FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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The Nordic skiing World Championships (officially the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships) have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and including women since 1954. Championship events include Nordic skiing's three disciplines: Cross-country skiing, Ski jumping, and Nordic combined (the latter being a combination sport consisting of both cross-country skiing and Ski jumping). From 1924 to 1939, the World Championships were held every year, including the Winter Olympics. After World War 2, the World Championships were held in even-numbered years from 1948 to 1982, including the Winter Olympics. Since 1985, the World Championships have been held in odd-numbered years.
Historical Note: From 1925 to 1927, the FIS referred to these events as Rendezvous races. During the periods of 1929-1931 and 1933-1935, the FIS referred to these events as FIS races. This event has been officially referred to as the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships since 1937. The 1941 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships were declared a non-event by the FIS at their 1946 meeting and their results have been struck from the official records.
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[edit] Host towns/cities, venues
Sanctioned Championships:
- 1925 Johannisbad (Janské Lázně), Czechoslovakia
- 1926 Lahti, Finland
- 1927 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
- 1929 Zakopane, Poland
- 1930 Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway
- 1931 Oberhof, Germany
- 1933 Innsbruck, Austria
- 1934 Sollefteå, Sweden
- 1935 Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia
- 1937 Chamonix, France
- 1938 Lahti, Finland
- 1939 Zakopane, Poland
- 1950 Lake Placid, New York, USA
- 1954 Falun-Lugnet Stadion, Sweden
- 1958 Lahti, Finland
- 1962 Zakopane, Poland
- 1966 Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway
- 1970 Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia
- 1974 Falun-Lugnet Stadion, Sweden
- 1978 Lahti, Finland
- 1982 Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway
- 1985 Seefeld, in Tyrol, Austria
- 1987 Oberstdorf, in Oberallgäu, West Germany
- 1989 Lahti, Finland
- 1991 Val di Fiemme, in Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
- 1993 Falun-Lugnet Stadion
- 1995 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- 1997 Trondheim-Granåsen, Norway
- 1999 Ramsau, Lower Austria
- 2001 Lahti, Finland
- 2003 Val di Fiemme, in Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
- 2005 Oberstdorf, in Oberallgäu, Germany
Upcoming Championships:
- 2007 Sapporo, Japan (February 22-March 4) (Home page)
- 2009 Liberec, Czech Republic (February 18-March 1) (Home page)
- 2011 Oslo-Holmenkollen, Norway (dates TBA) (Home Page)
Sanctioned Championships, but later withdrawn:
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
89 | 76 | 72 | 237 |
| 2 |  Finland |
53 | 64 | 53 | 170 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
39 | 29 | 37 | 105 |
| 4 |  USSR (1954-91) |
36 | 31 | 23 | 90 |
| 5 |  Russia (1993-present) |
20 | 15 | 22 | 57 |
| 6 |  Italy |
9 | 15 | 18 | 42 |
| 7 |  Austria |
10 | 11 | 20 | 41 |
| 8 |  Germany (1925-39, 1991-present) |
12 | 15 | 12 | 39 |
| 9 |  East Germany (1958-89) |
11 | 15 | 11 | 37 |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia (1925-91) |
7 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 11 |  Japan |
8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 12 |  Poland |
4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic (1993-present) |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 14 |  Estonia (1993-present) |
2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 |  Switzerland |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 16 |  Kazakhstan (1993-present) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 |  France |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | West Germany (1958-89) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 |  Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  United States |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Slovenia (1993-present) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 |  Yugoslavia (1925-91) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 |  Ukraine (1993-present) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Men's cross country skiing
[edit] 15 km (18 km: 1925-50)
Debuted: 1925. Not Held: 1926. Resumed: 1927. Not Held: 1993-9. Resumed: 2001
[edit] 50 km
Debuted: 1925.
50 km is one of only three events that has been contested at every FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
[edit] 30 km (Discontinued)
Debuted: 1926. Not Held: 1927-50. Resumed: 1954. Discontinued: 2003.
Classical style: 1926, 1954-95, 2001. Free style: 1997-9, Mass Start: 2003.
