atle Skårdal (2) n/a
1999 United States Vail/Beaver Creek Austria Hermann Maier Finland Kalle Palander Norway Kjetil André Aamodt (2) Norway Lasse Kjus Norway Lasse Kjus
Austria Hermann Maier
n/a
2001 Austria St. Anton Austria Hannes Trinkl Austria Mario Matt Norway Kjetil André Aamodt (3)  Switzerland  Michael von Grünigen (2) United States Daron Rahlves n/a
2003  Switzerland  St. Moritz Austria Michael Walchhofer Croatia Ivica Kostelić United States Bode Miller United States Bode Miller Austria Stephan Eberharter (2) n/a
2005 Italy Bormio United States Bode Miller Austria Benjamin Raich Austria Benjamin Raich Austria Hermann Maier United States Bode Miller n/a
2007 Sweden Åre Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Austria Mario Matt (2)  Switzerland  Daniel Albrecht Norway Aksel Lund Svindal Italy Patrick Staudacher n/a
2009 France Val d'Isère Canada John Kucera Austria Manfred Pranger Norway Aksel Lund Svindal  Switzerland  Carlo Janka  Switzerland  Didier Cuche n/a
2011 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Canada Erik Guay France Jean-Baptiste Grange Norway Aksel Lund Svindal (2) United States Ted Ligety Italy Christof Innerhofer n/a
2013 Austria Schladming Norway Aksel Lund Svindal (2) Austria Marcel Hirscher United States Ted Ligety United States Ted Ligety (2) United States Ted Ligety n/a
2015 United States Vail/Beaver Creek  Switzerland  Patrick Küng France Jean-Baptiste Grange (2) Austria Marcel Hirscher United States Ted Ligety (3) Austria Hannes Reichelt n/a
2017 Switzerland St. Moritz  Switzerland  Beat Feuz Austria Marcel Hirscher (2)  Switzerland  Luca Aerni Austria Marcel Hirscher Canada Erik Guay n/a
2019 Sweden Åre Norway Kjetil Jansrud Austria Marcel Hirscher (3) France Alexis Pinturault Norway Henrik Kristoffersen Italy Dominik Paris n/a
2021 Italy Cortina Austria Vincent Kriechmayr Norway Sebastian Foss-Solevåg Austria Marco Schwarz France Mathieu Faivre Austria Vincent Kriechmayr France Mathieu Faivre
2023 France Courchevel-Méribel  Switzerland  Marco Odermatt Norway Henrik Kristoffersen France Alexis Pinturault (2)  Switzerland  Marco Odermatt Canada James Crawford Germany Alexander Schmid
  •     Held as part of the Winter Olympics (9).

Titles by nation

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Rank Nation Total Downhill Slalom Combined Giant slalom Super-G Parallel giant slalom
1  Austria 56 17 16 10 8 5
2   Switzerland  35 14 5 6 7 3
3  France 26 6 6 9 4 1
4  Norway 24 3 5 7 6 3
5  Italy 15 2 4 2 4 3
6  United States 13 1 4 5 3
7  Germany 9 2 3 2 1 1
8  Sweden 6 4 2
9  Canada 4 2 2
 Luxembourg 4 1 3
11  Croatia 1 1
 Finland 1 1
 Liechtenstein 1 1
 Spain 1 1

