List of alpine skiing world champions

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     Mürren     Walter Prager     David Zogg n/a n/a n/a n/a
1932   Cortina   Gustav Lantschner   Friedl Däuber     Otto Furrer n/a n/a n/a
1933   Innsbruck     Walter Prager (2)   Toni Seelos   Toni Seelos n/a n/a n/a
1934     St. Moritz     David Zogg   Franz Pfnür     David Zogg n/a n/a n/a
1935     Mürren   Franz Zingerle   Toni Seelos (2)   Toni Seelos (2) n/a n/a n/a
1936   Innsbruck     Rudolf Rominger   Rudolph Matt     Rudolf Rominger n/a n/a n/a
1937   Chamonix   Émile Allais   Émile Allais   Émile Allais n/a n/a n/a
1938     Engelberg   James Couttet     Rudolf Rominger   Émile Allais (2) n/a n/a n/a
1939   Zakopane   Hellmut Lantschner     Rudolf Rominger (2)   Josef Jennewein n/a n/a n/a
1941   Cortina Competitions derecognized by the FIS in 1946 due to the limited number of participants during wartime.[1]
1948     St. Moritz   Henri Oreiller     Edy Reinalter   Henri Oreiller n/a n/a n/a
1950   Aspen   Zeno Colò     Georges Schneider n/a   Zeno Colò n/a n/a
1952   Oslo   Zeno Colò (2)   Othmar Schneider n/a   Stein Eriksen n/a n/a
1954   Åre   Christian Pravda   Stein Eriksen   Stein Eriksen   Stein Eriksen (2) n/a n/a
1956   Cortina   Toni Sailer   Toni Sailer   Toni Sailer   Toni Sailer n/a n/a
1958   Bad Gastein   Toni Sailer (2)   Josl Rieder   Toni Sailer (2)   Toni Sailer (2) n/a n/a
1960   Squaw Valley   Jean Vuarnet   Ernst Hinterseer   Guy Périllat     Roger Staub n/a n/a
1962   Chamonix   Karl Schranz   Charles Bozon   Karl Schranz   Egon Zimmermann n/a n/a
1964   Innsbruck   Egon Zimmermann   Josef Stiegler   Ludwig Leitner   François Bonlieu n/a n/a
1966   Portillo   Jean-Claude Killy   Carlo Senoner   Jean-Claude Killy   Guy Périllat n/a n/a
1968   Grenoble   Jean-Claude Killy (2)   Jean-Claude Killy   Jean-Claude Killy (2)   Jean-Claude Killy n/a n/a
1970   Val Gardena     Bernhard Russi   Jean-Noël Augert   Billy Kidd   Karl Schranz n/a n/a
1972   Sapporo     Bernhard Russi (2)   Francisco Fernández Ochoa   Gustav Thöni   Gustav Thöni n/a n/a
1974     St. Moritz   David Zwilling   Gustav Thöni   Franz Klammer   Gustav Thöni (2) n/a n/a
1976   Innsbruck   Franz Klammer   Piero Gros   Gustav Thöni (2)     Heini Hemmi n/a n/a
1978   Garmisch-Partenkirchen   Josef Walcher   Ingemar Stenmark   Andreas Wenzel   Ingemar Stenmark n/a n/a
1980   Lake Placid   Leonhard Stock   Ingemar Stenmark (2)   Phil Mahre   Ingemar Stenmark (2) n/a n/a
1982   Schladming   Harti Weirather   Ingemar Stenmark (3)   Michel Vion   Steve Mahre n/a n/a
1985   Bormio     Pirmin Zurbriggen   Jonas Nilsson     Pirmin Zurbriggen   Markus Wasmeier n/a n/a
1987     Crans-Montana     Peter Müller   Frank Wörndl   Marc Girardelli     Pirmin Zurbriggen     Pirmin Zurbriggen n/a
1989   Vail   Hans-Jörg Tauscher   Rudolf Nierlich   Marc Girardelli (2)   Rudolf Nierlich     Martin Hangl n/a
1991   Saalbach     Franz Heinzer   Marc Girardelli   Stephan Eberharter   Rudolf Nierlich (2)   Stephan Eberharter n/a
1993   Morioka     Urs Lehmann   Kjetil André Aamodt   Lasse Kjus   Kjetil André Aamodt Cancelled[2] n/a
1996   Sierra Nevada   Patrick Ortlieb   Alberto Tomba   Marc Girardelli (3)   Alberto Tomba   Atle Skårdal n/a
1997   Sestriere     Bruno Kernen   Tom Stiansen   Kjetil André Aamodt     Michael von Grünigen   Atle Skårdal (2) n/a
1999   Vail/Beaver Creek   Hermann Maier   Kalle Palander   Kjetil André Aamodt (2)   Lasse Kjus   Lasse Kjus
  Hermann Maier
n/a
2001   St. Anton   Hannes Trinkl   Mario Matt   Kjetil André Aamodt (3)     Michael von Grünigen (2)   Daron Rahlves n/a
2003     St. Moritz   Michael Walchhofer   Ivica Kostelić   Bode Miller   Bode Miller   Stephan Eberharter (2) n/a
