FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013
	Official logo for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013.
Host city	Val di Fiemme, Italy
Nations	56
Events	21
Opening	20 February 2013
Closing	3 March 2013
Main venue	Trampolino dal Ben
Website	Fiemme2013.com
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 took place between 20 February and 3 March 2013 in Val di Fiemme, Italy, for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.

Host selection

The 2013 championships had a submission deadline of 1 May 2007 to the International Ski Federation (FIS). The facility was chosen at the International Ski Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, on 29 May 2008.^[1] Five cities submitted bids for this event.^[2] This bid questionnaire used for the upcoming Nordic skiing championships was also used for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013.^[3]

City	Country	Previous championships hosted	FIS delegation visit ^[4]
Falun	Sweden	1954, 1974, 1993	18–19 September 2007
Lahti	Finland	1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989, 2001	17–18 September 2007
Oberstdorf	Germany	1987, 2005	20–21 August 2007
Val di Fiemme	Italy	1991, 2003	27–28 August 2007
Zakopane	Poland	1929, 1939, 1962	22–23 August 2007

The finalist cities' deadline for the application was 15 August 2007. From 20 August to 19 September 2007, the FIS Inspection group, led by Secretary-General Sarah Lewis, visited each candidate city for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013. The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 (Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy), Schladming (Austria), St. Moritz (Switzerland), and Vail/Beaver Creek, Colorado (United States)) (The deadline for the alpine skiing championships was 31 August 2007) were visited in late 2007. This task force consisted of FIS officials and representatives of the European Broadcasting Union to review the proposed event and act as an advisory body on the feasibility of the implementation. A final report was presented to the FIS Council, FIS Technical Committee, and National Ski Associations in April 2008.^[5]

On 12–13 October 2007, delegates for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (five total), FIS Alpine World Ski Championships (four total), FIS Ski-Flying World Championships (two total), and FIS Freestyle World Championships (two total) met in Cape Town to review the rules regarding the promotional activities during the Congress. The decision took place in Cape Town with the 17-member FIS Council in May 2008.^[1]

The finalist candidates were posted in the 14 May 2008 FIS Newsflash in an effort to show their candidacy prior to the 29 May 2008 selection.^[6]

The winner was announced to be Val di Fiemme on the third ballot of exhaustive voting, who will host their third championships.^[7]

Voting results^[8]

City	First vote	Second vote	Final vote
Val di Fiemme	6	7	8
Falun	4	5	5
Zakopane	3	3	2
Lahti	2	1	Out
Oberstdorf	1	Out	Out

The four cities that lost the bid for the 2013 championships submitted their bids for the 2015 championships on 1 May 2009.^[9]

Coordination group

2008

The coordination group for the event first took place on 24 September 2008.^[10] Local organization has already taken place given the area has hosted numerous World Cup events in cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping, along with the Tour de Ski competitions.^[10] The focus in 2008 was to develop activities for festivals leading up to and at the championships.^[10] A young team called "Vision 2013" will work with the tourism association in the Trentino to develop destination packages with the championships.^[10]

2009

The organizing committee for the 2009 championships in Liberec met in Oslo with the organizing committee of the 2011 championships on 20 April 2009 to discuss lessons learned. In the presentation was a comprehensive and frank analysis of the critical areas of Liberec's organization. Key success factors were detailed and lessons learned were elaborated, including several recommendations to both the 2011 championships and the organizing committee for the 2013 championships. Besides the 2009, 2011, and 2013 organizing committees in attendance, other attendees included the Norwegian Ski Federation, the European Broadcasting Union television, FIS, and the APF marketing partners.^[11] A second organizing committee meeting took place in Val di Fiemme on 3 June 2009 headed by Piero De Godenz and Angelo Corradini.^[12] In discussion was great strides in facility upgrades in time for the 2012 test events, along with legacy usage after the championships.^[12] Also included were marketing campaigns with EBU and with support from the local area.^[12] At a meeting in Cavalese on 26 October 2009, the organizing committee presented a detailed chart where each person listed had specific responsibilities.^[13] Most of coordinating group members also participated in the 1991 and 2003 championships.^[13] In January 2010, the city hosted the last two stages in the 2009–10 Tour de Ski, the 100th FIS World Cup staged by the Coordinating Group.^[13] Marketing and communications presented the event's mission and vision while the technical side involved sport structure, roads, and media broadcasting.^[13]

2010

At a 12 May 2010 meeting held in Cavalese, main issues dealt with were event marketing and communications.^[14] Venue construction, most notably the Predazzo ski jump renovation, was also discussed.^[14] Host broadcaster RAI presented its proposed infrastructure for broadcasting the event, including the addition fibre-optic cable for coverage.^[14] FIS Secretary-General Sarah Lewis stated that 700 people, including many youth, had volunteered for the championships as of May 2010.^[14]

Schedule

All times are local.

