FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007

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A view of Åre Lake from the ski area
A view of Åre Lake from the ski area
"VM 8:an" was built during 2006 in preparation of the WC
"VM 8:an" was built during 2006 in preparation of the WC

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 were held at the Åre Ski Area in Åre, Sweden, from February 2 to February 18, 2007. Åre is situated in Jämtland, 98 km from the city of Östersund. The FIS awarded the event to Åre in 2002; other candidates were Val d'Isère, France, and Lillehammer, Norway. The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954 were also held in Åre.

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[edit] Venues

  • The World Championships Arena was accessed via the "VM-8an" lift. 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
Race Start Finish Vertical drop Total Length Min Gradient Max Gradient Average Gradient
Men's super G 1033 m 396 m 637 m 2127 m 10% 69% 34%
Women's super G 971 m 396 m 575 m 1903 m 14% 69% 32%
Men's downhill 1240 m 396 m 844 m 2922 m 7% 69% 33%
Women's downhill 1055 m 396 m 659 m 2236 m 14% 69% 31%
Women's giant slalom 796 m 396 m 400 m 1257 m 17% 48% 36%
Men's giant slalom 812 m 396 m 416 m 1308 m 13% 69% 35%
Women's slalom 582 m 396 m 186 m 624 m 14% 48% 32%
Men's slalom 615 m 396 m 219 m 740 m 19% 48% 32%

[edit] Opening ceremony

February 2, 19:00

  • King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden opened the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

[edit] Men's results

[edit] Super G

Originally planned for February 3, 12:30; postponed to February 5 due to wind conditions. Race postponed for the second time; new start: February 6, 10:00 CET. [1]

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Patrick Staudacher Flag of Italy ITA 1:14.30
Fritz Strobl Flag of Austria AUT 1:14.62 +0.32
Bruno Kernen Flag of Switzerland SUI 1:14.92 +0.62

[edit] Super Combined

February 8, 12:30/16:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Daniel Albrecht Flag of Switzerland SUI 2:28.99
Benjamin Raich Flag of Austria AUT 2:29.07 +0.08
Marc Berthod Flag of Switzerland SUI 2:29.23 +0.24

[edit] Downhill

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

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Aksel Lund Svindal Flag of Norway NOR 1:44.68
Jan Hudec Flag of Canada CAN 1:45.40 +0.72
Patrik Järbyn Flag of Sweden SWE 1:45.65 +0.97

[edit] Giant slalom

See also: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Men's Giant Slalom Qualification

Qualification: February 12, 10:00/13:30
Final: February 14, 10:00/13:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Aksel Lund Svindal Flag of Norway NOR 2:19.64
Daniel Albrecht Flag of Switzerland SUI 2:20.12 +0.48
Didier Cuche Flag of Switzerland SUI 2:20.56 +0.92

[edit] Slalom

See also: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 - Men's Slalom Qualification

Qualification: February 15, 10:00/13:30
Final: February 17, 10:00/13:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Mario Matt Flag of Austria AUT 1:57.33
Manfred Moelgg Flag of Italy ITA 1:59.14 +1.81
Jean-Baptiste Grange Flag of France FRA 1:59.54 +2.21

[edit] Women's results

[edit] Super G

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

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Anja Pärson Flag of Sweden SWE 1:18.85
Lindsey C. Kildow Flag of the United States USA 1:19.17 +0.32
Renate Götschl Flag of Austria AUT 1:19.38 +0.53

[edit] Super combined

February 9, 12:30/16:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Anja Pärson Flag of Sweden SWE 1:57.69
Julia Mancuso Flag of the United States USA 1:58.50 +0.81
Marlies Schild Flag of Austria AUT 1:58.54 +0.85

[edit] Downhill

February 11, 12:30

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Anja Pärson Flag of Sweden SWE 1:26.89
Lindsey C. Kildow Flag of the United States USA 1:27.29 +0.40
Nicole Hosp Flag of Austria AUT 1:27.37 +0.48

[edit] Giant slalom

February 13, 17:00/20:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Nicole Hosp Flag of Austria AUT 2:31.72
Maria Pietilä-Holmner Flag of Sweden SWE 2:32.57 + 0.85
Denise Karbon Flag of Italy ITA 2:32.69 + 0.97

[edit] Slalom

February 16, 17:00/20:00

Medal Name Nation Time Diff.
Šárka Záhrobská Flag of the Czech Republic CZE 1:43.91
Marlies Schild Flag of Austria AUT 1:44.02 +0.11
Anja Pärson Flag of Sweden SWE 1:44.07 +0.16

[edit] Team results

[edit] Nations team event

February 18, 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

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

Flag of Austria AUT 1 1 1 2 4 4 1 4 18

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

Flag of Sweden SWE 4 8 4 7 1 2 2 5 33

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

Flag of Switzerland SUI 11 3 2 1 2 5 4 11 39

[edit] Medals table

Place Nation Total
1 Flag of Austria Austria 3 3 3 9
2 Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 2 2 7
3 Flag of Norway Norway 2 0 0 2
4 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1 1 4 6
5 Flag of Italy Italy 1 1 1 3
6 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
7 Flag of the United States United States 0 3 0 3
8 Flag of Canada Canada 0 1 0 1
9 Flag of France France 0 0 1 1

[edit] Participating nations

60 nations participated: (number of athletes in parentheses)

[edit] External links