2005   Bormio   Bode Miller   Benjamin Raich   Benjamin Raich   Hermann Maier   Bode Miller n/a
2007   Åre   Aksel Lund Svindal   Mario Matt (2)     Daniel Albrecht   Aksel Lund Svindal   Patrick Staudacher n/a
2009   Val d'Isère   John Kucera   Manfred Pranger   Aksel Lund Svindal     Carlo Janka     Didier Cuche n/a
2011   Garmisch-Partenkirchen   Erik Guay   Jean-Baptiste Grange   Aksel Lund Svindal (2)   Ted Ligety   Christof Innerhofer n/a
2013   Schladming   Aksel Lund Svindal (2)   Marcel Hirscher   Ted Ligety   Ted Ligety (2)   Ted Ligety n/a
2015   Vail/Beaver Creek     Patrick Küng   Jean-Baptiste Grange (2)   Marcel Hirscher   Ted Ligety (3)   Hannes Reichelt n/a
2017   St. Moritz     Beat Feuz   Marcel Hirscher (2)     Luca Aerni   Marcel Hirscher   Erik Guay n/a
2019   Åre   Kjetil Jansrud   Marcel Hirscher (3)   Alexis Pinturault   Henrik Kristoffersen   Dominik Paris n/a
2021   Cortina   Vincent Kriechmayr   Sebastian Foss-Solevåg   Marco Schwarz   Mathieu Faivre   Vincent Kriechmayr   Mathieu Faivre
2023   Courchevel-Méribel     Marco Odermatt   Henrik Kristoffersen   Alexis Pinturault (2)     Marco Odermatt   James Crawford   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     Mürren   Esme Mackinnon   Esme Mackinnon n/a n/a n/a n/a
1932   Cortina   Paula Wiesinger     Rösli Streiff     Rösli Streiff n/a n/a n/a
1933   Innsbruck   Inge Wersin-Lantschner   Inge Wersin-Lantschner   Inge Wersin-Lantschner n/a n/a n/a
1934     St. Moritz     Anny Rüegg   Christl Cranz   Christl Cranz n/a n/a n/a
1935     Mürren   Christl Cranz     Anny Rüegg   Christl Cranz (2) n/a n/a n/a
1936   Innsbruck   Evelyn Pinching   Gerda Paumgarten   Evelyn Pinching n/a n/a n/a
1937   Chamonix   Christl Cranz (2)   Christl Cranz (2)   Christl Cranz (3) n/a n/a n/a
1938     Engelberg   Lisa Resch   Christl Cranz (3)   Christl Cranz (4) n/a n/a n/a
1939   Zakopane   Christl Cranz (3)   Christl Cranz (4)   Christl Cranz (5) n/a n/a n/a
1941   Cortina Competitions derecognized by the FIS in 1946 due to the limited number of participants during wartime.[1]
1948     St. Moritz     Hedy Schlunegger   Gretchen Fraser   Trude Beiser n/a n/a n/a
1950   Aspen   Trude Jochum-Beiser   Dagmar Rom n/a   Dagmar Rom n/a n/a
1952   Oslo   Trude Jochum-Beiser (2)   Andrea Mead Lawrence n/a   Andrea Mead Lawrence n/a n/a
1954   Åre     Ida Schöpfer   Trude Klecker     Ida Schöpfer   Lucienne Schmith n/a n/a
1956   Cortina     Madeleine Berthod     Renée Colliard     Madeleine Berthod   Ossi Reichert n/a n/a
1958   Bad Gastein   Lucile Wheeler   Inger Bjørnbakken     Frieda Dänzer   Lucile Wheeler n/a n/a
1960   Squaw Valley   Heidi Biebl   Anne Heggtveit   Anne Heggtveit     Yvonne Rüegg n/a n/a
1962   Chamonix   Christl Haas   Marianne Jahn   Marielle Goitschel   Marianne Jahn n/a n/a
1964   Innsbruck   Christl Haas (2)   Christine Goitschel   Marielle Goitschel (2)   Marielle Goitschel n/a n/a
1966   Portillo   Marielle Goitschel   Annie Famose   Marielle Goitschel (3)   Marielle Goitschel (2) n/a n/a
1968   Grenoble   Olga Pall   Marielle Goitschel   Nancy Greene   Nancy Greene n/a n/a
1970   Val Gardena     Annerösli Zryd   Ingrid Lafforgue   Michèle Jacot   Betsy Clifford n/a n/a
1972   Sapporo     Marie-Theres Nadig   Barbara Ann Cochran   Annemarie Pröll     Marie-Theres Nadig n/a n/a
1974     St. Moritz   Annemarie Moser-Pröll   Hanni Wenzel   Fabienne Serrat   Fabienne Serrat n/a n/a
1976   Innsbruck   Rosi Mittermaier   Rosi Mittermaier   Rosi Mittermaier   Kathy Kreiner n/a n/a
1978   Garmisch-Partenkirchen   Annemarie Moser-Pröll (2)   Lea Sölkner   Annemarie Moser-Pröll (2)   Maria Epple n/a n/a
