FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015
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| Host city | Vail / Beaver Creek, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Nations | 68 |
| Athletes | ~700 |
| Events | 11 |
| Opening | February 2, 2015 |
| Closing | February 15, 2015 |
| Opened by | Barack Obama |
| Main venue | Beaver Creek |
| Website | vailbeavercreek2015 |
| Alpine skiing at the World Ski Championships 2015 | ||
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Team | mixed | |
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 were the 43rd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held from 2–15 February in the United States at Vail / Beaver Creek, Colorado.[1]
Athletes from over 70 nations were expected, with a worldwide television audience of an estimated 1 billion and an onsite media and broadcast entourage of approximately 1,500. Competition began on Tuesday, February 3 and concluded on Sunday, February 15, covering 13 days and two weekends. There were five men’s and five women’s individual races, along with the nation’s team event, featuring a parallel giant slalom format. The team event was run at Vail and the other ten competitions at Beaver Creek, on or near the Birds of Prey course.
These were the third world championships for Vail / Beaver Creek, which previously hosted in 1989 and 1999. All the events in 1989 were held at Vail [dubious – discuss], and 1999 had events at both resorts, seven at Vail and three at Beaver Creek. Also in Colorado, Aspen hosted in 1950, which were the first championships held outside Europe, the first to include the giant slalom event, and the first alpine world ski championships outside the Olympics since 1939.
Host selection
[edit | edit source]All three finalists for 2015 had attempted to host the 2013 championships, which were awarded in 2008 to Austria.[2]
| City | Country | Votes | Previous championships hosted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vail / Beaver Creek, Colorado | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 8 | 1999, 1989 (Vail only), orig. 1976 Winter Olympics (withdrawn 1972) |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo |  Italy
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4 | 1956 Winter Olympics, 1941 (later withdrawn), 1932 |
| St. Moritz | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 3 | 2003, 1974, 1948 Winter Olympics, 1934 |
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The winner was selected at the FIS Congress in Antalya, Turkey, on June 3, 2010.
Vail/Beaver Creek won in the first round with 8 votes to Cortina's 4 and St. Moritz's 3.
A new women's downhill course was built adjacent to the men's Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek.[3]
Schedule and course information
[edit | edit source]All times are local (UTC−7).[4]
| Day | Date | Time | Race | Start elevation |
Finish elevation |
Vertical drop |
Course length |
Gates | Maximum gradient |
Course name |
Sky |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 3 Feb | 11:00 | Women's Super-G | 3246 m / 10650 ft | 2730 m / 8957 ft | 516 m / 1693 ft | 1.640 km / 1.119 mi | 35 | 57% (30.0°) | Raptor | cloudy |
| Thu | 5 Feb | 11:00 | Men's Super-G | 3337 m / 10948 ft | 2730 m / 8957 ft | 671 m / 2201 ft | 1.879 km / 1.167 mi | 39 | 68% (32.3°) | Birds of Prey | cloudy |
| Fri | 6 Feb | 11:00 | Women's Downhill | 3440 m / 11283 ft | 2730 m / 8954 ft | 710 m / 2329 ft | 3.050 km / 1.895 mi | 41 | 59% (30.5°) | Raptor | cloudy |
| Sat | 7 Feb | 11:00 | Men's Downhill | 3483 m / 11424 ft | 2730 m / 8954 ft | 753 m / 2470 ft | 2.623 km / 1.629 mi | 36 | 63% (32.3°) | Birds of Prey | sunny |
| Sun | 8 Feb | 10:00 | Men's Super Combined – Downhill | 3483 m / 11424 ft | 2730 m / 8954 ft | 753 m / 2470 ft | 2.623 km / 1.629 mi | 36 | 63% (32.3°) | Birds of Prey | sunny |
| 14:15 | Men's Super Combined – Slalom | 2935 m / 9627 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 211 m / 692 ft | 0.690 km / 0.429 mi | 66 | 50% (26.7°) | sunny | |||
| Mon | 9 Feb | 10:00 | Women's Super Combined – Downhill | 3440 m / 11283 ft | 2730 m / 8954 ft | 710 m / 2329 ft | 3.050 km / 1.895 mi | 41 | 59% (30.5°) | Raptor | sunny |
| 14:15 | Women's Super Combined – Slalom | 2911 m / 9548 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 182 m / 613 ft | 0.640 km / 0.398 mi | 59 | 46% (24.8°) | sunny | |||
| Tue | 10 Feb | 14:15 | Team Event | m / ft | m / ft | m / ft | m / ft | sunny | |||
| Thu | 12 Feb | 10:15 14:15 |
Women's Giant Slalom – Run 1 Women's Giant Slalom – Run 2 |
3077 m / 10093 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 353 m / 1158 ft | 1.305 km / 0.811 mi | 49 49 |
50% (26.7°) | sunny | |
| Fri | 13 Feb | 10:15 14:15 |
Men's Giant Slalom – Run 1 Men's Giant Slalom – Run 2 |
3124 m / 10247 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 400 m / 1312 ft | 1.490 km / 0.926 mi | 60 59 |
50% (26.7°) | sunny | |
| Sat | 14 Feb | 10:00 14:15 |
Women's Slalom – Run 1 Women's Slalom – Run 2 |
2911 m / 9548 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 187 m / 613 ft | 0.640 km / 0.398 mi | 61 61 |
46% (24.8°) | sunny | |
| Sun | 15 Feb | 10:15 14:15 |
Men's Slalom – Run 1 Men's Slalom – Run 2 |
2935 m / 9627 ft | 2724 m / 8935 ft | 211 m / 692 ft | 0.690 km / 0.429 mi | 73 70 |
50% (25.7°) | cloudy |
- The women's Super-G was delayed 30 minutes due to strong winds. The start was lowered 74 m (243 ft), shortening the course by 200 m (220 yd).
- The men's Super-G was postponed a day due to adverse weather conditions.
Medal winners
[edit | edit source]Men's events
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Women's events
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Team event
[edit | edit source]Medal table
[edit | edit source]* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA)* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
- Host country highlighted.
References
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- ^ FIS-Ski.com 5 May 2009 article on the applicants for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015. Archived 8 December 2012 at archive.today – accessed 2009-05-05
- ^ bcworldcup.com Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine – birdsofprey/info/races/2015-world-championships – accessed 2010-12-18
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- ^ Men's Downhill Results
- ^ Men's Super-G Results
- ^ Men's Giant Slalom Results
- ^ Men's Slalom Results
- ^ Men's Super Combined Results
- ^ Women's Downhill Results
- ^ Women's Super-G Results
- ^ Women's Giant Slalom Results
- ^ Women's Slalom Results
- ^ Women's Super Combined Results
- ^ Team Event Results
External links
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- FIS-ski.com
- FIS Site (archived)
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