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	2
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