Women's champions

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Year Location   Downhill Slalom Combined Giant slalom Super-G Parallel giant slalom
1931  Switzerland  Mürren United Kingdom Esme Mackinnon United Kingdom Esme Mackinnon n/a n/a n/a n/a
1932 Italy Cortina Italy Paula Wiesinger  Switzerland  Rösli Streiff  Switzerland  Rösli Streiff n/a n/a n/a
1933 Austria Innsbruck Austria Inge Wersin-Lantschner Austria Inge Wersin-Lantschner Austria Inge Wersin-Lantschner n/a n/a n/a
1934  Switzerland  St. Moritz  Switzerland  Anny Rüegg Nazi Germany Christl Cranz Nazi Germany Christl Cranz n/a n/a n/a
1935  Switzerland  Mürren Nazi Germany Christl Cranz  Switzerland  Anny Rüegg Nazi Germany Christl Cranz (2) n/a n/a n/a
1936 Austria Innsbruck United Kingdom Evelyn Pinching Austria Gerda Paumgarten United Kingdom Evelyn Pinching n/a n/a n/a
1937 France Chamonix Nazi Germany Christl Cranz (2) Nazi Germany Christl Cranz (2) Nazi Germany Christl Cranz (3) n/a n/a n/a
1938  Switzerland  Engelberg Nazi Germany Lisa Resch Nazi Germany Christl Cranz (3) Nazi Germany Christl Cranz (4) n/a n/a n/a
1939 Poland Zakopane Nazi Germany Christl Cranz (3) Nazi Germany Christl Cranz (4) Nazi Germany Christl Cranz (5) n/a n/a n/a
1941 Italy Cortina Competitions derecognized by the FIS in 1946 due to the limited number of participants during wartime.[1]
1948  Switzerland  St. Moritz  Switzerland  Hedy Schlunegger United States Gretchen Fraser Austria Trude Beiser n/a n/a n/a
1950 United States Aspen Austria Trude Jochum-Beiser Austria Dagmar Rom n/a Austria Dagmar Rom n/a n/a
1952 Norway Oslo Austria Trude Jochum-Beiser (2) United States Andrea Mead Lawrence n/a United States Andrea Mead Lawrence n/a n/a
1954 Sweden Åre  Switzerland  Ida Schöpfer Austria Trude Klecker  Switzerland  Ida Schöpfer France Lucienne Schmith n/a n/a
1956 Italy Cortina  Switzerland  Madeleine Berthod  Switzerland  Renée Colliard  Switzerland  Madeleine Berthod Germany Ossi Reichert n/a n/a
1958 Austria Bad Gastein Canada Lucile Wheeler Norway Inger Bjørnbakken  Switzerland  Frieda Dänzer Canada Lucile Wheeler n/a n/a
1960 United States Squaw Valley Germany Heidi Biebl Canada Anne Heggtveit Canada Anne Heggtveit  Switzerland  Yvonne Rüegg n/a n/a
1962 France Chamonix Austria Christl Haas Austria Marianne Jahn France Marielle Goitschel Austria Marianne Jahn n/a n/a
1964 Austria Innsbruck Austria Christl Haas (2) France Christine Goitschel France Marielle Goitschel (2) France Marielle Goitschel n/a n/a
1966 Chile Portillo France Marielle Goitschel France Annie Famose France Marielle Goitschel (3) France Marielle Goitschel (2) n/a n/a
1968 France Grenoble Austria Olga Pall France Marielle Goitschel Canada Nancy Greene Canada Nancy Greene n/a n/a
1970 Italy Val Gardena  Switzerland  Annerösli Zryd France Ingrid Lafforgue France Michèle Jacot Canada Betsy Clifford n/a n/a
1972 Japan Sapporo  Switzerland  Marie-Theres Nadig United States Barbara Ann Cochran Austria Annemarie Pröll  Switzerland  Marie-Theres Nadig n/a n/a
1974  Switzerland  St. Moritz Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel France Fabienne Serrat France Fabienne Serrat n/a n/a
1976 Austria Innsbruck West Germany Rosi Mittermaier West Germany Rosi Mittermaier West Germany Rosi Mittermaier Canada Kathy Kreiner n/a n/a
1978 West Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll (2) Austria Lea Sölkner Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll (2) West Germany Maria Epple n/a n/a
1980 United States Lake Placid Austria Annemarie Moser-Pröll (3) Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel (2) Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein Hanni Wenzel n/a n/a
1982 Austria Haus im Ennstal Canada Gerry Sorensen  Switzerland  Erika Hess  Switzerland  Erika Hess  Switzerland  Erika Hess n/a n/a
1985 Italy Bormio  Switzerland  Michela Figini France Perrine Pelen  Switzerland  Erika Hess (2) United States Diann Roffe n/a n/a
1987  Switzerland  Crans-Montana  Switzerland  Maria Walliser  Switzerland  Erika Hess (2)  Switzerland  Erika Hess (3)  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider  Switzerland  Maria Walliser n/a
1989 United States Vail  Switzerland  Maria Walliser (2) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mateja Svet United States Tamara McKinney  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider (2) Austria Ulrike Maier n/a
1991 Austria Saalbach Austria Petra Kronberger  Switzerland  Vreni Schneider  Switzerland  Chantal Bournissen Sweden Pernilla Wiberg Austria Ulrike Maier (2) n/a
1993 Japan Morioka Canada Kate Pace Austria Karin Buder Germany Miriam Vogt France Carole Merle Germany Katja Seizinger n/a
1996 Spain Sierra Nevada United States Picabo Street Sweden Pernilla Wiberg Sweden Pernilla Wiberg Italy Deborah Compagnoni Italy Isolde Kostner n/a
1997 Italy Sestriere United States Hilary Lindh Italy Deborah Compagnoni Austria Renate Götschl Italy Deborah Compagnoni (2) Italy Isolde Kostner (2) n/a
1999 United States Vail/Beaver Creek Austria Renate Götschl Australia Zali Steggall Sweden Pernilla Wiberg (2) Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer Austria Alexandra Meissnitzer n/a
2001 Austria St. Anton Austria Michaela Dorfmeister Sweden Anja Pärson Germany Martina Ertl  Switzerland  Sonja Nef France Régine Cavagnoud n/a
2003  Switzerland  St. Moritz Canada Mélanie Turgeon Croatia Janica Kostelić Croatia Janica Kostelić Sweden Anja Pärson Austria Michaela Dorfmeister n/a
2005 Italy Bormio Croatia Janica Kostelić Croatia Janica Kostelić (2) Croatia Janica Kostelić (2) Sweden Anja Pärson (2) Sweden Anja Pärson n/a
2007 Sweden Åre Sweden Anja Pärson Czech Republic Šárka Záhrobská Sweden Anja Pärson Austria Nicole Hosp Sweden Anja Pärson (2) n/a
2009 France Val d'Isère United States Lindsey Vonn Germany Maria Riesch Austria Kathrin Zettel Germany Kathrin Hölzl United States Lindsey Vonn n/a
2011 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen Austria Elisabeth Görgl Austria Marlies Schild Austria Anna Fenninger Slovenia Tina Maze Austria Elisabeth Görgl n/a
2013 Austria Schladming France Marion Rolland United States Mikaela Shiffrin Germany Maria Höfl-Riesch France Tessa Worley Slovenia Tina Maze n/a
2015 United States Vail/Beaver Creek Slovenia Tina Maze United States Mikaela Shiffrin (2) Slovenia Tina Maze Austria Anna Fenninger Austria Anna Fenninger n/a
2017  Switzerland  St. Moritz Slovenia Ilka Štuhec United States Mikaela Shiffrin (3)  Switzerland  Wendy Holdener France Tessa Worley (2) Austria Nicole Schmidhofer n/a
2019 Sweden Åre Slovenia Ilka Štuhec (2) United States Mikaela Shiffrin (4)  Switzerland  Wendy Holdener (2) Slovakia Petra Vlhová United States Mikaela Shiffrin n/a
2021 Italy Cortina  Switzerland  Corinne Suter Austria Katharina Liensberger United States Mikaela Shiffrin  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami Italy Marta Bassino
Austria Katharina Liensberger
2023 France Courchevel-Méribel  Switzerland  Jasmine Flury Canada Laurence St. Germain Italy Federica Brignone United States Mikaela Shiffrin Italy Marta Bassino Norway Maria Therese Tviberg