Cross-country

Date	Time	Event
21 February	12:45	Men's & women's sprint
23 February	12:45	Women's 2x7.5 km skiathlon
23 February	14:15	Men's 2x15 km skiathlon
24 February	12:00	Men's & women's team sprint
26 February	12:45	Women's 10 km freestyle
27 February	12:45	Men's 15 km freestyle
28 February	12:45	Women's 4 x 5 km relay
1 March	13:30	Men's 4 x 10 km relay
2 March	12:15	Women's 30 km classic
3 March	12:30	Men's 50 km classic

Nordic combined

Date	Time	Event
22 February	10:00 15:00	HS106 / 10 km
24 February	10:00 15:00	Team HS106 / 4x5 km
28 February	10:00 15:30	HS134 / 10 km
2 March	10:00 15:00	Team sprint HS134 / 2x7.5 km

Ski jumping

Date	Time	Event
22 February	16:00	Women's HS106
23 February	17:00	Men's HS106
24 February	17:00	Team mix HS106
28 February	17:00	Men's HS134
2 March	16:30	Men's team HS134

Events

Cross-country skiing

Men's

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
15 kilometre freestyle interval start^[15] details	Petter Northug Norway	34:37.1	Johan Olsson Sweden	34:48.9	Tord Asle Gjerdalen Norway	34:59.4
30 kilometre pursuit^[16] details	Dario Cologna Switzerland	1:13:09.3	Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway	1:13:11.1	Sjur Røthe Norway	1:13:11.3
50 kilometre classical mass start^[17] details	Johan Olsson Sweden	2:10:41.4	Dario Cologna Switzerland	2:10:54.3	Alexey Poltoranin Kazakhstan	2:10:58.2
4 × 10 kilometre relay^[18] details	Norway Tord Asle Gjerdalen Eldar Rønning Sjur Røthe Petter Northug	1:41:37.2	Sweden Daniel Richardsson Johan Olsson Marcus Hellner Calle Halfvarsson	1:41:38.4	Russia Evgeniy Belov Maxim Vylegzhanin Alexander Legkov Sergey Ustiugov	1:41:39.6
Sprint^[19] details	Nikita Kriukov Russia	3:30.4	Petter Northug Norway	3:30.8	Alex Harvey Canada	3:31.2
Team sprint^[20] details	Russia Alexei Petukhov Nikita Kriukov	21:30.98	Sweden Marcus Hellner Emil Jönsson	21:31.44	Kazakhstan Nikolay Chebotko Alexey Poltoranin	21:31.71

Women's

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
10 kilometre freestyle interval start^[21] details	Therese Johaug Norway	25:23.4	Marit Bjørgen Norway	25:33.6	Yuliya Chekaleva Russia	25:56.1
15 kilometre pursuit^[22] details	Marit Bjørgen Norway	39:04.4	Therese Johaug Norway	39:07.8	Heidi Weng Norway	39:19.3
30 kilometre classical mass start^[23] details	Marit Bjørgen Norway	1:27:19.9	Justyna Kowalczyk Poland	1:27:23.6	Therese Johaug Norway	1:27:28.6
4 × 5 kilometre relay^[24] details	Norway Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen	1:00:36.5	Sweden Ida Ingemarsdotter Emma Wikén Anna Haag Charlotte Kalla	1:01:02.7	Russia Julia Ivanova Alia Iksanova Mariya Guschina Yuliya Chekaleva	1:01:22.3
Sprint^[25] details	Marit Bjørgen Norway	3:16.6	Ida Ingemarsdotter Sweden	3:18.9	Maiken Caspersen Falla Norway	3:20.4
Team sprint^[26] details	United States Jessie Diggins Kikkan Randall	20:24.44	Sweden Charlotte Kalla Ida Ingemarsdotter	20:32.24	Finland Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja Krista Lahteenmäki	20:35.59

