FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 were the 39th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 2–18 February in Åre, Sweden. Åre previously hosted the world championships in 1954, and often hosts late season World Cup events.

39th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Host cityÅre, Sweden
Events11
Opening2 February 2007
Closing18 February 2007
Opened byCarl XVI Gustaf
Åre is located in Sweden
Åre
Åre
Location of Åre in Sweden
Åre is located in Europe
Åre
Åre
Location of Åre in Europe

The FIS awarded the 2007 event in 2002; other finalists were Lillehammer, Norway, and Val-d'Isère, France, which was later selected to host the 2009 championships.

These were the first world championships to use the "super-combined" format (one run each of downhill and slalom) for the combined event. First run on the World Cup circuit in 2005 at Wengen, the "super-combi" format (SC) made its debut at the Winter Olympics in 2010. The traditional combined format (K) consists of one downhill run and two slalom runs.

Venues

  • The World Championships Arena was accessed via the "VM-8an," an 8-passenger hybrid lift installed in 2006.
    The races were held on the Gästrappet, Lundsrappet, Störtloppet and VM-Störtloppet slopes.
  • The medal ceremonies were held at the Medal Plaza at Åre Torg.
  • The opening ceremony was held at the Festival Arena, situated outside the Holiday Club Hotel by Lake Åre.

Course information

A view of Åre Lake from the ski area
"VM 8:an" hybrid lift, installed in 2006
for the 2007 World Championships


Course information (metric)
Race Start
elevation
Finish
elevation
Vertical
drop
Course
length
Minimum
gradient
Maximum
gradient
Average
gradient
Downhill – men 1240 m 396 m 844 m 2.922 km 7% 69% 33%
Downhill – women 1055 396 659 2.236 14% 69% 31%
Super-G – men 1033 396 637 2.127 10% 69% 34%
Super-G – women 971 396 575 1.903 14% 69% 32%
Giant slalom – men 812 396 416 1.308 13% 69% 35%
Giant slalom – women 796 396 400 1.257 17% 48% 36%
Slalom – men 615 396 219 0.740 19% 48% 32%
Slalom – women 582 396 186 0.62 14% 48% 32%


Course information (imperial)
Race Start
elevation
Finish
elevation
Vertical
drop
Course
length
Minimum
gradient
Maximum
gradient
Average
gradient
Downhill – men 4068 ft 1299 ft 2769 ft 1.816 mi. 7% 69% 33%
Downhill – women 3461 1299 2162 1.389 14% 69% 31%
Super-G – men 3389 1299 2090 1.322 10% 69% 34%
Super-G – women 3186 1299 1887 1.182 14% 69% 32%
Giant slalom – men 2664 1299 1365 0.813 13% 69% 35%
Giant slalom – women 2612 1299 1313 0.781 17% 48% 36%
Slalom – men 2018 1299 719 0.460 19% 48% 32%
Slalom – women 1909 1299 610 0.388 14% 48% 32%

Opening ceremony

2 February 19:00

Men's events

Men's downhill

10 February 12:30. Race postponed to 11 February 10:00 CET due to foggy weather conditions.

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Aksel Lund Svindal NOR1:44.68
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Jan Hudec CAN1:45.40+0.72
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Patrik Järbyn SWE1:45.65+0.97

Men's super-G

Originally planned for 3 February 12:30; postponed to 5 February due to wind conditions.

Race was postponed for a second time, to 6 February 10:00 CET.[1]

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Patrick Staudacher ITA1:14.30
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Fritz Strobl AUT1:14.62+0.32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bruno Kernen  SUI1:14.92+0.62

Men's giant slalom

Qualification: 12 February 10:00/13:30

Final: 14 February 10:00/13:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Aksel Lund Svindal NOR2:19.64
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Daniel Albrecht  SUI2:20.12+0.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Didier Cuche  SUI2:20.56+0.92

Men's slalom

Qualification: 15 February 10:00/13:30

Final: 17 February 10:00/13:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mario Matt AUT1:57.33
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Manfred Mölgg ITA1:59.14+1.81
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jean-Baptiste Grange FRA1:59.54+2.21

Men's super combined

8 February 12:30/16:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Daniel Albrecht  SUI2:28.99
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Benjamin Raich AUT2:29.07+0.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Marc Berthod  SUI2:29.23+0.24

Women's events

Women's downhill

11 February 12:30

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Anja Pärson SWE1:26.89
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Lindsey C. Kildow USA1:27.29+0.40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Nicole Hosp AUT1:27.37+0.48

Women's super-G

Originally planned for 4 February 12:30; postponed to 6 February due to wind conditions.[2]

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Anja Pärson SWE1:18.85
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Lindsey C. Kildow USA1:19.17+0.32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Renate Götschl AUT1:19.38+0.53

Women's giant slalom

13 February 17:00/20:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Nicole Hosp AUT2:31.72
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Maria Pietilä-Holmner SWE2:32.57+ 0.85
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Denise Karbon ITA2:32.69+ 0.97

Women's slalom

16 February 17:00/20:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Šárka Záhrobská CZE1:43.91
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Marlies Schild AUT1:44.02+0.11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Anja Pärson SWE1:44.07+0.16

Women's super combined

9 February 12:30/16:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s)Anja Pärson SWE1:57.69
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Julia Mancuso USA1:58.50+0.81
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Marlies Schild AUT1:58.54+0.85

Team event

Nations team event

18 February 10:00/13:00

This competition was part of the World Championships for the second time. Six athletes from each country, including at least two men and two women, compete in a total of four super-G and four slalom runs. Each country sends one athlete into each run, alternating between men and women. The placings of all eight competitions are added, and the country with the lowest number wins. If an athlete doesn't finish the run, gets disqualified or scores a time worse than 108% of the winning time, an extra penalty is incurred. If an athlete doesn't start, an even greater penalty is incurred.

Medal Name Nation SG1 SG2 SG3 SG4 SL1 SL2 SL3 SL4 Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Renate Götschl
Michaela Kirchgasser
Marlies Schild
Mario Matt
Fritz Strobl
Benjamin Raich

 AUT 1 1 1 2 4 4 1 4 18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Anna Ottosson
Anja Pärson
Jens Byggmark
Patrik Järbyn
Markus Larsson
Hans Olsson

 SWE 4 8 4 7 1 2 2 5 33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Sandra Gini
Rabea Grand
Nadia Styger
Fabienne Suter
Daniel Albrecht
Marc Berthod

  SUI 11 3 2 1 2 5 4 11 39

Medal table

Place Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Austria 3 3 3 9
2  Sweden 3 2 2 7
3  Norway 2 0 0 2
4   Switzerland 1 1 4 6
5  Italy 1 1 1 3
6  Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
7  United States 0 3 0 3
8  Canada 0 1 0 1
9  France 0 0 1 1

Participating nations

60 nations participated: (number of athletes in parentheses)

References

  1. http://www.are2007.com/parser.php?did=2007:4583%5B%5D
  2. "Åre 2007". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2007.


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