| FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 | |
| Host City: | Falun, Sweden |
| Nations: | 60 |
| Events: | 21 |
| Opening: | 18 February 2015 |
| Closing: | 1 March 2015 |
| Stadium: | Lugnet |
| Website: | Falun2015.com |
| Previous: | 2013 |
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 took place between 18 February and 1 March 2015 in Falun, Sweden. This was the fourth time the event is held there, having previously been held there in 1954, 1974 and 1993. In 1980, one World Ski Championship race was held there as well, to make up for its exclusion from the Olympic Games the same year.
At the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council meeting in November 2007, a Candidates project concept was highlighted for use.[1] Candidacy submission was 1 May 2009 along with the registration fee and training days in article 5 of the FIS World Championships Organization Rules. Each candidate and its National Ski Association will have instructions and a detailed questionnaire provided by the FIS that will be due on 1 September 2009. Candidates respond in a simple text format that will serve as the working document where an FIS Inspection Group will use for discussion purposes. Group members will meet with the candidate at mutually convenient opportunity to review the project area that falls under their responsibility. This should take place in conjunction with another event or World Cup inspection where possible to reduce costs and multiple trips. FIS Technical Committee members will have a working meeting in the fall of 2009 with each candidate and inspection group to review the project. A final report will be submitted in spring 2009 by the Inspection Group and the National Ski Association and FIS Council.
The four finalists who submitted were those who lost out on the previous championships in 2008.[2]
| City | Country | Previous championships hosted | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 bid finish[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falun | 1954, 1974, 1993 | 2nd | ||
| Lahti | 1926, 1938, 1958, 1978, 1989, 2001 | 4th | ||
| Oberstdorf | 1987, 2005 | 5th | ||
| Zakopane | 1929, 1939, 1962 | 3rd |
The winner was selected at the FIS Congress in Antalya, Turkey, on 3 June 2010.
| City | First vote | Second vote | Final vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falun | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Lahti | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Zakopane | 3 | 3 | Out | |
| Oberstdorf | 1 | Out | Out |
All times are local (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 February | 15:15 | Men's & women's sprint | |
| 21 February | 13:00 | Women's 2x7.5 km skiathlon | |
| 14:30 | Men's 2x15 km skiathlon | ||
| 22 February | 14:30 | Men's & women's team sprint | |
| 24 February | 13:30 | Women's 10 km freestyle | |
| 25 February | 13:30 | Men's 15 km freestyle | |
| 26 February | 13:30 | Women's 4 x 5 km relay | |
| 27 February | 13:30 | Men's 4 x 10 km relay | |
| 28 February | 13:00 | Women's 30 km classic | |
| 1 March | 13:30 | Men's 50 km classic |
| Date | Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February | 10:00 16:00 | HS100 / 10 km | |
| 22 February | 10:00 16:00 | Team HS100 / 4x5 km | |
| 26 February | 10:00 15:15 | HS134 / 10 km | |
| 28 February | 10:00 15:15 | Team sprint HS134 / 2x7.5 km |
| Date | Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February | 17:00 | Women's HS100 | |
| 21 February | 16:30 | Men's HS100 | |
| 22 February | 17:00 | Team mix HS100 | |