Nordic combined

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual large hill/10 km^[27] details	Eric Frenzel Germany	27:22.8	Bernhard Gruber Austria	27:59.5	Jason Lamy-Chappuis France	28:00.0
Individual normal hill/10 km^[28] details	Jason Lamy-Chappuis France	29:13.2	Mario Stecher Austria	29:13.4	Björn Kircheisen Germany	29:13.5
Team normal hill/4 × 5 km^[29] details	France François Braud Maxime Laheurte Sébastien Lacroix Jason Lamy-Chappuis	57:34.0	Norway Jørgen Gråbak Håvard Klemetsen Magnus Krog Magnus Moan	57:34.4	United States Taylor Fletcher Bryan Fletcher Todd Lodwick Bill Demong	57:38.2
Team sprint large hill/2 × 7,5 km^[30] details	France Sébastien Lacroix Jason Lamy-Chappuis	35:37.9	Austria Wilhelm Denifl Bernhard Gruber	35:54.5	Germany Tino Edelmann Eric Frenzel	36:21.8

Ski jumping

Men's

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's individual normal hill (HS106)^[31] details	Anders Bardal Norway	252.6	Gregor Schlierenzauer Austria	248.4	Peter Prevc Slovenia	244.3
Men's individual large hill (HS134)^[32] details	Kamil Stoch Poland	295.8	Peter Prevc Slovenia	289.7	Anders Jacobsen Norway	289.1
Men's team large hill (HS134)^[33] details	Austria Wolfgang Loitzl Manuel Fettner Thomas Morgenstern Gregor Schlierenzauer	1135.9	Germany Andreas Wank Severin Freund Michael Neumayer Richard Freitag	1121.8	Poland Maciej Kot Piotr Żyła Dawid Kubacki Kamil Stoch	1121.0

Women's

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Women's individual normal hill (HS106)^[34] details	Sarah Hendrickson United States	253.7	Sara Takanashi Japan	251.0	Jacqueline Seifriedsberger Austria	237.2

Mixed

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Mixed team normal hill (HS106)^[35] details	Japan Yuki Ito Daiki Ito Sara Takanashi Taku Takeuchi	1011.0	Austria Chiara Hölzl Thomas Morgenstern Jacqueline Seifriedsberger Gregor Schlierenzauer	986.7	Germany Ulrike Gräßler Richard Freitag Carina Vogt Severin Freund	984.9

Medal table

Participating nations

700 athletes 56 countries are scheduled to compete, an increase of 6 from 2011.^[36] Togo is scheduled to make its debut appearance.

References

^ ^a ^b FIS Newsflash 148. 10 October 2007.
^ FIS Newsflash 125. 2 May 2007.
^ FIS-Ski.com questionnaire for the FIS World Ski Championships 2013 (Alpine and Nordic) Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Retrieved 24 January 2008.
^ FIS Newsflash 146. 26 September 2007.
^ FIS Newsflash 140. 15 August 2007.
^ FIS Newsflash 179. 14 May 2008.
^ Eurosport.com Germany announcement of Val di Fiemme's awarding of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013. (in German) – Retrieved 29 May 2008.
^ FIS announces winners of the 2012 and 2013 championships (Nordic shown for report).^{[permanent dead link]} – Retrieved 31 May 2008.
^ FIS-Ski.com 5 May 2009 announcement on the applicants for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015. Archived 8 December 2012 at archive.today – Retrieved 8 May 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FIS NewsFlash 198. 24 September 2008.
^ FIS Newsflash 228. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c FIS-Ski.com 4 June 2009 on the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013.^{[permanent dead link]} – Retrieved 6 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 28 October 2009 FIS-Ski.com article on Coordination Group meeting going ahead of schedule. – Retrieved 1 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Val di Fiemme 2013 on track." Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine – 12 May 2010 FIS article. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
^ Men's 15 kilometre freestyle interval start Results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Men's 30 kilometre pursuit Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
^ "Men's 50 kilometre classical mass start Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
^ Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay Results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Men's Sprint Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
^ "Men's team sprint Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ "Women's 10 kilometre freestyle Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
^ "Women's 15 kilometre pursuit Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
^ Women's 30 kilometre classical mass start Results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay Results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Women's Sprint Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
^ "Women's team sprint Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ Individual large hill/10km Results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Individual normal hill/10km Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
^ "Team normal hill/4 × 5 km Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ Team sprint large hill/2 × 7,5 km Results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Men's individual normal hill Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
^ Men's individual large hill Results^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Men's team large hill Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
^ "Women's individual normal hill Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
^ "Mixed team normal hill Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ Teams Enrolled Archived 31 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Official website (in English, Italian, and German)
Record number of applicants for FIS World Championships 2012–2013. – Retrieved 3 May 2007.

[fis1007-1] FIS Newsflash 148. 10 October 2007.

[2] FIS Newsflash 125. 2 May 2007.

