FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1997 were held in Sestriere, northwestern Italy, from February 3–15, 1997.

Nine years later, the area would later host the alpine events for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Date: February 8

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Bruno Kernen	1:51.11
2		Lasse Kjus	1:51.18
3		Kristian Ghedina	1:51.46

Super-G

Date: February 3

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Atle Skårdal	1:29.68
2		Lasse Kjus	1:29.89
3		Günther Mader	1:30.01

Giant Slalom

Date: February 12

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Michael von Grünigen	2:48.23
2		Lasse Kjus	2:49.35
3		Andreas Schifferer	2:49.68

Slalom

Date: February 15

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Tom Stiansen	1:42.12
2		Sébastien Amiez	1:42.23
3		Alberto Tomba	1:42.25

Combination

Date: February 6

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Kjetil André Aamodt	3:10.40
2		Bruno Kernen	3:10.68
3		Mario Reiter	3:11.69

Women's competitions

Downhill

Date: February 15

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Hilary Lindh	1:41.18
2		Heidi Zurbriggen	1:41.24
3		Pernilla Wiberg	1:41.44

Super-G

Date: February 11

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Isolde Kostner	1:23.50
2		Katja Seizinger	1:23.58
3		Hilde Gerg	1:23.64

Giant Slalom

Date: February 9

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Deborah Compagnoni	2:39.19
2		Karin Roten	2:39.99
3		Leila Piccard	2:40.95

Slalom

Date: February 5

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Deborah Compagnoni	1:43.88
2		Lara Magoni	1:45.15
3		Karin Roten	1:45.48

Combination

Date: February 15

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Renate Götschl	3:03.38
2		Katja Seizinger	3:03.42
3		Hilde Gerg	3:03.46

Medals table

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	3	3	-	6
2	Italy	3	1	2	6
3	Switzerland	2	3	1	6
4	Austria	1	-	3	4
5	United States	1	-	-	1
6	Germany	-	2	2	4
7	France	-	1	1	2
8	Sweden	-	-	1	1

References

External links

• FIS-ski.com - results - 1997 World Championships - Sestriere, Italy
• FIS-ski.com - results - World Championships