[edit] 4 x 10 km relay
Debuted: 1933
[edit] 10 km (Discontinued)
Debuted: 1991. Discontinued: 1999.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Terje Langli (NOR) |
Christer Majbäck (SWE) |
Torgny Mogren (SWE) |
| 1993 Falun | Sture Sivertsen (NOR) |
Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
Vegard Ulvang (NOR) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Aleksey Prokourorov (RUS) |
Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
Alois Stadlober (AUT) |
Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR) |
[edit] Combined/ double pursuit
Debuted: 1993.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Falun | Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) <br |
Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
Silvio Fauner (ITA) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ) |
Silvio Fauner (ITA) |
Jari Isometsä (FIN) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) |
Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
Alexey Prokourorov (RUS) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) |
Mika Myllylä (FIN) |
Fulvio Valbusa (ITA) |
| 2001 Lahti | Per Elofsson (SWE) |
Johann Mühlegg (ESP) |
Vitaly Denisov (RUS) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Per Elofsson (SWE) |
Tore Ruud Hofstad (NOR) |
Jörgen Brink (SWE) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Vincent Vittoz (FRA) |
Giorgio di Centa (ITA) |
Frode Estil (NOR) |
1993-9: 10 km classical interval start, followed by 15km freestyle pursuit. Run on separate days.
2001: 10 km classical interval start, followed by 10km freestyle pursuit. Run on same day.
2003: 10 km classical mass start, exchange skis, boots, and poles, followed by 10 km freestyle pursuit immediately on the same day.
2005: 15 km classical mass start, exchange skis, boots, and poles, followed by 15 km freestyle pursuit immediately on the same day.
[edit] Individual sprint
Debuted: 2001.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Lahti | Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) |
Cristian Zorzi (ITA) |
Håvard Solbakken (NOR) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Thobias Fredriksson (SWE) |
Håvard Bjerkeli (NOR) |
Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Vasili Rotchev (RUS) |
Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) |
Thobias Fredriksson (SWE) |
[edit] Team sprint
Debuted: 2005
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Tore Ruud Hofstad Tor Arne Hetland Norway |
Jens Filbrich Axel Teichmann Germany |
Dusan Kozisek Martin Koukal Czech Republic |
[edit] Women's cross country skiing
[edit] 10 km
Debuted: 1954. Not held: 1993-9. Resumed: 2001.
[edit] 4 x 5 km relay (3 x 5 km: 1954-70)
Debuted: 1954
[edit] 5 km (Discontinued)
Debuted: 1962. Not Held: 1989, Discontinued: 1999.
[edit] 30 km (20 km: 1978-87)
Debuted: 1978. Event cancelled: 2001.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Lahti | Zinaida Amosova (URS) |
Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
Helena Takalo (FIN) |
| 1982 Oslo | Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
Berit Aunli (NOR) |
Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) |
| 1985 Seefeld | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) |
Brit Pettersen (NOR) |
Anette Bøe (NOR) |
| 1987 Oberstdorf | Marie-Helene Westin (SWE) |
Anfisa Reztsova (URS) |
Larisa Ptistyna (URS) |
| 1989 Lahti | Yelena Välbe (URS) |
Larisa Lazutina (URS) |
Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Lyubov Yegorova (URS) |
Yelena Välbe (URS) |
Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
| 1993 Falun | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
Antonina Ordina (SWE) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Marit Mikkelsplass (NOR) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) |
Olga Danilova (RUS) |
Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Olga Savialova (RUS) |
Yelena Burukina (RUS) |
Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) |
Natalia Baranova-Masolkina (RUS) |
[edit] 15 km (Discontinued)
Debuted: 1989. Discontinued: 2003.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Lahti | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) |
Pirkko Määttä (FIN) |
| 1991 Val di Fiemme |  Yelena Välbe (URS) |
Trude Dybendahl (NOR) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
| 1993 Falun | Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) |
Marjut Rolig (FIN) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) |
Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
Inger Helene Nybråten (NOR) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
Maria Theurl (AUT) |
| 2001 Lahti | Bente Skari (NOR) |
Olga Danilova (RUS) |
Kaisa Varis (FIN) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Bente Skari (NOR) |
Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
Olga Savialova (RUS) |
[edit] Combined/ double pursuit
Debuted: 1993.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Falun | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Larisa Lazutina (RUS) |
Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) |
Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) |
Olga Danilova (RUS) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Stefania Belmondo, (ITA) Yelena Välbe (RUS) |
(None) | Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) |
Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) |
Irina Terelia Taranenko (UKR) |
| 2001 Lahti | Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) |
Larisa Lazutina (RUS) |
Olga Danilova (RUS) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Kristina Šmigun (EST) |
Evi Sachenbacher (GER) |
Olga Savialova (RUS) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Julija Tchepalova (RUS) |
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) |
1993-9: 5 km classical interval start, followed by 10 km freestyle pursuit. Run on separate days.
