FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 explained

41st FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Host City:	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany
Nations:	69
Athletes:	525
Events:	11
Opening:	7 February 2011
Closing:	20 February 2011
Opened By:	Horst Köhler
Stadium:	Garmisch Classic Gudiberg (slalom)
Website:	gap2011.com
Previous:	2009

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 were the 41st FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 7–20 February in Germany at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria.

These were the second alpine world championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which previously hosted in 1978. It also hosted the first Olympic alpine skiing competition, a combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

The FIS awarded the championships on 25 May 2006, in Vilamoura, Portugal. The runner-up was Schladming, Austria, which hosted the next championships in 2013. Prior to landing the 2011 event in 2006, Garmisch-Partenkirchen had unsuccessfully bid to host the world championships five times in the previous two decades.

Most of the competitions took place on the Kandahar slopes of Garmisch Classic, one of the two skiing areas of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The slalom course was at Gudiberg, adjacent to the Große Olympiaschanze, the ski jumping hill. Unseasonal spring-like conditions prevailed during the two weeks of competition.

Course information

Course information (metric) ^[1]

Day	Date	Time	Race	Start elevation	Finish elevation	Vertical drop	Course length	Gates	Average gradient	Course name	Sky	Start temp.	Finish temp.
Tue	08 Feb	11:00	Super-G – women	1305 m	770 m	535 m	2.180 km	align=center	45	25.3%	Kandahar 1	align=center	sunny	align=center	+ 2 C	align=center	+ 8 C
Wed	09 Feb	11:00	Super-G – men	1395	770	625	2.200	align=center	48	29.6	Kandahar 2	align=center	sunny	align=center	- 3	align=center	+ 8
Fri	11 Feb	10:00	Downhill (SC) – women	1535	770	765	2.920	align=center	43	27.2	Kandahar 1	align=center	cloudy	align=center	+ 3	align=center	+ 7
		14:00	Slalom (SC) – women	935	750	185		align=center	62		align=center	Gudiberg	align=center	cloudy	align=center	+ 7	align=center	+ 12
Sat	12 Feb	11:00	Downhill – men	1690	770	920	3.300	align=center	44	29.0	Kandahar 2	align=center	sunny	align=center	+ 3	align=center	+ 9
Sun	13 Feb	11:00	Downhill – women	1490	770	720	2.920	align=center	43	25.4	Kandahar 1	align=center	p.cldy	align=center	+ 3	align=center	+ 6
Mon	14 Feb	10:00	Downhill (SC) – men	1690	770	920	3.300	align=center	44	29.0	Kandahar 2	align=center	sunny	align=center	+ 1	align=center	+ 4
		14:00	Slalom (SC) – men	960	750	210		align=center	62		align=center	Gudiberg	align=center	sunny	align=center	+ 12	align=center	+ 12
Thu	17 Feb	12:00 15:00	Giant slalom – women	1100	750	350		align=center	51 51		Kandahar 1	align=center	foggy foggy	align=center	+ 1 + 3	align=center	+ 3 + 5
Fri	18 Feb	10:00 13:30	Giant slalom – men	1090	750	340		align=center	41 47		Kandahar 2	align=center	foggy foggy	align=center	0 + 1	align=center	+ 3 + 4
Sat	19 Feb	10:00 13:30	Slalom – women	960	750	210		align=center	63 64		align=center	Gudiberg	align=center	cloudy sunny	align=center	- 1 + 6	align=center	+ 1 + 7
Sun	20 Feb	10:00 13:30	Slalom – men	960	750	210		align=center	65 64		align=center	Gudiberg	align=center	foggy foggy	align=center	0 - 1	align=center	+ 1 + 2

Medal winners

Men's events

Downhill ^[2]	Erik Guay	1:58.41	Didier Cuche	1:58.73	Christof Innerhofer	1:59.17
Super-G ^[3]	Christof Innerhofer	1:38.31	Hannes Reichelt	1:38.91	Ivica Kostelić	1:39.03
Giant slalom ^[4]	Ted Ligety	2:10.56	Cyprien Richard	2:10.64	Philipp Schörghofer	2:10.99
Slalom ^[5]	Jean-Baptiste Grange	1:41.72	Jens Byggmark	1:42.15	Manfred Mölgg	1:42.33
Super combined ^[6]	Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR)	2:54.51	Christof Innerhofer	2:55.52	Peter Fill	2:56.41

Women's events

Downhill ^[7]	Elisabeth Görgl	1:47.24	Lindsey Vonn	1:47.68	Maria Riesch	1:47.84
Super-G ^[8]	Elisabeth Görgl	1:23.82	Julia Mancuso	1:23.87	Maria Riesch	1:24.03
Giant slalom ^[9]	Tina Maze	2:20.54	Federica Brignone	2:20.63	Tessa Worley	2:21.02
Slalom ^[10]	Marlies Schild	1:45.79	Kathrin Zettel	1:46.13	Maria Pietilä Holmner	1:46.44
Super combined ^[11]	Anna Fenninger	2:43.23	Tina Maze	2:43.32	Anja Pärson	2:43.50

Team event

Team event ^[12]

Taïna Barioz Anémone Marmottan Tessa Worley Gauthier de Tessières Thomas Fanara Cyprien Richard

Anna Fenninger Michaela Kirchgasser Marlies Schild Romed Baumann Benjamin Raich Philipp Schörghofer

Sara Hector Anja Pärson Maria Pietilä Holmner Axel Bäck Hans Olsson Matts Olsson

Participating nations

525 athletes from 69 countries will compete.^[13] Haiti will make its debut.

• Andorra
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Canada
• Chile
• China
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
  • Greece
• Haiti
• Hungary
• Japan
• Iceland
• India
  • Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
• Montenegro
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Peru
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Romania
  • Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Africa
  • Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United States
• Uzbekistan

See also

• 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

External links

• GaP 2011.com – official site
• FIS-Ski.com – AWSC 2011 – calendar & results

Notes and References

1. http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1228.html?event_id=28178 FIS-Ski.com
2. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Downhill M Results . https://archive.today/20120524163222/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62342 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 12 February 2011 .
3. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Super G M Official Results . https://archive.today/20120524163222/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62334 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 9 February 2011 .
4. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom M Official Results . https://archive.today/20120524163224/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62350 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 18 February 2011 .
5. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Slalom M Official Results . https://archive.today/20120524163224/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62353 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 21 February 2011 .
6. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Super Combined M Official Results . https://archive.today/20120524163223/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62345 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 14 February 2011 .
7. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Downhill L Results . https://archive.today/20120524163224/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62343 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 13 February 2011 .
8. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Super G L Results . https://archive.today/20120524163224/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62333 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 8 February 2011 .
9. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Giant Slalom L Results . https://archive.today/20120524163225/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62348 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 17 February 2011 .
10. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Slalom L Results . https://archive.today/20120524163225/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62352 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 19 February 2011 .
11. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Super Combined L Results . https://archive.today/20120524163224/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=62338 . dead . 24 May 2012 . . 11 February 2011 .
12. Web site: FIS World Ski Championships Nations Team Event Results. FIS. 16 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110303143742/http://www.fis-ski.com/pdf/2011/AL/0074/2011AL0074RLR1.pdf. 3 March 2011. dead.
13. Web site: Three Years to Sochi; Alpine Skiing World Champs; Laureus Awards . 2011-02-08 . 2011-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928041131/http://www.aroundtherings.com/articles/view.aspx?id=36377 . dead .