| 26 February | 17:00 | Men's HS134 | |
| 28 February | 17:00 | Men's team HS134 |
| 15 kilometre freestyle[4] | Johan Olsson | 35:01.6 | Maurice Manificat | 35:19.4 | Anders Gløersen | 35:20.8 | |
| 30 kilometre skiathlon[5] | Maxim Vylegzhanin | 1:16:25.9 | Dario Cologna | 1:16:26.3 | Alex Harvey | 1:16:27.5 | |
| 50 kilometre classical mass start[6] | Petter Northug | 2:26:02.1 | Lukáš Bauer | 2:26:03.8 | Johan Olsson | 2:26:04.1 | |
| 4 × 10 kilometre relay[7] | Niklas Dyrhaug Didrik Tønseth Anders Gløersen Petter Northug | 1:34:18.5 | Daniel Richardsson Johan Olsson Marcus Hellner Calle Halfvarsson | 1:34:19.1 | Jean-Marc Gaillard Maurice Manificat Robin Duvillard Adrien Backscheider | 1:34:27.4 | |
| Sprint[8] | Petter Northug | 3:02.35 | Alex Harvey | 3:02.40 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | 3:02.70 | |
| Team sprint[9] | Finn Hågen Krogh Petter Northug | 15:32.89 | Alexei Petukhov Nikita Kriukov | 15:38.53 | Dietmar Nöckler Federico Pellegrino | 15:38.62 |
| 10 kilometre freestyle[10] | Charlotte Kalla | 25:08.8 | Jessie Diggins | 25:49.8 | Caitlin Compton Gregg | 25:55.7 | |
| 15 kilometre skiathlon[11] | Therese Johaug | 40:57.6 | Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen | 41:03.3 | Charlotte Kalla | 41:03.6 | |
| 30 kilometre classical mass start[12] | Therese Johaug | 1:24:47.0 | Marit Bjørgen | 1:25:39.3 | Charlotte Kalla | 1:26:18.6 | |
| 4 × 5 kilometre relay[13] | Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Marit Bjørgen | 49:04.7 | Sofia Bleckur Charlotte Kalla Maria Rydqvist Stina Nilsson | 49:33.9 | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Kerttu Niskanen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Krista Pärmäkoski | 49:35.6 | |
| Sprint[14] | Marit Bjørgen | 3:26.63 | Stina Nilsson | 3:27.05 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | 3:27.62 | |
| Team sprint[15] | Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Maiken Caspersen Falla | 14:29.57 | Ida Ingemarsdotter Stina Nilsson | 14:37.74 | Justyna Kowalczyk Sylwia Jaśkowiec | 14:38.05 |
| Individual large hill/10 km[16] | Bernhard Gruber | 22:45.8 | François Braud | 22:57.7 | Johannes Rydzek | 23:00.7 | |
| Individual normal hill/10 km[17] | Johannes Rydzek | 26:38.9 | Alessandro Pittin | 26:40.2 | Jason Lamy-Chappuis | 26:43.9 | |
| Team normal hill/4 × 5 km[18] | Tino Edelmann Eric Frenzel Fabian Rießle Johannes Rydzek | 44:20.7 | Magnus Moan Håvard Klemetsen Mikko Kokslien Jørgen Graabak | 44:43.8 | François Braud Maxime Laheurte Sébastien Lacroix Jason Lamy-Chappuis | 45:00.3 | |
| Team sprint large hill/2 × 7,5 km[19] | François Braud Jason Lamy-Chappuis | 38:31.6 | Eric Frenzel Johannes Rydzek | 38:34.3 | Magnus Moan Håvard Klemetsen | 38:51.0 |
| Men's individual normal hill[20] | Rune Velta | 252.7 | Severin Freund | 252.3 | Stefan Kraft | 248.3 | |
| Men's individual large hill[21] | Severin Freund | 268.7 | Gregor Schlierenzauer | 246.4 | Rune Velta | 242.9 | |
| Men's team large hill[22] | Anders Bardal Anders Jacobsen Anders Fannemel Rune Velta | 872.6 | Stefan Kraft Michael Hayböck Manuel Poppinger Gregor Schlierenzauer | 853.2 | Piotr Żyła Klemens Murańka Jan Ziobro Kamil Stoch | 848.1 |
| Women's individual normal hill[23] | Carina Vogt | 236.9 | Yuki Ito | 235.1 | Daniela Iraschko-Stolz | 233.8 |
| Mixed team normal hill[24] | Carina Vogt Richard Freitag Katharina Althaus Severin Freund | 917.9 | Line Jahr Anders Bardal Maren Lundby Rune Velta | 915.6 | Sara Takanashi Noriaki Kasai Yuki Ito Taku Takeuchi | 888.3 |