[3] FIS-Ski.com questionnaire for the FIS World Ski Championships 2013 (Alpine and Nordic) Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Retrieved 24 January 2008.

[fis0907-4] FIS Newsflash 146. 26 September 2007.

[5] FIS Newsflash 140. 15 August 2007.

[6] FIS Newsflash 179. 14 May 2008.

[7] Eurosport.com Germany announcement of Val di Fiemme's awarding of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013. (in German) – Retrieved 29 May 2008.

[8] FIS announces winners of the 2012 and 2013 championships (Nordic shown for report).^{[permanent dead link]} – Retrieved 31 May 2008.

[9] FIS-Ski.com 5 May 2009 announcement on the applicants for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015. Archived 8 December 2012 at archive.today – Retrieved 8 May 2009.

[sep2408-10] FIS NewsFlash 198. 24 September 2008.

[11] FIS Newsflash 228. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.

[fis060409-12] FIS-Ski.com 4 June 2009 on the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013.^{[permanent dead link]} – Retrieved 6 June 2009.

[fis102809-13] 28 October 2009 FIS-Ski.com article on Coordination Group meeting going ahead of schedule. – Retrieved 1 November 2009.

[fis051210-14] "Val di Fiemme 2013 on track." Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine – 12 May 2010 FIS article. Retrieved 14 May 2010.

[15] Men's 15 kilometre freestyle interval start Results^{[permanent dead link]}

[16] "Men's 30 kilometre pursuit Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

[17] "Men's 50 kilometre classical mass start Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

[18] Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay Results^{[permanent dead link]}

[19] "Men's Sprint Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

[20] "Men's team sprint Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[21] "Women's 10 kilometre freestyle Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

[22] "Women's 15 kilometre pursuit Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

[23] Women's 30 kilometre classical mass start Results^{[permanent dead link]}

[24] Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay Results^{[permanent dead link]}

[25] "Women's Sprint Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

[26] "Women's team sprint Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[27] Individual large hill/10km Results^{[permanent dead link]}

[28] "Individual normal hill/10km Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

[29] "Team normal hill/4 × 5 km Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[30] Team sprint large hill/2 × 7,5 km Results^{[permanent dead link]}

[31] "Men's individual normal hill Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

[32] Men's individual large hill Results^{[permanent dead link]}

[33] "Men's team large hill Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

[34] "Women's individual normal hill Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

[35] "Mixed team normal hill Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[36] Teams Enrolled Archived 31 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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v t e World championships in 2013
Summer sports & indoor sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics cross country Badminton Beach soccer Beach volleyball Boxing (amateur) Bowls Canoeing sprint slalom Cycling road track BMX mountain bike Fencing Floorball (women) Futsal women AMF women Gymnastics artistic rhythmic trampoline Handball men women Judo Modern pentathlon Orienteering Rowing Squash men women men's team Table tennis Taekwondo Weightlifting Wrestling Wushu
Winter sports	Alpine skiing Bandy (men) Biathlon Bobsleigh / Skeleton Curling men women mixed doubles wheelchair Figure skating Ice hockey men Nordic skiing Speed skating allround sprint single distance short track
Cue & mind sports	Chess open women rapid blitz Darts BDO PDC Draughts men match men women Pool Nine-ball Snooker six-red
Motor sports	Endurance Formula One F1 Powerboat Motocross MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 Rally Sidecarcross Superbike Supersport Radio-controlled 1:10 off-road Touring car

v t e FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Championships	1925 Janské Lázně 1926 Lahti 1927 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1929 Zakopane 1930 Oslo 1931 Oberhof 1933 Innsbruck 1934 Sollefteå 1935 Vysoké Tatry 1937 Chamonix 1938 Lahti 1939 Zakopane (1941 Cortina d'Ampezzo) 1950 Lake Placid/Rumford 1954 Falun 1958 Lahti 1962 Zakopane 1966 Oslo 1970 Vysoké Tatry 1974 Falun 1978 Lahti 1980 Falun 1982 Oslo 1984 Rovaniemi/Engelberg 1985 Seefeld 1987 Oberstdorf 1989 Lahti 1991 Val di Fiemme 1993 Falun 1995 Thunder Bay 1997 Trondheim 1999 Ramsau 2001 Lahti 2003 Val di Fiemme 2005 Oberstdorf 2007 Sapporo 2009 Liberec 2011 Oslo 2013 Val di Fiemme 2015 Falun 2017 Lahti 2019 Seefeld 2021 Oberstdorf 2023 Planica
Medalists	Cross-country (men) Cross-country (women) Nordic combined Ski jumping