FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 explained

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991
Host City:	Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Salzburg, Austria
Events:	10
Opening:	22 January 1991
Closing:	3 February 1991
Opened By:	Kurt Waldheim
Previous:	1989

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 were held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria between 22 January and 3 February, 1991.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Sunshine often hit the snow of Saalbach-Hinterglemm during the competitions, which are remembered as some of the sunniest ever.^[4] The competitions also saw the international breakthroughs for skiers who would score major successes throughout the 1990s, like Austria's Stephan Eberharter.^[5] and Sweden's Pernilla Wiberg.^[6]

The United States Ski Team arrived late, after two races had been completed.^{[3] [7]} Due to the Gulf War and associated security concerns, the team had withdrawn from World Cup competitions the previous week and returned home to North America.^[8]

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 27 January 1991

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1			1:54.91
2			1:55.16
3			1:55.57

^[9]

Super-G

Wednesday, 23 January 1991

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1			1:26.73
2			1:28.27
3			1:28.55

^[10]

Giant Slalom

Sunday, 3 February 1991

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Rudolf Nierlich	2:29.94	1:16.73	1:13.21
2		Urs Kälin	2:30.29	1:17.59	1:12.70
3		Johan Wallner	2:30.73	1:17.31	1:13.42

^[11]

Slalom

Tuesday, 22 January 1991

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Marc Girardelli	1:55.38	57.96	57.42
2		Thomas Stangassinger	1:55.96	58.64	57.32
3		Ole Kristian Furuseth	1:56.00	58.92	57.08

^[12]

Combination

Monday, 28 January 1991   (downhill)
Wednesday, 30 January 1991   (2 slalom runs)

Placing	Country	Athlete	Points
1		Stephan Eberharter	16.28
2		Kristian Ghedina	26.41
3		Günther Mader	27.54

Women's competitions

Downhill

Saturday, 26 January 1991

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Petra Kronberger	1:29.12
2		Nathalie Bouvier	1:29.56
3		Svetlana Gladisheva	1:29.63

^[13]

Super G

Tuesday, 29 January 1991

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Ulrike Maier	1:08.72
2		Carole Merle	1:08.83
3		Anita Wachter	1:08.85

^[14]

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 2 February 1991

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Pernilla Wiberg	2:07.45	1:04.50	1:02.95
2		Ulrike Maier	2:07.61	1:03.41	1:04.20
3		Traudl Hächer	2:08.03	1:04.05	1:03.98

^[15]

Slalom

Friday, 1 February 1991

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time	Run 1	Run 2
1		Vreni Schneider	1:25.90	41.97	43.93
2		Nataša Bokal	1:26.06	43.00	43.06
3		Ingrid Salvenmoser	1:26.56	42.35	44.21

^[16]

Combination

Friday, 25 January 1991   (downhill)
Thursday, 31 January 1991   (2 slalom runs)

Placing	Country	Athlete	Time
1		Chantal Bournissen	26.45
2		Ingrid Stöckl	33.76
3		Vreni Schneider	42.13

Medals table

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		5	3	3	11
2		3	1	2	6
3		1	-	1	2
4		1	-	-	1
5		-	2	1	3
6		-	2	-	2
7		-	1	1	2
8		-	1	-	1
9		style="background:#F7F6A8;"	-	style="background:#DCE5E5;"	-	1	1
		style="background:#F7F6A8;"	-	style="background:#DCE5E5;"	-	1	1

External links

• FIS-ski.com – results – 1991 World Championships – Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria
• FIS-ski.com – results – World Championships

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Notes and References

1. [:de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1991|German Wikipedia article]
2. http://www.ski-db.com/db/91/cal_1991Saa.asp Ski DataBase
3. White Heat. William Oscar . Johnson . Anita . Verschoth. Sports Illustrated. 11 February 1991 . 38. February 7, 2010-->.
4. Web site: VM 2023: Mach's noch einmal, Saalbach-Hinterglemm. Skiing Penguin. de. 15 May 2018. 7 August 2018.
5. Web site: Making a name for themselves. BBC. en. 22 December 2002. 7 August 2018.
6. Web site: Här har du din karriär, Pillan. Svenska dagbladet. sv. 12 April 2002. 7 August 2018.
7. News: U.S. ski team returning to championships . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . Associated Press . 24 January 1991 . D5.
8. News: U.S. ski team withdraws from Cup . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . Associated Press . 17 January 1991 . D5.
9. News: Skiing: World Championships – (Men's) downhill . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . 28 January 1991 . 4B.
10. News: Skiing: World Championships – Men's super giant slalom . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . 24 January 1991 . 4F.
11. News: Skiing: World Championships – Men's giant slalom . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . 4 February 1991 . 4B.
12. News: Skiing: World Championships – Men's slalom . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . 23 January 1991 . 6C.
13. News: Skiing: World Championships – (Women's) downhill . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . 27 January 1991 . 9E.
14. News: Skiing: World Championships – (Women's) super giant slalom . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . 30 January 1991 . 4B.
15. News: Skiing: World Championships – Women's giant slalom . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . 3 February 1991 . 8E.
16. News: Skiing: World Championships – (Women's) slalom . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . 2 February 1991 . 4B.