1980   Lake Placid   Annemarie Moser-Pröll (3)   Hanni Wenzel (2)   Hanni Wenzel   Hanni Wenzel n/a n/a
1982   Haus im Ennstal   Gerry Sorensen     Erika Hess     Erika Hess     Erika Hess n/a n/a
1985   Bormio     Michela Figini   Perrine Pelen     Erika Hess (2)   Diann Roffe n/a n/a
1987     Crans-Montana     Maria Walliser     Erika Hess (2)     Erika Hess (3)     Vreni Schneider     Maria Walliser n/a
1989   Vail     Maria Walliser (2)   Mateja Svet   Tamara McKinney     Vreni Schneider (2)   Ulrike Maier n/a
1991   Saalbach   Petra Kronberger     Vreni Schneider     Chantal Bournissen   Pernilla Wiberg   Ulrike Maier (2) n/a
1993   Morioka   Kate Pace   Karin Buder   Miriam Vogt   Carole Merle   Katja Seizinger n/a
1996   Sierra Nevada   Picabo Street   Pernilla Wiberg   Pernilla Wiberg   Deborah Compagnoni   Isolde Kostner n/a
1997   Sestriere   Hilary Lindh   Deborah Compagnoni   Renate Götschl   Deborah Compagnoni (2)   Isolde Kostner (2) n/a
1999   Vail/Beaver Creek   Renate Götschl   Zali Steggall   Pernilla Wiberg (2)   Alexandra Meissnitzer   Alexandra Meissnitzer n/a
2001   St. Anton   Michaela Dorfmeister   Anja Pärson   Martina Ertl     Sonja Nef   Régine Cavagnoud n/a
2003     St. Moritz   Mélanie Turgeon   Janica Kostelić   Janica Kostelić   Anja Pärson   Michaela Dorfmeister n/a
2005   Bormio   Janica Kostelić   Janica Kostelić (2)   Janica Kostelić (2)   Anja Pärson (2)   Anja Pärson n/a
2007   Åre   Anja Pärson   Šárka Záhrobská   Anja Pärson   Nicole Hosp   Anja Pärson (2) n/a
2009   Val d'Isère   Lindsey Vonn   Maria Riesch   Kathrin Zettel   Kathrin Hölzl   Lindsey Vonn n/a
2011   Garmisch-Partenkirchen   Elisabeth Görgl   Marlies Schild   Anna Fenninger   Tina Maze   Elisabeth Görgl n/a
2013   Schladming   Marion Rolland   Mikaela Shiffrin   Maria Höfl-Riesch   Tessa Worley   Tina Maze n/a
2015   Vail/Beaver Creek   Tina Maze   Mikaela Shiffrin (2)   Tina Maze   Anna Fenninger   Anna Fenninger n/a
2017     St. Moritz   Ilka Štuhec   Mikaela Shiffrin (3)     Wendy Holdener   Tessa Worley (2)   Nicole Schmidhofer n/a
2019   Åre   Ilka Štuhec (2)   Mikaela Shiffrin (4)     Wendy Holdener (2)   Petra Vlhová   Mikaela Shiffrin n/a
2021   Cortina     Corinne Suter   Katharina Liensberger   Mikaela Shiffrin     Lara Gut-Behrami     Lara Gut-Behrami   Marta Bassino
  Katharina Liensberger
2023   Courchevel-Méribel     Jasmine Flury   Laurence St. Germain   Federica Brignone   Mikaela Shiffrin   Marta Bassino   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   Bormio   Germany
Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer
Florian Eckert
Andreas Ertl
Martina Ertl
Hilde Gerg
Felix Neureuther
2007   Åre   Austria
Renate Götschl
Michaela Kirchgasser
Mario Matt
Benjamin Raich
Marlies Schild
Fritz Strobl
2009   Val d'Isère Cancelled[3]
2011   Garmisch-Partenkirchen   France
Taïna Barioz
Gauthier de Tessières *
Thomas Fanara
Anémone Marmottan
Cyprien Richard
Tessa Worley
2013   Schladming   Austria (2)
Nicole Hosp
Marcel Hirscher
Michaela Kirchgasser
Marcel Mathis *
Philipp Schörghofer
Carmen Thalmann
2015   Vail/Beaver Creek   Austria (3)
Eva-Maria Brem
Marcel Hirscher
Nicole Hosp *
Michaela Kirchgasser
Christoph Nösig
Philipp Schörghofer *
2017   St. Moritz   France (2)
Adeline Baud Mugnier
Mathieu Faivre
Julien Lizeroux *
Nastasia Noens *
Alexis Pinturault
Tessa Worley
2019   Åre   Switzerland
Aline Danioth
Andrea Ellenberger *
Wendy Holdener
Sandro Simonet *
Daniel Yule
Ramon Zenhäusern
2021   Cortina   Norway
Sebastian Foss-Solevåg
Kristin Lysdahl *
Kristina Riis-Johannessen
Fabian Wilkens Solheim
Thea Louise Stjernesund
2023   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