2001: 5 km classical interval start, followed by 5 km freestyle pursuit. Run later on same day.
2003: 5 km classical mass start, exchange skis, boots, and poles, followed by 5 km freestyle, run immediately on same day.
2005: 7.5 km classical mass start, exchange skis, boots, and poles, followed by 7.5 km freestyle, run immediately on same day
[edit] Individual sprint
Debuted: 2001.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Lahti | Pirjo Manninen (FIN) |
Kati Sundqvist (FIN) |
Julija Tchepalova (RUS) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
Claudia Künzel (GER) |
Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (NOR) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Emilie Öhrstig (SWE) |
Lina Andersson (SWE) |
Sara Renner (CAN) |
[edit] Team sprint
Debuted: 2005.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Marit Bjørgen Norway |
Riitta Liisa Lassila Pirjo Manninen Finland |
Julija Tchepalova Alena Sidko Russia |
[edit] Ski jumping
[edit] Individual large hill
Debuted: 1925.
The individual large hill is one of only three events that has been contested at every FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
[edit] Individual normal hill
Debuted: 1962.
[edit] Team large hill
Debuted: 1982.
1984 Extra World Championships in Engelberg, Switzerland as the team event was not on the program for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
[edit] Team normal hill
Debuted: 2001. Not held: 2003. Resumed: 2005. Will not be held: 2007.
[edit] Nordic combined
This event first debuted in 1925. Then, the athletes competing in Nordic combined competed together with the 18 km athletes and the ski jumpers, so an athlete could conceivably win gold in ski jumping and combined on the same day. This format existed until 1939. From 1950, there were separate races for athletes competing in the combined competition, and there was one individual competition, with three jumps where the best two counted, and a 15 km cross country race. Later, the third jump was abolished. From the 1980s onwards, the Gundersen method - named after the former combined athlete Gunder Gundersen, who devised the system - was used, where the points from ski jumping were recalculated into cross country skiing times and the athletes then started with a staggered start, the winning ski jumper starting first. The team event debuted in 1982 while the sprint event debuted in 1999.
[edit] 18 km/ 15km Individual Gundersen
This involves two jumps from the ski jumping normal hill. Any one point difference between competitors in the ski jump represents 4 seconds between them at the start of the cross country part of the competition.
The 18km/ 15km Individual Gundersen is one of only three events held at every FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
[edit] 4 x 5 km team (3 x 10 km: 1982-93)
This involves each team member taking two jumps from the ski jumping large hill. For each point difference between teams, there are 1.5 seconds between them at the start of the cross country part of the competition.
1984 Extra World Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland as the team event was not on the program at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
[edit] 7.5 km sprint
Similar to the 15 km Individual Gundersen except competitors have only one jump from the ski jumping large hill instead of two jumps from the ski juping normal hill.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Ramsau | Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR) |
Mario Stecher (AUT) |
Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) |
| 2001 Lahti | Marco Baacke (GER) |
Samppa Lajunen (FIN) |
Ronny Ackermann (GER) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Johnny Spillane (USA) |
Ronny Ackermann (GER) |
Felix Gottwald (AUT) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Ronny Ackermann (GER) |
Magnus Moan (NOR) |
Kristian Hammer (NOR) |
[edit] See also
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics
- Ski jumping at the Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiing World Cup medalists
[edit] External links and references
- http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/majorevents/fisworldskichampionships/nordicwsc.html
- http://sports123.com/cco/index.html
- http://sports123.com/nco/index.html
- http://sports123.com/sju/index.html
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