| 42nd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | |
| Host City: | Schladming, Styria, Austria |
| Nations: | 72 |
| Athletes: | 614 |
| Events: | 11 |
| Opening: | 4 February 2013 |
| Closing: | 17 February 2013 |
| Opened By: | Heinz Fischer |
| Stadium: | Planai |
| Previous: | 2011 |
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 were the 42nd FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, held 4–17 February in Austria at Planai in Schladming, Styria. A record number of athletes and countries took part in this championships. Schladming previously hosted the 1982 World Championships, and prior to acquiring the 2013 event, it made two unsuccessful bids to host.
The FIS awarded the 2013 championships to Schladming on 29 May 2008, in Cape Town, South Africa. The other three finalists were Beaver Creek in Vail, United States, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and St. Moritz, Switzerland. Beaver Creek/Vail hosted in 2015 and St. Moritz gained the championships for 2017.
| Day | Date | Time (UTC+1) | Race | Start elevation | Finish elevation | Vertical drop | Course length | Gates | Maximum gradient | Course name | Sky | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue | 05-Feb | 14:30 | align=left | Women's super-G | 1331 m / 4367 ft | 771 m / 2529 ft | 560 m / 1837 ft | 2.218 km / 1.378 mi | 49 | 48% (25.6°) | Streicher | align=center | cloudy | |
| Wed | 06-Feb | 11:00 | align=left | Men's super-G | 1348 m / 4422 ft | 777 m / 2549 ft | 571 m / 1873 ft | 1.885 km / 1.187 mi | align=center | 42 | 52% (27.5°) | Planai | align=center | cloudy |
| Fri | 08-Feb | 10:00 | align=left | Women's super combined – Downhill | 1479 m / 4852 ft | 771 m / 2529 ft | 708 m / 2322 ft | 3.050 km / 1.895 mi | 45 | 48% (25.6°) | Streicher | sunny | ||
| 14:00 | align=left | Women's super combined – Slalom | 940 m / 3084 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 195 m / 640 ft | 60 | 49% (26.1°) | Streicher | sunny | |||||
| Sat | 09-Feb | 11:00 | align=left | Men's downhill | 1753 m / 5771 ft | 777 m / 2549 ft | 976 m / 3202 ft | 3.334 km / 2.072 mi | 39 | 72% (35.7°) | Planai | cloudy | ||
| Sun | 10-Feb | 11:00 | align=left | Women's downhill | 1479 m / 4852 ft | 771 m / 2529 ft | 708 m / 2322 ft | 3.050 km / 1.895 mi | 45 | 48% (25.6°) | Streicher | sunny | ||
| Mon | 11-Feb | 12:00 | align=left | Men's super combined – Downhill | 1753 m / 5771 ft | 777 m / 2549 ft | 976 m / 3202 ft | 3.366 km / 2.092 mi | 39 | 72% (35.7°) | Planai | sunny | ||
| 18:15 | align=left | Men's super combined – Slalom | 963 m / 3159 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 218 m / 715 ft | 0.585 km / 0.363 mi | 64 | 48% (25.6°) | Planai | cloudy | ||||
| Tue | 12-Feb | 17:00 | align=left | Team event | 838 m / 2749 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 93 m / 305 ft | 260 m / 853 ft | 20 | 46% (24.7°) | Planai | cloudy | ||
| Thu | 14-Feb | 10:00 13:30 | align=left | Women's giant slalom – Run 1 Women's giant slalom – Run 2 | 1105 m / 3635 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 360 m / 1181 ft | 1.052 km / 0.654 mi | 42 45 | 52% (27.5°) | Planai | sunny | ||
| Fri | 15-Feb | 10:00 13:30 | align=left | Men's giant slalom – Run 1 Men's giant slalom – Run 2 | 1148 m / 2438 ft | 745 m / 2444 ft | 403 m / 1322 ft | 1.218 km / 0.757 mi | 53 53 | 52% (27.5°) | Planai | sunny | ||
| Sat | 16-Feb | 10:00 13:30 | align=left | Women's slalom – Run 1 Women's slalom – Run 2 | 920 m / 3018 ft | 740 m / 2427 ft | 180 m / 590 ft | 0.566 km / 0.352 mi | 61 63 | 49% (26.1°) | Streicher | cloudy cloudy | ||
| Sun | 17-Feb | 10:00 13:30 | align=left | Men's slalom – Run 1 Men's slalom – Run 2 | 963 m / 3159 ft | 740 m / 2427 ft | 223 m / 731 ft | 0.585 km / 0.364 mi | 66 66 | 48% (25.6°) | Planai | cloudy cloudy |
| Downhill[1] | Aksel Lund Svindal | 2:01.32 | Dominik Paris | 2:01.78 | David Poisson | 2:02.29 | |
| Super-G[2] | Ted Ligety | 1:23.96 | Gauthier de Tessières | 1:24.16 | Aksel Lund Svindal | 1:24.18 | |
| Giant slalom[3] | Ted Ligety | 2:28.92 | Marcel Hirscher | 2:29.73 | Manfred Mölgg | 2:30.67 | |
| Slalom[4] | Marcel Hirscher | 1:51.03 | Felix Neureuther | 1:51.45 | Mario Matt | 1:51.68 | |
| Super combined[5] | Ted Ligety | 2:56.96 | Ivica Kostelić | 2:58.11 | Romed Baumann | 2:58.13 |
| Downhill[6] | Marion Rolland | 1:50.00 | Nadia Fanchini | 1:50.16 | Maria Höfl-Riesch | 1:50.70 | |
| Super-G[7] | Tina Maze | 1:35.39 | Lara Gut | 1:35.77 | Julia Mancuso | 1:35.91 | |
| Giant slalom[8] | Tessa Worley | 2:08.06 | Tina Maze | 2:09.18 | Anna Fenninger | 2:09.24 | |
| Slalom[9] | Mikaela Shiffrin | 1:39.85 | Michaela Kirchgasser | 1:40.07 | Frida Hansdotter | 1:40.11 | |
| Super combined[10] | Maria Höfl-Riesch | 2:39.92 | Tina Maze | 2:40.38 | Nicole Hosp | 2:40.92 |
614 athletes from 72 countries competed.[12] Malta made its debut appearance.[13]
Albania (1)
Andorra (6)
Argentina (10)
Armenia (5)
Australia (10)
Austria (37)
Azerbaijan (1)
Belarus (4)
Belgium (12)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (8)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (6)
Canada (20)
Chile (13)
China (6)
Croatia (18)
Cyprus (4)
Czech Republic (12)
Denmark (10)
Estonia (1)
Finland (9)
France (34)
Georgia (5)
Germany (20)
Greece (8)
Haiti (2)
Hungary (18)
Iceland (10)
India (4)
Ireland (3)
Israel (4)
Italy (24)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (7)
Kazakhstan (5)
Kyrgyzstan (7)
Latvia (13)
Lebanon (9)
Liechtenstein (8)
Lithuania (4)
Luxembourg (3)
Malta (1)
Mexico (1)
Monaco (2)
Montenegro (5)
Netherlands (7)
New Zealand (9)
Norway (10)
Poland (8)
Peru (2)
Portugal (2)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (1)
San Marino (4)
Serbia (8)
Slovakia (11)
Slovenia (22)
South Africa (4)
Spain (4)
Sweden (15)
Switzerland (30)
Ukraine (7)
United States (20)
Uzbekistan (11)On 5 February 2013, during the super-G, American Lindsey Vonn was involved in a severe crash and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Vonn tore her anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in her right knee and fractured her right tibia.[14]