FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 explained

39th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Host City:Åre, Sweden
Events:11
Opening:2 February 2007
Closing:18 February 2007
Opened By:Carl XVI Gustaf
Previous:2005

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 were the 39th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 2–18 February in Åre, Sweden. Åre previously hosted the world championships in 1954, and often hosts late season World Cup events.

The FIS awarded the 2007 event in 2002; other finalists were Lillehammer, Norway, and Val-d'Isère, France, which was later selected to host the 2009 championships.

These were the first world championships to use the "super-combined" format (one run each of downhill and slalom) for the combined event. First run on the World Cup circuit in 2005 at Wengen, the "super-combi" format (SC) made its debut at the Winter Olympics in 2010. The traditional combined format (K) consists of one downhill run and two slalom runs.

Venues

Course information


Course information (metric)
RaceStart
elevation		Finish
elevation		Vertical
drop		Course
length		Minimum
gradient		Maximum
gradient		Average
gradient
Downhill – men1240 m396 m844 m2.922 kmalign=center 7%align=center 69%align=center 33%
Downhill – women10553966592.236align=center 14%align=center 69%align=center 31%
Super-G – men10333966372.127align=center 10%align=center 69%align=center 34%
Super-G – women9713965751.903align=center 14%align=center 69%align=center 32%
Giant slalom – men8123964161.308align=center 13%align=center 69%align=center 35%
Giant slalom – women7963964001.257align=center 17%align=center 48%align=center 36%
Slalom – men6153962190.740align=center 19%align=center 48%align=center 32%
Slalom – women5823961860.62align=center 14%align=center 48%align=center 32%


Course information (imperial)
RaceStart
elevation		Finish
elevation		Vertical
drop		Course
length		Minimum
gradient		Maximum
gradient		Average
gradient
Downhill – men4068 ft1299 ft2769 ft1.816 mi.align=center 7%align=center 69%align=center 33%
Downhill – women3461129921621.389align=center 14%align=center 69%align=center 31%
Super-G – men3389129920901.322align=center 10%align=center 69%align=center 34%
Super-G – women3186129918871.182align=center 14%align=center 69%align=center 32%
Giant slalom – men2664129913650.813align=center 13%align=center 69%align=center 35%
Giant slalom – women2612129913130.781align=center 17%align=center 48%align=center 36%
Slalom – men201812997190.460align=center 19%align=center 48%align=center 32%
Slalom – women190912996100.388align=center 14%align=center 48%align=center 32%

Opening ceremony

2 February 19:00

Men's events

Men's downhill

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's downhill.

10 February 12:30. Race postponed to 11 February 10:00 CET due to foggy weather conditions.

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
1:44.68
1:45.40 +0.72
1:45.65 +0.97

Men's super-G

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's super-G.

Originally planned for 3 February 12:30; postponed to 5 February due to wind conditions.

Race was postponed for a second time, to 6 February 10:00 CET.[1]

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
1:14.30
1:14.62 +0.32
1:14.92 +0.62

Men's giant slalom

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's giant slalom.

See also: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's giant slalom qualification.

Qualification: 12 February 10:00/13:30

Final: 14 February 10:00/13:00

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
2:19.64
2:20.12 +0.48
2:20.56 +0.92

Men's slalom

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's slalom.

See also: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's slalom qualification.

Qualification: 15 February 10:00/13:30

Final: 17 February 10:00/13:00

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
1:57.33
1:59.14 +1.81
1:59.54 +2.21

Men's super combined

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's super combined.

8 February 12:30/16:00

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
2:28.99
2:29.07 +0.08
2:29.23 +0.24

Women's events

Women's downhill

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's downhill.

11 February 12:30

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
1:26.89
1:27.29 +0.40
1:27.37 +0.48

Women's super-G

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's super-G.

Originally planned for 4 February 12:30; postponed to 6 February due to wind conditions.[2]

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
1:18.85
1:19.17 +0.32
1:19.38 +0.53

Women's giant slalom

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's giant slalom.

13 February 17:00/20:00

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
2:31.72
2:32.57 + 0.85
2:32.69 + 0.97

Women's slalom

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's slalom.

16 February 17:00/20:00

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
1:43.91
1:44.02 +0.11
1:44.07 +0.16

Women's super combined

See main article: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's super combined.

9 February 12:30/16:00

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=60 Timewidth=40 Diff.
1:57.69
1:58.50 +0.81
1:58.54 +0.85

Team event

Nations team event

18 February 10:00/13:00

This competition was part of the World Championships for the second time. Six athletes from each country, including at least two men and two women, compete in a total of four super-G and four slalom runs. Each country sends one athlete into each run, alternating between men and women. The placings of all eight competitions are added, and the country with the lowest number wins. If an athlete doesn't finish the run, gets disqualified or scores a time worse than 108% of the winning time, an extra penalty is incurred. If an athlete doesn't start, an even greater penalty is incurred.

width=50 Medalwidth=160 Namewidth=80 Nationwidth=25 SG1width=25 SG2width=25 SG3width=25 SG4width=25 SL1width=25 SL2width=25 SL3width=25 SL4width=40 Total
Renate Götschl
Michaela Kirchgasser
Marlies Schild
Mario Matt
Fritz Strobl
Benjamin Raich		 Austria1112441418
Anna Ottosson
Anja Pärson
Jens Byggmark
Patrik Järbyn
Markus Larsson
Hans Olsson		 Sweden4847122533
Sandra Gini
Rabea Grand
Nadia Styger
Fabienne Suter
Daniel Albrecht
Marc Berthod
113212541139

Medal table

width=50 Placewidth=120 Nationwidth=50 width=50 width=50 width=50 Total
13339
23227
32002
41146
51113
61001
70303
80101
90011

Participating nations

60 nations participated: (number of athletes in parentheses)

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References


Notes and References

  1. http://www.are2007.com/parser.php?did=2007:4583{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Åre 2007 . 4 February 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928205326/http://www.are2007.com/parser.php?did=2007:4629 . 28 September 2007 . dead .

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