FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941 in alpine skiing were the tenth edition of the competition, organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS), and were held on 1–9 February 1941 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1941 were held simultaneously at the same location. Later, in 1946, the FIS canceled the results and deemed the Championships unofficial as the attendees only included Axis nationals and citizens of neutral countries: Italy, the German Reich (Austria joined Germany in 1938), Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Yugoslavia, Romania, Switzerland and Hungary.

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941
Host cityCortina d'Ampezzo
CountryItaly
Events6
Opening1 February 1941 (1941-02-01)
Closing9 February 1941 (1941-02-09)
Opened byVictor Emmanuel III
Cortina d'Ampezzo is located in Alps
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina
d'Ampezzo
Location in the Alps of Europe

Due to World War II, there was a nine-year hiatus of the official competition until the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Men's competitions edit

Downhill edit

Place Country Name
    GER Josef Jennewein
    ITA   Alberto Marcellin
    GER Rudolf Cranz

Slalom edit

Place Country name
    GER Albert Pfeifer
    ITA   Vittorio Chierroni
    ITA   Alberto Marcellin

Combined edit

Place Country Name
    GER Josef Jennewein
    ITA   Alberto Marcellin
    ITA   Vittorio Chierroni

Women's competitions edit

Downhill edit

Place Country Name
    GER Christl Cranz
    GER Käthe Grasegger
    GER Anneliese Proxauf
  • Many sources[which?] state that Proxauf (who in fact was Austrian) represented Switzerland, but this photo proves otherwise.[1]

Slalom edit

Place Country Name
    ITA   Celina Seghi
    GER Christl Cranz
    GER Anneliese Proxauf

Combined edit

Place Country Name
    GER Christl Cranz
    ITA   Celina Seghi
    GER Anneliese Proxauf

Medal standings edit

Place Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   Nazi Germany 5 2 4 11
2   Italy 2 3 2 7

References edit

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