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FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017

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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017 will take place in Lahti, Finland. This is the seventh time the event is held there, having previously been held there in 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989 and 2001.

Host selection

Of the four candidate cities three had already submitted unsuccessfil bids for the previous championships in 2015.

City Country Previous championships hosted
Lahti  Finland 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989, 2001
Oberstdorf  Germany 1987, 2005
Planica  Slovenia
Zakopane  Poland 1929, 1939, 1962

The winner was selected at the FIS Congress in South Korea on 31 May 2012.[1] The Voting results were as following:

City First vote Second vote Third vote
Lahti 7 7 12
Planica 5 5 3
Oberstdorf 3 3 Out
Zakopane 0 Out Out

References

  1. ^ Lahti erhält Nordische Ski-WM 2017, Kulm Skiflug-WM 2016 auf www.skijumping.de, abgerufen am 31. Mai 2012.