Titles by nation

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Rank Nation Total Downhill Slalom Combined Giant slalom Super-G Parallel giant slalom
1  Austria 42 13 9 7 5 7 1
2   Switzerland  36 11 6 10 7 2
3  Germany 25 6 6 9 3 1
4  France 20 2 5 5 7 1
5  United States 17 3 7 2 3 2
6  Canada 12 4 2 2 4
7  Sweden 11 1 2 3 3 2
8  Italy 9 1 1 1 2 3 1
9  Slovenia 6 3 1 1 1
10  Croatia 5 1 2 2
11  Great Britain 4 2 1 1
 Liechtenstein 4 2 1 1
13  Norway 2 1 1
14  Australia 1 1
 Czech Republic 1 1
 Slovakia 1 1
 Yugoslavia 1 1

Nations team event

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Year Location Champion
2005 Italy Bormio  Germany
Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer
Florian Eckert
Andreas Ertl
Martina Ertl
Hilde Gerg
Felix Neureuther
2007 Sweden Åre  Austria
Renate Götschl
Michaela Kirchgasser
Mario Matt
Benjamin Raich
Marlies Schild
Fritz Strobl
2009 France Val d'Isère Cancelled[3]
2011 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen  France
Taïna Barioz
Gauthier de Tessières *
Thomas Fanara
Anémone Marmottan
Cyprien Richard
Tessa Worley
2013 Austria Schladming  Austria (2)
Nicole Hosp
Marcel Hirscher
Michaela Kirchgasser
Marcel Mathis *
Philipp Schörghofer
Carmen Thalmann
2015 United States Vail/Beaver Creek  Austria (3)
Eva-Maria Brem
Marcel Hirscher
Nicole Hosp *
Michaela Kirchgasser
Christoph Nösig
Philipp Schörghofer *
2017 Switzerland St. Moritz  France (2)
Adeline Baud Mugnier
Mathieu Faivre
Julien Lizeroux *
Nastasia Noens *
Alexis Pinturault
Tessa Worley
2019 Sweden Åre  Switzerland
Aline Danioth
Andrea Ellenberger *
Wendy Holdener
Sandro Simonet *
Daniel Yule
Ramon Zenhäusern
2021 Italy Cortina  Norway
Sebastian Foss-Solevåg
Kristin Lysdahl *
Kristina Riis-Johannessen
Fabian Wilkens Solheim
Thea Louise Stjernesund
2023 France Courchevel-Méribel  United States
Tommy Ford
Katie Hensien *
Paula Moltzan
Nina O'Brien
River Radamus
Luke Winters *

* won gold medals as reserve skiers

See also

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References and notes

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  1. ^ a b c "FIS History". FIS-Ski. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. ^ The men's super-G in 1993 was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, and no medals were awarded.
  3. ^ The Nations Team Event in 2009 was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, and no medals were awarded.
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  • FIS-ski.com – official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships